The Dinner Fix: Cooking for the Rushed - Softcover

Sandi Richard is considered by many to be North America's leading meal planning expert. She is the three time award winning creator and host of Fixing Dinner on Food Network Canada, American Life TV and Discovery Asia. She is an International Bestselling author of six life-changing books in her Cooking for the Rushed series.

Sandi is the mother of seven children, and when eating became the enemy in her house she began searching for solutions. That was two decades ago and she never looked back. In addition to being a regular on CBC radio, Sandi has been a featured guest on Food Network U.S. and a repeat guest on NBC's Today Show. She has contributed frequently to numerous magazines such as Reader's Digest, Eat Clean, Woman's World and First for Women.

Sandi has been involved in national campaigns with corporate giants such as ConAgra Foods, Starbucks, Rival Cookware, Whirlpool, S.C. Johnson and Ocean Spray. Sandi is the founder of the Eating Forward movement and co-owner of Cooking for the Rushed Inc.

THE DINNER FIX is not just another recipe book; it's the perfect guide for busy parents to plan, prepare, and cook healthy, delicious meals for the entire family. --Dr. David C. W. Lau, MD, PhD, FRCPC, Professor of Medicine, University of Calgary, and president, Obesity Canada

Food Network Canada star Sandi Richard presents a wealth of quick, family-pleasing recipes for harried cooks in a compilation that redefines ;user friendly.;...Richard's time-conscious approach begs comparison to megastar (and fellow Food Network personality) Rachael Ray. --Publisher's Weekly

I'm not one to sit down and send emails like this, however, I feel a strong urge to let you know how much your cookbooks have changed my life (yes, it would seem a cookbook can do that). My name is Nicole. I am a 30 year old wife and mother of two young boys. After the birth of my second son, it seemed my cooking inspiration went out the door along with my skinny pants. Even though I enjoy cooking, with a new baby and a picky eating preschooler, I now had very little time to spend in the kitchen and could never seem to come up with a creative answer for the question 'What's for dinner?' besides fish sticks or shake n' bake chicken. I needed quick meals that were healthy, tasted great, appealed to both my 2-year old and my husband & I, and didn't require 2 hours to prepare or packing up the kids for multiple trips to the grocery store. I was desperate to find something that inspired me but everywhere I looked, I found nothing that seemed to help.

I guess I had no idea how much stress mealtimes were generating. Both me and my husband are strong believers in the family mealtime, but mealtimes seemed to be turning into something far from enjoyable now that we added kids to our mix. Then one day, in a book store, I picked up your latest Dinner Fix cookbook because I saw a few recipes and pictures that caught my eye. That evening I started reading and I am forever changed. I absolutely love this book. I can't believe how happy, inspired, and at peace this book has made me. I no longer struggle wondering what's for dinner, my husband loves coming home to see what's being cooked up and my toddler is even trying things I never dreamed he would. In addition, the meal planning approach has impacted my sanity at the grocery store, and on the financial front. Since I only buy what I know I'll be cooking, we waste so much less and eat out much less often. And it feels so good offering meals t hat I know are healthy.

I can't stop talking about your cookbook to my friends and family and have bought several copies for a few of my friends in the same boat that I was in. Your recipes are wonderful, and I love how you make the most amazing meals so simple to create.

Please keep up the fabulous work. I can't begin to express my gratitude for the help you've provided me and my family through your books. --Nicole Lechelt

Food Network Canada star Sandi Richard presents a wealth of quick, family-pleasing recipes for harried cooks in a compilation that redefines ;user friendly.;...Richard's time-conscious approach begs comparison to megastar (and fellow Food Network personality) Rachael Ray. --Publisher's Weekly

I'm not one to sit down and send emails like this, however, I feel a strong urge to let you know how much your cookbooks have changed my life (yes, it would seem a cookbook can do that). My name is Nicole. I am a 30 year old wife and mother of two young boys. After the birth of my second son, it seemed my cooking inspiration went out the door along with my skinny pants. Even though I enjoy cooking, with a new baby and a picky eating preschooler, I now had very little time to spend in the kitchen and could never seem to come up with a creative answer for the question 'What's for dinner?' besides fish sticks or shake n' bake chicken. I needed quick meals that were healthy, tasted great, appealed to both my 2-year old and my husband & I, and didn't require 2 hours to prepare or packing up the kids for multiple trips to the grocery store. I was desperate to find something that inspired me but everywhere I looked, I found nothing that seemed to help.

I guess I had no idea how much stress mealtimes were generating. Both me and my husband are strong believers in the family mealtime, but mealtimes seemed to be turning into something far from enjoyable now that we added kids to our mix. Then one day, in a book store, I picked up your latest Dinner Fix cookbook because I saw a few recipes and pictures that caught my eye. That evening I started reading and I am forever changed. I absolutely love this book. I can't believe how happy, inspired, and at peace this book has made me. I no longer struggle wondering what's for dinner, my husband loves coming home to see what's being cooked up and my toddler is even trying things I never dreamed he would. In addition, the meal planning approach has impacted my sanity at the grocery store, and on the financial front. Since I only buy what I know I'll be cooking, we waste so much less and eat out much less often. And it feels so good offering meals t hat I know are healthy.

I can't stop talking about your cookbook to my friends and family and have bought several copies for a few of my friends in the same boat that I was in. Your recipes are wonderful, and I love how you make the most amazing meals so simple to create.

Please keep up the fabulous work. I can't begin to express my gratitude for the help you've provided me and my family through your books. --Nicole Lechelt