Book description
Everybody’s favorite grandmother is here to save the day with 101 tried-and-true dinner recipes, plus genius tips and tricks that make getting dinner on the table even easierFrom her years of experience feeding her family as a mother of four and now a grandmother of nine, Barbara Costello has perfected her roster of comforting and delicious family-approved meals. Now all the mealtime ingenuity that has been passed down to her, or that she’s earned through trial and error, is here in this book, for you! Every Day with Babs will be your go-to dinner resource, with Babs as your surrogate mom or grandma helping to get delicious meals organized, prepped, and on the table in no time, every night of the week. In the pages of Every Day, Babs has done all the thinking for you because with so much on your plate already, you shouldn’t have to stress about dinner! The chapters are organized by day of the week, each with a particular theme or cooking method that keeps in mind the rhythm of the week. We all know making dinner on a Monday feels very different than a Sunday, so there are recipes to suit everyone’s mood, schedule, and cooking style: Get Your “Sheet” (Pan) Together Monday: Sheet pan recipes such as Roasted Sausage, Peppers, & Gnocchi, Sheet-pan Dumpling Stir Fry, and Family Fajita Night Eat Twice Twosday: Batch cooking at its best, with Grammie's Chicken Cutlets, Breakfast-for-Dinner Sandwiches, Lick-Your-Plate Clean Green Goddess Salmon, and Sesame Chicken Noodle Salad One and Only Wednesday: One-pot meals such as Hoisin Turkey Lettuce Wraps, Picky-Easter Pasta with Sausage & Peas, and Minivan Pepperoni Pizza Chicken. Thrifty Thursday: Dinners that use pantry staples, like Cook’s Secret Weeknight Beef Stew, Chicken & Rice Casserole for the Soul, and Clean-Your-Fridge Frittata Fri-Yay: Fun crowd-pleasers like Spicy Tuna Sushi Bake, The Ultimate Grilled Cheese Tomato Soup, and Chicago Dogs with FriesLow and Slow Saturday: Hands-off slow cooker recipes such as, French Onion Soup Pot Roast, Finger Lickin' Good Sweet & Sour Ribs, and Love by the Spoonful Chicken Noodle Soup Sunday Supper: Special meals to share, including Lobster Roll Cobb Salad, Pesto Rack of Lamb with Tomato-Mozzarella Salad, and Super Cheesy LasagnaSweet Tooth: Easy and nostalgic desserts like Babs' Famous Chocolate Chip Cookies, Key Lime Icebox Cake, and Strawberry Shortcake Sheet Cake.No matter how you’re feeling by dinner, there is a recipe in here that will fit the bill. Your family will soon be part of the clean plate club and you will be considered a virtual magician in the kitchen, too! Don’t panic, it's easier than you think. Babs has you covered!
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience