Love Your Lunches

Liven up your lunchbox with this vibrant and creative cookbook, helping you to transform your lunchtimes. Whether it is a lunch on the go, eating at your desk, or a catch-up with friends or colleagues, Love Your Lunches has over 50 inspiring ideas to brighten up your afternoon meals. From smokey sweet potato nachos to a delicious harissa hummus pot, each recipe is nutritionally balanced, easy to make, and mouth-wateringly delicious. There are also ideas for toppers, snacks, shared lunches, and innovative ways to package and transport your lunches, regardless of your commute. Learn how you can adapt last night's leftovers for an exciting lunchtime meal as well as fresh and cost-effective ideas for those days when you haven't got the time to make your own lunch at home. All recipes are vegetarian with vegan alternatives and meat toppers so you can easily mix and match your lunch to your own personal preference. With a fun and striking design and recipes that are healthy yet satisfying and full of flavor, Love Your Lunches will get you excited about your afternoon and help you to reclaim your lunch break.

Liven up your lunch box with this vibrant and creative cookbook, helping you to transform your lunchtimes. Whether it is a lunch on the go, eating at your desk, or a catch-up with friends or colleagues Love Your Lunches has over 50 inspiring ideas to brighten up your afternoon meals. From a red lentil, squash and coconut dal to a quick and fuss-free sushi bento bowl, each recipe is nutritionally balanced, easy-to-make and mouthwateringly delicious. Learn how you can adapt last night’s leftovers for an exciting lunchtime meal, batch meals you can freeze ahead, fast lunches you can whip together in the morning, in a matter of minutes, as well as fresh and cost effective ideas for those days when you haven’t got the time to make your own lunch at home. There are also ideas for toppers, snacks, shared lunches and that inevitable 4 p.m. slump. Taking just 30 minutes or less to prepare, all the recipes are easy to adapt so you can easily mix and match your lunch to your own personal preference. With a fun and playful design and recipes that are healthy yet satisfying and full of flavour, Love Your Lunches will help you to reclaim your lunch break.

“Does a truly sweet job of helping parents pack more inspired lunches . . . recipes for everything from wraps and sandwiches to pizzas and salads.” —Publishers Weekly Best Lunch Box Ever is full of recipes, ideas, and strategies for packing creative and healthful lunches for kids, solving what is for many parents the most taxing of daily chores. Kids will love the scrumptiousness, while busy moms and dads will appreciate the quick and simple solutions for wholesome, balanced meals developed by Katie Sullivan Morford, a registered dietician and mother of three. The sixty-five recipes are easy, delicious, and—best of all—packed with nutrients for well-rounded lunches and snacks, including Deconstructed Caprese Skewers, Easy Cheesy Thermos Beans, Pesto Pita Pizza, Cinnamon Wonton Crisps, Parmesan Kale Chips, Crispy Applewiches, and more. “Katie Morford has dozens of interesting and sometimes surprising suggestions for easy, delicious, and nutritious lunch items that kids will enjoy—if parents don’t get to them first.” —Marion Nestle, James Beard Award–winning author of Unsavory Truth “This wonderful book is sure to get you out of a lunch-box rut, with inspiring, easy, healthful ideas for lunches that will put a smile on any kid’s face!” —Ellie Krieger, host of Food Network’s Healthy Appetite “Ideal for parents and professionals, this cookbook features winning lunch ideas for eco- and health-conscious households.” —Library Journal

**Breakfast**Brunch**The Lunch Box**Snack Attack**Dinners**Desserts** What could be more important to parents than a healthy, well-fed family? As two urban, working moms, Ceri Marsh and Laura Keogh learned quickly how challenging healthy meal-times can be. So they joined forces to create the Sweet Potato Chronicles, a website written for, and by, non-judgemental moms, packed full of nutritious recipes for families. In the How to Feed a Family cookbook, Laura and Ceri have selected their very favorite recipes, to create a collection of more than 100 for all ages to enjoy. These are recipes that are tailored specifically to families: they are simple, fast, easy-to-follow, and use ingredients that are readily-available at your local grocery store. Ceri and Laura unveil their tried, tested and true tricks for turning nutritious, sophisticated dishes into kid-friendly masterpieces, that will guarantee you success at meal-time, time and time again. Interspersed with the recipes are parenting tips and advice to encourage happy meal-times for the whole family: get ready to turn your picky eaters into enthusiastic kitchen helpers!

50+ Tasty Solutions to the Eternal Workday Dilemma: “What Should I Have for Lunch?” Tackling your midday cravings has never been easier, thanks to Talia Koren’s debut cookbook. The founder of the meal plan subscription service and blog Workweek Lunch shares her secret tricks for saving time, money and stress by meal-prepping lunches you can’t wait to eat. Skip waiting in line for expensive takeout and make one of Talia’s dozens of mouthwatering, easy-to-pack recipes instead. Each recipe is designed to be cooked in bulk, so you can get all of your cooking for the week done in just one afternoon. With your meals ready to grab and go, you’ll love sleeping in a little longer before your morning commute. There are tons of tasty dishes to whip up, like a hearty Italian Turkey Meatball Orzo Bowl or some cheesy Kimchi Mushroom Quesadillas. No microwave at work? No problem! Talia’s got you covered with options like Turmeric Chickpea Avocado Sandwiches and Chicken Banh Mi–Inspired Wraps. Busy week? Try one of her satisfying low-maintenance meals, like the Chorizo Sweet Potato Black Bean Skillet, or plan ahead with a freezer stash option like Veggie Chili Mac ’N’ Cheese, which is specifically designed for you to make then reheat on hectic days. Talia also shares smart storage and reheating tips, as well as innovative ways to remix your meal preps throughout the week, guaranteeing that your lunches stay fresh and never boring. Whether you’re trying to save cash, free up some extra time or are just seeking exciting new meals to brighten up your midday routine, level up your workweek with these lunches!

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The beautiful, internationally acclaimed guide to turning your midday meal into a masterpiece—featuring 100 easy, inexpensive, delicious recipes designed to be made ahead of time with just a few ingredients. There’s something depressing about “running out” to “grab lunch.” Sandwiches, soups, salads, sushi: the choices are overwhelming. But when’s the last time you really enjoyed eating lunch while hunched over your keyboard? That’s why Caroline Craig and Sophie Missing have reclaimed the noon hour for all those who love a tasty bite. Dining “al desko” doesn’t have to mean another weary forkful of a sad salad. Instead, lunch can be one of life’s great simple pleasures—especially when it’s made at home in just a few minutes, from ingredients you have on hand. Craig and Missing know firsthand the challenges of busy schedules, tiny salaries, and no spare time. They share their hard-won wisdom in 100 recipes littered with time-saving techniques and tips to make each meal special—plus weekly menus and Sunday shopping lists to make it all that much easier. The Little Book of Lunch features clever approaches to classics, making them easy for transportation; delicious at room temperature; and quickly assembled for when you barely have five minutes, or for when the cupboards are bare. It includes: • Wholesome, healthy salads like tabouleh and the miracle “rainbow rescue” bowl • Make-ahead meals like grilled halloumi, vegetable and avocado couscous • Inspired twists on tuna salad and the BLT from the Sandwich Hall of Fame • Quick soups like “faux pho” and spicy lentil and coconut • Sweet treats to bribe colleagues, like salted caramel brownies

These no-fuss lunches take kid-friendly foods and fill them with wholesome ingredients for satisfying, delicious meals that everyone can feel good about! Renee Kohley, author of Nourished Beginnings Baby Food, is a mom of three and a master of whipping up tasty, healthy lunches. Each recipe uses a combination of real sweeteners, whole grains, fresh veggies or healthy fats to re-create fun favorites like mac ‘n’ cheese, corndogs, chicken nuggets and more—and they’re all perfect for big batch meal prep to last you the whole week. Each lunchbox features one homemade element combined with healthy, pre-prepared sides that together take lunchtime to a new level. Try making buckwheat flatbread pizzas that will lift their energy with protein, B vitamins, and an array of minerals. Change up their sandwich routine with nutrient-packed egg salad full of omega 3 fatty acids and choline that boost brain function. With The Little Lunchbox Cookbook, you’ll be proud to pack nourishing real food meals your kids will love, without the hassle of preparing each individual item.