Weeknights with Alice Smart, speedy dinners, starting with the veg

'Alice spreads joy and confidence in the kitchen more than anyone I know' Maggie Beer 'Alice turns vegetables into the path of least resistance. Her recipes are bright and unfussy, brilliantly practical and always delicious - for tired nights when you've been staring at the open fridge for too long.' Yotam Ottolenghi Following the runaway success of In Praise of Veg and Salad for Days, Alice Zaslavsky returns with a curated collection of 80 quick, clever veg-forward dinners, each designed to make dinner feel like a breeze, not a squeeze. With her trademark warmth, Alice shows you how to build satisfying meals from the vegetable crisper up, using a streamlined pantry and zero fuss. These are recipes you'll come back to until you have them on autopilot. Organised by colour of vegetable, this flexi-format kitchen companion is built to be flipped through, scribbled in and cooked from night after night. Inside you'll find: - a pared-back pantry that keeps shopping lists short and flavour high; - clear prep and cook times, plus smart 'double duty' notes for leftovers; - hints, tips and substitutions to make each recipe work for you; - a bonus 'from scratch' section for homemade pastes, sauces, flavour boosters and basics (with full permission to go for store-bought if you want to save even more time); and - a 'when you feel like' index to help streamline dinner-time decision-making. By starting with the veg, your cooking becomes quicker, more nutritious and cost-effective. Brimming with the joyful authority of a cook who knows what real weeknights look like, Weeknights with Alice will transform the way you cook at home.