What’s For Dinner?: 30-minute quick and easy family meals. The Sunday Times bestseller from the Taming Twins fuss-free family food blog

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In What’s For Dinner, the publisher says, Rossi “will take the pain out of food planning for the everyday”. By entering the competition you are agreeing to accept these Terms and Conditions. Any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you will mean that your entry will not be valid, and you will not be allowed to enter this competition. I’m Sarah Rossi (was Sarah Barnes) and for the last 10 years, I’ve shared recipes online to help make your life easier. about me: Sarah Rossi

Don’t try and be a hero or a super parent. Travelling with children is very different. Set your own expectations, they need downtime and they won’t always be impressed by the culture that we think they should be impressed by! HarperCollins will not be responsible unless required by law, for any loss, changes, costs or expenses, which may arise in connection with this competition and HarperCollins can cancel or alter the competition at any stage. I started this blog in 2013 and before that I had run a small cookery and cake decorating school for 6 years which was a joy. What are the staple and versatile ingredients that you’d advise any household to get in if they’re struggling with keeping the cupboards full and nutritious food on the table? Lydia Good, editorial director, acquired world all language rights to two books from Laurie Robertson at PFD, with What’s For Dinner to be published on 2nd February 2023.This competition is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers Limited (“HarperCollins”), 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9FG. What’s For Dinner?: Fuss-free family food in 30 minutes – the first cookbook from the Taming Twins food blog by Sarah Rossi – eBook Details Rossi said: "The daily juggle of planning and cooking dinner is a real pinch point for many families. This book aims to simplify family meals, with manageable ingredient lists and delicious, achievable results – all in one pot. Cooking a complete meal in a single pan is also energy efficient, something which we are all conscious of right now." To obtain details of the prize winner after the closing date, please write to NonFiction Department, HarperCollins Publishers, 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9FG. I have always loved cooking (with a few shortcuts) but when I had twin babies, I realised how truly vital to my life having a selection of easy to cook, no faff dinners was.

So for the next version, we tried without tomatoes but it was a little bland, so we decided to UP the hamburger flavours in other ways… so we stepped up the ketchup, mustard, paprika and Worcestershire sauce! It worked a dream.However, juggling twins and that business, it was time for a change and the more recipes I shared online, I realised that this could actually end up being my day job (it still amazes me that I get to do this thing I love every day as my job). Publishing director Lydia Good acquired world rights from Laurie Robertson at PFD. The book will be published on 28th September 2023. Featuring 10 unique meal plans, each made up of eight recipes including weekday staples and weekend treats, and a complete shopping list for each that tells readers exactly what ingredients they’ll need to buy at the start of the week, “Sarah’s crowd-pleasing dishes will appeal to the whole family, like her heavenly Halloumi Bean Bake, her wonderful One Pan Lasagne or her scrumptious Sloppy Joes.

Massive congratulations – your first book, What’s For Dinner, hit the shelves yesterday. Can you tell us a bit about it? You’ve said that the blog opened up worlds for you that had felt closed as a mother of twins. Not only do you help people with food ideas, but you have given people confidence to travel with toddlers. That must have felt wonderful! What advice would you give to people travelling with small people? You were a business owner before you had twins and started your Insta feed (which in fact started as a blog). What did you in your previous life? Pasta and potatoes of course, but also don’t forget protein in your meals as that’s what will keep everyone full for longer. Lentils and pulses are a brilliant source of affordable protein and can be used to ‘bulk up’ so many meals. Also, frozen and tinned vegetables are often much better value than fresh.

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You know I love a one pan recipe (I’ve even written a book full of them!), and seeing as my one pan pastas like Fajita Pasta and Peri Peri Pasta have gone down so well, along with the hit that is my Big Mac Tacos recipe, I fancied trying out a hybrid of the two. What’s For Dinner In One Pot? is the follow-up to Rossi’s What’s For Dinner: Fuss-free family food in 30 minutes. Every recipe in Rossi’s latest cookbook uses one of three pans – a baking tray, a slow cooker or a sauté pan – and includes 10 weekly plans with shopping lists. "It’s the perfect recipe book for anyone who wants to save time in the kitchen without compromising on nutritious, tasty food for all the family," wrote the publisher. I had learned to leverage social media as the ultimate shop window to your product and that was incredibly insightful in growing my blog following. I also learned the value to be found from listening to your audience and being as supremely helpful and informative as possible.

I’ve always loved eating, does that count? My mum cooked with me when I was a child which gave me a good start. I find the routine of a home cooked dinner each night, in a busy and sometimes fraught world, very comforting. HarperCollins reserve the right in their reasonable discretion to substitute any prize with a prize of equal or greater value. HarperCollins imprint Thorsons has signed food blogger Sarah Rossi’s début recipe book What’s For Dinner: Fuss-free family food in 30 minutes, and one other title.Freeze leftovers wherever you can. Make sure you’re not throwing any veg away (make soup!), and plan, plan, plan! This blog is about how I feed my family whilst busy juggling life. I originally named it as I thought I’d write about parenting, but predictably it ended up being all about food because: The recipes are affordable and accessible but aspirational, aiming to show what can be achieved in 30 minutes or less.”