Synopses & Reviews
Longing for more than yet another limp salad? Tired of tussling with the kids over junk food lunch kits? Sounds like youand#8217;ve got the lunch box blues. J. M. Hirsch has the fix.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;But it isnand#8217;t a cookbook. Because when it comes to lunch, nobody has time to break out a recipe to bang out a brown bag special. Busy people need lunch ideas. Lots of them. And those ideas need to be healthy, fast, easy, affordable, and delicious.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Thatand#8217;s what andlt;Iandgt;Beating the Lunch Box Bluesandlt;/Iandgt; isand#8212;an idea book to inspire anyone daunted by the daily ordeal of packing lunch. Jammed with nearly 200 photos and more than 500 tips and meals, this book is designed to save families time, money, and their sanity.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Whether you want to jazz up a grilled cheese, turn leftover steak into a DIY taco kit, or make pizza and#8220;sushi,and#8221; Hirsch has it covered. And because the best lunches often are built from the leftovers of great suppers, he has also included 30 fast and flavorful dinner recipes designed to make enough for tomorrow, too. Crazy good stuff like short ribs braised in a Rosemary-Port Sauce, Hoisin-Glazed Meatloaf, and kid-friendly classics such as Turkey Sloppy Joes and American Chop Suey.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;With ideas this easy and this delicious, thereand#8217;s no reason to let the lunch box blues get you down.
Review
"You'll wish your mama had packed you these lunches. Fast, easy, healthy and delicious!"
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"This is not your average and#8220;been there, done thatand#8221; lunch-packing idea book. This is revolutionary. This will change lives of many a parent (starting with me)."
Review
and#8220;J.M. Hirsch gets you thinking out of the (lunch) box by inventing alternative ways to prepare and package the usual suspects, introducing completely new ideas (pizza sushi anyone?) and offering terrific strategies that makes it seem so do-able. Heck, he makes lunch box cuisine fun!!and#8221;
Review
"Balanced, clever lunch-time fodder and#8211; just the recipe for happy kids, every day of the week."
Synopsis
Longing for more than yet another limp salad? Tired of tussling with the kids over junk food lunch kits? Sounds like you’ve got the lunch box blues. J. M. Hirsch has the fix.
But it isn’t a cookbook. Because when it comes to lunch, nobody has time to break out a recipe to bang out a brown bag special. Busy people need lunch ideas. Lots of them. And those ideas need to be healthy, fast, easy, affordable, and delicious.
That’s what Beating the Lunch Box Blues is—an idea book to inspire anyone daunted by the daily ordeal of packing lunch. Jammed with nearly 200 photos and more than 500 tips and meals, this book is designed to save families time, money, and their sanity.
Whether you want to jazz up a grilled cheese, turn leftover steak into a DIY taco kit, or make pizza “sushi,” Hirsch has it covered. And because the best lunches often are built from the leftovers of great suppers, he has also included 30 fast and flavorful dinner recipes designed to make enough for tomorrow, too. Crazy good stuff like short ribs braised in a Rosemary-Port Sauce, Hoisin-Glazed Meatloaf, and kid-friendly classics such as Turkey Sloppy Joes and American Chop Suey.
With ideas this easy and this delicious, there’s no reason to let the lunch box blues get you down.
About the Author
J.M. Hirsch is the national food editor for The Associated Press. He blogs about the trials and tribulations of his sonand#8217;s lunches at LunchBoxBlues.com and tweets as @JM_Hirsch. His previous books include andlt;i andgt;High Flavor, Low Labor: Reinventing Weeknight Cookingandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;i andgt;Venturesome Vegan Cookingandlt;/iandgt;. He lives in New Hampshire with his son, wife, and too many cats.Rachael Ray is a andlt;iandgt;New York Times andlt;/iandgt;bestselling author of more than twenty cookbooks, including andlt;iandgt;Week in a Dayandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;My Year in Mealsandlt;/iandgt;, and andlt;iandgt;The Book of Burgerandlt;/iandgt;. She is the host of the Food Networkandrsquo;s andlt;iandgt;30 Minute Meals andlt;/iandgt;and andlt;iandgt;Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Offandlt;/iandgt;, and the Cooking Channelandrsquo;s andlt;iandgt;Week in a Dayandlt;/iandgt;. She is also the star of the syndicated talk show andlt;iandgt;Rachael Rayandlt;/iandgt;; founder and editorial director of her own lifestyle magazine, andlt;iandgt;Every Day with Rachael Rayandlt;/iandgt;; and founder of the Yum-o! organization, a nonprofit that empowers kids and their families to develop healthy relationships with food and cooking by teaching families to cook, feeding hungry kids, and funding cooking education and scholarships.