Book excerpt: With today’s hectic schedules, spending time with family is all the more precious. Now, you can treat your loved ones to satisfying, delicious home cooking without devoting hours to preparation. Easy Everyday Cooking, the new cookbook from Taste of Home, lets you spend your time where it’s most valuable—sharing a meal, not making it! This must-have volume contains 330 recipes that deliver fabulous flavor with time-saving convenience…everything the modern home cook could ask for. Marvelous main courses, satisfying sides, heartwarming soups and tempting desserts are just the start. There are also special chapters tailored to the way today’s cooks create their family’s meals—five-ingredient recipes, one-dish wonders and make-ahead options. Shared by talented home cooks and approved by the experts in the Taste of Home Test Kitchen, these recipes prove that the best meals don’t rely on time-consuming methods or complex steps—they’re made with quality ingredients and prepared with care and confidence.