Martha Stewart's Dinner at Home: 52 Quick Meals to Cook for Family and Friends

<p>Two hundred recipes perfect for dinner when you have a little time - but not all day - to cook. For meals that are meant for sharing with friends and family but created with busy cooks in mind, <i>Martha Stewart's Dinner at Home</i> is a new classic that cooks of all levels will depend on. Whether you're making a Sunday supper or hosting a casual get-together, Martha Stewart has put together 52 diverse menus that make the most of each season's flavors - and the various ways we like to cook as the weather changes. <br><br>The menus - featuring starters, main courses, side dishes, and desserts - are cleverly designed with a simple preparation schedule that enables you to plan and cook dinner so that it is on the table in about an hour. Using easy-to-find ingredients from the grocery store or farmers' market (and Martha's helpful tips and shortcut techniques) , each meal is fresh and inspiring without demanding too much effort. Examples include: <br>* Watercress-Cauliflower Soup, Roasted Pork with Sage and Garlic, Braised Fennel and White Beans, Pears with Candied Walnuts and Gorgonzola <br>* Asparagus-Parmesan Tart, Shrimp in Saffron Broth, Couscous with Golden Raisins, Apricot-Almond Ice Cream Sandwiches<br>* Roast Chicken Breasts in Creamy Tarragon Sauce, Warm Lentils with Spinach, Caramelized Endive, Poached Pears with Chocolate Sauce <br>* Avocado and Lemon on Toasted Rustic Bread, Seared Tuna in Tomato-Basil Sauce, Green Beans with Lemon Butter, Peaches in Honey Syrup<br><br>Martha has put so much thought into <i>Martha Stewart's Dinner at Home</i> that cooking for family and friends will be something you look forward to doing again and again.</p>