Go to TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com for all the recipes mentioned here—and this week's book giveaway! On this episode, host Maggie Hoffman chats with cookbook author Georgia Freedman, whose new book Snacking Dinners shares 50 low-effort meals that feel like a special occasion. Georgia shares advice for stocking your pantry so that these fun dinners come together quickly, plus tips on making snacks for a crowd without exhausting yourself. Get links to all the recipes in Georgia's weeknight meal rotation at The Dinner Plan's free newsletter on Substack.

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Get the recipes and cookbook links—and enter to win Rick's book—at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. On this week's episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Rick Martinez, author of Mi Cocina and Salsa Daddy, a new book of over 70 traditional and modern salsa recipes. Rick shares how making salsas can make simple weeknight meals so much more flavorful—and which salsa you can freeze for later. He tells you what to look for when you're buying chiles, how to pair specific salsas with whatever you're eating, and gives us a list of his all-time favorite cookbooks and the recipes he leans on most at home.

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Get the recipes and cookbooks mentioned here our free newsletter: TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. On this episode, Noor Murad, author of the new cookbook Lugma: Abundant Dishes And Stories From My Middle East, shares memories of her childhood in Bahrain and the meals she loves most, whether she's hosting friends or looking for an easy weeknight dinner. She talks about life at Ottolenghi in London and her pantry essentials at home, plus some cookbook authors she looks up to.

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Get the recipes and enter this week's cookbook giveaway at TheDinnerPlan.Substack.com. (It's free!) If you just aren't feeling inspired to cook right now, you're going to want to listen to this interview. On this week's epsiode of The Dinner Plan, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Gena Hamshaw, the author of A Grain, a Green, a Bean: One Simple Formula, Countless Meatless Meals. Gena works long hours at a hospital, so she's figured out a meal prep and freezer system that allows for homemade meals in minutes on the weeknights, even when she just isn't feeling excited about cooking. She shares some favorite store-bought shortcuts, her hands-off method for baking whole grains in the oven, and go-to cookbooks for plant-based dinner inspiration.

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Find recipes and cookbook recommendations from Hailee on the free newsletter at The Dinner Plan.Substack.com. On today's episode, host Maggie Hoffman talks to Hailee Catalano, the author of By Heart: Recipes to Hold Near and Dear. Hailee offers tips for keeping cooking low-stress, thoughts on the essential rules of making a great sandwich for the beach or a picnic, and the spring recipes she's excited to cook this year.

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