Patricia Heaton's Food for Family and Friends: 100 Favorite Recipes for a Busy, Happy Life [Hardcover]

In this beautiful, full-color celebrity cookbook, discover 100 tasty, simple recipes for unforgettable meals and gatherings from the enormously popular star of the ABC sitcomThe Middleand Food NetworksPatricia Heaton Parties.

A busy working mother raising four boys, Patricia Heaton couldnt be more comfortable playing Americas mom on hit television shows such asEverybody Loves RaymondandThe Middle. Though she may be a Hollywood star today, this down to earth, practical Midwesterner likes to have fun entertaining her loved ones and has never forgotten her roots, which are centered on delicious and doable family meals.

Growing up in the suburbs of Cleveland in the 1960s, Patricias hard-working parentslike the characters she plays on TVdidnt have a lot of extra money. With five kids to raise, extras like movies and restaurant meals were special treats. Home cooked dinners were rib-filling basicsclassic American comfort food like meatloaf, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken, pork chops, burgers, fish sticks, and pot roast. Yet her mother didnt let a tight budget stop her from dreaming big, inspired by Julia Child.

On her Food Network showPatricia Heaton Parties, Patricia celebrates her culinary beginnings, transforming familiar American fare into delicious, sophisticated, lightened versions for entertaining family and friends. In this fabulous cookbook, Patricia shares her secrets to easy entertaining with budget-friendly, simple, and deeply satisfying recipes. Some will be on the healthier side, and all will be inspired by the dishes she loved growing up, the favorites shes relied on to feed her hungry boys, and the scrumptious showstoppers she serves at her fun-filled, casual parties and get-togethers.

Patricia Heatons Food for Family and Friendsfeatures 100 recipes for appetizers, sides, and main dishes, as well as cocktails and guest goodies little treats to send home with your guests, lS,