Keep it simple. Keep it fast. Conserve your precious time, money and energy and preserve your sanity. Use these 30 ideas as jump points to go past the hundred plus recipes in this book. Become the zen chef who can prep meals in minutes while checking your email. (And wash up just as quick.) Level up with inspiration from your family, locality and seasonal goodies. And start your kids cooking with an easy accessible mini grill for those with small reaches, all the better to preserve your nerves ;-)