The Good Neighbor Cookbook

125 simple dishes for those special times when you want to show someone how much you care with a home-cooked meal.

Forget about the same old boring pasta salad or tuna casserole! In The Good NeighborCookbook you’ll find 125 easy, inventive recipes for the occasions when you want to say you care with delicious, homemade food. The recipes are uniquely designed to nourish old and new friends—the exhausted mom caring for a newborn, the friend recuperating from surgery, the neighbors at your annual block party, or the folks attending your church potluck or business breakfast.

Sara Quessenberry and Suzanne Schlosberg share fresh takes on many classics and party favorites—all hassle-free, easily transportable dishes you can count on to be a comfort and a treat. The appetizers, soups, salads, entrées, and sweet treats in the book are organized by occasion. Chapters include:Bringing Home BabyGet Well SoonWelcome to the NeighborhoodBlock Parties and BarbecuesMeet and Eat: Community, Religious, and Business GatheringsNovel Ideas for Book ClubsCondolences

The Good Neighbor Cookbook also includes time-saving shortcuts and tips for preparing food ahead of time and freezing dishes for later. With recipes such as Raspberry-Rhubarb Crumble Pie; Smoky Corn Chowder; Sweet Pepper and Spinach Lasagne; Lemony Potato and Fennel Salad with Arugula; Earl Grey Shortbread Cookies; Banana-Hazelnut Muffins; and Soy-Ginger Chicken Drumsticks, your friends, neighbors, and book club members will realize they never had it so good.