Ziti with Creamy Gorgonzola Sauce. Shrimp Marinara. Broiled or Grilled Chicken with Pesto. Stir-Fried Spicy Beef with Basil. With How to Cook Everything?: Quick Cooking, great-tasting, satisfying dishes like these can be made in 30 minutes or less!

Mark Bittman, the award-winning author of the bestselling kitchen classic How to Cook Everything?, shares his favorite simple–and infinitely flexible–quick recipes. You’ll be able to prepare family-pleasing everyday meals, spur-of-the-moment dinners for friends, even special-occasion feasts. To inspire you and help you plan your meals, you’ll find Bittman’s straight talk on cooking and special features, including:

• Creative recipe variations and ideas
• Tips for shopping, preparing, and cooking the recipes
• Illustrations to demystify trickier techniques
• Menu suggestions for a Weeknight Family Dinner Classic, an Elegant Dinner Party, and more
• At-a-glance icons highlighting recipes done in 20 minutes or less