At Melissa Ben-Ishay’s house, mealtimes are filled with nutritious dishes that satisfy everyone at the table—without sacrificing time. In Come Eat, Melissa invites you to pull up a chair to enjoy the delicious recipes her busy family loves (even the pickiest eaters).

Packed with stunning photography and colorful, mouthwatering recipes that focus on fresh produce and big flavors, Come Eat features a variety of Melissa’s favorite weekly go-to recipes, from lunch to dinner to dessert—and all the snacks and sides in between—including:

Greek Lentil Salad Healing Chicken Soup One-Pot Golden Chicken & Rice String Beans with Almonds & Tahini Snickerdoodle Chickpea Cake Salads, salads, and more salads!

With helpful tips and easy-to-follow instructions, Melissa shows you how to easily adapt meals for your family, from breaking down the components of the perfect salad to making soup with ingredients you have on hand. Whether you’re a novice cook eager to gain confidence in the kitchen or a seasoned pro looking to save time and effort, Come Eat makes creating and planning meals easy every day—one perfect bite at a time.

With Melissa, food is love, food is nourishment, food is health, and Come Eat is a joyful celebration of real food for real life. And when you’re at her table, there’s always room for dessert.

Other cookbooks by this author

• Cakes by Melissa: Life Is What You Bake It: 120+ Recipes for Cakes, Icings, Fillings, and Toppings for Endless Flavor Combinations
• Come Eat: 100 Nourishing Recipes to Eat Every Day
• Come Hungry: Salads, Meals, and Sweets for People Who Live to Eat
• Come Hungry: Salads, Meals, and Sweets for People Who Live to Eat