Working with a chef’s creativity for flavor and a home cook’s sensibility for ease, Melissa Clark has been one of America’s favorite recipe creators for decades, helping millions make stunningly great food with flair and no fuss.

And now, with The Big Book of Dinner she gives you her ultimate treasure trove: all the recipes you need, the ways to riff off of them, and lessons you learn from them along the way to make you a great cook. She shares the building blocks that make these recipes work, so you’ll know exactly how to follow them to perfection, or how to go off-script if you want and to make it your own.

With Melissa’s friendly instructions guiding the way, you can take classic Italian-American Meatballs, and switch them up with aromatic spices reminiscent of Middle Eastern kibbe, or use them in an easy sheet-pan dinner with roasted vegetables. Super-quick Sweet and Spicy Chicken with Cumin and Honey can be transformed with ginger and marmalade for a fresh punch, or honey mustard and lemon for a different spin.

Throughout, there are signature Melissa favorites like Creamy Corn Pasta with Tomatoes and Chile Flakes, lessons on cooking the perfect steak or nailing a braise every time, plenty of vegetables and plant-based dishes, a baker’s dozen (and then some) of perfect desserts, and beautiful photographs for every recipe.

Whether you’re a novice in the kitchen or a longtime cook, a devotee of Melissa’s or just getting to know her, The Big Book of Dinner will be your cooking companion for a lifetime.

Other cookbooks by this author

• The Artisanal Kitchen: Perfect Pasta: Recipes and Secrets to Elevate the Classic Italian Meal
• The Artisanal Kitchen - Vegetables the Italian Way: Simple, Seasonal Recipes to Change the Way You Cook
• The Big Book of Dinner: Recipes, Rules, and How to Break Them
• The Bread Machine Cookbook
• The Bread Machine Cookbook
• Champagne & Caviar
• Chef, Interrupted: Delicious Chefs' Recipes That You Can Actually Make At Home
• The Coffee Book
• Comfort in an Instant: 75 Modern Recipes for Classic Favorites for Your Pressure Cooker, Multicooker, and Instant Pot®
• Comfort in an Instant: 75 Comfort Food Recipes for Your Pressure Cooker, Multicooker, and InstantPot®: A Cookbook
• Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can't Wait to Make
• Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can't Wait to Make
• Cook This Now: 120 Easy and Delectable Dishes You Can't Wait to Make
• Dinner: Changing the Game
• Dinner: Changing the Game
• Dinner in an Instant: 75 Modern Recipes for Your Pressure Cooker, Slow Cooker, and Instant Pot
• Dinner in an Instant: 75 Modern Recipes for Your Pressure Cooker, Multicooker, and Instant Pot® : A Cookbook
• Dinner in French: My Recipes by Way of France
• Dinner in French: My Recipes by Way of France
• Dinner in French
• Dinner in French
• Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
• Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
• Favorite Recipes from Melissa Clark's Kitchen: Family Meals, Festive Gatherings, and Everything In Between
• Favorite Recipes from Melissa Clark's Kitchen: Family Meals, Festive Gatherings, and Everything in Between
• The Feel-Good Family Food Plan: Everything you need to feed your family well, every day
• The Feel-Good Family Food Plan: Everything you need to feed your family well, every day
• Fresh Food Fast: Delicious, Seasonal Vegetarian Meals in Under an Hour
• A Good Appetite at The New York Times
• The Ice Cream Machine Cookbook
• In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories about the Food You Love
• In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories about the Food You Love
• In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories about the Food You Love
• In the Kitchen with a Good Appetite: 150 Recipes and Stories about the Food You Love
• Instant Gourmet: Delicious Meals in 20 Minutes or Less
• Kid in the Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Tips for Young Home Cooks
• Kid in the Kitchen: 100 Recipes and Tips for Young Home Cooks: A Cookbook
• A Kitchen Primer
• The Last Course: The Desserts of Gramercy Tavern
• The New Essentials of French Cooking
• Pasta: Comfort Food
• Paula Deen's New Testament: 250 Favorite Recipes, All Lightened Up
• The Skinny: How to Fit into Your Little Black Dress Forever
• The Sweet Bread Machine Cookbook
• What's for Dinner? at The New York Times