Joey Drayton brings her fiancé, Dr. John Prentice, home to sunny San Francisco to meet her affluent parents. Their liberal persuasions are now put to the test, for although the young man is an ideal choice (he's highly and internationally respected in the medical field, and he's impeccably mannered, handsome, well dressed and of a respectable California family), he's black. The film, which covers one busy day in the Drayton home, is essentially a drawing-room comedy, a series of cross-conversations between the young doctor and the girl's parents, and finally between all sets of parents and offspring. A simple dinner is extended to include the doctor's parents, who fly up from Los Angeles for the evening, and the crusty but benevolent old Irish priest, a friend of the family. Thus, the title of the film .

Whether your grandmother lived at the end of a country lane or on a brick-lined street in town, you're sure to have sweet memories of Sunday dinner at her home. What could be better than Grandma's very own recipes? You'll find comfort-food classics like country chicken & dumplings, farmstyle ham & gravy and tuna noodles supreme. Serve up garden-fresh tomato-mozzarella salad, sweet-and-sour green beans and make-ahead potluck potatoes.

What do we turn to for both everyday sustenance and seasonal celebration? Food. Often, though, we’re like the hungry ghosts of Taoist lore, eating mindlessly, wandering aimlessly, and wanting more — more than food itself can provide. Ellen Kanner believes that if we put in a little thought and preparation, every meal can feed not only our bodies but our souls and our communities as well. Warm, wicked, and one-of-a-kind,

DINNER is the first volume in the Mama’s Legacy Series and includes some of my favorite personal recipes that I have collected over the years. Even though I was married for the first 20 years of my children’s lives, I always had to work; as a result preparation time and cost were always a concern. The 27 dinner recipes I have included are a small representation of dinners that allowed me to feed my children well, a minor obsession of mine, and also to be able to prepare them in a reasonable amount of time – and stay within a tight budget. I love to cook and have other recipes that are more complicated, but thought that I would begin with the easier family favorites. Most of the recipes in this volume range from very easy to easy, with only a couple that are slightly more difficult. ENJOY!

For as long as I can remember, good cooking has been something I always admired in others. I tried so many cookbooks, but there was always something missing. I could not get consistent results. With my husband's help, who is a genius in the kitchen, I found there were often instructions not included in the recipe. Since I had insufficient knowledge about cooking times, temperatures and ingredients, I was struggling. I know they say you have to just feel it and you'll know what to do, but they have been doing it for years and years...

The family that eats together stays together! That's what Lisa Caponigri believes, and she created Whatever Happened to Sunday Dinner? to give real families recipes they can easily cook and enjoy together. Caponigri has devised 52 delicious Italian menus--one for each Sunday of the year--that feature all the favorites, including classics like crostini, lasagne, polenta, stuffed peppers, veal piccata, risotto alla Milanese, and ricotta pie.

Salad for lunch? Salad for dinner? It’s easy – and delicious – to turn salads into main meals with this original collection from chef Tasha DeSerio. As more and more home cooks are looking to eat healthy using local and regional offerings, the whole-meal salads highlighted here will satisfy vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.

Maybe you can still see it clearly. Your mother, with an apron draped over her Sunday best, standing at the stove, tending to the bubbling pots, sneaking a taste from each one. Somewhere in this memory, you hear the doorbell ring, ushering in aunts, uncles, grandparents, and friends from church, all enveloped in the aromas of Sunday dinner—a pot roast in the oven, warm homemade rolls in a basket on the table, a coconut cake cooling on the counter. Wouldn't you like to go back there?

Foolproof recipes for tasty and fuss-free one-dish dinners
Everyone loves a delicious home-cooked meal, especially those as satisfying as the recipes featured in Better Homes and Gardens One-Bowl Dinners. This globetrotting collection of flavorful recipes ranges from the exotic (such as Southeast Asian Curry) to the familiar (such as our best savory Beef Stew) to the downright comforting (Chicken and Dumplings). Within the selection are dozens of weeknight-worthy meals—from the ever-so-easy ramen noodle bowl to quick clever pasta tosses—and plenty of recipes to share with friends such as Beef Burgundy, Paella, and Jambalaya.

Laura Calder is one of Canada’s most charming Food Network hosts, proving herself witty, engaging, an excellent teacher and a great deal of fun. Laura’s passion for cooking and writing about food shows in her elegant cookbooks, and Dinner Chez Moi is no exception. A menu-based, seasonal cookbook offering multiple options and mix-and-match menus gives cooks as many ideas for meals as there are days in the year.