Ali Slagle is a recipe developer, stylist, and-most important of all-home cook. She's a frequent contributor to the New York Times and Washington Post, where she's published hundreds of weeknight-ready recipes. Previously, she cut her teeth on the editorial and creative teams at Food52 and Ten Speed Press. You'll find her in Brooklyn, without a dishwasher, food processor, or stand mixer.
Finally, a recipe creator who understands what a realistic end-of-week pantry looks like! -Eater The recipes are unique, easy to follow, and even easier to commit to memory. It's exciting to think of a whole cookbook worth of them. -Food52 As you can imagine there is a lot of talk of cookbooks in our proverbial halls (a.k.a. Zoom calls), and occasionally it seems everyone is in love with the same one. This month the brilliantly titled I Dream of Dinner (so You Don't Have To) by Ali Slagle is a house favorite. -Dawn Davis, editor in chief of Bon Appetit I Dream of Dinner, brilliantly designed, clearly written, and filled with a ton of quick, simple recipes to help get a happy dinner on the table at the end of a long day. -Samin Nosrat, author of Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat [Ali Slagle], is a super smart cook and recipe writer who's also damn funny. Her humor + ideas will get you through making dinner in ~45 minutes. -Andrea Nguyen, cookbook author Ali has pulled off the near-impossible with a collection of delicious, doable, recipes that don't just tell you how to make a specific dish, but how to expand your way of thinking so you can cook with a flexible pantry. Let's face it, it's tough to organize your life around recipes with specific ingredients. Instead, I Dream of Dinner makes room for your life. -Sohla El-Waylly, chef and all-around awesome person This makes the task of cooking feel like a celebration. -Publishers Weekly