Lynne Rossetto Kasper invites you into her kitchen with this first issue of her new quarterly e-book, Eating In with Lynne Rossetto Kasper: Weekend Menus and Work Night Encores. Lynne is the guru of all things food to the listeners worldwide of her award-winning public radio show, The Splendid Table® from American Public Media. Eating In with Lynne Rossetto Kasper is a combination in-depth cooking lesson and diary of a curious and highly opinionated eater. Each issue provides a full weekend menu, variations to turn leftovers into week night suppers, ingredient testing, tips and audio clips from The Splendid Table®.With Eating In, you’re in Lynne’s kitchen experiencing how she pulls together the meals she loves to cook on weekends. Along the way, she shows how to turn those dishes into fast work night recipes. For her, every recipe is an opportunity for inspiration, and she shares it all with her readers.You’ll learn how to take an idea and improvise your own dishes. You’ll see how the same collection of ingredients in a recipe can be turned into a new experience. You’ll be an instant expert when she guides you step-by-step through the key techniques behind recipes, like mastering the pie crust in three easy steps. And don’t miss what her ruthless taste tests reveal in this issue about canned vegetable broths.The fragrant dishes of North Africa inspire this first volume with a menu of Tomato Soup with Basil Yogurt Cream, Pinto Bean “Pate” with Warmed Spices, Lemon-Honey Glazed Chicken with Peppers and Whole Garlics, Green Beans with Lemon Confit, Three–Minute Couscous, Ginger Apple Pie and Sesame Cocoa Meringues.