This has become my favorite cookbook, because every recipe I've made so far has been a winner in terms of taste, and is so easy to make! Why does this cookbook work where so many others fail? I attribute its success to the author's real- world role as a mother, with kids, living on a budget, and who works for a living, too! To succeed with her lifestyle, she needed to create recipes that were tasty, simple, healthy, and economical, and she's generously shared her recipes in this amazing book! Thank you!There is simply no substitute for real life, lived experience of people who live and work in the real world! This cookbook is the compilation of that real world experience! And so, if you're tired of, and frustrated with, the "ivory tower," chemistry lab-styled recipes of countless authors who are more authors than cooks and who lead you to wonder whether they've actually prepared, eaten, and enjoyed the recipes they sell to others to consume, then this real world, practical, effective, and successful cookbook is definitely for you! You simply cannot go wrong, I promise you! Every recipe has been a home run!