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Like busy people everywhere, David Venable wants to spend less time in the kitchen prepping and cooking and more time at the table with family and friends. From appetizers to desserts, the 110 dishes in Half Homemade, Fully Delicious show home cooks how to take advantage of supermarket shortcuts with ready-to-use products found in every grocery aisle. These cook-friendly spice blends, jarred sauces, frozen fruits, canned foods, and prepped vegetables mean satisfying meals are ready in a fraction of the usual time. A looks-good-enough-to-eat photograph accompanies each recipe. From breakfast to breads, casseroles to cast-iron cooking, there are ideas for every meal and gathering. Here's a sampling of what you'll discover:* Cheeseburger Hand Pies* Hawaiian Breakfast Bake* Sloppy Joe Soup* Anytime Autumn Salad* Oven-Baked Baby Back Ribs with Lettuce Slaw* Ground Beef-Noodle Casserole* Reuben "Sandwich" Skillet Bake* Creamy Corn off the Cob* Ros Summer Spritzers* Donut Bread Pudding* Chocolate Dream Icebox Pie As acclaimed restaurateur and Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian writes in his foreword, "What David does better than anyone than I know is take the simplest, most ordinary ingredients and in practically no time create something extraordinary.