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101 Easy Weeknight Meals

By Alex MacLaren

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With her playful spirit and lovingly chaotic home life, Alex MacLaren has captured the hearts of parents everywhere. From elevating inexpensive cuts of meat to employing her secret weapon—cheese—she's mastered the art of balancing her budget and schedule with the joy of family mealtime. Packed with... Read More

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We Use What We Have Recipes

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One million followers turn to Alex MacLaren for dinner ideas every night–delicious, doable and budget-friendly recipes shared here in her first cookbook

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Packed with more than 100 flexible, flavour-packed recipes, We Use What We Have Recipes is a lifeline for busy households, picky eaters, and anyone staring into the fridge wondering, "What's for dinner?" MacLaren helps readers turn what they have on hand into something everyone will love. With smart grocery tips, substitution charts, and no-nonsense advice, this is more than a cookbook—it's a kitchen survival manual.

Highlights include budget-friendly meals with mix and match protein choices (for whatever was on sale that week), fridge clean-out dinners, snacky suppers, and pantry-staple recipes that actually taste good. No fancy ingredients. No food snobbery. Just real food, made with what you've got.

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ISBN: 9781324111856

Publisher: WW Norton & Co

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 18 August 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Countryman Press Inc.

Illustration: 75 photographs

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 211.0mm

Height: 262.0mm

Weight: 1077g

Pages: 248

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About the Author

Alex MacLaren is a self-taught home cook and content creator with over 1 million followers across major social media platforms. She lives in Halifax, Nova Scotia, with her husband and three young children, who are lovingly referred to by her audience as the “little hecklers.”

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