You don't need to be a vegetarian to eat like one！ With over 100 recipes， the New York Times bestselling author of Dinner: A Love Story and her family adopt a weekday vegetarian mentality。

In her newest cookbook， creator of the beloved website Dinner: A Love Story and Cup of Jo columnist Jenny Rosenstrach writes about being a "weekday vegetarian，" i。e。 eating a vegetable-based diet during the week and saving meaty splurges for the weekend。 One day， it hit Rosenstrach like a lightning bolt: She and her family needed to eat less meat--for their health and for the greater good of the environment。 The Weekday Vegetarians shows readers how she got her family on board with meat-free meals。 She uses Hooks that make any vegetarian dish irresistible--like spiced Crispy Chickpeas， Pizza Dough Croutons， and Sweet Chili Glaze; Next-Level Sauces like Vegan Caesar， Shakedown Pesto， and Yogurt-Harissa; and Side Dishes That Make Everything Special like Yogurt Flatbread。

Organized by meal type， The Weekday Vegetarians offers one hundred recipes like Pizza Salad with White Beans in the Bowls & Salads chapter， Cauliflower Cutlets with Ranch Dressing in the chapter Skillet Mains， and Squash and Black Bean Tacos in the Tacos & Tortillas chapter， with excellent and practical tips， and food for thought written in her engaging， witty， and relatable voice。 And who knows--maybe like Jenny's family， the more you practice being weekday vegetarians， the more you will notice plant-based eating creeping into your weekends！