There are few things more satisfying than sitting down to a delicious homemade supper—and few things more daunting than figuring out what to make when you’ve just walked through the door after a busy day. Best of Bridge Weekday Suppers: All-New Easy Everyday Recipes, by Emily Richards and Sylvia Kong, understands that particular dinner-time dilemma and tackles it with the warmth, practicality, and good food that readers have come to expect from the Best of Bridge kitchen.
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The premise is refreshingly straightforward: weeknight food should be achievable without being boring. This collection is designed for real life, when time is limited but the desire for a comforting, flavourful meal remains strong. Rather than treating convenience as an excuse for uninspired cooking, Richards and Kong show how a handful of accessible ingredients and sensible techniques can turn supper into something worth looking forward to.
What makes the book particularly appealing is its broad range. There’s enough variety to keep a household from falling into the same three-meal rotation, with recipes that move between familiar comfort food and dishes offering a little more culinary adventure. The emphasis remains firmly on approachable cooking, making this a book that invites experimentation without demanding that the home cook become a professional chef.
The recipes also reflect an important truth about weekday cooking: versatility matters. A good supper cookbook needs to accommodate different appetites, schedules, and levels of enthusiasm in the kitchen. These are the kinds of recipes that can become reliable favourites—dishes you make on a Tuesday because you know they’ll work, and perhaps return to on a Saturday because they’re genuinely delicious. With Thanksgiving behind us, you’ll want to make appetizing dishes with the turkey leftovers. Try the Curried Turkey Pot Pie in our Recipe section – comforting and delectable!
For foodies, the real pleasure is discovering how everyday cooking can still feel special. Richards and Kong understand the magic of flavour-building: the right combination of ingredients, a well-chosen seasoning, or a simple technique can transform an ordinary supper into something memorable. The book encourages cooks to focus less on complicated preparation and more on making food that people actually want to eat.
There’s also something wonderfully Canadian about the Best of Bridge approach. These recipes feel made for gathering around the table, sharing food and conversation, and making the most of the time we have together. The collection manages to balance modern convenience with that enduring home-cooking sensibility.
Best of Bridge Weekday Suppers is ultimately more than a collection of recipes—it’s an invitation to make weekday meals matter. For busy cooks who want flavour without fuss, and for food lovers looking for fresh inspiration that can actually fit into everyday life, this cookbook deserves a spot within easy reach of the kitchen counter.
After all, the best supper isn’t necessarily the most elaborate one. Sometimes it’s simply the meal that gets everyone happily back to the table.
Courtesy of Best of Bridge Weekday Suppers by Emily Richards and Sylvia Kong © 2018 https://robertrosebooks.com/can/ Reprinted with permission. Available where books are sold. Text copyright © 2018 Sylvia Kong and Emily Richards. Photographs copyright © 2018 Robert Rose Inc. Cover and text design copyright © 2018 Robert Rose Inc.