The Weekend Chef is a blueprint to simplify your life. This book intends to broaden your cooking repertoire, while at the same time, minimise the time spent in the kitchen during the week. This is accomplished simply by using pieces of your weekend creations to whip up lively weekday dishes. Planning ahead is an acquired skill, but one that can easily learned. It is also the key to cooking with ease. There is no reason why the weekday cooking experience should be chaotic or unpleasant. Rather, it should be just as rewarding as a labour-intensive weekday meal.