As I said previously, I was inspired to write this cookbook by my family's belief that an abundance of food is better than not enough. Running out of food is the worst thing you can do at a family dinner Because of this, leftovers are carefully wrapped and preserved for lunches or the next night's dinner. Not a crumb goes to waste. I have, on occasion, been in a bind where I realized that I have more people than food, or unexpected guests have joined...