Hate to throw out bread? Looking for new ways to use fresh bread? Popular cookbook author and instructor Sheilah Kaufman comes to the rescue with her collection of 150 scrumptious and easy-to-prepare culinary delights for using bread in all its versatile guises. From timeless classics like bread pudding and French toast, to innovative new dishes like Cherry and Goat Cheese Strudel, Chilled White Gazpacho with Almonds and Grapes, Turkish Chicken Salad with Walnuts, Yia Yia Mary's Skordalia, Bruschetta Two Ways, Seafood Strata, and Lamb Fatta with Tomato Sauce. Sheilah has invited famous chef friends like the Inn at Little Washington's Patrick O'Connell, Henry Haller recently retired from the White House, and Aulie Bunyarataphan of Bangkok Joe's to add their favorite flavors and cooking tips to this fun and novel cookbook, complete with fascinating culinary history. Most recipes can be assembled in less than thirty minutes and many can be made ahead and frozen--a necessity for today's busy cooks!