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Spend with Pennies Everyday Comfort: Family Dinner Recipes from Fresh to Cozy: A Cookbook Hardcover – September 3, 2024
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For over a decade, Holly Nilsson’s website Spend with Pennies has been a go-to source for tried-and-true family recipes. In her debut cookbook, Holly shares deliciously comforting dinner recipes from fresh to cozy—as well as a few favorite desserts to end the meal on a sweet note.
Whether you’re looking for a quick weeknight meal, trying to figure out how to use that pound of ground beef in the freezer, or seeking a dish worthy of a dinner party, Everyday Comfort is here for you. These are recipes made for real life, designed to meet you where you are in the kitchen. With chapters like Weeknight Quick Fixes, Slow Down Sunday Suppers, and When All You Have Is Chicken, you'll never be left wondering what's for dinner.
Spend with Pennies fans will find 25 favorite recipes from the blog, such as Baked Chicken Spaghetti and The Best Ever Meatloaf, presented alongside over 90 brand-new recipes to put into the weekly rotation. From new twists on classic dishes to skillet suppers, sheet pan dinners, and cozy casseroles, there’s something for everyone. Holly’s warm, encouraging tone makes cooking dinner feel not just achievable but enjoyable, and her clear, simple instructions and accessible ingredient lists make shopping and prep a breeze.
Not up for making that from-scratch sauce or spending hours in the kitchen? That’s okay. The recipes are adaptable and forgiving, with handy tips for substitutions, storage, and make-ahead options. Above all, these are recipes you can turn to when you're uninspired and getting dinner on the table feels like a chore. Reclaim dinnertime and celebrate the love and comfort of a family meal.
- Print length288 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherDK
- Publication dateSeptember 3, 2024
- Dimensions8.31 x 1.19 x 10.31 inches
- ISBN-100744087945
- ISBN-13978-0744087949
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“Holly’s first cookbook, Everyday Comfort, is a must-have in every kitchen! The recipes are clever, creative, and easy enough that anyone can make them.”—Gina Homolka, creator of Skinnytaste and author of the Skinnytaste cookbooks
“Holly serves up an entire cookbook of approachable, comfort food classics. The recipes don't have a long laundry list of ingredients (always a win), which means you're guaranteed to enjoy them day after day!”—Lisa Bryan, bestselling author of Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep
“Holly fills these pages with gorgeous photos, substitution ideas, expert tips, serving suggestions, and recommendations for leftovers, ensuring every detail is considered to ensure the most delicious success!”—Sally McKenney, creator of Sally's Baking Recipes
“Holly Nilsson's Everyday Comfort is the ultimate culinary gold mine that captures the magic of cooking with joy and feeding the ones you love. From her innovative clean-out-the-fridge potsticker soup to her irresistible cheesesteak pasta, her recipes offer a blend of simplicity and unique flavors that will have your family packed around the dinner table in no time.”—Jocelyn Delk Adams, award-winning author of Everyday Grand
“This book is a treasure trove of family-friendly recipes destined to become household favorites. Its user-friendly chapters make it a breeze to find the perfect dish, whether you're planning for a special gathering, creatively using up ingredients from your fridge, or just need dinner, NOW.”—Erin Clarke, author of The Well Plated Cookbook
“Finally, a cookbook from one of the greatest recipe developers of our time! Holly Nilsson’s true genius lies in understanding the wants and needs of home cooks and delivering impeccable recipes that real people will actually use and make and enjoy. This is THAT cookbook: the one you'll use over and over again.”—Rachel Farnsworth, creator of The Stay At Home Chef
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- Publisher : DK
- Publication date : September 3, 2024
- Language : English
- Print length : 288 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0744087945
- ISBN-13 : 978-0744087949
- Item Weight : 3.21 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.31 x 1.19 x 10.31 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #17,596 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #21 in Budget Cooking
- #58 in Comfort Food Cooking (Books)
- #168 in Quick & Easy Cooking (Books)
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About the author

Holly Nilsson is the creator, recipe developer, and photographer behind the incredibly popular food blog, Spend with Pennies. For over a decade, her recipes have been gracing the tables of millions of readers every month. With over 30 years of cooking experience as a mom of four children and a grandma to one, Holly understands the importance of a family meal and the daily challenges of getting dinner on the table. Her expertise is in creating recipes for real life featuring simple techniques, easy-to-follow instructions, and a perfect balance between nourishing and comforting.
With millions of followers on social media and a large collection of recipes, Spend with Pennies is a trusted go-to source for delicious, family-friendly meals
Holly lives with her husband, Ken, in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Customers find this cookbook excellent for everyday cooking, with easy-to-follow recipes that include make-ahead instructions with multiple variations. Moreover, the book offers a wide variety of recipes using common ingredients, and customers appreciate its beautiful full-page photos and sturdy construction. Additionally, customers find the recipes incredibly budget-friendly.
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Customers love the recipes in this cookbook, describing them as great and always delicious, with one customer noting they are perfect for quick weeknight meals.
"...The recipes are amazing, and I can't wait to try every one of them!!!!" Read more
"This book is perfect for me. The recipes are pretty simple. They are comfort food recipes. Go for it!" Read more
"...gluten and dairy free, but these recipes really give me great ideas to start with...." Read more
"...A picture of every recipe. It has ingredient swaps, serving suggestions (green peas, buttery saut’eed broccolini or spinach) ….Icons to swap your..." Read more
Customers find the recipes easy to follow and prepare, with helpful make-ahead instructions and multiple variations.
"This book is perfect for me. The recipes are pretty simple. They are comfort food recipes. Go for it!" Read more
"Love this book!! The recipes are easy, affordable and yummy! It’s great that there are substituting recommendations too!" Read more
"...I have tried 4 of the recipes in it so far and they have been easy to make and yummy to eat. it is well worth the money I spent on buying it...." Read more
"...All your recipes are wonderful, Holly, and your instructions are very easy to follow, but it seems that your recipes have their own names, and if..." Read more
Customers find the cookbook worth its price, appreciating its practical and budget-friendly recipes.
"...Simple recipes for real food. I was looking forward to the spiral binding so it can lay flat (the hardcover copy from the library did not)...." Read more
"Love this book!! The recipes are easy, affordable and yummy! It’s great that there are substituting recommendations too!" Read more
"...it is well worth the money I spent on buying it. It uses items that aren’t so extravagant and that you have in your house." Read more
"Given as a gift but pre gift views showed helpful tips, great recipes for what's on hand and full page pictures." Read more
Customers appreciate the variety of recipes in the cookbook, noting that it uses common ingredients and offers great ingredient swaps.
"...This cookbook uses fewer ingredients, normal spices you can get at the grocery store!! It has prep times of 5,10, 15, 20, 25 & 30 minute prep times...." Read more
"...It’s great that there are substituting recommendations too!" Read more
"...it is well worth the money I spent on buying it. It uses items that aren’t so extravagant and that you have in your house." Read more
"...Mostly, I love the modest number of ingredients needed for the recipes and lack of exotic ingredients required for most of the dishes including..." Read more
Customers appreciate the pictures in the cookbook, describing them as beautiful and full-page, with one customer noting that each recipe has its own image.
"...This Book is well organized. A picture of every recipe...." Read more
"...So many real food recipes to try, and the photos are beautiful. I've used some online recipes from Spend with Pennies, so decided to buy this...." Read more
"...But the pictures on every recipe are mouth-watering and beautiful. I'm sorry that I had to give you only three stars...." Read more
"I love the photos, type size, and supplemental features such as substitution lists, side dishes, and prep tips...." Read more
Customers appreciate the book's sturdiness, with one noting its hardbound construction.
"...One small but very important detail: This is a quality publication - hardbound, thick and glossy pages, and yet it easily lays flat when open to..." Read more
"Although the cookbook is colorful, sturdy, and a great resource, I am finding more relevant recipes by this author online, so I am still using my..." Read more
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This is a great cookbook…. I would give it 10 stars!!!
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- Reviewed in the United States on June 27, 2025Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseI have over 500 cookbooks, and I consider Everyday Comfort one of the best I've ever purchased. The recipes are amazing, and I can't wait to try every one of them!!!!
- Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2025Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseThis book is perfect for me. The recipes are pretty simple. They are comfort food recipes. Go for it!
- Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2025Format: KindleVerified PurchaseSpend With Pennies is one of my very favorite newsletter/websites. I do need to make substitutions due to needing gluten and dairy free, but these recipes really give me great ideas to start with. I have been cooking and baking for most of my 84 years, and now I'm having to start all over because fast food and eating out or ordering in, ready made dinners are no longer an option.
- Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2024Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseI am 78 yrs. old……. I pre-ordered this cookbook……I couldn’t wait for it to come!! I have it now and it was worth the wait!!
In my older years I appreciate, the easy recipes and an idea of what vegetables I can serve with the meal! A picture that shows me what my recipe should look like too!! This is the (best) cookbook I have ever bought….I have over 100 cookbooks but this cookbook has it all. Meals that are quick and delicious too!! She doesn’t use extra ingredients!
All of that is available in this beautiful cookbook!! The font is black and even the lighter print is clear and easy to read!! This cookbook has sturdy pages and the pictures are beautiful too!! I am amazed beyond belief!!
I hope the author reads these reviews because Holly Nilsson has done a really great job on this book!!!
This Book is well organized. A picture of every recipe. It has ingredient swaps, serving suggestions (green peas, buttery saut’eed broccolini or spinach) ….Icons to swap your phone on, to make a recipe in the air fryer, not for every recipe……but when you can!!
In my other cookbooks I don’t (ever) see ideas what veggie etc. will go good with the meal. Even if I plan something else….It’s good to know there are suggestions for sides…….Amazing I know!!!
This book has prep time, total time and servings!
I am going to go through this cookbook to make a (rotation list) using this cookbook; Everyday Comfort ..Spend with pennys by: Holly Nilsson
That by its self is huge…..in all my years I have never made a rotation list…..But with this cookbook I feel confident I can do that!’ With all the information I need including suggestions for sides. I highly recommend this beautiful well written cookbook!!
This cookbook uses fewer ingredients, normal spices you can get at the grocery store!! It has prep times of 5,10, 15, 20, 25 & 30 minute prep times. Lots of 10, 15, & 20 minute prep times!! That’s for me!! So if I’m short on time (or) I don’t want to spend time in the kitchen……I have this information to help me…..A wonderful book, buy it …..You Will Like It!!
Susan G
5.0 out of 5 starsI am 78 yrs. old……. I pre-ordered this cookbook……I couldn’t wait for it to come!! I have it now and it was worth the wait!!This is a great cookbook…. I would give it 10 stars!!!
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2024
In my older years I appreciate, the easy recipes and an idea of what vegetables I can serve with the meal! A picture that shows me what my recipe should look like too!! This is the (best) cookbook I have ever bought….I have over 100 cookbooks but this cookbook has it all. Meals that are quick and delicious too!! She doesn’t use extra ingredients!
All of that is available in this beautiful cookbook!! The font is black and even the lighter print is clear and easy to read!! This cookbook has sturdy pages and the pictures are beautiful too!! I am amazed beyond belief!!
I hope the author reads these reviews because Holly Nilsson has done a really great job on this book!!!
This Book is well organized. A picture of every recipe. It has ingredient swaps, serving suggestions (green peas, buttery saut’eed broccolini or spinach) ….Icons to swap your phone on, to make a recipe in the air fryer, not for every recipe……but when you can!!
In my other cookbooks I don’t (ever) see ideas what veggie etc. will go good with the meal. Even if I plan something else….It’s good to know there are suggestions for sides…….Amazing I know!!!
This book has prep time, total time and servings!
I am going to go through this cookbook to make a (rotation list) using this cookbook; Everyday Comfort ..Spend with pennys by: Holly Nilsson
That by its self is huge…..in all my years I have never made a rotation list…..But with this cookbook I feel confident I can do that!’ With all the information I need including suggestions for sides. I highly recommend this beautiful well written cookbook!!
This cookbook uses fewer ingredients, normal spices you can get at the grocery store!! It has prep times of 5,10, 15, 20, 25 & 30 minute prep times. Lots of 10, 15, & 20 minute prep times!! That’s for me!! So if I’m short on time (or) I don’t want to spend time in the kitchen……I have this information to help me…..A wonderful book, buy it …..You Will Like It!!
Susan G
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2025Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseAbsolutely love this cookbook! So many real food recipes to try, and the photos are beautiful. I've used some online recipes from Spend with Pennies, so decided to buy this. Not only the food, but the warm vibes throughout the book, are cozy comfort in a time when most of us are in desperate need of something positive.
- Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025Format: Spiral-boundVerified PurchaseI borrowed this book from the library and liked it so much I bought a copy. Simple recipes for real food. I was looking forward to the spiral binding so it can lay flat (the hardcover copy from the library did not). I just wish they had finished the ends of the spiral so it doesn't constantly unwind from the holes. Have to open carefully, avoiding having the binding spiral down and out of the holes.
4.0 out of 5 starsI borrowed this book from the library and liked it so much I bought a copy. Simple recipes for real food. I was looking forward to the spiral binding so it can lay flat (the hardcover copy from the library did not). I just wish they had finished the ends of the spiral so it doesn't constantly unwind from the holes. Have to open carefully, avoiding having the binding spiral down and out of the holes.Great content, spiral binding could be better
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025
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- Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2025Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseLove this book!! The recipes are easy, affordable and yummy! It’s great that there are substituting recommendations too!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2025Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseThis is a great cookbook. I have tried 4 of the recipes in it so far and they have been easy to make and yummy to eat. it is well worth the money I spent on buying it. It uses items that aren’t so extravagant and that you have in your house.
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- JanReviewed in the United Kingdom on May 28, 2025
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseWasn't really what I eanted
- ewaReviewed in Germany on October 24, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars 👍
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseVery good recipes, lots of new ideas.
- JennReviewed in Canada on April 12, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars My Best Cookbook
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseHaving cooked for my family the past 30 years I have aquired a lot of cookbooks. I use about 25 percent of the recipes in my favorite ones. The success rate of the recipes in this book has blown me away. Of the twenty or so recipes I have tried so far, there has only been one we felt ambivalent about. I am eager to keep trying more, because I have been so happy with most of what I have tried so far. I was sure the Lentil Shepherds Pie would be a fail, yet it turns out to be the recipe I have been asked to repeat the most-from my meat loving family members. I have found all the seasoning to be just right, as well as cooking times. This is truly a success story for me, and if Holly ever writes another cookbook, I will be first in line to purchase!
- Amazon CustomerReviewed in Canada on April 23, 2025
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseThis cookbook is spectacular. I am blown away with how delicious and easy the recipes are. Simple, family friendly & delicious. Hoping the author makes another one soon. I haven’t loved a cookbook author this much since the Barefoot Contessa
- SIMONA IORDACHESCUReviewed in Germany on October 14, 2024
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting
Format: HardcoverVerified PurchaseA very good cookbook