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Milk Street BAKES: Almond-Coconut Cake with Cherries and Pistachios recipe and review

by Jennifer Guerrero, posted in American, Baking, books, cookbook, cookbook review, Dessert, recipe, review, Uncategorized

Milk Street BAKES (Amazon affiliate link) This is a fabulous baking book! And in Milk Street tradition, it’s filled with recipes that aren’t going to be in the average baking book. So many delicious and unexpected bakes! This is a really fun book to play in. It will be loved by the amateur and the experienced baker alike. It’s a huge volume and the cover design is just gorgeous.

I’ll tell you all about the bakes we tried, but let’s get you that Almond-Coconut Cake with Cherries and Pistachios recipe first! Love love love this cake. Every bite is filled with big pops of flavor. My daughter laughed and said this is what people want fruit cake to taste like. Moist, dense, and rich, and filled with cherries, coconut, and pistachios. Strongly flavored and not a bit sweeter than it needs to be. Go make it. Hug me later!

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Milk Street Bakes: Savory Kale and Two-Cheese Scones recipe and book review

by Jennifer Guerrero, posted in American, books, brunch, cookbook review, recipe

Milk Street BAKES (Amazon affiliate link) This is a fabulous baking book! And in Milk Street tradition, it’s filled with recipes that aren’t going to be in the average baking book. So many delicious and unexpected bakes! This is a really fun book to play in. It will be loved by the amateur and the experienced baker alike. It’s a huge volume and the cover design is just gorgeous.

I’ll tell you all about the bakes we tried, but let’s get you that Savory Kale and Two-Cheese Scones recipe first! They are ammmaaazing! They’re super hearty, and the flavor is dialed all the way up and perfectly balanced. And the texture is to die for. Earthy kale, salty sharp cheeses, a little sweet pop from the raisins, and nutty seeds. They’re total lookers, too.

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Spicy Pepperoncini Beef recipe and cookbook review: No Crumbs Left by Teri Turner

by Jennifer Guerrero, posted in cookbook, healthy, recipe, Whole30

Re-blogging this from my old archived blog because I make it so often. Hope you love it as much as I do. Making it again tomorrow night. I need to calculate the macros…

I found the foodie’s Whole30-ish book! No Crumbs Left (Amazon affiliate link. Earns commission) is such a delicious, beautiful, and interesting one! A lot of the recipes follow the Whole30 rules. You’ll see labels along the margin for Whole30, gluten-fee, dairy-free, paleo, and grain-free. Many have all of those. Melissa Hartwig and Michelle Tam compare Teri Turner’s food skills to Julia Child. I found myself wanting to try almost everything in the book, especially the super healthy ones. If you’re looking for really nourishing dishes with total foodies in mind, I think you’ll love it! She’s a strong flavorist!

There are a few base recipes that she makes at the front of the book that are ready-to-go ingredients in other recipes, like marinated red onions, garlic confit, and tomato confit. Yeah, they’re totally worth it.

I’ll tell you all about the dishes we tried, but first I wanted to share a fabulous recipe from the book, Spicy Pepperoncini Beef. Sweet and hot peppers with garlic, onions, and basil. It tastes phenomenal, yet it’s weeknight easy-breezy, and super good for you. Perfect!

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Greek Egg-Lemon Soup and cookbook review: Milk Street 365

by Jennifer Guerrero, posted in cookbook review, foodie, global, Greek, recipe, review

I love the new Milk Street 365! It’s a huge book of International recipes. The beauty of Milk Street is that they deliver all the flavor, but in the easiest way possible. Delicious minimalism. Totally appropriate for everyone from the kitchen newbie to the well-seasoned foodie! Did you pick up a copy yet?

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I will tell you all about the dishes we tried in a minute, but first I wanted to give you a recipe to try. Greek Egg-Lemon Soup.

I blogged about the book twice last week, too. Did you miss those? Here they are!
Vietnamese-Style Meatball Lettuce Wraps
Tacos al Pastor

A huge thanks to the folks at Milk Street and Voracious for letting me share this and two other recipes with you!

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Tacos al Pastor and cookbook review: Milk Street 365

by Jennifer Guerrero, posted in cookbook, global, healthy, Mexican, recipe, review

I’m so smitten with The new Milk Street 365! Amazing book!

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I will tell you all about the dishes we tried in a minute, but first I wanted to give you a recipe to try. Tacos al Pastor. Amazing Tacos al Pastor that are on the table in an hour. Not even kidding!!! That’s the beauty of Milk Street. All the flavor, but they get it across the plate in the easiest way possible. Delicious minimalism.

I blogged about the book last week, too. Did you miss that one? Here it is! Vietnamese-Style Meatball Lettuce Wraps

A huge thanks to the folks at Milk Street and Voracious for letting me share this and two other recipes with you!

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Vietnamese-Style Meatball Lettuce Wraps and cookbook review: Milk Street 365

by Jennifer Guerrero, posted in books, cookbook review, global, healthy, recipe, vietnamese

The new Milk Street 365 is amazing. It is huge!! It’s a giant collection of global recipes. Each one we tried was super flavorful with the least effort possible. Delicious minimalism. Love that! It’s the book I wish I’d been given when I was younger. Totally giftable book for the beginner and seasoned foodie alike.

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I will tell you all about the dishes we tried in a minute, but first I wanted to give you a recipe to try. Vietnamese-Style Meatball Lettuce Wraps. Oh my yum!!! Outstanding. All of the flavor. All of it. They are even more delicious than they are cute. Love delicious, healthy, easy, pocket-friendly dinners and this ticks all of the boxes! The fish sauce really makes the drizzle sauce craveable.

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Plantain nachos with carnitas and black beans recipe – Nachos for Dinner

by Jennifer Guerrero, posted in American, cookbook, recipe, review

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Nachos for Dinner. Yeah. They totally had me at hello with this title. This is a really fun book! Nachos running the full circuit from traditional to highly imaginative. He has really thought of everything. Everything we tried was delicious and the names he made up had us cracking up. Soupchos, anyone??

Got a recipe for you to try! Plantain nachos with carnitas and black beans. Outstanding! Super flavorful pork over plantain chips with cheddar, black beans, Chihuahua cheese, lime crema, habanana sauce, and avocado. It was a meat and plant fest! Oh, that habanana sauce! Bananas, a ton of habaneros, with onions, cilantro, and garlic. It looks scary hot, but it’s a wonderfully flavorful sweet heat. We love this sauce. Love. I think you will, too! The book comes out this Tuesday! If you grab the book, be sure to make the Buffalo chicken nachos next!

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Braised and Glazed Carrots and Parsnips with Orange and Cardamom recipe – Milk Street Vegetables

by Jennifer Guerrero, posted in American, produce, recipe, scandinavian

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Braised and Glazed Carrots and Parsnips with Orange and Cardamom. What an amazingly flavorful and bright winter dish with gorgeous sweet warmth! The orange and cardamom make these so special. Holiday fabulous, lovely with any roast, and the perfect accompaniment to Swedish meatballs!

Milk Street Vegetables. I can’t get enough of this book. The New Year is here! Regardless of your thoughts on resolutions, I think we can agree that we all need more vegetables and hydration in our lives. I blogged all about the book last week a few weeks back with a gorgeous Tomato Tart with Olives and Gruyere recipe. And their Patatas Bravas recipe. These links will take you there if you missed them!

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Patatas Bravas recipe – Milk Street Vegetables

by bernard.guerrero, posted in American, produce, recipe, Spanish

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Patatas Bravas. I could write poetry to these. Super crispy exterior with a pillowy interior. The textures are potato dreams. And there’s a smoky paprika sauce and a garlic aioli for drizzling, dipping, and mopping that put these way over the top. I’ve only had the book for two weeks, and I’ve made them four times already. Not even kidding. Then I tried them with sweet potatoes and added 1 1/2 Tablespoons of brown sugar to the paprika. Just skip the aioli and Bravas sauce. Or don’t! Total BBQ heaven. Go make these. Hug me later!

What’s the book???? Milk Street Vegetables. If you want more vegetable happiness in life, go get this. Treat yo’self! The new year is right around the corner, and more produce is going to help with those health goals. Let’s do this! Grab a second copy to gift someone you think is awesome! I blogged all about the book last week with a gorgeous Tomato Tart with Olives and Gruyere recipe. That link will take you there if you missed it!

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Tomato tart with olives and Gruyere – Milk Street: Vegetables

by bernard.guerrero, posted in American, cookbook review, produce, recipe

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Milk Street’s done it again! They are always super flavorful while being as kitchen-efficient as possible. Milk Street Vegetables is delicious and off the beaten path. I found that while I played in the book, I was centering dinner around the produce and coming up with a little coordinating protein and fresh fruit. Fabulous! Yeah. Totally giftable!

I’ll tell you all about the book and the dishes we tried in a minute, but first I wanted to give you a recipe to try. Tomato tart with olives and Gruyere. The flavor is gorgeous and it’s a total looker. And as frosting on that glorious cake, it’s ridiculously easy and quick. Rich puff pastry with earthy tomatoes and onions, briny olives and capers, mustard for a sharp flavor pop, finished with herby fresh basil kisses. We loved everything about this and it’s truly Tuesday night easy. Hope you love it, too!

A huge thanks to the folks at Milk Street and Voracious for letting me share this and two more upcoming recipes with you!

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