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Lidia Bastianich’s Wedding Soup recipe and Cookbook Review: Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian

October 17, 2017

52847096Lidia’s Celebrate Like an Italian is an absolute delight! While the recipes range from simple to more complex, and casual to dressy, all of the dishes are holiday and party special!

A big thanks to Knopf Publishing for giving me permission to share the recipe for Wedding Soup with you!

My review with my pics and thoughts on the dishes I’ve tried is below the recipe.

 

 

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Fireball Whiskey Meatballs recipe and Cookbook Review: The Complete Electric Smoker Cookbook by Bill West

October 12, 2017

IMG_3030It’s starting to cool down a bit outside. Fall is the perfect smoking weather.  The Complete Electric Smoker Cookbook is great for when you’d rather be out throwing a frisbee or bonding with your lawn chair in the sunshine than playing in the kitchen. It’s an easy, yummy book that will get you out in that yard. It’s called an electric smoker cookbook, but the recipes work perfectly in my kamado-style grill with a heat deflector plate, too. Any tweaks I made to the recipes are noted in the review below. Read More

Homesick Texan’s Spinach Queso Blanco recipe and Cookbook Review: Queso by Lisa Fain

October 8, 2017

Queso coverTexas is pretty awesome. We get maybe 5 days of snow a year. Just enough to be ridiculous. When it does, kids get sent out in redneck sleds (laundry baskets). I saw an excited dad hand his beer off to his friend, and then he took his kayak down a snowy hill. And we have smoked brisket, queso, kolache, and Mediterranean geckos. It’s a good place. About that queso…. Lisa Fain, author of Homesick Texan and Homesick Texan Family Table, just put out a book of nothing but queso, and it’s fantastic!

Here’s the recipe for her Spinach Queso Blanco, so that you can taste the book. A big thanks to Lisa Fain for letting me share it with you!

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America’s Test Kitchen’s recipe for Crispy Orange Seitan and Cookbook Review: Vegan for Everybody by America’s Test Kitchen

October 5, 2017

vegan_cover_1Do you ever get back from a delicious vacation and need to atone for it? When I do, I like to grab vegan or paleo books off my shelf. I know! They’re totally different approaches, but we’re omnivores – foodivores… Anyway, I have good luck with both. When I’m in the mood for vegan, I love to grab this outstanding vegan foodie book,Vegan for Everybody: Foolproof Plant-Based Recipes for Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, and In-Between!

I’m in love with their Crispy Orange Seitan! A big thanks to America’s Test Kitchen for letting me share the recipe with you so that you can taste the book! Read More

Shepherd’s Pie recipe and Cookbook Review: Outlander Kitchen by Theresa Carle-Sanders

October 5, 2017

IMG_4825They have tshirts that say, “The book was better”, but never, “The cookbook was better”. Just kidding. Are you an Outlander fan? There’s a cookbook, and it’s just as wonderful as the books and show! I boughtthis kilt to wear to the local Scottish festival, but now I like to bust it out whenever I pull out the book.

Here’s the best Shepherd’s Pie for you to try! Thanks to Theresa Carle-Sanders for letting me share it with you! Read More

Tex-Mex Beef and Rice (Cauliflower) Casserole recipe and Cookbook Review: Ready or Not! by Michelle Tam and Henry Fong (Nom Nom Paleo)

October 5, 2017

800OptaaDSC_2630aEver have one of those delicious vacations that you really need to atone for afterwards? I like to grab a paleo or vegan book then. I know! They’re opposite approaches, but I’ve had great luck with both, so I grab whichever I’m in the mood for. Here’s a paleo book that I love, Ready or Not!: 150+ Make-Ahead, Make-Over, and Make-Now Recipes by Nom Nom Paleo.

Here’s a recipe from the book you can try! Thanks to Michelle Tam for letting me share it with you! Read More