Tag: cookbook review

Healthy Minestrone: Welcome to the Blue Zone
The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 is the current stop on the TLC Book Tour. I’m also including it in my Cookbook Highlight of the Week. Want to live a long and healthy life? Read on.

Peanut Soup from Jubilee by Toni Tipton-Martin
Need a great cookbook read and an easy weeknight meal. Pick up Jubilee and whip up a pot of Peanut Soup.

The Art of Escapism and a long faux sour dough process
The Art of Escapism by Mandy Lee (blogger from Lady & Pups) is my next stop on the TLC Book Tour. Her recipes are inventive and her sense of humor is outrageously funny and pained at the same time. Keep on for a prolonged bread recipe that is worth it.

Almond Breakfast Smoothie
I review Lemons Are a Girl’s Best Friend along with a delicious breakfast smoothie from Janet Hayward’s recent publication.

Sweet Potato Soul, a new vegan cookbook
Vegan or not, you will want this cookbook in your kitchen arsenal.

Taste of Home Surprises
A review of the latest Taste of Home holiday cookbooks along with some of my featured recipes: Pina Colada Cake and Herb-Vinaigrette Potato Salad.

Recipes from our past….
A review of a retro cookbook and a truly inspired cocktail recipe from a bygone era.

Cucumber and Mango Salad with Lime Dressing
A book review of The New American Heart Association Cookbook with a great salad recipe.

Review of My Kitchen Year with Painless Pasta
I know this book has been out for a while, but I sat down last weekend and read it cover to cover. It’s another Reichl classic.

Lentil Salad with Sautéed Vegetables and Feta
This salad recipe appears in Alice Waters’ The Art of Simple Food and I love all the variations that she includes with the recipe. I’ve added carrots, celery, onions and feta to her base recipe for this dish.