I follow this account on Instagram, and the recipes are all so beautiful and sound so delicious. I wanted a whole cookbook full of them. I wasn’t disaI follow this account on Instagram, and the recipes are all so beautiful and sound so delicious. I wanted a whole cookbook full of them. I wasn’t disappointed. I marked so many to try, and I like how the author/creator/chef tries to create delicious flavors in ways that are healthier than the traditional versions of similar recipes. I also appreciate how she gives a variety of instructions based on different cookware & appliances that a kitchen might or might not have. I can’t wait to try the recipes out for myself!...more
I just loved every second of this book, and I’m so glad I listened to it. Stanley Tucci is a wonderful storyteller with great timing. He made me laughI just loved every second of this book, and I’m so glad I listened to it. Stanley Tucci is a wonderful storyteller with great timing. He made me laugh out loud, and he made my mouth water. After watching his TV series on the different regions and cuisines in Italy, I knew I’d like this book too. So enjoyable. ...more
I love these cookbooks so much. I can't resist them. The recipes are fun and easy in this edition. I have several pages marked, ready to try. The pictI love these cookbooks so much. I can't resist them. The recipes are fun and easy in this edition. I have several pages marked, ready to try. The pictures of the food are tantalizing, and the recipes are easy to follow with lots of pictures in the directions, as well. ...more
These cookbooks are always beautiful and entertaining. The recipes, for the most part, didn’t seem to ring my bell as much as the other Pioneer Woman These cookbooks are always beautiful and entertaining. The recipes, for the most part, didn’t seem to ring my bell as much as the other Pioneer Woman cookbooks, but I still enjoyed reading it. ...more
I’m seriously turning into my mother and developing a massive cookbook addiction. I bought this one because I’m crazy about the restaurant in MinneapoI’m seriously turning into my mother and developing a massive cookbook addiction. I bought this one because I’m crazy about the restaurant in Minneapolis, and I was craving the Mahnomin Porridge in the worst way. It did not disappoint... the book or the recipe either one. Great stories about the man who founded Hell’s Kitchen and loads of other delicious-sounding recipes too. ...more
I enjoyed listening to this, but it probably would have been better in print so I could see/save some of the recipes. I liked the stories that went alI enjoyed listening to this, but it probably would have been better in print so I could see/save some of the recipes. I liked the stories that went along with the foods, but it was all a tiny bit dated, having been written in 1988. It was not as good as the Ann Hood book I read not too long ago, but I’d probably give more from this author a try in the future. ...more
I won this book on a Goodreads Giveaway (my first win... I was so excited!), and I loved every second of reading it. In fact, this book made me want tI won this book on a Goodreads Giveaway (my first win... I was so excited!), and I loved every second of reading it. In fact, this book made me want to write, and it made me believe that if my pipe dream of writing a book is ever going to come true, it's going to be a book like this... stories about life all woven together with stories about food and the recipes to go with them. This book also made me an instant fan of Ann Hood. She writes with equal amounts of passion and matter-of-factness. It felt real because it is real. Family and life experiences are bricks in Ann Hood's wall. All those bricks are memories, and every memory is tied with food. When she wrote about her daughter who died suddenly at age 5, it wasn't melodramatic, but so truthful and so full of love that I had to make the recipe for Grace's Cheesy Potatoes that very night. I felt that just making that recipe was extending Grace's memory, in some weird little way. Plus, they were wicked good. A cup of heavy cream? Um, YES. :D Life is full of emotion and events, good and bad, and we eat along with each of them. This book talks about that and gives recipes to go along with it. It's a series of individual essays, so it's easy to put down and pick up again without losing the thread of the book. I seriously loved it....more
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