A Handful of Cookbook Reviews

I love cookbooks but don't have the space for them in my kitchen. Therefore, I am a serial cookbook borrower- from the library or friends, it doesn't matter- I read them, write out the recipes that look good to me and send the book back for someone else to enjoy. Here are the latest additions to my non-collection.

 -Lynnie

Cooking for Jeffrey: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten

Possibly my favorite cookbook of the year, this is another great cookbook from Ina Garten. Lots of great recipes for all occasions & I love how she always includes tips on which items can be made ahead of time & the best way to do so. The stories she included about her life with Jeffrey were cute, but the recipes, as always, are the highlights. I have a bunch that I've written down to try. 

The Barefoot Contessa always has recipes that most home cooks are capable of handling. I look forward to her food every time I cook it. 

 Top Secret Recipes Step by Step by Todd Wilbur

How often do you find yourself at a restaurant and think, "I wish I could make this at home!"? This was a fun cookbook to read through for just that reason.

I found several recipes that I hope to make including Pepperidge Farm Milanos, Outback Steakhouse's Honey Wheat Bushman Bread and many others. I've already made the Cracker Barrel Hashbrown Casserole and it was a winner (and I had an entire PAN of it to enjoy!).

I'll definitely be looking at some of Wilbur's other Top Secret cookbooks to try.

Weight Watchers 50th Anniversary Cookbook by Weight Watchers

My library got this book so I decided to look through it. I don't participate with Weight Watchers, but I've cooked a lot of their recipes over the years & almost without exception each has been a solid, flavorful recipe so I am always curious to see what they are coming up with (and there's definitely less guilt when you cook these recipes).

This cookbook is a compilation of some of the most popular Weight Watchers recipes over the years and in many cases they've been updated for modern techniques and flavors. I definitely got a few recipes from the book that I'm eager to try in the future. As always, a sound collection of recipes.