Everyone has a favorite kitchen reference book. It is great to have a solid go-to source to rely on any time you are cooking something new. Today I’m sharing my 5 favorite kitchen reference books. I have so many cookbooks. I sold over half of my collection last summer in an attempt to de-clutter, simplify, and earn a …
Usually most of my reading consists of fiction being purely for the purpose of entertainment. I enjoy getting lost in someomeone else’s world and totally wrapped up and consumed with their story. I love a good book that sucks me in and makes me feel like the characters could be real people. I love the suspense of …
It has been a little while since I’ve done a cookbook giveaway, so today I am excited to offer you a fantastic Bundled Cookbook Giveaway with 3 fantastic books: Back to Butter, by Molly Chester; Brown Eggs and Jam Jars, by Aimee Wimbush-Bourque; and The Grain-Free Family Table, by Carrie Vitt. Back to Butter Author: …
My friend Aggie and I both enjoy reading and in the past have often shared book recommendations. Recently she mentioned that she had checked to see if I had posted any book suggestions recently. I admit, I’ve gotten a little bit out of the habit of not just reading but also sharing what I’m reading …
Like many new moms, Catherine McCord struggled to find fresh, healthy recipe ideas when it was time to start her son on solids. I found myself having conversations with friends who struggled with the same issues and I quickly became their go-to girl for baby and child-friendly recipes. I believed that if it helped them, …
Sometimes, as a book lover, there’s a book you can’t even wait to finish before telling everyone you know about it. I read one page and I was telling everyone on Instagram they had to read it immediately. Delancey by Molly Wizenberg is one of those books. Written by: Janssen Bradshaw of Everyday Reading About …
Leftovers can often be a hot topic. Do you love them or hate them? Are you the type that can’t stand leftovers, maybe even shudders a little bit at the thought of day old food? Most days I love them, but I fall in the camp of can’t stand them when leftovers last more than …
Last week, while on a family vacation in Chicago, I devoured Shauna Niequist’s newest book, Bread and Wine. I loved every page of it, making a mental list of all the new recipes I couldn’t wait to try out when I got home. When I read the last page and closed the book, I thought …
We have been really lucky the past couple of weeks to have some gorgeous, almost spring-like weather here in Colorado. For those of you who aren’t so lucky, here are three great books to keep kids entertained when it is too cold to play outside. Check out this great book list, updated from the archives… …
Cookbooks can be a tricky gift. Is it too narrow a cookbook (muffins only, for instance?) or too broad? Are the recipes too difficult or too easy? Will they already OWN this cookbook? I recently got a copy of Picture Cook and I think it is the PERFECT cookbook to give as a gift. Plus …
Written by: Jennifer Petro-Roy I admit to being a predominantly fiction reader. There’s nothing like being caught up in a world that’s not my own and allowing the author and the characters to take me on a journey to somewhere else. But every once in a while, I feel the need for something different. Something …
I read a lot of Young Adult books and I read a lot of food books, but I don’t read very many (if any!) Young Adult books about food. And I really don’t read a lot of YA graphic novels about food. Lucy Knisely’s graphic novel, Relish, about her life growing up with two foodie …
Written by Jennifer Petro-Roy I was a late-comer to the beauty of audiobooks, but a few years ago, I absolutely fell in love with them. Another way to read books while simultaneously making my commute less hideous? Sign me up! But ever since I left my job a little over a year ago to stay …
Plenty of food bloggers go on to write cookbooks. Sometimes they’re not worth picking up – they’re virtually carbon-copies of their blog – but others of them are just Plus, there is something so nice about having a book to open up on your counter while you cook, or being able to go through the …
Written by: JANSSEN BRADSHAW of Everyday Reading Summer is here! Even with two little girls who aren’t in school, it still feels different from the rest of the year. And I’m determined to squeeze in as much beach reading as possible, even if I have to substitute “apartment patio” for “beach.” Here are five …
