My book is full of easy, family-friendly recipes that I hope you will make again and again. But there are also a few twists and turns in the book for people who do like to spend more time in the kitchen, and there are some fun options for those who like to entertain too. I can’t wait for you to see it and cook from it and bake from it with your friends and family.
My fabulous blogging friends Elise Bauer (Simply Recipes) and Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) provided these beautiful quotes for the back of my book.
The Recipe Girl Cookbook covers all meals of the day- 195 recipes in all!
My favorite recipe from each chapter:
- Breakfast: Challah French Toast with Kahlua Brown Sugar Bananas
- Lunch: Slow Cooker French Dip Sandwiches with Peppers and Caramelized Onions
- Happy Hour: Layered Mediterranean Spinach Dip
- Side Dishes: Brown Butter and Smoked Gouda Skillet Cornbread
- Dinner: Barbecue Sauced Shrimp and Bacon with Orzo
- Dessert: Snickers Bar Cheesecake Pie
I don’t need to follow a special diet and I didn’t create my cookbook for any sort of diet in particular. But I know how frustrating it is when you need to follow a special diet and recipes don’t offer any options for adaptations. I included symbols in my cookbook to help out people who follow gluten free, dairy free and vegetarian diets.
- 37 recipes in the book (W) are website favorites. The remaining 158 recipes were created especially for the book.
- 69 recipes in the book (V) are either naturally Vegetarian or adaptable (adaptations included)
- 116 recipes in the book (GF) are either naturally Gluten-Free or adaptable (adaptations included)
- 134 recipes in the book (DF) are either naturally Dairy-Free or adaptable (adaptations included)
I’ve always LOVED entertaining with friends, so the last chapter of my book offers 20 easy, themed menus for entertaining- using recipes from the book and offering easy tips for decor and time management. Entertaining should be fun and as stress-free as possible, and I show you how to do that.
Check out these friends, who reviewed the book and shared recipes:
- Monday (Breakfast): Two Peas and Their Pod – Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins
- Tuesday (Lunch): Picky Palate– Avocado-Topped Hot Dogs with Creamy Chipotle Sauce
- Wednesday (Happy Hour): Eat, Live, Run– Sweet Smokin’ Hot Mango Chipotle Guacamole
- Thursday (Dinner): Kevin and Amanda– Cheese Ravioli with Brown Butter & Fresh Tomato Sauce
- Thursday (Dinner): FoodieCrush– Garlicky Swiss Chard and Chickpeas
- Friday (Dessert): RecipeBoy– Snickerdoodle Blondies
- Banana Carrot Cake Cupcakes from A Southern Fairytale
- Interview by Fox News
- Review and recipe photos by An Edible Mosaic
- Recipe Girl: Dishing Out Good Everyday Eats by All Parenting
- Video Interview by The Daily Meal
- Tomato- Mascarpone Risotto and Giveaway by What’s Gaby Cooking
- Peanut Butter and Jelly Muffins by Two Peas and Their Pod
- Avocado-Topped Hot Dogs with Creamy Chipotle Sauce by Picky Palate
- Sweet Smokin’ Hot Mango Chipotle Guacamole by Eat Live Run
- Cheese Ravioli with Brown Butter & Fresh Tomato Sauce by Kevin and Amanda
- Garlicky Swiss Chard and Chickpeas by Foodiecrush
- Snickerdoodle Blondies by RecipeBoy
- Tortilla-Crusted Chicken Tenders by Taste and Tell
- Interview and Kitchen Tour by Add a Pinch
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I am ordering your book, looks great. I also think we are related as Kenneth Enstrom is my 2nd cousin.
Hi Barbara- We sure are! That’s my Dad!
Just ordered it from Amazon. More appetizers for a crowd plz
I know I’m late to the party but congratulations. XOGREG
Congratulations Lori ! 🙂
Seems you have made a quite new Encyclopedia…
Quite an effort…
How long did it take to you to write the book ?
It was a long process of writing and editing etc. Almost 2 years total.
*A bit late to the party* Congratulations, Lori! Your cookbook looks deliciously beautiful! xo
It is truly a beautiful book! And, looks delicious – I can’t wait to start making the recipes!
Congratulations 🙂 I’m so excited for you!
Congratulations, Lori! I am so excited for you! I can’t imagine how awesome it must have felt to get those hard copies and see all your work in print. 😀
Yay! Congratulations on the release of your first cookbook, Lori! (I say first, because I just KNOW there are more cookbooks in you!) Clicking it into my Amazon cart right now. What I love about your cookbook is that you took the extra time and energy to code your amazing recipes for special diets. Girlfriend, you ROCK! xo
I am excited for you! It looks just great and I will have to but it. No kidding! Love cookbooks.
I LOVE that you added the dietary indicators in there, and the party planning menus at the back. I really cant wait for it Lori! So so so excited for you! 😀
Congrats Lori! That is soooo exciting, I can’t wait to get mine. Enjoy your book tour.
I’m really happy for you!!
Congratulations Lori! The book looks amazing 🙂 Have to go out and get mine today! So happy for you on a great success!
Congratulations! This book looks amazing and filled with such yummy recipes! Can not wait to get my hands on a copy!
Love the style
Congratulations Lori! It looks beautiful. I can’t even imagine the amount of work you put into making the cookbook!
My book arrived today from Amazon. It is beautiful.
Congratulations Lori!! It’s beautiful! 🙂
Congrats, Lori! Can’t wait to pick up a copy!
YAY!!!! The bacon and corn griddle cakes are SO happening this weekend.
YAHOO! Congrats! xo
So so so excited for you girl!!
Congratulations, Lori! This is so exciting! Can’t wait to get my hands on a copy!!
Congrats! So exciting! You had be at challah French toast.
Many congrats on it!
Congratulations! Your cookbook looks fantastic and I can’t wait to get my hands on it!
Congratulations!! I’m so happy for you!
Lori, I can’t even imagine how special today must be for you!!! A huge congrats and lots of hugs and high fives sent your way!!! I can’t wait to get my hands on a copy 🙂
I am so excited for you, Lori!!! Your book is absolutely beautiful in every way. I know I will be reaching for it again and again to feed my family!
EEEEEE!!! sooo exciting! I can’t wait to get my hands on that book!!
I already order mine online! Can not wait for it to get here!! So excited for me and you, Lori!
Congrats again, Lori!!! What an amazing accomplishment!! The book looks amazing.
CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!
The excitment on your face is contagious. Love it! And the book looks so fun and beautiful and useful. Real recipes, for real, everyday cooking!
You must just be peeing your pants. This is so exciting! So happy for you 🙂 Congrats!
Congratulations on the cookbook, Lori! The recipes look and sound amazing! 🙂
Congratulations Lori…I can’t wait to get my copy..I hope it comes in the mail today.
Congratulations Lori! Love how the book looks and can’t wait to go get me a copy and drool over which recipes to make first 🙂
Congratulations Lori! It looks gorgeous and all the recipes sound so delicious.