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#BookReview: Hungry is a Mighty Fine Sauce by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

21 Nov

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Hungry is a Mighty Fine Sauce by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

Purchase a copy: http://amzn.to/2eOj0Nu

Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, the Belle of All Things Southern, is serving up down-home southern dishes with a healthy side of laugh-out-loud entertainment in Hungry Is a Mighty Fine Sauce. Featuring dozens of tried-and-true recipes complemented by entertaining stories, your hunger–and your craving for humor–are sure to be satisfied! Uncomplicated, delicious recipes including Bodacious Black Bean Salad and Spicy Sausage and Crawfish Spread (125 recipes, to be exact!) fall into categories including Feeding the Funny Farm, Carnivores Are Us, Holidays in Dixie, and Watching the Curves. Eye-catching photos, guaranteed to make your mouth water, are included throughout. . .sure to be a much-appreciated gift or centerpiece on your very own kitchen countertop.

 

My thoughts:

I love cookbooks, and Hungry is a Mighty Fine Sauce is one I’ll be reaching for and recommending again and again! Dubbed as “Recipes and Ramblings from The Belle of All Things Southern”, this spiral-bound storytelling cookbook is brimming with sumptuous southern fare, laugh-out-loud stories, and beautiful photographs.

Believing “the best meals come with a story”, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson has compiled a wonderful collection of recipes and served them up with heaping helpings of humor and heart. My family and I have certainly enjoyed adding some of these delicious dishes to our menu and are eager to try more. They are tried and true and plate licking good, but you’ll have to grab a copy of the book to find out more about that!  😉

 

A wonderful recipe card from the publisher!

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#BookReview: The Tabasco Cookbook

7 Mar

The Tabasco Cookbook

The Tabasco Cookbook by Paul McIlhenny and Barbara Hunter

Click here to purchase a copy or learn more about The Tabasco Cookbook.

Whether you ask for it by name at restaurants or are one of the legions of people who travel with your own bottle, you know there’s no substitute for giving eggs, oysters, and Bloody Marys a kick.

But Tabasco Pepper Sauce is a versatile ingredient for other foods, too. This revised and updated edition of The Tabasco Cookbook includes 20 new recipes for enjoying southern-style classics and American down-home favorites. From perfect fried chicken to a pan of peppery gingerbread, here are 80 recipes and color photography to test your fiery food limits—and keep you coming back for more.

 

My thoughts:

This revised and updated edition of The Tabasco Cookbook is filled with 80 recipes that include “America’s favorite pepper sauce”. Whether adding flavor or heat, from breakfast to dessert, this collection features a variety of ways to tantalize your taste buds!

In addition to the delicious recipes, I enjoyed the beautiful photographs, cooking tips, and Tabasco tidbits that are found throughout the book. When choosing new dishes to try, I really appreciated the recipe rating system. Each recipe includes a tiny Tabasco Sauce bottle numbering from one to four, which indicates the spiciness of the dish. Another delightful aspect of this cookbook is the Tabasco history that is shared in the first few pages. It made me appreciate this distinctive pepper sauce even more!

Fans of Tabasco Sauce are sure to enjoy this great collection of recipes, as will those looking to spice up their dishes!

I received a complimentary copy of this cookbook through Blogging for Books in exchange for an unbiased review. All thoughts expressed are my own.

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Review: Gather Around The Amish Table | Amish Baking Basket Giveaway

23 Sep

Gather Around the Amish Table

Gather Around The Amish Table by Lucy Leid

Purchase a copy: http://bit.ly/1NfOVUi

Blog tour landing page:
http://litfusegroup.com/author/lleid

Straight from Amish kitchens to yours, this cookbook offers favorite family recipes and charming stories from Amish and Mennonite cooks.

Bake the pecan rolls that taste best after an ice-skating party, or try the hoagies that a community sold to help an Amish family with hospital bills. Discover the cocoa cupcakes with instructions to “stir by hand” that one young cook took literally, or whip up the whoopie pies that one Amish woman took to market in her horse and buggy.

These cherished recipes speak of comforting traditions, lively communities, and strong Christian faith. Gather your family around the table to sample the nourishing fare and trademark charm of the plain people. In the words of one cookbook contributor: “Bake someone happy!”

My thoughts:

Gather Around The Amish Table is a lovely cookbook and a wonderful sampling of the food and fare shared in plain communities.  Brimming with recipes and stories from Amish and Mennonite families, this treasury of favorites is a great addition to any kitchen.  I really enjoy the easy-to-make recipes and the beautiful photographs that include food and glimpses of Amish life.  The stories shared by the various contributors are a pleasure to read and really make this cookbook special.  My family and I have enjoyed the recipes we’ve tried and look forward to enjoying many more! 

Yoders' Eight-Minute Cheesecake - Gather Around The Amish Table

Of the recipes I’ve prepared so far from Gather Around The Amish Table, the overwhelming favorite has been Yoders’ Eight-Minute Cheesecake.  This easy, no-bake cheesecake is delicious!!    

Visit the Litfuse blog for the Yoders’ Eight-Minute Cheesecake recipe.  

I received a complimentary copy of this book through Litfuse Publicity in exchange for an unbiased review.  All thoughts expressed are my own.

 

Get your fall baking underway with an Amish Baking Basket Giveaway from Lucy and MennoMedia!

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One grand prize winner will receive:

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Enter today by clicking the icon below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on September 29th. The winner will be announced September 30th on the Litfuse blog.

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About the author:

Lucy Leid is an Old Order Mennonite wife, mother, and cook in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

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Autumn Giveaway Winner

11 Oct

Congratulations, Sonja! 
I hope you enjoy your new cookbook!

 

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Thank you to all who commented on Anne Mateer’s first Portrait of a Reader feature.  I know there were several who commented but did not enter the giveaway.  Thank you again for helping us celebrate!

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Exciting Autumn Giveaway

4 Oct

Melanie Backus- Reader Spotlight (2)

Author Anne Mateer is starting a new weekly blog feature titled, Portrait of a Reader.  She is kicking off this feature today with a reader very dear to my heart, my mother, Melanie Backus.

 
 

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I would love for you to hop over to Anne’s website and say hello to these two special ladies.  After you do, come back here and let me know you commented and you will be entered to win a copy of the Gooseberry Patch Quick & Easy Autumn cookbook. 

 
 
I love Anne’s new feature and look forward to getting to know others who love to read!

 

GIVEAWAY!

The rules for this giveaway are as follows:

1) You must be a follower of this blog to win. 

2) You must leave a comment on Anne’s post and this post.

3) You must live within the United States, for shipping purposes.

The giveaway is open until Thursday, October 10 at midnight, Central Standard Time.  The winner will be emailed and announced here on the blog next Friday, October 11.  Good luck! 

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