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Siriously Delicious

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Siri Daly is well known in the blogosphere, as well as her regular appearances on The Today Show. What started out as a simple way to keep a collection of her recipes has turned into Siri's first ever cookbook. Siri is witty and funny, and she provides practical tips for cooks of any level. Most recipes contain variations, adaptations, or important points. These are found in boxes labelled "Siriously Simple", "Siriously Fancy", "Siriously Nutritious", "Siriously Sinful", "Siriously Varied", "Siriously Important", "Siriously Spicy", or "Siriously Mini".

This cookbook is packed with 100 innovative and delicious recipes. The ingredients are mostly simple and easy to find.

The recipes are divided into six chapters:
1. Wakey wakey
2. Halftime
3. It's Five O'clock Somewhere
4. Time for Dinner
5. Sidekicks
6. Sweet Treats

There is also an alphabetized index at the end of the book to help you quickly find your favorites.

I would recommend this cookbook to anyone looking for easy, fun, and delicious recipes the whole family will enjoy. I received this as a free ARC from Time Inc. Books, Oxmoor House on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

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I became slightly concerned while reading the forward for Siriously Delicious when the writer indicated that even with her recipe, she was not able to reproduce the same results as Siri. The comment seemed to feel that Siri is the secret ingredient which makes her recipes turn out better and even with her recipe one could not achieve Siri level results.

Hoping this was simply a compliment to the chef, I forged ahead in the cookbook and was glad I did. The recipes throughout are easy to follow. Of course, I can’t know what Siri‘s results would taste like, but I think my results will be pretty great.

The introduction to each of the recipes interesting and worth the read, many recipes include tips as well.

After the introduction, the recipes are divided into six categories:

Wakey Wakey!
Halftime
It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere
Time For Dinner
Sidekicks
Sweet Treats

After the recipes, you will find included a conversion table and index.

See the full review and the recipe for Chocolate Chip-Peanut Butter-Banana Cookies at The RecipesNow! Reviews And Recipes Magazine. This review is written in response to a complimentary copy of the book provided by the publisher in hopes of an honest review.

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I received an ARC copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved Siri Daly's new cookbook Siriously Delicious. It is loaded with creative and easy recipes that the whole family will enjoy. Each recipe has simple instructions to follow with side notes with tips for making each one more kid friendly or elevating them for a more adult palate. While the dishes are simple they are by no means boring or bland. The pictures are vibrant, stunning and of course appetizing. I have already made a handful of the dishes and they were very tasty and super easy to make. I highly recommend adding this to your cookbook collection.

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Carson Daly wife Siri has put together a family friendly cookbook full of fun and nutritious recipes. She has breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, drinks, and sweet treats! Several of the recipes shows her family enjoying them including her kids. I like how she shares were some of the recipes came from. The pictures are great as well. Wonderful representation.

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Fantastic recipes. Fun personal touches with photos and stories. Stunning images. I love this cookbook and the recipes feel like a great addition to my rotating mix of dishes!

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Starting at the beginning, with the introduction, the first thing I noticed was how funny, and full of life author Siri Daly is. For me, starting any book off with a laugh is a good thing. Yes, even a cookbook. The second thing I saw is how much Ms. Daly loves her family. She includes them in this book every chance she can through stories, and photos.

Did someone mention photos? Anyone who has read my cookbook reviews know that the lack of photos in a cookbook is a big pet peeve of mine. So, a big thank you to the author for including photos of all the dishes!

Siri Daly has packed the pages of SIRIOUSLY DELICIOUS with a lot of healthy recipes that sound and look fantastic. That’s a big statement for me to make because healthy eating isn’t my thing. I’m eating potato chips as I write this review. Luckily for me, she’s included some recipes that aren’t as healthy too.

Here’s a sampling of some of the tasty treat you’ll find. Chorizo Hash Breakfast Burritos, Egg-in-Hole Avocado Toast, Dark Chocolate Croissant Bread Pudding, Italian Orecchiette Pasta Salad, Crab-and-Corn Chowder, Grilled Cheese Roll-Up Dippers, Chickpea Burgers, Summer White Peach Sangria, Mojito Mule, Spinach Balls, Smashed Pea and Ricotta Toast, Pan-Roasted Brussels Sprouts, Rainbow Potato Salad with Crispy Shallots, Cookie Butter Truffles, Angel Food Cake with Vanilla Strawberries, and so many more!
A lovely cookbook with a great variety of recipes, SIRIOUSLY DELISHOUS is seriously delightful.

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This book has a large quantity of appetizing recipes. I found several I'd like to try, including Has Brown Egg Cups, Spinach, Chickpea, and Tomato Fritatta, and Southwest Spaghetti Squash. There are also cocktail and appetizer recipes, as well as yummy-looking desserts! Each recipe typically fills a 2-page spread, with large photo on one page, and then instructions on the other. Many healthy recipes are included that add to the veggie count for the day. I probably wouldn't buy this book for myself, but if you're a lover of all sorts of food types, it could be a great buy. There are enough recipes here to last a good while!

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I received a free e-copy of Siriously Delicious: 100 Nutritious (and Not so Nutritious) Simple Recipes for the Real Home Cook from NetGalley for my review.

A beautifully written cookbook with wonderful stories, beautifully vivid pictures, easy to follow instructions and amazing recipes. Every section and every page had clear direction. This is an everyday kind of cookbook with absolutely everything you could want in it. Some of my favorite recipes being Chorizo Hash Breakfast Burritos, Spinach, Chickpea, and Tomato Frittata, Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes with Vanilla Whipped cream (OMG!), Italian Orecchiette Pasta Salad, Buddha Bowls, Bacon Pizzadillas, Easy Edamame Hummus and Buffalo Chicken Meatballs. I'm hungry just thinking about all this food.

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I am buying this book for everyone on my Christmas list! I thoroughly enjoyed reading through the recipes, looking at the beautiful photos and just learning new things. I have been a fan of Siri Daly from the Today Show so I was looking forward to buying this book. I am so lucky to have been given an ARC to preview! Looking forward to trying her Mom’s Rhubarb Crisp, the Peanut Butter-Banana Cream Pie plus many others. These are recipes anyone can make you don’t have to be a trained chef. I am sure we will be reading more by Siri in the future!

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4 foodie stars to Siriously Delicious! 🌟 🌟 🌟 🌟

Siri Daly is a food blogger, contributor to the Today show, busy mom, and wife to Carson Daly. She developed this cookbook in order to present nutritious recipes, with foods you already have in your pantry, that will be universally enjoyed by parents and kids alike. I think she accomplished that with this effort.

My cookbook friends will adore the colorful, artistic photographs of every recipe. Everything looks and sounds delicious. The ingredient lists are not overly long. The steps to the recipes are also simple. She has recipes that use packaged/processed foods and others that are more whole foods-based. Many of her meal ideas, though simple, are perfect for entertaining. Two things I am eager to make are the Chickpea Burgers and the Buddha Bowls (both have chickpeas!).

I loved how she included tips for involving the kids in cooking some recipes, as well as time-saving tips, like making extras of certain items to make another recipe.

Overall, this is a fun and approachable cookbook that offers many joy-filled, wholesome recipes for busy families.

Siriously Delicious will be published on April 17, 2018. Thank you to Siri Daly, Oxmoor House, and Netgalley for the complimentary copy.

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