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Note: On Goodreads, this is titled Elise's Home Kitchen: Easy Family Recipes for Everyday Cooking vs Elise's Home Kitchen Eat Dessert First
Synopsis (From Netgalley, the provider of the book to review)
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The founder of a successful chain of bakeries shares more than 150 no-fuss recipes for delicious go-to family dinners and desserts.
In 2020, when the world was hit with a pandemic, Elise Thomas used her own small kitchen oven to begin baking her signature gourmet cookies. Selling them first out of her garage, her business quickly skyrocketed into a successful chain of bakeries—Cookie Co.—and earned her the nickname “the cookie lady.”
Now, in her debut cookbook, Elise shares not only the delectable baked goods she is famous for but also the fast, easy, and delicious meals that have become staples for her own busy family. Recipes are broken into sections based on cravings: Burgers, Sandwiches and Tacos, Pasta, Soups, Salads, Side Dishes, Appetizers and Dips, Breads, Cookies, Cakes and Pies, Desserts and Treats, Breakfast and Brunch.
Whether you’re looking for savoury dinners like Bacon-wrapped Guacamole Chicken or Beef and Biscuit Pot Pie, or something sweeter like French Toast Rollups or Oreo-Stuffed Peanut Butter Cookies, Elise’s recipes are both simple and flavorful and focus on ingredients most people already have in their pantry. Alongside full-colour original photography of each dish are the culinary tips and tricks Elise has learned over the years, a suggested pantry list, and notes about which dishes her kids love most, which can help take the guesswork out of what’s for dinner or dessert.
A wonderful cookbook full of food you will want to cook over and over again --- not necessarily the healthiest food but sometimes just getting food into the kids is a major accomplishment. Highly recommended. #shortbutsweetreviews