This is a great collection of recipes, simply put. In every single chapter, at least several jumped out to me as dishes to maybe try on near-future weeknights,, and I'm sure that even more will follow later with rereads.

Great book to have on hand.

We all live very busy lives and this cookbook really takes that into consideration.
Easy, do-able recipes, budget friendly, too.
A easy to read and use layout (important for cookbooks) with great color photos and QR codes.
Recommend.

This is very much a simple, basics, classics cookbook. While I definitely found a few new recipes to try, I already have many similar variations in my meal rotation as a mom who typically cooks at home for two teens. It is a very clean layout though, and full of tips and tricks. I wouldn't be opposed to picking up a hard copy for my recipe book collection, but I'm also not sure how often I'd actually open it. Browsing through this, it most definitely has flavourful drool-worthy recipes - breakfast enchiladas are on the menu this week - I have no complaints or criticisms, but it does feel like a great simple starter cookbook (maybe if I get it, those same teens will find initiative to expand their cooking repertoire.)

The Tried & True Cookbook by Alyssa Rivers is exactly as the title implies, full of simple and flavorful recipes. These recipes are reliably good, with no complicated cooking techniques or hard-to-find ingredients. The author mostly uses "real" ingredients that aren't overly-processed, and every recipe has a photo, which I love.

Recipes that I've tried and enjoyed include: The Best Breakfast Casserole, One-Pot Paprika Orzo Shrimp, Ooey Gooey Sticky Buns, Creamy Zuppa Toscana, Cheeseburger Soup, Grilled Mexican Street Corn, and several others.

I have a list of more recipes that I'm looking forward to trying, such as: Amazing Migas, Breakfast Enchiladas with Creamy Cheese Sauce, Asian Turkey Lettuce Wraps, Easy Fried Rice, Korean Ground Beef Rice Bowls, Grilled Hawaii Pineapple Glazed Shrimp, Brown Sugar Glazed Salmon, No-Bake Cream Cheese Peanut Butter Pie, Zucchini Bars with Brown Butter Frosting, and Pumpkin Sheet Cake with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting.

As a note, the following appliances/tools are used: Slow Cooker, Air-Fryer, Stand Mixer (with dough hook), Instant Pot (alternative methods available), and a grill.

My only complaint is that this book contains a lot of the basics. I already have a ton of recipes for things like french toast, pancakes, tuna melts, chicken noodle soup, mashed potatoes, etc. While these would be an excellent resource for a beginner cook, they're just filler material for anyone who's been cooking for a few years already.

I rated The Tried & True Cookbook 4/5 stars. Every recipe I tried had great flavor, but I subtracted one star for the "filler" recipes. at this point, I have very limited space on my cookbook bookshelf, but this one has earned a place in my collection for when I want recipes that are quick and delicious, but not fussy.

Thank you to Netgalley, Alyssa Rivers, and DK for the opportunity to read and review the ARC of this book. All opinions expressed are my own.

I have followed Alyssa's blog, The Recipe Critic for years and was super excited to hear that a cookbook was coming out and even more excited to read and review it. Well, the book is just as great as the blog! Granted a lot of the recipes can already be found there, but there's just something special about an actual cookbook, in my opinion. I especially love the Pasta Fagioli, Garlic and Herb-Crusted Pork Tenderloin and for some reason, the 8-Can Chicken Taco Soup is a favorite! I look forward to trying the Jalapeno Bacon Cheeseball and many others. The pictures are gorgeous, and I have already ordered and received my hard copy to keep! If you want fairly easy recipes that are also delicious and feature easy to find ingredients, look no further than this book! Oh, and follow the blog too! You're welcome!

Thank you to #NetGalley, Alyssa Rivers and DK for this much appreciated ARC! All opinions are my own.

I will post my review to Amazon, Instagram and other retail and social media sites upon publication.

This is a cookbook by a mom who has a successful cooking blog, though I have never heard of it (she has a staff of 8 women who develop recipes, photograph the food, handle social media and so on, so it is apparently popular). I can see why people like her blog and the recipes as they are similar to Pioneer Woman and Paula Dean recipes— tons of meat, wheat, oil, butter, heavy cream and so on. She actually thanks her workout buddies in her credits and I can see why, as there were so many times I found myself wondering how she and her family could eat this way and not have diabetes (not shaming diabetics— both my paternal grandparents died of diabetes complications and I am acutely aware of the risks).

Some recipes are homemade but many involve processed ingredients like crescent roll dough, jello, canned soup and canned cherry pie filling. One soup recipe is literally 8 cans of things you put in a pot and heat. There are two ˋsalad´ recipes that use ingredients like instant pudding, jello, whipped topping and marshmallows. No nutritional information is provided.

The majority of the recipes are available on the author’s website, though there are 15 or 20 new for this cookbook. Some recipes struck me as rather expensive for a family cookbook, calling for main ingredients like lobster tail, prime rib, jumbo shrimp and steak. There are also a number of charcuterie boards and other recipes more designed for entertaining. Others are standard recipes like mashed potatoes, sandwich bread and pancakes. Quite a few recipes involve covering things with cream sauce made with heavy cream.

I do think many people will love this cookbook and the recipes are likely to taste good. This is stuff you can find online but if you’re looking for a compilation of mostly decadent Standard American Diet recipes, this will be a great fit.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

A beautiful cookbook by Alyssa Rivers, creator of The Recipe Critic, a food blog (https://therecipecritic.com/). I am excited to have her blog as a new go-to resource for recipes in addition to this book. I absolutey LOVED that each recipe had beautiful pictures to accompany it.

I loved the concept of this cookbook which the subtitle states as "150 Quick and Easy Recipes for Busy Families." This is what drew me to this book! Rivers shares in the introduction, "who has time to cook complicated meals with long lists of complicated ingredietns when there's dance practice at 6pm or soccer until 7:30pm?" I really resonated with this, as this is the busy family life I am currently living and cooking for! While I think this cookbook does a decent job overall with sticking to this theme, I think some recipes missed the mark. I will not be whipping up homemade pieorgies coming home at 7pm after soccer practice! Still, I think this is a great collection of recipes for the average family.

I loved that the majority of recipes had a link to the recipe on her blog, where I saved several recipes to my pinterest boards (my primary recipe tool). Several recipes were exclusive to this cookbook, and while that is exciting, I was actually bummed that I couldn't save those ones to my pinterest!

Overall, a great cookbook and I am excited to try several of her recipes for my family!

"The Tried & True Cookbook" by Alyssa Rivers has some interesting recipes, but I didn’t like the way it was set up. The recipes didn’t have any nutritional info which is rather important to me. And I thought the recipe ingredients were hard to read. It’s a companion to the author’s "Recipe Critic" website, so, on some recipes, you can click the “Tap to view on device” and be taken to her website. Still no nutritionals, but you get ads. Yes, ads. No bueno! My favorite part of the book was the introductory chapter, Getting Started. The Essential Kitchen Tools, Pantry Staples, Cooking Substitutions, and Helpful Tips were informative and definitely helpful. It was nice to see those subjects all in one place and easy to read. It’s an okay cookbook as far as recipes go, and I truly appreciated the “Amazing Migas with Chorizo” recipe; the photo had me salivating immediately. I found recipe ingredients difficult to read because they were small type and crammed together with very little leading [space] between lines. The instructions, on the other hand, had space between lines and individual line items.

3.5 stars rounded up
A nice variety of family friendly recipes are included in chapters on Breakfast, Breads, Lunch, Soups and Salads, Starters and Appetizers, Side Dishes, Dinner, Desserts, Celebrations, and Seasonings and Sauces. I liked that every recipe had a color photo, and that there were recipes included to use slow cooker and air fryer.
There were quite a few recipes in here that featured avocado, garlic, and parmesan (sometimes a combo of the last two). Enough that it was something I noticed in particular that these were three favorite ingredients.
There was not any nutritional info or special diet/dietary restriction info included.
The main issue I have with the book is that the author is the blogger from The Recipe Critic, and out of 150 recipes in the book, all but 25 of them are on her website. This is disclosed within the intro sections of the book, but based on other blogger cookbooks I've read and/or purchased, I am used to them having a higher percentage of new recipes. This may be a great book for super fans of the site, or those who can't or don't want to print recipes from online. But if I had purchased this without looking at it first, I would be upset that there is so much previously available content. I would have rated the book higher if not for this.

Anyone who likes recipes that are doable and reminiscent of a lifetime of food, will want to immediately pick up The Tried & True Cookbook , by popular blogger, Alyssa Rivers.

The recipes in the book are not particularly innovative or unusual, which can be intimidating to beginning cooks; rather they are down-to-earth good recipes that are very appealing and are fairly easy to prepare. The recipes included are presented in the traditional manner with a list of ingredients first, followed by step-by-step instructions. The author has also included notes at the beginning of the recipes that include tips and helps in creating mouthwatering dishes.

One of the best things about this excellent cookbook is that there are beautiful, professional photographs of every recipe, which will make readers “must make soon” queue longer every time the cookbook is perused. The recipes are suitable for families – kids and adults will like the dishes.

The recipes call for common ingredients – no need to go to specialty stores – and there are recipes for all seasons and celebrations. Rivers includes over 150 recipes for everything from appetizers to breads and soups and salads, as well as plenty of main dishes and desserts. These are recipes that appeal to regular people, and there is something for everyone, even picky eaters.

All told, this is an excellent cookbook to keep on the kitchen shelf. It is also nice enough to make a good gift for anyone who wants to prepare good, easy dishes.

Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.

A great cookbook to help you plan easy to make dinners with easy-to-follow recipes and pictures that will entice you. Comfort food for busy homes!

This cookbook is absolutely packed with variety. From Creamy Bacon Carbonara to Amazing Street Tacos and Homemade Pierogi, the book includes a cultural cornucopia of culinary options. I like that sheet pan, air fryer and slow cooker recipes were included since convenience is key for me as a busy cook with kids and a job.

Tried and True features chapters on Breakfast, Breads, Lunch, Soups & Salads, Starters and Appetizers, Side Dishes, Dinner, Desserts, Celebrations, Seasonings & Sauces. The recipes are easy and designed to appeal to families. Everything is very accessible and nothing swerves out of the “everyday” lane: breakfast casserole, cinnamon buns, vegetable frittata, 5-minute dips, “stick of butter” oven rice, garlic butter herb prime rib. There are some recipes for Mexican and Asian inspired dishes that also hold wide appeal, like breakfast migas and Korean ground beef rice bowls. There are quite a few nice charcuterie board recipes featured towards the end of the book.

Recipes that appeal to me include:
Breakfast enchiladas featuring flour tortillas filled with scrambled egg and breakfast sausage topped in a cheesy green chili sauce.
Sushi nachos using raw ahi tuna and imitation crab (I’d probably swap the crab for sushi grade salmon)
Browned butter pecan cookies, with an optional maple glaze

Tried & True accomplishes what is sets out to do: a collection of dependable everyday recipes that everyone will love, that are easy to master and make on repeat. You’ll find plenty of recipes for big breakfasts, game days, potlucks, and other real-life get togethers. I especially recommend the cookbook for beginning cooks and people who want to bring the whole family to the kitchen.

I received an ARC of this cookbook from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a great cookbook. The recipes are all easy to make and use ingredients that can easily be found at most grocery stores. Every recipe looks delicious!

Wow, one of the best cookbooks I’ve seen in a long time. I’ll be making several of these dishes. The recipes are easy to follow and there is a stunning photo of each recipe!

The Tried & True Cookbook is an absolutely delightful cookbook as the recipes and writing are approachable by almost any cook. The author, Alyssa Rivers, included 25 new recipes only found in her cookbook while the remaining recipes can be found on her Recipe Critic website.

Some of the recipes you'll find in her cookbook include:

45-Minute Cinnamon Rolls
Breakfast Enchiladas with Creamy Cheese Sauce
Taco-Stuffed Avocados
Air-Fryer Turkey Burgers
Hot Ham and Swiss Pinwheels
Garlic Parmesan Green Beans with Bacon
Air-Fryer French Fries
One-Pot Paprika Orzo Shrimp
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pot Roast
Caramel Apple Slab Pie
Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Cake
Spatchcock Turkey
Veggie Charcuterie Board
World's Best Steak Marinade

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The The Tried & True Cookbook is all about simple and comforting meals. The recipes were very easy to follow and included pictures of all the meals. Rivers added touches of family memories into the cookbook which is very nice to see.

The sections are breakfast, breads, lunch, soups and salads, starters and appetizers, side dishes, dinner, desserts, celebration, & seasonings and sauces. I enjoyed the range in recipes. As the breakfast enchiladas sounded really delicious.

I will say the formatting was a little confusing but that could have been the copy I received from NetGalley as it was online.

I think this cookbook is wonderful! The recipes are not fussy and they are very easy to follow. I love that there are photos to accompany each recipe. If you are a very skilled cook or looking for something a bit more complicated then this is not the cookbook for you. But, if you are looking for easy, delicious recipes that will nourish you and your family then I would definitely suggest you pick this up. It’s a delight!

Great cookbook with vivid and beautiful photos and a ton of information. I love the layout and the fact that most of the recipes don’t require strange ingredients I can’t find in my local grocery store. The only negative for me is the nutrition information isn’t included with the recipes. Living in a house with two diabetics, that’s a necessity.

This cookbook has a wide range of recipes in it and sometimes maybe almost too wide of a range? I loved that each recipe had a photo (except for a few where it's zoomed out on the food and centers the family cooking together). Some of the recipes were things I hadn't considered before and am excited to try, including some new recipes for chicken and salmon and pumpkin cake. I liked that it had some basics like mashed potatoes, turkey, and pumpkin pie, but I felt like a decent number of recipes were for basic things you might just search online, or some things that didn't seem super appetizing in this generation (like some of the fruity salads for example).

Note that some of the recipes can be found online and the NetGalley formatting of the book can make it harder to read.