Live Life Deliciously with Tara Teaspoon

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The first thing I noticed when reading this cookbook is that Tara's worked for Martha Stewart. This kind of worried me because often Martha's recipes are too hard or too much for me to use. I was surprised that there were so many recipes I actually tried, liked, and have marked to try more.

The contents of the book are

New Pantry Staples
The Right Equipment
Bites, Dips, and Snacks
Salads, Bowls, and Dressings
Side Love
Weeknight Routines
Flavor Inspired Dinners
Meals for Gathering
Morning Glories
Sweets to Share

As you can see, there is a wide variety of recipes in this book. So many of them I would use when hosting a party or a family gathering. Some people may call them "Fancy" recipes and some require not as common ingredients. You will need to plan ahead to buy things needed for certain recipes.

Here are recipes I tried:

Double-Cheese Garlic Bread
Glazed, Bacon-Wrapped Sweet Potatoes
Mile-High Buttermilk Biscuits
Herb-Glazed Fall-Off-The-Bone BBQ Ribs
Bakery-Style Chocolate Chunk Cookies

The recipes I tried were pretty easy and I had most of the ingredients on hand.

Some I really want to try in the future are:

Lemon-Butter Salmon with Herbs and Cucumber Salad
Thai Meatball Lettuce Wraps with Sweet Chili Sauce
Giant and Glorious Blueberry Streusel Muffins

This cookbook will attract those who want to try some new recipes with a little more pizazz. Serving these meals will for sure impress.