A Great Easy Cooking Cookbook

 Prepping for a recipe can be hard, especially when it comes to finding the right ingredients. Yet suppose you could use shortcuts that make cooking and baking that much easier.Thanks t a new cookbook HOmemade -ish you can.It's a great book for those who are novice home chefs or for those who don;t want too much fuss in the kitchen.

I really love this cookbook by Lauren McDuffie who also authors the blog My Kitchen Little which features easy to follow recipes that use canned and already made ingredients . Homemade-ish (Gibbs Smith Publishing 2024) is kind of an extension of the website. Home chefs like myself will appreciate her philosophy, She believes in ease and efficiency ,holdovers from when she worked in the government. She tells home chefs that it's OK to jazz up boxed cake mixes and buy jarred pesto instead of making it from scratch. There are also a list of kitchen must haves which are not fancy such as a blender  slotted spoon skillet and muffin pan among other kitchen basics.

There are all sorts of recipes, from breakfast to dessert here.I've had my eye on the spaghett and meatball which I can make with vegan meatballs.This is a perfect Sunday dinner meal that can easily translate to Monday leftivers

I also have my eye on the cold soba noodles with sprouts and edaame

THis is perfect for those still hot days ahead when I want something cool yet nutritious.Also on my radar are the mall pretzels, premade pizza dough  and then first  boiled in baking soda and water then baked. There is a roasted potato salad perfect for late summer barbecues. The meat recipes, too re easy and any novice home chef can try bruschetta smash burgers made with store bought meatballs along with the dreamy seared scallops and gnocchi<Yes there are great desserts and easy ones too like an apple pan dowdy made with package prepared sugar cookie dough and apples. I definitely want to make the Ritzies for the holidays. These are simply those peanut butter sandwich crackers dipped in dark chocolate. 

Homemade-ish is the must have cookbook for every home chef. These are tasty and easy recipes that will make any meal stand out. definitely make it part of your culinary library