Posts tagged Cookbooks to Give
CREAMY ROOT VEGETABLE MASH (FAST!)

One of my Dad’s favorite food stories to tell is about the time he took the whole young family (me, my three-siblings and my mom) to a phenomenal four-star French restaurant 40 stories up in one of Chicago’s iconic skyscrapers. During the meal, the waiter served my dad an expertly executed rack of lamb, then made the rounds doing table side service of the chef’s flawless potato puree (or, mashed potatoes). The waiter dolloped a delicate swoop of puree on my dad’s plate, with flair, and this warning: “And don’t you dare ask for more.”

If you have my first book, you’ve already heard this story, but it perfectly exemplifies how my family feels about a creamy mash, completely lump-less, and luxuriating in butter and cream. But, a flawless mash doesn’t always need to error on total decadence to taste divine.

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BIG-FLAVOR (INSTANT POT) BOLOGNESE

As satisfying as a spaghetti-and-meatball dinner is a quicker way to get there is a big, bold Bolognese (or Ragu a la Bolognese, a ragu that hails from Bologna), which takes a quarter of the time to reach maximum flavor in a multicooker. I gave a LOT of thought to how much impact I could get from a quick-cook meaty sauce in a short amount of time, before including this recipe in INSTANT FAMILY MEALS. In short, I hesitated. But then, I dug in my heels and worked hard to solve some of the problems I worried about—and added ample amounts of harissa, good red wine and the best San Marzano tomatoes to make sure I could win the flavor equation on this one.

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INSTANT FAMILY MEALS || MY NEW COOKBOOK!!

I have so much to tell you, I really don’t know where to start—which is why, of course, this post is long overdue! I’m here to announce that my newest book, INSTANT FAMILY MEALS, arrived safely into the world just two weeks ago, and is already changing the way families do dinner.

I say that both sincerely, and modestly—It’s not me, it’s the pressure cooker. It’s a game changer for busy families, especially now. And this book—which is chock full of the favorites I’ve been leaning on in a tough year, coupled with the big flavors of food I miss most from restaurants and take out food—is right on time to help your family.

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INSTANT FAMILY MEALS (COMING SOON!!!)

It’s a hard day time in the world to announce something new. We lost another great Friday—Ruth Bader Ginsberg. But if I learned one thing from RBG, it’s to stay the course. Keep putting one step in front of the other. Do what you were put on this planet to do.

I have a lot more to offer this world than just recipes, but for the moment, I’m called to help families and in particular, parents, create a richer, safer, healthier, more vibrant life for themselves and the ones they love. I’m called to support mothers and fathers and caretakers in their journey to raise healthy, vibrant humans. One way I do that is through recipes, and this year, in particular, it’s through recipes that are spot on delicious, and easier than ever to put together and put on the table.

So, without further ado, I give you Instant Family Meals, my new book. It’s the next best thing to me being able to bring over a pot of Turkey Meatball Soup with Macaroni and Kale to your house tonight or a creamy, Double-Chocolate Cheesecake. It’s a warm bowl of porridge on a cold winter morning, a spicy, steamy vat of Kimchi Stew. It’s Bolognese in half the time and a Double-The-Veg Pot Roast so heady and satisfying the family will be begging for leftovers. In short, it’s a little help—a boost—a slim book packed with BIG FLAVOR recipes your family will love, crave and lean on in this taxing time in our history. Recipes that will nourish and delight, and also give you a little break.

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EVERY DAY IS SATURDAY || MY NEW COOKBOOk!

I was planning on continuing with GIFT GUIDE here (more coming) but I did an ask me anything on Instagram this week and several of you asked about my new book, which is all the nudge I needed to get this up here, today! This beautiful work, above, which has my heart and soul in it—this work that took 18 months of writing and developing, two months of shooting and way too many weeks of editing to count—has a name, and a face—or a cover to be exact. And I love it: EVERY DAY IS SATURDAY!

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