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Did I mention my latest cookbook author crush??? 😉

I gifted myself all three and am glad I did! I made the Double-Baked Potatoes with Horseradish + Cheddar and they were divine! Google it and the recipe will pop up.

Thanks for the tag @ItsAnotherJen 😘 #FriYAYintro
1) I realised that both the books I‘m reading currently (novel and cookbook) are by LGBTQIA+ authors - but my FAVE is probably Sarah Waters
2) Purple
3) Lately, providing a safe, peaceful home is where my energy is going
4) Would you like to join in @GingerAntics @TK421 @xicanti

I love Julia Turshen, and, as evidenced by the number of flagged pages, I loved this cookbook. Full of lovely and simple recipes, menu plans, and make-ahead tips - and then creative ways to put the leftovers to use. Day-old radicchio and squash salad turns into a killer grilled cheese filling; today‘s eggplant salad becomes tomorrow‘s eggplant dip, etc. And her thoughtful, well-written recipe intros are second to none.

Beets with poppyseed-chive dressing, applesauce cake, and cabbage salad with feta cheese pictured. Those were my favorite recipes from this one. Liked that along with the original dish, recipe suggestions for leftovers were also given. Overall, not bad, though there were several recipes I don‘t think I‘d ever attempt because they just didn‘t sound good to me. However, someone else would probably love them. We all have our preferences.

Love the idea of food as storytelling 😊

I was VERY excited to learn I‘d be receiving this from the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program. When you get a Julia Turshen cookbook, you know it will not only be full of delicious, doable recipes, but it will also be a book worth reading from cover to cover. Can‘t wait to dive in! 👩‍🍳❤️

I loved Julia‘s first cookbook, Small Victories, so I was really looking forward to this one. One of the best things about this cookbook isn‘t the recipes (although I can‘t wait to cook the shit out of this thing - spaghetti pie is on the menu tonight, hey-o) it‘s how Julia writes about food as an act of comfort and care, to show how a dish or menu can act as an aide du memoire or to express love.