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Going with cookbooks for today‘s #BreakInTitle prompt. I have had these two Breakaway cookbooks in my collection for years. I like the author‘s use of flavors & ingredients in different ways for fusion dishes. The Asian Pesto Udon & Maccha Salt (used on the poached eggs) are two favorites recipes that I make on a regular basis. 😋

Last night‘s dinner! #mtcookbook I love this cookbook. I use it sometimes when I need a fun finger food type dish to take to a gathering or when I want to make something quick and easy. This is by the makers of those “quick hands” videos on social media. (I call them quick hands because I have to keep pausing and rewinding to catch all the ingredients, oven temp, bake times, etc.) Anyway, this was a delicious and easy meal to make after work.

Got this book at Bob‘s Red Mill in Milwaukie, OR, just south of Portland, OR on vacation. So cool to see the headquarters in person! They have all kinds of Bob‘s Red Mill products at my grocery store in the natural food section. There are 31 recipes I want to try making in here. No pictures of recipes, though. I want to see how it‘s supposed to turn out!

For me, this is a #borrownotbuy. That said, it looks like it has some incredibly interesting spice/seasoning ideas in it, several of which I plan on trying. I hadn‘t thought of putting a spicy blend on a fruit salad, for example, but I think it sounds like a great idea. I picked this up from the library because of the author‘s recipe for peanut butter noodles, but that recipe isn‘t actually in this book. I loved the stories he shared throughout.

The pictured page is the page I‘m most excited about. I love when cookbooks teach you how to create your own recipes, rather than just teaching you how to make theirs. Overall, this book was a #borrownotbuy for me. I loved the snippets of stories included with each recipe. I loved the photos too. However, most of the recipes were too far out of my comfort zone, so there were few I think I‘d actually make. Still, this was a solid book. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

I couldn‘t help making a grid collage of some of the images in this cookbook. The photographer did an amazing job! This cookbook is a joy to flip through! 🥰 #cookbooks #saladlove #salads

For @dabbe here are my Kate and Pippa. Pippa is the tuxedo in the back and Kate is the tortie. They prefer naps to reading.

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Tonight I made suprêmes de volaille aux champignons - Julia Child / so yummm we ate it and then I yelled WE FORGOT THE PICTURE TAKING ?‍???‍♀️??‍♀️ anyways it‘s delicious!! ??‍?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuMqGnd-cfs

Fun to make! “Five-Ingredient Honey Butter Beer Bread” from pg 69 of the tagged book, which I LOVE. I love making quick breads and this was super quick: 5 mins to prep (maybe less) and 35-40 mins to bake.

• I used a glass bread dish, so added time for a total of 55 minutes bake time.
• Will add a pinch of salt next time since salt isn‘t one of the 5 ingredients.

My family inhaled half the loaf before I could even snap a picture 😂 #mtcookbook

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Since there are 12 sections and 12 weeks of summer- I‘m planning to make one thing from each section -once a week-from when school gets out until it begins again.