“Dinnertime also happens to be the one time of day that home cooks struggle with the most!…But when it comes to churning out dinner several nights a week, I’ve learned through the years that I just can’t fake it till I make it, or things start to get boring and lifeless really fast,” Ree Drummond. If you were to ask me today which cookbook I use the most – hands down it would be The Pioneer Woman Cooks Dinnertime. I love all the recipes in the book and especially the freezer food section. It is really helpful to have meals on hand that are quick to cook and really tasty when you don’t…

“Inspiralized is what your meal and you become – a healthy and inspired version of the original,” Ali Maffucci. The recipes are really easy to understand and straight forward. Any home chef would be able to follow along. I have used both the KitchenAid stand mixer spiralizing attachment and a regular spiralizer for these recipes – both work well. You can also make these recipes using store bought spiralized veggies in the fresh or frozen section to save a little time.

“You’ve got all the directions and if you can read, you can cook” Julia Child. One of the most talked about and featured cookbooks is Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child with Louisette Berthole & Simone Beck. Julia is well known for her cooking show, “The French Chef.” I was very excited to try new recipes from this set of cookbooks. The recipes are very detailed and must be read multiple times before cooking and before shopping. I would recommend following the French tradition of “mise en place,” which is prepping all of your ingredients before you start so you don’t run into a place in the recipes where you…