The Art Of Baking

  Julia Mirabella does not disappoint and offers us more ideas for lunch time.This time we have a variety of unique recipes for soups,pastas,rice dishes and of course salads.This is the chapter where we can all stretch out our imaginations and see what we can develop.So to start off, I have chosen to create the potato salad and the roasted cauliflower with Parmesan cheese dish. Potato salad is my cherished summer salad and there can be countless versions in several cultures of this particular dish.For me,I have always adored my family's German potato salad because that is what I've grown up with;although I am always eager to test out fresh new ideas. This salad recipe in particular is kept surprisingly simple as well as affordable.It simply involves tender bite size red and yellow potatoes, coated in a delicious mayo,lemon juice and Dijon mustard dressing.Then for some unique flavor and texture we have fresh chopped chives,parsley as well as celery.Then...

  Mason Jar Salads & More has an variety of flavorful and unique salads.There is many simplistic and adventerous recipes in this cookbook, including lots of room to expand creativity.In this specific chapter, I chose to make Julia Mirabellas Greek Salad with Chickpeas as well as her Cobb Salad. There are many versions of traditional Greek salad that commonly include feta,olives,cucumber and grapes tomatoes.This version makes sure that all these ingredients shine for there unique texture,flavor and color.It also includes an ingredient I thought would never be a great match up and that is chickpeas.However I found out first hand that it actually works quite well in all aspects along with giving us extra protein and zinc.The medley of flavors and textures are balanced very well and is a very refreshing take on Greek salad. The dressing is also top notch because its simple and quick using only olive oil,lemon juice,seasoned with salt and pepper.This is really...

Mason jar salads and more by Julia Mirabella is an innovative cookbook that offers us readers resourceful methods to prepare healthy, make ahead meals.There are  plenty of delectable recipes that focus on salads along with a variety of meals for lunch,dinner and even dessert.This has practical knowledge we can all utilize to produce meals that we can quickly grab,along with making it affordable and time saving.This book is great for everyone because its involves simple ingredients and methods so that we can all enjoy a fresh homemade meal on the go. I love this idea of making meals ahead of time,especially when you are running late for work/school and you refuse to waste your money on junk.So with these recipes they will actually help you stay on budget,save time and make health priority one.Also, a great bonus to most of these meals is they can stay fresh for up to a week refrigerated giving you the option to make multiple meals at a time.Just think ...

Dining Out At Home 2 Cookbook has a handful of comforting soup's that everyone can easily make in their own home.They are soups that are simple recreations from popular restaurants such as Apple bee's , Olive Garden , Kroger's and Outback Steakhouse etc. Also the soups are great to enjoy the next day and I feel can be easily doubled or even tripled to serve a larger crowd.Sounds like a chapter I would dive into first?   So for my choice,I made a creamy based soup from this chapter called Baked Potato Soup inspired by Outback Steakhouse .This was the go to recipe for me because I love the versatility of potatoes and I felt it was quite a unique idea that the potatoes are baked prior for this particular soup.I just knew that this would have a new affect on the potatoes texture and I couldn't resist trying out a new idea for potato soup.So once I made my mind up on the soup I wanted I still felt this recipe was a little lonely and would benefit with a partne...