Southern Living Annual Recipes 2014: Over 750 Recipes from 2014!

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Pros:There are basically two reasons why one should get this book. 1) If you already collect the magazines and if you want all of the recipes in one place and if you want a hard cover to protect the recipes, then get this book. 2) If you do not have the Southern Living magazines from 2014, then I recommend getting this year's annual copy because there are SO MANY YUMMY RECIPES TO ENJOY! For instance some of the recipes that stood out to me include: Breakfast Tacos, Serrano Pepper Burger, Italian Potato Salad, Spinach Salad with Honey Dressing and Honeyed Pecans, Strawberry-Lemonade Layer Cake, Mix N Match Spring Pasta Toss, Baked Zucchini Chips, Lemon-Rosemary-Garlic Chicken With Potatoes, One Pot Pasta With Tomato Basil Sauce, Tropical Rice Pudding, Grape Focaccia, Lemon Cupcakes with Lavender Frosting, Strawberry Ginger Lemonade Floats, Smoky Chopped Salad with Avocado, and a SHOW-STOPPING CAKE (White Cake with Bourbon Buttercream, with 7 minute frosting, Sugar Coated Orange Slices, and Sparkling Cherries). And there are so many more recipes that look great. Also, in the December section of this cookbook there is a section for several party punches. THESE PUNCHES HAVE A TOTAL WOW FACTOR to them and they look like they would taste pretty good. It is a complete shame that the photos of these party punches are not shown in color. I have the December 2014 issue from SL and these punches look so amazing in color.Cons:This cookbook is around 95% black and white. And all of the black and white photos do not do any justice to a lot of the amazing recipes. I guess Southern Living doesn't know that PHOTOS OF FOOD DON'T TRANSLATE WELL WHEN THE PHOTOS ARE IN BLACK AND WHITE. Hasn't Southern Living heard that when it comes to food PRESENTATION IS EVERYTHING. Also, a lot of the black and white photos are so awful that they make the food look like it went through a blender.Final Thoughts:I'm scoring this cookbook at 4/5 because of the lack of color photos. However, if this cookbook was completely in color then it would get 10 stars from me. Ok, now whether to keep the book or not: Well, I'm keeping this book because there is no way I can pass up all of these amazing recipes. And, by the way I spent some time going through this book and I have to say that a lot of the photos that are in color are basically a showcase of Southern Livings top rated recipes from 2014. I know this because I looked up a lot of SL recipes from this book on-line to check for viewers ratings. For instance the "Lemon-Rosemary-Garlic Chicken and Potatoes" and the "Strawberry-Lemonade Layer Cake" were absolute huge hits, along with a lot of other recipes in this book. And lastly, I have to say that out of all of the Southern Living books that I have, this edition is actually one of their best because of all of the amazing recipes that are included. 2014 was definitely a great year for Southern Living as far as recipes go.

I have collected Southern Living Annual Cookbooks for years. I bought this book to extend my collection.

In very good condition. Exactly what I needed to replace my lost copy.

I have been buying the Annual Southern Living recipes for many years. I've noticed that this year the recipes weren't that exciting for me. But the book is beautiful and very well put together. Maybe next year the food will appeal to me more.

Great recipes - 2014 was a GREAT Southern Living year - especially during the holiday months. I ordered this in the fall of 2015 when I realized that all the recipes I wanted to make again for the holidays were in the October, November, & December 2014 issues. But the whole year is worth it.

What is there to say? If you love to entertain or just cant decide what to make, Southern Living has the answer. I love the helpful tips and advise which are also in this cookbook. This book is not just a cookbook but a manual to cooking!

I wanted to complete my set of Southern Living Annual Recipes this book did not disappoint it was a treasure trove of good recipes