Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat: A Cookbook

I've never thought to or wanted to count a cookbook as a book read on GR but I am literally read every single page in this amazing cookbook. Well worth the actual read. Chrissy comes through on every page! I took my time and read through each recipe. Her little paragraphs at the beginning of each recipe are just classic Teigen. lol. My first recipes from the book were Perfect Seared Scallops with Warm Corn Salad and Sour Cream and Broccoli Potato Cakes. It all took a bit longer than I had anticipated and the broccoli needed more time to cook to become mashable so I ended up throwing it, along with the potatoes and sour cream (and other ingredients for the cakes) into my Nutribullet for a quick mix. Worked well. I did not have the frozen corn I thought I did (I ALWAYS have frozen corn...grr!) so it was a warm pea salad. lol. Luckily we both like peas. But all in all, very delicious! The scallops were the shining star. Then I made Rotochick Chicken Noodle Soup which was deliciously flavorful due to the rotisserie chicken. The only other flavorings were the thyme, salt, and pepper! I skipped the bay leaf. I made the Crab Cakes Benedict and Bacon Hash Browns (pictured) and was so pleased with how they turned out! My first time poaching eggs too! My favorite meal so far but the Chinese Chicken Salad is a very close second, we ended up putting it in a tortilla wrap and damn, such a good idea! The Buttery Glazed Beans were too sweet and buttery for us. I like my veggies to taste like veggies, not sugar. My next recipes will be the King's Hawaiian BLPTs and the Vegetarian Tortilla Stew. Really love this cookbook and once I've exhausted these recipes, I will be buying the second one! I can't recommend this book enough!

I saw the Craving reviews and had, of course, heard of Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, but I had no idea that A) she is an extremely good cook, and B) she is hilarious. Seriously hilarious. Her recipes are thought out and easy to understand because she is so articulate in explaining the details but the way she sets up each recipe with her wicked sense of humor takes this book over the top. She has clearly been up-close-and-personal with all the recipes in Cravings. Her ability to create such crave-worthy recipes and equally appreciate those recipes she received and shares in the book from the people in her life makes Cravings -- and her-- all that more special. And believe me, these are some incredible dishes and she is no lightweight in the kitchen. There is complexity to a good share of her recipes but her easy-going way of taking you through the steps gives you the confidence to explore. The photography is gorgeous and each recipe comes with one or more photo to give you a complete picture of what is in your future. The recipes are a global mix of yumminess that are meant to be comfort food in every sense of the word. All that said, the added bonus is how she brings you into her life. You get to know her and there is a lot to love there. But the fun factor puts Cravings through the stratosphere in my opinion. I cannot remember the last time I laughed out loud when reading a cookbook. Repeatedly. Like every page. She hooks you from the very first paragraph in her introduction and doesn't let you go. I have not made any of the recipes yet but am going to try her Stretchy Artichoke, Spinach and Buffalo Chicken Dip with Spiced Pita Chips and King Hawaiian BLPTS tomorrow to kick-off my in-home pre-season football tailgate for two. I just bought a copy for my best friend for her birthday and pre-ordered her next book coming out on September 18. I rarely do reviews but this was simply too good to not share. Hats off to an amazing book and even more amazing author and chef.

I had the opportunity to get this book from blogging for books and passed it up. My first thought was "Oh, no another cookbook from a celebrity who probably can't even cook. Nothing in this one I'd be interesting in making." Boy was I wrong! After reading several outstanding reviews for this book and learning that Chrissy even has a foodie blog, I realized I might have made a mistake. Since I had an Amazon gift card I decided to purchase a copy of my own and see what all the hoopla was about. One of the best decisions I've ever made. I love this book. I'm already made 25 of the recipes with many more marked to try. Almost all of the ones I've tried were hits at my house. We didn't care that much for the meatloaf, but it was a taste preference and not anything to do with the actual recipe. Also amazing is the stories of the food in this book. Chrissy uses some off color language that I'm not particularly fond of, but in this book it works. She often had me laughing out loud while reading this book. So it's a fun read as well as to cook from. There is even a chapter of Thai inspired food from her Mom. Haven't tried any of those recipes yet but if I can get the ingredients I'll be trying those as well as we enjoy Thai food. Some of our absolute favorites of the 25 were Sriracha Caesar Salad and dressing, Cobb Salad with Honey Mustard Ranch Dressing, Chinese Chicken Salad with Crispy Won Ton Skins, Roasted Jalapeno and Chroizo Queso, Steak Bites with Melty Blue Cheese Butter, Cheesey Jalapeon Bacon Cornbread, John's Breakfast Sandwich, Spicy Cajun Sausage Peppers and Cabbage, Cheesy Jalapeno Tuna Casserole with Potato Chip Topping, and Everything Chicken Sandwich Melts. If you'd like to see my reviews and photos of all the recipes I've tried from this book check me out on Cookbooker.com where my handle is southerncooker.

Even if you're not going to cook from this book, it's worth getting. Every recipe includes a note from Chrissy which is not only entertaining, but endearingly relatable somehow. I think it's great and not intimidating for beginner cooks and is different from the usual list of ingredients and drone of instructions one is usually used to. Enjoyed the beautiful photos, one of my favorite cookbooks to date.

El libro tiene pasta dura y muy fácil de leer cuando estás en la cocina preparando la receta, las recetas son muy fáciles y todo es muy rico y ella añade notas de inspiración sobre cada receta lo cual lo hace muy interesante.

Ich liebe einfach ihre Rezepte

Well spent

J'adore Chrissy Teigen, et je voulais commander son livre depuis longtemps. PAS DÉÇUE. Les recettes sont géniales, certaines faciles, d'autres moins. Seul hic : je regrette de ne pas avoir de four pour certaines...