A Wonderful Cookbook full of delicious recipes from start to finish

Made in America: A Modern Collection of Classic Recipes

By: Megan Garrelts and Colby Garrelts

Rating: 5 of 5

I own many cook books and use them on an on-going basis. I like to have cook books which present an area of cooking and give me enough recipes to find one that will appeal to my taste palate, my skill set, and my desire try something new or different.

“Made In America” hits a home run for me in all areas. It is a beautiful book with lovely pictures that entice me into wanting to cook almost every recipe. The descriptions that preface each chapter and each recipe and both entertaining and informative. The recipes present a picture of food in America that is instantly recognizable to me. I know most of these foods. The recipes have slight twists from versions I have made in the past and so my interest is piqued to try a new way of cooking. I like the variety of chapters (thank you for having both a chapter on grilling and on barbeque – some people don’t know the difference.)

As most of the foods are extremely rich in content and flavor, I would probably not use this for making my meals every single day. I would, however, use it every single weekend when I had more time to dedicate to making extraordinary meals – rich in flavor. From breakfast to lunch to dinner, I could find several recipes that would make my weekend meals a real adventure as well as a treat.

I would give this to a new cook, along with a basic cookbook so that they could master skills and then have a great cookbook to grow into. It is also something that I would give to anyone who has a little experience in cooking and who wants to make some of the best American comfort food in their own kitchens.

I received a temporary digital copy of this book from the publisher, Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC, via Netgalley.

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