Maybe she’s on a photo shoot in Zanzibar. Maybe she’s making people laugh on TV. But all Chrissy Teigen really wants to do is talk about dinner. Or breakfast. Lunch gets some love, too.
For years, she’s been collecting, cooking, and Instagramming her favorite recipes, and here they are: from breakfast all day to John’s famous fried chicken with spicy honey butter to her mom’s Thai classics.… classics.
Salty, spicy, saucy, and fun as sin (that’s the food, but that’s Chrissy, too), these dishes are for family, for date night at home, for party time, and for a few life-sucks moments (salads). You’ll learn the importance of chili peppers, the secret to cheesy-cheeseless eggs, and life tips like how to use bacon as a home fragrance, the single best way to wake up in the morning, and how not to overthink men or Brussels sprouts. Because for Chrissy Teigen, cooking, eating, life, and love are one and the same.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Chrissy Teigen’s cookbook is killing it on the New York Times Best Seller list! Love her and looooove her editor, Francis Lam, who is a James Beard Award–winning food writer. He is actually one of my all-time favorite food writers. You can almost smell the food in his writing. Can’t decide who I would give up my firstborn to… Life is hard.
Great cookbook. Teigen is definitely one of a kind
I’m fascinated by cookbooks. It’s really odd since I don’t enjoy cooking and am a pretty picky eater. That said, I’m a pretty good cook when I find a recipe I’m willing to try or can modify to my standards. So, when I was looking for a new book to review, I came across this one and had to pick it up.
First thing, Chrissy Teigen is funny. From the forward to the little antidotes that go with each recipe, even if you don’t cook a darn thing in this cookbook, it was a fun read. It also gave me some insight to the lady who has been on TV a lot over the last year or so from Lip Sync Battle to Fab Life to even Hollywood Game Night, but started out as a model. It was refreshing to see that someone who created a career out of being thin actually has Cravings and will eat “normal” foods from time to time.
There is a wide variety of recipes featured in Cravings . But each has a story and a fabulous photo. She covers everything from breakfast to dinner to a chapter called “Things That Intimidate People But Shouldn’t”. I haven’t tried any of the recipes yet, but there is one for a Biscuits and Gravy that has piqued my interest and the picture of it makes me drool.
I found that I’ll probably never make about half of the recipes in this book. But more adventurous eaters and cooks will find many gems to feast upon. And the stories to go with the recipes are just the icing on top. Give this cookbook a try.
My review originally posted at Romancing the Book.
I just made my first recipe from Crissy’s book – the roasted tomato soup – and oh my god, it’s a game-changer. I’m already anticipating the next thing I can try from this cookbook. It’s a gem – full of humor and accessible recipes, and I’m already hankering for a hard cover edition to display in my kitchen and use over (and over and over) again.
I checked out this cookbook after seeing one of its appetizing recipes on Pinterest. I’m not that familiar with Chrissy Teigen, but based on this cookbook, she’s crazy photogenic and knows how to cook. I was immediately drawn to about 16 of the 94 beautifully photographed recipes, which I realize is a pretty low percentage, but their quality created a sense of urgency that got me in the kitchen the following day and of course I can’t dismiss the amazing flavors that ensued.
My first recreation: Chicken Lettuce Wraps. Believe me when I say that any photo of this dish does not do justice to the amazing flavors. I’m making two batches next time because this dish was devoured way too fast and we all wanted MORE. It should be noted that the recipe did require a trip to the store for several bottles of ingredients that I personally may only find myself using for this recipe (but you may keep them on hand), and the prep work kicked my butt. I’m pulling out the food processor next time to save my wrist from all that chopping and dicing. But oh so worth it.
Cultural, sensible, indulgent, but mostly delicious, this is a cookbook I’m really glad I decided to flip through. Looking forward to taking a peek at her newest one! Check it out.