I like to try a few recipes out before I review a cookbook, and thankfully participating in a cookbook club means I don't have to do as much cooking!

I tried out the stuffed spicy greens focaccia recipe and was surprised at how achievable it was, especially for my first time making focaccia. I don't think I've mastered it in any form, but the results were still yummy.

Others in my group made the shroom ramen noodles, the oiled potatoes (an absolute winner I'm adding to my recipe box), the feta and walnut salad, the feta and pickles salad, the challah garlic bread, the mint and peas pasta, the date smoo, the rosette baclava (another one I'm adding to my box), and the ooey goey carrot cake.

It worked well for party food, but I don't think I'd cook like this for everyday. The inclusion of QR codes to view cooking videos was a great feature, as well as the graphics used to denote quick meals. The typset used for the book was a big drawback for me, like the book itself was trying to do "more is more" visually, and it detracted its readability.

Overall, good recipes with lots of flavor, and crowd pleasers inside, but a little limited for my personal kitchen habits.