Source: Tandem Literary
Hardcover, 224 pgs.
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The Beach House Cookbook by Mary Kay Andrews has the best tagline ever: “easy, breezy recipes with a southern accent.” This cookbook includes all of Andrews charm and humor with some fantastic recipes that can make you feel like you live at the beach. Whether looking for some fruit-flavored drinks for an evening of conversation and board games or looking to make a dessert that will have the neighbors talking, Andrews has the right recipe for your summer gatherings and beyond.
For book club weekend, I made pig candy, which due to some work in the kitchen at the same time ended up being burnt! The parts that weren’t, however, were delicious! You knew they would be — bacon and brown sugar — and that kick of cayenne pepper. Perfect little treat.
My drink of choice was the Prosecco Sippers with strawberries (I love strawberries), which was delicious. Think summery, slightly sweet and bubbly white wine with ice. Delicious for the summer months. It was super easy to make and delicious. I also made marinated shrimp, which can be served cold with greens or as an appetizer with toothpicks. I served it in a dish from which everyone could sample some and it seemed to be a big hit with everyone who tried it. I even enjoyed it and I don’t like shrimp much.
The Beach House Cookbook by Mary Kay Andrews has a wonderful collection of recipes for every occasion and has stories to accompany her recipes. I love that she included family photos and more with these easy to follow recipes. This is definitely a cookbook that I will use again; there are some yummy desserts I can’t wait to try. Perfect way to kick off Memorial Day weekend.
RATING: Cinquain
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About the Author:
Mary Kay Andrews graduated from the University of Georgia with a journalism degree in 1976. She worked as a reporter at a number of papers, and spent 11 years as a reporter for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution before leaving to write fiction full-time in 1991. She published ten mystery novels under her own name between 1992 and 2000, and since 2002, she has authored a number of best-selling books as Mary Kay Andrews.