Thanks all SO a lot in your assist and pleasure for the Bold Kitchen Cookbook to this point! The recipes within the guide (which is formally accessible for preorder now!) had been created by yours really over the course of a whole 12 months! I spent hours upon hours growing, enhancing, writing, and testing and I couldn’t be extra excited so that you can have the guide in your fingers in a number of quick months.

Within the meantime, I needed to dedicate a publish to answering ALL of your burning questions in regards to the guide and the recipes which can be inside. Scroll by means of to get a behind-the-scenes look and a full FAQ part the place I answered essentially the most generally requested questions.

Have any extra Q’s? Depart a remark! Get a sneak peek of the recipes and extra particulars right here, and remember to enroll for our e mail listing to get unique cookbook content material to your e mail listing.

All about The Bold Kitchen Cookbook

The recipes in my cookbook embody the whole lot from breakfasts, snacks, appetizers, enjoyable playful dinners and even recipes for entertaining company, sauces, dressings and tons of desserts for each event (or simply as a result of baking = remedy)! On this cookbook, I needed to supply slightly little bit of the whole lot as a result of that’s precisely what I do on my website. I like creating the whole lot from lovely yeast breads and nourishing, better-for-you muffins to scrumptious, hearty salads and soups to fabulous weeknight or weekend dinners. Oh and desserts. You understand your lady by no means forgets dessert.

Most of all, I would like you to know that The Bold Kitchen Cookbook is actually about inviting YOU to get bold in your personal kitchen, no matter that will imply to you. Whether or not it means attempting a brand new recipe, condiment, ingredient or method or studying to nourish your physique, this cookbook is for you. I would like you to seek out JOY in cooking and baking, and I wish to enable you to nourish your physique on the similar time. Collectively, we’ll discover YOUR Bold Kitchen.

When does the cookbook come out?

The Bold Kitchen Cookbook is formally on the market beginning September 10, 2024, however you may preorder now (which helps SO a lot!).

Why preorder the guide?

I do know September feels distant, however preordering is extremely necessary for authors — particularly NEW authors like me! There are a number of the reason why:

1. Retail availability. The variety of preordered books lets retailers know that they need to inventory extra copies, which in flip will get much more copies in readers’ fingers. Publishers will print extra copies to promote in shops once they see that the guide is in demand.
2. Media alternatives. The extra the guide is preordered, the extra alternatives my staff and I must share it across the nation (and the world!) by means of TV appearances, and on-line and in-print articles.
3. Changing into a bestseller. Preordering the guide helps it climb coveted bestseller lists on New York Instances, Amazon, and extra. A TRUE honor for any creator.

Your assist means the world to me! I couldn’t do that with out you!

Learn how to preorder

I’ve included all of our accessible retailers on this web page, however I’ll hyperlink them under as properly!

All in regards to the recipes

Round 85% of the recipes in my cookbook are BRAND NEW. I hand-picked a number of reader favorites that I felt deserved a spot in a cookbook, and that you simply’d make many times.

I began developing with the recipes based mostly round themes and ideas I needed to execute within the guide. I knew I needed the cookbook to characterize my model and what Bold Kitchen stands for, however I additionally needed to guide to really feel like an instantaneous basic, and one that you’d be enthusiastic about cooking from many times. I had very particular concepts in regards to the design structure of the guide and the way it may stand out from all the opposite cookbooks on the cabinets. From there, I created my desk of contents after which started testing and growing recipes based mostly off of flavors and concepts I had. The factor about recipe testing (and me) is that I prefer to pivot, so I would begin out with having an concept however then it simply builds and builds and builds as I am going. That’s all aside of the method! Typically I make a pasta after which go… wait, this is able to be unbelievable with lemon and a whipped lemon ricotta… oh and possibly thyme, too? Subsequently, I check and check once more! The truth is, every recipe has been examined at LEAST 3-4 occasions.

Most of all, I needed these recipes to be a mixture of recipes that made you are feeling good from the within out (suppose protein and fiber-packed, veggie-loaded meals!), however I additionally needed recipes that felt distinctive, typically celebratory or maybe even a enjoyable twist on a basic dish. I pulled inspiration from my Hispanic heritage and dishes which were handed down by means of generations, so right here and there, you’ll discover a number of Puerto Rican recipes impressed by my lovely mother and grandmother.

Lastly, I’m SO pleased with the attractive, VIBRANT images that I really feel actually represents Bold Kitchen. It’s colourful and fashionable with classic touches. Principally, I can’t wait so that you can open up the cookbook as a result of I believe you’ll be drawn in from the very first chapter!

What’s inside?

As talked about above, you’ll discover all types of recipes within the guide. Breakfasts/snacks, appetizers/starters, soups, vegetarian mains, dinners, desserts and an entire chapter dedicated to sauces, dressings, dips and extra! A cookbook for on a regular basis life (and each season!). Get a sneak peek right here!

Different recipe particulars:

• 75% of the recipes are gluten free or will be made gluten free
• 65% of the recipes are dairy free or can simply be made dairy free
• 70% of the recipes are vegetarian or simply made vegetarian

Make it Your Means

You’ll discover this part after most of my recipes within the cookbook. That is the place you could find my recommendations for making swaps and substitutions, comparable to make a recipe gluten free, dairy free, or vegan, when relevant.

Make it Nutrient Dense

This part lives under a few of the recipes within the cookbook and contains my ideas for throwing in nutrient-packed substances to spice up the diet of the recipe with out sacrificing taste. I’ll let you know add protein, improve the veggies, and so forth.

FAQs

• Are there vegetarian recipes?
  • Sure! Round 70% of the recipes are vegetarian or vegetarian-friendly!
• Is the diet data accessible for every recipe?
  • I made a decision to not embody dietary data in my cookbook as a result of 1) we didn’t have room to incorporate them and a couple of) I didn’t need the numbers to overshadow the recipes — however please know that a lot of the recipes are extremely nutrient dense and if mandatory from a well being standpoint, you might be welcome to make use of numerous on-line diet calculators!
• What’s within the Desk of Contents?
  • We’ll plan to share this in one other weblog publish! Make sure to enroll in our e mail listing so that you will be the primary to know.
• Are there kid-friendly choices?
  • There are positively loads of kid-friendly choices, like my cornflake crusted rooster tenders (with honey mustard dipping sauce!) or my scoop ’em up mini pesto turkey meatballs.
• Fav new recipe from the guide?
  • Don’t make me decide!!! Okay, however I actually love my enchilada recipes within the guide (there are 3 enchilada sort of recipes)! Particularly my Magical Candy Potato Black Bean Enchiladas with Creamy Poblano-Jalapeno Sauce.  They’re vegetarian however you may simply add rooster when you’d like. The sauce is INSANELY GOOD.
• Are weights included for baking recipes?
  • Sure! I’ve included weights for all my baking recipes! YAY!
• Are there notes on make a recipe gluten free and/or dairy free?
  • Sure, most recipes have particular be aware part known as ‘Make It Your Means’ the place I embody make a recipe gluten free or dairy free every time attainable.
• Storing and freezing ideas?
  • I’ve included storing and freezing ideas for nearly all of my recipes. The truth is, I’ve a whole freeze the whole lot part in my guide, too!
• Are there pictures of each recipe?
  • Sure! I used to be adamant about having a photograph for each recipe as a result of let’s be sincere… all of us eat with our eyes first!
• Are there desserts and snacks or simply meals?
  • There’s the whole lot on this cookbook. See above for extra particulars!
• Are there simple recipes or are they tough?
  • Many of the recipes are very simple and straight-forward, however I even have recipes that supply a enjoyable undertaking or problem or embody a probably new method you haven’t tried earlier than.
• Hardest recipe to craft?
  • My Milk & Honey Oatmeal Dinner Rolls (or burger buns!). I examined this recipe 8 occasions earlier than I lastly nailed it. And let me let you know they’re FABULOUS. Made with oats, honey, bread flour and white complete wheat flour and enjoyable seeds on prime + a honey butter… omg!! So good to make as a enjoyable undertaking, or enjoyable a fantastic dinner — and they’re VERY freezer-friendly and will be made forward of time! Whoo hoo!

Thanks SO a lot for all your assist and pleasure in direction of the cookbook. Let the countdown to September start! Don’t overlook to preorder right here!