Food Between Friends by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Tanous

 

I received a copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

Title: Food Between Friends 
Authors: Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Tanous
Release Date: 3.9.21
Publisher: Clarkson Potter


Publisher Summary
Best friends Jesse Tyler Ferguson, star of Modern Family, and recipe developer Julie Tanous pay homage to their hometowns as they whip up modern California food with Southern and Southwestern spins in their debut cookbook.

Modern Family star Jesse Tyler Ferguson and chef Julie Tanous love to cook together. They love it so much that they founded a blog, and now put all their favorite recipes into a cookbook for you to dig into with the people you love.

In Food Between Friends, they cook up delightful food, spiced with fun stories pulled right from their platonic marriage.

Drawing inspiration from the regional foods of the South and Southwest they grew up with, Jesse and Julie put smart twists on childhood favorites, such as Hatch Green Chile Mac and Cheese, Grilled Chicken with Alabama White BBQ Sauce, and Little Grits Soufflés.

So come join Jesse and Julie in the kitchen. This book feels just like cooking with a friend—because that’s exactly what it is.


My Review

When I tell people that I love to cook they usually ask me "what do you like to make?" and I can never quite describe my cooking style. I think Food Between Friends by Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Tanous most closely aligns with what I like to cook--nothing too fussy, always delicious, and never shying away from butter and carbs. Each recipe in this collection includes a short story about why it was chosen for the book by either Julie or Jesse and they are each little (usually funny) gems. The ingredients are all fairly common and easily attainable, and the numbered directions are the perfect combination of detailed and concise. Together these friends will show you how to stop making brunch just for Sundays, give you some ideas for taking your taco game up a notch, telling you the secret to making a perfect piecrust, and so much more. This collection includes recipes ranging from broiled oysters to butter pecan caramels and while you might think that sounds like too wide of a range, they all work perfectly together to create a cookbook I will return to over and over again. This would be a great cookbook to use if you have a group of friends you like to cook with, to gift to your friend who loves to cook, or to gift to yourself.