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This Week's Review and Giveaway: Fresh with Anna OlsonThere are some cookbooks that you refer to once in a while and then there are those that you find yourself reaching for to cook from repeatedly over and over again. Fresh with Anna Olson is one of those books.
Using seasonal and locally grown ingredients, Anna offers her readers over one hundred simple, yet delicious dishes that will please everyone in the whole family.
Here at Can I get the Recipe? we featured three of Anna's recipes and have since tried out a handful more, all with excellent results. Every meal, dish, dessert and snack has turned out exactly as expected, which for me is something I desire most in a good cookbook. Each recipe is uncomplicated and the directions are so easy to follow, even the most novice of chefs could impress his or her diners with Anna's simple yet fabulous fare.
The Maple Roasted Chicken Breasts were a huge (and I mean HUGE) hit with the kids, as the chicken was moist and had just the right amount of sweet without being sickening. Snack time and we decided to try out the adorable and delicious Pumpkin Sesame Seed Snaps. I loved them because they reminded me of the sesame snaps I would get as a kid but the added pumpkin seeds added a whole other dimension in flavour and in texture. But I must admit, out of all the three recipes featured, my personal favourite was the quick and super nutritious Vegetable Chowder which I was able to cook from chopping board to pot to bowl in less than 45 minutes. Who wouldn't love a delicious soup that is packed full of vitamins and nutrients and also easy to make?
Since featuring Fresh with Anna Olson, I've had a chance to try out more of her recipes including Glazed Grilled Salmon, Honey Mustard Glazed Chicken, Marinated Flank Steak and Heirloom Tomato Salad. All have been amazing and because of this, there are still more on our "to try" list. I want to stick to the seasons that the recipes are listed under, so I have to wait a few more weeks and months to pass by, but when they do, I will be cracking open the chapters that include recipes such as Sweet Potato Soup with Coconut Milk and Ginger, Miso Grilled Eggplant and Scallops, Roasted Vegetable Tart, Pumpkin Creme Brulee...my list really does go on and on!
Want to Buy It? Fresh with Anna Olson is available at your favourite local bookstore and at many online retailers such as Chapters Indigo ($19.76/$18.77CDN), Amazon Canada ($18.77CDN) and Amazon USA ($19.77USD).
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