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Thank you to NetGalley, Laura Fuentes, and Quarto Publishing Group for allowing me to read and review The Taco Tuesday Cookbook. We are big fans of Taco Tuesday in our house, and we've been searching for new, inventive, delicious taco recipes to try out. I was very impressed with this book. There's a great variety of recipes, beautiful photographs, and easy to follow directions. 5/5

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Thank you to Quarto Cooks for a copy of The Taco Tuesday Cookbook for review! The Taco Tuesday cookbook is perfect for the everyday home cook. All of the recipes are easy to follow and most have only a few household ingredients. The ideas for tacos are very inventive and flavourful as well. 52 taco recipes in the categories of breakfast, chicken, beef and fish means that you will find something for everyone. My husband and I have tried the Philly Cheese Steak and Sweet and Spicy Chicken tacos so far and were pleasantly surprised how much flavour there was considering how little time and effort I put into them. Perfect for a quick weekday meal! We will definitely be using this book on a regular basis! Available August 28, 2018

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Fantastic! There are so many options when it comes to making Tacos! We love tacos and we yes we enjoy Taco Tuesdays at our house. Now we have more options when it comes to making tacos. This is a great cookbook with more than just taco recipes, but recipes for elements to put inside them too -- we can create everything for many of these recipes.

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Yum! Lots of great recipes. Lots of staple recipes and some that I would never have thought to try. A lot of pictures, which are very helpful!
Highly recommended!

*I received an advanced reader's copy in exchange for my honest review

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The Taco Tuesday Cookbook is everything I want in a cookbook!

Laura Fuentes keeps the directions as simple as possible and each recipe has gorgeous photos of what the taco should look like. It includes taco recipes but also drinks and sides like salsa so you can complete a whole meal! Even better, she includes a chart at the end of the book using all the recipes so you can plan out Taco Tuesday for a year. I also like that she gave you a tortilla recipe but wasn't judgemental if you used ready made ones!

This is a cookbook for my household! I can't wait to get started!

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Everybody loves tacos, right? I know we do in this house. We love them so much my husband knows the ingredients to pick up at the grocery store without my list. As a vegetarian, there are a few different ways that I make them usually involving different beans and lentils, and sometimes I add barley or quinoa. We absolutely love them, but yeah, we could use some new ideas!

The Taco Tuesday Cookbook offers a variety of options for tacos, including paleo, gluten-free, and vegetarian. It also starts with the basics like making your own tortillas, or choosing between corn and flour varieties. The tortilla recipes look super simple, and I hope to try them soon!

There are three large sections in the book: The Essentials, all about tacos (“Tacos, Tacos, Tacos!”), and Refreshing Beverages (how fun that this was included!).

The recipes I have picked out to make asap are:
Blackened Zucchini Tacos
Chickpea and Butternut Squash Tacos
Black beans and Queso Breakfast Tacos

I also plan to modify some of the other recipes to make them vegetarian. For example, there is a Greek Taco with cucumber salsa that I can’t wait to try (minus the steak).

The Taco Tuesday Cookbook is super creative and filled with beautiful pictures that made me hungry. If you want to expand your Taco Tuesday, check this one out!

Thank you to Quarto- Fair Winds Press for the complimentary copy.

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I received a free e-copy of The Taco Tuesday Cookbook by Laura Fuentes from NetGalley for my honest review.

Who doesn't love Taco's. This is a cookbook all about cooking tacos and some drinks to go with it. From the fixings, such as homemade Guacamole, salsa, Pico, and other sauces to homemade tortillas. Taco recipes from Huevos Verdes tacos, Migas breakfast tacos, blackened zucchini tacos, lettuce cup tacos, veggie tacos, chicken tacos, beef tacos, Jamaican jerk chicken tacos, teriyaki chicken tacos, barbecue chicken tacos, and so many more. Beautifully pictures to go along with all the recipes and so many different recipes of tacos that are sure to please any family.

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What a great idea! A taco recipe for every week of the year.
Before reading this book I just tended to think of the taco as a one trick pony - the All-American beef taco. I also tended to only have it when out, but this book has plentiful varied and delicious taco recipes for making at home.
There are recipes for a selection of tortillas to make at home or shop-bought ones can be used in the recipes. The recipes for taco fillers are all pretty easy too, with minimal tricky culinary skills needed.
Topping and tailing the main recipes are a selection of sauces, guacamoles and salsas as well as refreshing complementary drinks.
I am really looking forward to making chilli lime salmon tacos, steak tacos with cilantro chimichurri and the Korean beef tacos, for starters.
Unsurprisingly the book seems to be aimed at the US market, but these days translating ingredients across to the UK market is much easier. There should be little problem in sourcing the named ingredients or similar alternatives.
A really nicely presented book with some delicious easy-to-make food.
Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for a free copy of the book in return for a true and fair review.

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There are so many pictures!!!! If I open a recipe book and there is more black and white text than colored photos I will put it down. This book had tons of pictures! Plus, taco?! Yes please. We love Latin food in our house so this book is perfect to help us mix it up. The recipes are easy to follow and don’t require special ingredients that you can’t find at your supermarket. I love how there are kids in the pictures. The recipes can be made for a family which is a huge deal! There are recipes for everyone. Some a little more challenging some super basic. Some spicy and some mild. Excellent book. I highly recommend it.
I received a digital copy from netgalley. This has in no way influenced my review. All thoughts are my own.

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This book is a MUST have for the Taco lover!! Chock full of taco recipes and all the makings that go along with tacos! I love tacos and found several recipes to add to my repertoire!

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Taco Tuesday is always a favorite in our house, but it can be...boring...to do the same old thing every week. This cookbook was awesome because it gave me a lot of great variations of the standard taco. Also, the recipes for how to make the various shells was great, because having recently had to make dietary changes, buying taco shells has become hard. Even if you're not looking for the taco recipes, the other essentials to a taco night, like salsa and guacamole recipes, are included in this book, and they all look incredible.
There's even a 52 week Taco Tuesday planner at the back of the book, so you make sure you have a new taco each week!

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Taco Tuesday is chock full of recipes that will inspire you to shake up your taco making routine. Did I ever think to make my own tortillas? No, I did not! The recipes for corn and flour tortillas were so simple and after making both, I have to say they were so easy and so much healthier and tastier than store-bought.
The book has three main sections: The Essentials, Tacos, Tacos, Tacos!, and Refreshing Beverages. Then there are numerous subsections that cover all different types of tacos, from chicken to beef, to breakfast, to vegetarian and more. Sauces, salsas, and seasonings are also covered and what's not to love about ice cold refreshing beverages too.
I've tried four recipes so far: Huevos Rancheros Tacos, Blackened Zucchini Tacos, Jamaican Jerk Chicken Tacos, and Carnitas Lettuce Cups. I would make every one of these again after working my way through more delicious sounding recipes. If you love tacos and variety, you will love this book. Every recipe has a picture and the ingredients are all available at my local grocery. The cost to prepare these was right too since sometimes I want to cook like a Top Chef( and spend the $ to do it) and sometimes I just want good party food that won't necessitate getting a second job to afford the food.
The only thing missing for me is nutritional information. I can look up any of the ingredients that I am unsure of, but for someone who cooks for a partner on a restricted diet, I appreciate cookbooks that include it.
Thank you, Laura Fuentes, Quarto Publishing Group-Fair Winds Press and NetGalley for the complimentary digital review copy.

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If you thought there were no new ways to enjoy a taco...this book will prove you wrong. Break out of your meal rotation rut with a new recipe and surprise your family. We even tried a veggie only taco and I received no complaints! You'll find enough ideas in this cookbook to have Taco Tuesday and Thursday!

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Blogger and cookbook author Laura Fuentes' newest book is The Taco Tuesday Cookbook and it is perfect for families looking to spicy up their Tuesday nights with fresh taco ideas. She provides a years worth of Tacos along with fast easy to follow recipes and a few tips to change things up. The basics of taco 101 are covered including salsas, guacamole, classic and traditional ingredients, along with shell/holder variations. She has a nice variety of meats, vegetarian and even breakfast options. The photographs are bright and the food looks fresh and tasty. A Taco Tuesday is not compete with out a festive beverage to go along with the meal and she has included several options.

I love Tacos and being from the southwest they are a staple in our household so I was very excited to find some new recipes to try. I liked the flavor variations from Thai to Southern to Korean. A couple of my favorite ideas was a Philly cheesesteak Taco or butternut squash and chickpeas. She has a recipe for perfect pancakes, which at first I found odd in a taco book, until I reached the breakfast tacos and she uses the pancakes as a shell...cant wait to try that! The recipes and flavors over all stay very traditional but there are some fun ideas to incorporate.

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I know what we’re having for dinner tonight! It’s Chickpea and Butternut Squash Tacos from the amazing The Taco Tuesday Cookbook, which features 52 Tasty Taco Recipes to Make Every Week the Best Ever. I’m salivating over these delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and beyond, each ready in under 30 minutes or less. Plus there are veggie, gluten-free and paleo options for each family’s specific needs. Highly recommended!

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This is the perfect recipe book for those who love Tacos and fast food in general. There is a large amount of variety in the recipes from breakfast to dinner tacos, savoury to sweet. The recipe book also has an introductory section about the different types of tacos and how to make your own tacos and various sauces from scratch. It also is full of many mouthwatering and enticing pictures, they really enhance the recipes and allow you to see exactly what you're aiming for. A top notch recipe book, would recommend.

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ts always 🌮 TACO TUESDAY 🌮 in my house even if I am the only one eating tacos 😋 I am so excited to venture out and try new taco combinations because my kids are over the only version that I make 😉. There are so many options for BREAKFAST TACOS and I can’t wait to try! Thank you @quartocooks for my advanced copy! You can grab yours on August 21st!!!

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Tacos.

Nuff said.

No? Alright then. Let me expand. These are not your conventional Taco Tuesday recipes, despite what you might think from the title of Fuentes new book. The recipes are versatile, elevated and above all TASTY.

While Fuentes provides a menu for 52 fabulous weeks of Taco Tuesday, the unique flavor profiles and combinations of the recipes will make you find excuses to eat tacos everyday of the week and not just on Tuesday's anymore.

From Chorizo and Butternut Squash Tacos to Poblano Pepper and Mushroom tacos, Fuentes has something to satisfy every palette.

This would have been 5 stars if she would have included a section for dessert.

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This cookbook includes a large collection of recipes including classical Mexican and Spanish drinks and large variety of tacos ( vegan, beef, chicken and other delicious ingredients).

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This is a great taco cookbook, with a recipe for just about every taco you can imagine...breakfast tacos, chicken tacos, vegetarian tacos, fish tacos, shrimp tacos, pulled pork tacos, taco with lettuce for wraps, beef tacos, steak tacos, slow cooker tacos, you name it! There are also recipes for guacamole, taco seasonings, flour tortillas, salsa, Pico de Gallo and drinks like margaritas, sangrias and lemonade! There are enough recipes in this book to ensure you have a different taco for every Tuesday of the year! Yum.

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