This cookbook feels like my favorite diner with hearty, home cooking. Upside down pineapple pancakes! Need I say more??!! So fun and I want to make every recipe!

Comfort Food Essentials by Kim Wilcox was an eye-opener. I am going to be honest here it felt glutinous. Especially when I got to page 68 the Bacon & Pimento Cheese Smash Burger piled with at least four chamber patties topped then with bacon.

Let's all face it we're all trying to eat healthy but we all need comfort food so this book instantly appealed to me. I rather indulge in the occasional comfort food, of mac and cheese etc. than dive into ice cream or liquor but this just went too much in my book. I know Kim Wilcox has a restaurant in Tennessee and perhaps the culture of this type of food in the mainstream but for most of us, our bodies just can't tolerate that much to our systems.

All of us love our Sunday pot roasts or steak sandwiches etc but honestly, this book didn't stand out as special or any different than other comfort food cookbooks except the glutinous part. And it didn't feel essential.

I would like to thank NetGalley, the publisher Fox Chapel Publishing for the opportunity to read and review Comfort Food Essentials by Kim Wilcox.

Simple comfort foods presented with beautiful pictures but lackadaisical text, but really the text is filler for most cookbooks. I always wonder at the assumption of “comfort foods,” I mean isn’t that different for everyone? This was a good but not great resource for everyday cooking.

Comfort Food Essentials has so many of my childhood favorites inside. From breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert, soups, sandwiches and main dishes, this cookbook will have you covered if you are looking for any of your favorite comfort foods!

The pictures are mouthwatering and delectable. There is also a section of favorites from some of the author's chef friends. This is neat, because it adds a little bit of cultural variety to the offerings.

The only thing I would add to this is an index of recipes that are gluten free. There are quite a few, but they aren't specially marked. Just having a page at the front or back with a list would be helpful. [I'm reviewing an advanced copy, so this may be fixed by the time the book is published. I hope so!]

This is really a fantastic cookbook with tons of amazing childhood favorites. It's definitely one everyone should have in their kitchen!

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this eARC in exchange for my honest review on the book!

A good collection of home easy home cooked recipes. The author shares a lot of tips and notes to make it easy for the reader. There are recipes included from several professional chefs as well. The pictures and imagery are wonderful, and the food consists of food you would actually cook for your busy family!

Comfort food is my jam! A meat loaf slider? Don't mind if I do! Sunday Pot Roast? Do we have to wait until Sunday?? One advantage to living in the north is a long comfort food season. We revel in dishes like this almost all year long. From soups to desserts, it's all here.