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The Tried & True Cookbook is an absolutely delightful cookbook as the recipes and writing are approachable by almost any cook. The author, Alyssa Rivers, included 25 new recipes only found in her cookbook while the remaining recipes can be found on her Recipe Critic website.

Some of the recipes you'll find in her cookbook include:

45-Minute Cinnamon Rolls
Breakfast Enchiladas with Creamy Cheese Sauce
Taco-Stuffed Avocados
Air-Fryer Turkey Burgers
Hot Ham and Swiss Pinwheels
Garlic Parmesan Green Beans with Bacon
Air-Fryer French Fries
One-Pot Paprika Orzo Shrimp
Melt-In-Your-Mouth Pot Roast
Caramel Apple Slab Pie
Cinnabon Cinnamon Roll Cake
Spatchcock Turkey
Veggie Charcuterie Board
World's Best Steak Marinade

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Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

The The Tried & True Cookbook is all about simple and comforting meals. The recipes were very easy to follow and included pictures of all the meals. Rivers added touches of family memories into the cookbook which is very nice to see.

The sections are breakfast, breads, lunch, soups and salads, starters and appetizers, side dishes, dinner, desserts, celebration, & seasonings and sauces. I enjoyed the range in recipes. As the breakfast enchiladas sounded really delicious.

I will say the formatting was a little confusing but that could have been the copy I received from NetGalley as it was online.

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I think this cookbook is wonderful! The recipes are not fussy and they are very easy to follow. I love that there are photos to accompany each recipe. If you are a very skilled cook or looking for something a bit more complicated then this is not the cookbook for you. But, if you are looking for easy, delicious recipes that will nourish you and your family then I would definitely suggest you pick this up. It’s a delight!

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Great cookbook with vivid and beautiful photos and a ton of information. I love the layout and the fact that most of the recipes don’t require strange ingredients I can’t find in my local grocery store. The only negative for me is the nutrition information isn’t included with the recipes. Living in a house with two diabetics, that’s a necessity.

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This cookbook has a wide range of recipes in it and sometimes maybe almost too wide of a range? I loved that each recipe had a photo (except for a few where it's zoomed out on the food and centers the family cooking together). Some of the recipes were things I hadn't considered before and am excited to try, including some new recipes for chicken and salmon and pumpkin cake. I liked that it had some basics like mashed potatoes, turkey, and pumpkin pie, but I felt like a decent number of recipes were for basic things you might just search online, or some things that didn't seem super appetizing in this generation (like some of the fruity salads for example).

Note that some of the recipes can be found online and the NetGalley formatting of the book can make it harder to read.

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This looks like a great cookbook. It was a little difficult to fully appreciate the recipes because of the way it was formatted on the Netgalley app. For what I could see, it looked like the recipes sounded so good. I enjoyed the inclusion of photos with each recipe. I always enjoy photos in my recipe books. I am excited to make several of these recipes for dinner soon!

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