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Amazing recipe book, I appreciated how it was sectioned by the time it takes to cook the dish as I can quickly look for a nutritious and delicious meal after a busy day at work. The recipe themselves look well balanced and I love the variety within the book- truly something for everyone! I’ll recommend to my family and friends wholeheartedly and very excited to cook more dishes from this book!

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Thank you to Netgalley, Hari Beavis and Quattro Publishing Group for an ARC in exchange for a honest review

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I was curious how UK country would appeal to US country. I like the novel manner in which the recipes are organized: 10 minutes, 20, 30, 40. Sometimes a person needs to meal prep and get it finished fast!

Some of the recipes look like fare my family will go for, like the salmon in foil. Being in the plains states, lamb or a few others don’t appeal as much but I’m sure it’s lack of familiarity. There are several desserts I want to try.

I found that country is country, no matter which side of the ocean!

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Country Comfort is a cookbook that encourages one to create delicious meals with simple to follow steps. The cookbook is laid out based on the time it takes to make a meal (10, 20, 30 and 40 minutes) along with a chapter on baking. One of my favorite features is that most of the recipes have a photo of the dish along with it. Just a couple of recipes in each chapter are missing, which is a refreshing flip from most cookbooks.

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The Baking section really redeemed this for me. The cookbook is a sweet concept, but few of the savory recipes felt particularly novel or inspired. There’s nothing new under the sun. (However, the thermidor chips are so creative; the traybakes seem lovely.) But the desserts — smashed the book out of the park.

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Country Comfort is full of delicious recipes ranging from the well known to more unique dishes. The cookbook is thoughtfully organized by how long the recipe takes to cook. You get recipes that take 10, 20, 30, or 40 minutes to make. The book ends with some dessert recipes as well as a list of drink pairings for recipes in the book. The photographs in this cookbook are stunning. The author's life and environment are pictured alongside simple, but elegant pictures of each recipes' finished product.

This cookbook is aesthetically pleasing and has the perfect mixture of Beavis' own take on recipes and recipes I haven't seen elsewhere (and I go through every cookbook I can get my hands on). I would recommend this to anyone looking for healthier comfort recipes!

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This is a really good cookbook. I follow Hari Beavis on tiktok and love her recipes so I was very excited to see that she has written a cookbook. This book did not disappoint. I loved that it was organized by time it takes to cook. That makes it very easy to use. I also thought the selection of recipes was great. Finally, the pictures really inspired me to make the recipes. I honestly have nothing bad to say about this book, and I would definitely recommend it.

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This was a beautifully designed cookbook full of delicious sounding recipes that included clear instructions for each recipe. Many also include a photo. While the cookbook is British cuisine I think many Americans will like the recipes. I for one want to try the fish pie, chicken Caesar salad, homemade tomato soup, and carrot cake. But I do have a question: do Brits not frost the outside of their cakes? Seems odd to this American!

If there’s a negative for this cookbook it’s the price. Over $30 for a kindle book? That’s a bit much for me!

Thanks to the author and publisher for the e-arc I received via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.

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Oh how I love this book, with 90 scrumptious recipes for comfort food--my fav fare! Organized into chapters by the time it takes to make (from 10 to 40 minutes), each recipe had me drooling and each photo had me oohing and aahing. A winner!

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I loved Country Comfort by Hari Beavis! Hari has a way of writing that made me want to curl up under a blanket with a mug of something hot, even though it’s 95° outside. I really appreciated that she took the time to do weights, metric measurements, and imperial measurements. She also gave great substitutions and gave the US equivalent of a lot of the ingredients. I love that she also said how long something would freeze for, and showed where you could do some steps ahead to save time. Very down-to-earth and comforting recipes. I can’t wait to try some of the recipes!

I received a copy of Country Comfort from NetGalley. I am leaving this review voluntarily.

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I need to buy this asap!
Not only are the photos of the food very pleasing to the eye but the instructions are to the point so it's easy to follow even for those who don't cook(bake) often!
I can't wait to try more of these recipes!
Well...I guess I'm on my way to make myself a dinner乁⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠o⁠ ⁠˘⁠ ⁠ㄏ

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A beautiful cookbook that includes all of your favorite “comfort” soups, salads, pastas, curries, casseroles, baked sweets and more! The recipes are approachable and organized by preparation time - comfort in 10, 20, 30 and 40 minutes. This one will be a staple in my kitchen. Thanks to #NetGalley for the opportunity to review this ARC.

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Admittedly I don’t use TikTok so I am not aware of this person’s celebrity.

As a home chef, I would purchase this cookbook for 2 reasons: every recipe is simple/comforting, a photo is provided for each of the recipes.

I think a great balance has been found not only in the collection of recipes but in the text. So many cookbooks are way too text heavy, We don’t want to read an essay about each dish.

There are several recipes from this book that I plan on making: Dragon PIe, Marmalade Cake, Parsnip Soup!

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Homey and cozy comfort cookbook. I loved all these recipes and cannot wait to work my way through this whole book. Especially throughout the fall/winter dreary months!

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I really enjoyed Country Comfort by Hari Beavis and am looking forward to trying out her recipes in the future.

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A very beautiful cooking book, which gives off the cozy, comfort vibes. All the recipes sound so good and I will totally make some of them, especially the hug-in-a-bowl beef strogonoff.

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Country Comfort is a lovely cook and lifestyle book about country living and food. It is divided into three main sections with recipes of three degrees (of time/difficulties). This book offers a nuanced and niche approach and I liked that recipes were of different comfort levels for the cook.
The photos are appetising and inspiring. The overall moods is chic. And the listing of the alternative ingredients is a wonderful idea.

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This is a very bougie cookbook that will be a big hit with many. There are beautiful photos for most of the recipes, but no nutritional information. It is divided into recipes that take 10, 20 and 30 minutes (supposedly) and desserts. The recipes tend to call for very high end ingredients— truffle oil, lamb, red Leicester cheese, prawns, etc. It is rather heavy on wheat, dairy and meat, making it less fitting for some dietary needs. It wasn’t a good fit for me but the recipes sounded delicious.

I read a temporary digital ARC of this book for review.

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This is such a cozy recipe book, the layout is well done and there's a wide range of options that feel really rustic and comforting. The pictures were really nice, very clear and aesthetic, they fit the theme while also showing exactly what your food should look like. The recipes seem to be easy enough to follow and I can't wait to try some

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Country Comforts is a beautiful and thoughtful cookbook brimming with recipes that range from rustic to elaborate. I really enjoy the range as it allows readers to enter into Beavis's cooking wherever they feel comfortable.

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