Kate Gosselin's Love Is In The Mix

As far back as I can remember, my grandma would invite me and my sisters to bake in her kitchen, allowing each of us to choose our cookie project. She would set us up at our own stations throughout the kitchen and invite the chaos to begin. In this book, I impart to you all that I have learned, invented, and stumbled upon. My hope is that my children learn from me the joy and satisfaction that creating in the kitchen brings. No matter the outcome, I have learned from Grandma that nothing that comes from the kitchen is a mistake when you add love to the mix! --From the Introduction

As the well-known mom to eight growing—and hungry—kids, Kate Gosselin knows her way around the kitchen, bestowing her passion for cooking onto her brood of budding chefs. In Love Is in the Mix, Kate shares the Gosselin family's favorite recipes for every day and entertaining, a very important ingredient when creating special family time.

With bold four-color photos of the food and the family, plus amusing anecdotes of holidays and traditions, Love Is in the Mix offers a repertoire of recipes for any home chef, from crowd-pleasing appetizers to decadent desserts, from lazy weekend breakfasts to speedy weeknight suppers, plus company-worthy dishes you can serve without a hassle—or leftovers. From sweet and savory to spicy and saucy, these recipes will become regulars in your kitchen rotation, with guaranteed favorites including:

Asian Pears 'N" Pork Chops, Farm to Table Stir Fry, Family Favorite Spaghetti Sauce,Splendid Eggplant Parmesan, Memorable Pizza Meatballs, Collin's "Thomas" Hummus, Party Pork Barbecue,Gosselin Family Traditional Birthday Cake,Quick and Crumbly Pie Crumb Topping, Luscious Lemon Squares,Berry Divine Oatmeal Crisp, Pineapple Apple Casserole, Cara's Sausage & Bean Bake. and School Morning Brown Sugar Cinnamon Oatmeal, to name a few.

Kate Gosselin's Love Is in the Mix will help busy moms and dads put delicious meals on the table while making lasting memories.

Notes:

* Menus, activities, and ideas for creating special traditions, including Friday movie night with make-it-yourself pizzas, an autumn apple picking party, and pumpkin carving with homemade pumpkin cookies.

* Successful strategies for curbing picky eaters, grocery shopping with kids, encouraging kids to help with meals, making lunches that actually get eaten, and creative uses for leftovers.

* Each recipe is sized for the Gosselin family—to feed a crew of nine! Easily adaptable for smaller families, home cooks can halve recipes or freeze for quick mid-week meals.