Caring for My Chaos

**This is a sponsored post** Have I mentioned I love cookbooks? Well, here's another one for that chef on your list! Valerie's Home Cooking is a fabulous book with recipes that are easy to follow and I really enjoyed looking through it! There are over 100 recipes in here from breakfast to dinner and from every day cooking to casual entertaining. The photos are wonderful too! This would make a great gift or grab one for yourself! Check it out here on Amazon ! I thought I would share this breakfast recipe with you from this fantastic book! (Excerpted from her book) All-in-One Breakfast Smoothie This is the perfect breakfast for when I’m in a hurry. I add all the ingredients, blend, and it’s ready in minutes. But the fresh, healthy way it tastes and jump-starts my energy level at the same time is the real luxury. It’s also efficient. I always have frozen bananas on hand. As soon as the bunch I brought home from the market starts to go dark (and I know I’m not going to make...

**I received product in exchange for my 100% honest review. All opinions are my own** I love cookbooks. I love looking through them and I really love it when I find ones with recipes I'll actually make! I was thrilled to be approached to review Taste of Home 365 Days of Cookies and Taste of Home's Most Requested Recipes. These are seriously fabulous! Let's start with the Most Requested Recipes. They have over 400 recipes and tips in there. I can't wait to make some of these. There are casseroles, main dishes, breakfasts, desserts, even slow cooker recipes! There are even 30 minute or less meals in here. There's seriously something for everyone in here! I also love that they made these spiral bound books so they lie flat on the counter. I hate having to put something on top of the book to keep it open while I'm cooking. The 365 Days of Cookies is just that; 365 cookie recipes that will suit any occasion. There are recipes for special days like Jelly Bean...

As a stay at home wife and mom, I cook. I cook pretty well, much better than I did when we were first married, but I'm no gourmet chef by any means.