Five- On- Friday: Favorite Cookbooks

Happy Friday! For today's edition of five-on-friday I thought it would be fun to share the five cookbooks I am loving right now. My happy place is a Saturday morning with coffee paging through cookbooks and planning our meals for the week. My cookbook collection continues to grow and my favorites constantly change but lately these five are my favs.... 

{ one } Giada's Feel Good Food - Healthy Recipes and Secrets

I have a mild obsession with Giada. I record her cooking shows and love her philosophy on eating healthy- everything in moderation. My favorite thing about this cookbook is all of the recipes are healthy and guilt-free but they are all delicious. Giada also give tips on how she stays healthy with a busy lifestyle. 

{ two } Plated by Elana Karp & Suzanne Dumaine 

I just recently received this cookbook for my birthday but I have already tagged so many recipes I want to try! This is the perfect cookbook for a combination of weekend and weeknight meals. 

{ three } Happy Cooking by Giada De Laurentiis- Making Every Meal Count Without Stressing Out

I know, another Giada one on the list but I love this one because there are so many recipes and they are all fairly easy! At least the ones I have tried so far. But seriously, she jams a lot of recipes into this book- I highly recommend it!

{ four } The Skinnytaste Cookbook by Gina Homolka- Light on Calories, Big on Flavor 

This one is by far my favorite! I can't say enough good things about it. Gina is a food blogger (skinnytaste.com) and this is her first cookbook. Something I struggle with is keeping our meals healthy but still really delicious and full of flavor. That's what I love about this cookbook- all the recipes are so full of flavor and jam packed with real, whole foods. My favorite recipe I've tried so far is her Kiss my Shrimp n' Grits- so good!

{ five } Cravings by Chrissy Teigen- Recipes For All The Food You Want to Eat

Chrissy Teigen is hilarious. Her captions alone make this cookbook worth browsing! It truly is exactly what the title says- recipes for all of the food you want to eat. 

Happy cookbook browsing! Have a great weekend! :)

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