Ya’ll seem to love the Joanna Gaines’ recipe reviews, so I’ve decided to do another first impression review on her recipe for Gaines’ Family Chili out of her first cookbook, Magnolia Table. I’m not going to lie to you, if you have read my other reviews from this cookbook, you’d probably see that I haven’t been too big of a fan of this cookbook. With that being said, I was a little hesitant about trying another new recipe (and so was my husband). But what the heck, what could go wrong with chili? 

I grew up in the Chicago suburbs and shrimp & grits was not a common meal to be found. A couple years ago, I stumbled across this recipe by Ayesha Curry and it blew me away. It is extremely easy to make and is jam-packed with flavor.

I heard Jessie James Decker talk about these chocolate chip cookies on her Instagram allll thee timeeee. And I was always like “Okay, cookies are cookies. They can’t be THAT good.” And OMG THEY ARE. Holy moly, I don’t know what it is about these cookies, but I will never make another chocolate chip cookies recipe ever again.

Alright everyone, it's time for the 4th recipe out of my First Impressions Series feating the cookbook Magnolia Table by Joanna Gaines!I chose this recipe because it seemed super easy and straight forward to cook. And of course, I love me a good pork meal.

Who doesn’t love a good enchilada?? I figured this recipe would appeal to a lot of people and is a quick easy meal for my third first-impression recipe out of Joanna Gaines' cookbook, MagnoliaTable.

My husband defiantly lives up to his Irish roots when it comes to obsessively loving beef and potatoes, so picking this beef stew to make was right up his alley. I’m not gonna lie to ya, I'm not the biggest beef fan but I figured I’d give this a whirl. Chrissy Teigen has a beef stew in her second cookbook called Sleepy Time Stew and it’s the freaking bomb. So what the hey, let’s give it a try. 

So I figured I would start this firstimpression series off with the highly known cookbook by Joanna Gaines, Magnolia Table. I’ve seen so many people buy it, but have yet to cook from it and I’ve been dying to know if it’s good or not.

Try not to be intimidated by this meal, it is really not that hard to achieve and freaking delicious! I can’t figure out what I like more, the stuffed goat cheese and cream cheese mixture or that it’s wrapped in prosciutto... ugh and don’t forget about the cherry tomatoes! Okay it’s all great.

Okay, real talk though.. These meatballs subs are the dinner meal you never knew you needed. Is it time consuming? Yes. Is it the simplest meal? No. But DAMNIT IT’S GOOD! And it sounds a little crazy to make these on hotdog buns, but I swear that’s what makes it so freaking good. The damn hotdog bun. Who knew?

There are no words for this soup. Honestly. It’s so unbelievably good that it makes me speechless. And trust me, that’s rare... I don’t shut up. I honestly don’t know what Chrissy Teigen did or put in this to make it blow everyone’s mind but damn-it, whatever she did WORKS.

When I first started getting into cooking I had no idea how to properly cook a steak, let alone a filet. When I got this cookbook, The Seasoned Life by Ayesha Curry (link attached), I was slightly intimidated to cook a filet. I gave it a shot and IT WAS BEYOND EASY!

Giiiiiiirllllll, I love me a Dutch baby pancake on a sunny Saturday morning. It’s super easy, looks pretty damn awesome, and is DELICOUS. It reminds me of a mix between French toast and a pancake all twisted into one yummy breakfast treat. Once again, another one of my go-to recipes from Cravings, by Chrissy Teigen. Now let’s begin, shall we? 

This is one of my go-to recipes from the Cravings cookbook by Chrissy Teigen. Once you make it, it becomes pretty straight forward to quickly whip together. And ALWAYS a crowd favorite! P.F. Changs has NOTHING on this! 

 THIS. COBB. SALAD. Holy nutcrackers, this salad is amazing. How can a SALAD be so good?? I know, I thought the same thing. But gosh darn it, it is amazing. The combo of the seasoning on the chicken and the unbelievable dressing, makes it for a match made in heaven.