Molly on the Range: Recipes and Stories from An Unlikely Life on a Farm: A Cookbook

Nearly every recipe from this cookbook is .a crowd-pleaser. I've cooked over half the recipes in this cookbook, and would say so far only 2–3 have been sub-par, but even so they weren't bad/awful. The other 65+ I've cooked have been a HIT. Every time my boyfriend loves a dish, he'll turn to me and ask if it's a Molly Yeh one, and 9 times out of 10 it comes from this book.While some recipes are intimidating and seem like they may require more work, there are some great easy ones tucked away, often easily skipped or missed. For other more complex ones, what always surprises me is that they're actually not that hard at all! However, if you're just buying this book, I love these to start:-Chicken Paprikash-Shakshuka Couscous-Spaghetti and My Ex-Boyfriend's Meatless Balls-The Token Green Salad-Hummus-Tomato and Squash Soup-No-Knead Garlic Bread-Brown Sugar Cookies-Tahini Blondie Ice Cream SandwichesI love also how Molly Yeh has such a distinct voice. It feels like a friend talking to you and teaching you how to cook, so that I love to read from it as much as I love to cook from it.If the "language" the other reviewer mentions bothers you, I encourage you to get a sense of humor and lighten up. Molly hardly uses it, and when she does it is so light-hearted, fun, and such a welcome authentic voice in a world where cookbook writing can be stuffy and pretentious.I've bought this book for many friends, and recommend you do too!

I had never heard of Molly until I saw this book. I enjoy reading memoirs and cookbooks that reveal the life and times of the author. And I like reading recipes and even cooking occasionally! But be warned, there is completely unnecessary language in this book. I am not naive and I realize people use foul language. But it is completely unnecessary, especially in a cookbook. Perhaps NYC talks like this as a norm, but I would hope most don't. I haven't read the whole book yet and will do so with pen in hand to blot out those words.

I couldn't believe such language would be possible in a cookbook. She seemed so nice on her cooking show. I'm deleting it from my Kindle.

Over the years, I've stopped buying cookbooks because I've never really found one aside from my Moosewood cookbooks that seem to have a recipe on almost every page that I want to make. However, once I found Molly's blog I found myself making recipes from it two or three times a week. I finally bought the cookbook and everything about it is perfect. I want to make every single thing inside it and the joyful and fun personality of Molly is on every page. I was delighted to see how thick it was (it's almost 300 pages long) and how much of her writing appears. The book itself is very high quality and the pages are not the BPA-filled glossy ones--they're top notch matte paper that still are able to feel silky smooth and have high quality images. Some matte pages lose the luster of the photos printed on them, but her paper choice for this book was perfect. (Please forgive the adulation over paper--I'm a photographer and paper quality is something about which I feel very strongly). This book is aces across the board.

I was surprised and disappointed by her language. I found it offensive and crass.I returned the book.

This is absolutely my favorite cookbook I have ever purchased or seen, I've bought copies for all my friends. I've also made almost everything inside it, some multiple times, and people always ask for the recipes. Her writing style is wonderful and I love reading about her life, I'm so sad I couldn't go to her book signing.Some of my favorite recipes inside include- Pistachio Loaf (I adore pistachios and pistachio butter, this was a dream come true).- Dark Chocolate Marzipan Scone Loaf (One of the reasons I bought the book, everyone wanted more, scones rae the best)- Challah Waffles (I made them in the heart shaped waffle maker I have and they were beautiful)- Brussel Sprout Rosti (the first Latkes I made for Channukah last year)- The Token Green Salad (This is dependable for weeknight dinners as something everyone will like)- Za'atar Monkey Bread (My friends were entranced)- Sufganiyot (I used the dough to make donuts for my birthday and Channukah)- Chicken Potstickers (One of my mother's favorite comfort foods, it passed her test)Though honestly, everything inside is fantastic and it's really the best ever! I also adore her blog and searched for all of her recipes online and in the Forward.

Wow...shocked after opening this cookbook and started reading it...scattered with vulgar language throughout! Not mildly offensive...but "mother______" and "F___", and much more. She looks/acts innocent enough on her cooking show... so I was unprepared for this in her first cookbook ever. Not sure why the publisher allowed this to go through. Shame on them for publishing it this way...NOT necessary!!!

I bought this Cookbook for a Christmas gift. Upon receiving the Reader finds the Author using God's name in vain on page 145 and on page 19 discussing farting while kissing her boyfriend now husband. Seriously? Really? Why does the Author feel a need to use God's name in vain and discuss her passing gas in a Cookbook? Does the Author really believe the reader wants to hear this in a Cookbook? Maybe there are reader's out there clamoring for this content in a Cookbook but I have not met them yet. Very disappointing.

This is more than just a cookbook, it's also an autobiography. Molly the author and blogger shares stories from her childhood and life with Eggboy, her Husband which all relate to food. If you're familiar with Molly's blog then expect the same content, humorous stories, fabulous photos and delicious food. If you are not aware of Molly and her blog, here's a quick heads up; Molly is an extremely cute, witty, talented musician turned farmers wife who lives on a farm in the Midwest. Formerly from New York and Chicago, she is also half Chinese, half Jew. Her culture and the places where she has lived have all influenced her cooking. There are some delicious exotic fusion sounding recipes in this book but I started with a pretty basic recipe, the Chicken Tater Tot Hotdish which I made the day I received the book because I had all the ingredients and I love tots! It was perfect winter comfort food. I also made the Goulash but didn't make the Knodeln dumpling Molly suggests you make with it because I was time challenged, instead we ate it with mashed potatoes. This dish was disappointing, it didn't have enough seasoning and lacked flavour, I'm guessing the Knodeln is the star of the show here but the goulash should still taste good without it. It didn't. Tonight we're having the Gruyere Mac and Cheese with caramelised onions for dinner.Recipes to try later:Scallion Pancake ChallahZa'atar Monkey Bread with garlic and onion LabnehChicken PotstickersHoney Ricotta Blintzes with Caramelised OnionsShakshuka CouscousJerusalem Bagel Hot DogsFeta MuhammaraFunfetti Cake and many more....The recipes are divided into chapters which are all named after a person or period in Molly's life, for example, Eggboy, Life on the Farm, Juilliard (her university), Chrismukkah (recipes inspired by Christmas and Hanukkah, Molly celebrates both).Although I haven't made many recipes from it yet, I couldn't possibly give it less than 4 stars because it's been an absolute joy to read, so much more than just a cookbook. Would highly recommend!

Molly is very sweet, and her journey resembles my own - big city girl turned farmlady. But this book is just very inaccessible. I like to read through recipe books to see what I want to make and not, and already there I just stopped, because this is more a book than a recipe book. I doubt I'll actually end up cooking from this book.

I recently saw Molly's show 'Girl Meets Farm' on HGTV and tried her Coconut Cream Pie which was an absolute hit with my family! (I made 3 pies in the space of 2 weeks for birthday celebrations!!) Molly's recipes are delicious and fun to make!

Brilliant book brought has a Christmas present for the wife, she loved it 😀 I have not yet enjoyed the food from it...

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