Giveaway and Review: "Six Sisters' Stuff"

"Six Sisters' Stuff: Family Recipes, Fun Crafts, and So Much More"
 by Six Sisters' Stuff

Publisher: Shadow Mountain
Release Date: Mar 4, 2013
Source: sent by publicist/publisher

My Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Summary from goodreads.com:

Cook, craft, and create with recipes, projects, and ideas from the blog SixSistersStuff.com. Camille, Kristen, Elyse, Stephanie, Lauren, and Kendra are six sisters who share their easy, affordable recipes and crafts in this collection of family favorites. These pages contain more than 90 tried-and-true recipes that use ingredients commonly found in your pantry, with easy-to-follow instructions and photographs of each dish. Charming do-it-yourself projects, such as stained Mason Jars and a Ruffles and Yarn Wreath, are fun to create and require little time or money. Suggestions for indoor activities for kids, healthy snack ideas, or an inexpensive night out are among the many lists included in the book.

My Review:

Wow, these recipes really do sound easy! I think I can do this! I've read some cookbooks that have me scratching my head and saying, "What is that?" about certain ingredients. But these recipes use ingredients that I have actually heard of and possibly even already have!

The main dishes portion of the book does use a lot of ground beef, which isn't something I eat much of. But as I was reading through the recipes, a lot of them sound like they would still be great even if the beef were omitted entirely, or if  a substitute were used.

The side dishes and desserts parts of the book were the best part for me. I love that the sisters give us healthy ingredients without going overboard or being unrealistic. There were some skinny cupcakes that just sounded delicious! And 7-Up seems to be a secret ingredient in a lot of their recipes! I can't wait to try it out.

The photos were beautiful, and there is a large photo of each recipe-yay! A lot of readers want to see what they are going to make, isn't that half the fun of a cookbook?

The extra stuff like the crafts and the to-do lists were more of a bonus or a background detail for me. The real stars of the book are the recipes!

Bottom Line: This cookbook is definitely a keeper, with beautiful photos and recipes so easy that I want to try them all!

Giveaway: Join the Six Sisters' 4X4 Family Dinner Challenge and enter to win a copy of the book!

The Six Sisters' 4X4 Family Dinner Challenge: During the month of March, have dinner with your family 4 nights a week, for 4 weeks!

To enter the giveaway: Join the 4X4 Family Dinner Challenge one of two ways:

Like The Six Sisters' Stuff page on Facebook and leave a comment on their page that you are joining the challenge.

Leave a comment on The Six Sisters' webpage saying that you are joining the challenge.

GIVEAWAY RULES

The publicist/publisher have generously provided a copy of "Six Sisters' Stuff" to a lucky reader of my blog.

All you have to do is join the 4X4 Dinner Challenge, and follow my blog publicly and fill out the Rafflecopter form below. Please follow publicly or I can't tell that you are following :)

• US/CAN only
• Must be a follower to enter
• Must join the 4X4 Challenge either by commenting at the Six Sister's Facebook or their website
• Books will be mailed out by the publisher
• Must be 18 or over 

• Ends Mar 18

Thanks to everyone for entering! Good luck!

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