Martina McBride Has a New Cookbook, Martina’s Kitchen Mix
Are you a country music fan? If so, chances are that you’re a Martina McBride fan, as well. As an award-winning singer-songwriter, she has been at the forefront of country music for many years. But did you know that she also has a televised cooking show and is a cookbook author? Martina recently released her second cookbook, Martina’s Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist for Real Life (Oxmoor House, October 2018), a collection of recipes for the food she prepares for and shares with the people she loves.
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Along with the recipes, Martina tells stories not only about the food but also about the memories, people, and places she associates with it. It’s an intimate look into her life, including her childhood on a Kansas farm, her successful music career, her home, and her family and friends. Even if you’re not already a Martina McBride fan, you’ll be drawn into her world, and you’ll find yourself joining the ranks of her many followers.
Like most good home cooks, Martina approaches recipes as a starting point rather than something that must be rigorously adhered to. In her introduction, she writes, “When I’m cooking, my imagination lets loose and rarely do I stick to a recipe as written….It was important to me to create recipes for this book that were versatile enough for you to do the same….It’s what makes cooking fun!” To that end, many recipes include “ad-lib” tips for variations to get you started in making the recipes your own.
Another feature I really like about Martina’s Kitchen Mix is the “Don’t Knock It ‘Til You Try It” series of recipes sprinkled throughout the book. These little gems are quirky or oddball-sounding foods, mostly from Martina’s childhood. For example, I can’t even imagine what a Banana Mayo “Thing” tastes like, but I want to find out, for sure!
The recipes in this lovely cookbook cover pretty much anything you’d want to make—beverages, breakfasts, snacks, appetizers, soups, entrees, sides, salads, and desserts.
Here are a few that caught my eye:
• Pumpkin Cornbread with Cinnamon-Honey Butter
• Creamy Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Avocado, Cucumber, and Red Pepper Salsa
• Spicy Roasted Fall Veggies with Herbs
• Risotto with Asparagus, Peas, and Basil
• Thai Slaw with Peanut Dressing
• Baked French Toast with Pecan Crumble and Blackberry-Maple Syrup
• Creamy Garlic Pasta with Parmesan Cheese
Martina’s Kitchen Mix is a cookbook you’ll find yourself turning to again and again for recipes and inspiration. Be sure to visit Martina at her website and on Facebook, too.
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