I'm so excited! I got not one, but TWO cookbooks in the mail today and they're from two of my favourite cookbook sources, Southern Living and Gooseberry Patch!

The first book I pulled out was Everyday One-Dish Meals, and I was immediately thrilled. This actually marks my very first real copy of a Gooseberry Patch cookbook, so I'm EXTRA excited about that. I love their cookbooks because they've got real recipes that real people are using, and I can be sure to find something that everyone in my family will like. This book is no exception and I can't wait to get started trying the recipes out.

(I'm also really big on one-dish meals, and I've been looking for more variety, so this was so timely for me!)

Related to my love of one-dish meals is my love of the ALMIGHTY SLOW COOKER. I've already picked out a bunch of recipes I'm going to be trying this weekend -- chicken tortilla soup! CORN ON THE COB AND BACON?? YES.

I'm SO happy because I feel like I really got the best of all the cookbook worlds -- a lot of the time I feel like I'm choosing between cookbooks with recipes I'll use, but no pictures, or cookbooks chock full of food porn, but nothing I'd ever reasonably make. But now I have TWO new cookbooks that require no compromise! THANK YOU!