Gather

Today I received a present in the mail. My brand new copy of Gather, the Art of Paleo Entertaining by Hayley Mason and Bill Staley.

I like to brag about all of the good food I eat. And all people hear is what I don't eat. Gather shows how cooking high quality food in your home can create traditions and memories. There are some great recipes. There are two cauliflower rice recipes that sound yummy, shrimp fried rice and saffron rice. I make cauliflower all the time but would not have thought of a saffron rice.

I am most looking forward to the Yorkshire Pudding. My grandmother learned to make Yorkshire Pudding when I was in high school. I didn't like bread but, I loved that rich puff. I feel like I should send the authors flowers as a thank you for recreating a version that won't give me a migraine or kill my stomach.

I like Bill and Hayley's recipes. They use ingredients I can find. They cook simply. Ok, maybe there is a little more intensiveness compared to Make It Paleo. But, this is a book for special occasions. So, like others will do, I will make their General Tso's Chicken for a special occasion for someone special. But, I will likely make Eggs Benedict piled on Roasted Asparagus often.

This book is a keeper. This book shows what creative food folks with a great eye can do with food. Yeah, you should buy this book.