Lei Shishak

This is one of the prettiest cookbooks you will ever see! From the first page the book just exudes a feeling of relaxation and you can almost smell that salty beach air.

The book is very helpful to the reader at the beginning as it lists ingredients you should have on hand in your pantry, like olive oil and sesame seeds, as well as beach house tools and gadgets you might need, such as a steamer basket and a panini press. The author also gives some very useful tips when grilling.

The book is broken down into poultry, seafood (my favorite chapter), red meat, pork and other meat, vegetarian, pasta, soups and sandwiches, and salads.

What I love about this cookbook is that Lei gives you the whole dinner in the recipe. You don't have to worry about what sides go with what meat. For example, the grilled halibut recipe. She includes instructions for making potato wedges and sauteed spinach to go along with it. So your whole meal is in one recipe. She also includes a picture (very important), and a little "notes" section at the end in case you decide you want to customize something to your liking.

My personal favorite, since I'm on a low carb diet, is the summer cobb salad recipe with the mustard vinaigrette. So delicious and light!

I highly recommend this book to get you in the beach mood, even if you aren't at the beach! I am excited to try her other books now! Thanks Lei!… (altro)