Pizza on the Grill Expanded: 100+ Feisty Fire-Roasted Recipes for Pizza & More

Mind blown.
Hi. My name is Slee and I'm a pizza addict. When I was a kid my parents used to bribe me to study for my timed tests (yay basic math) with pizza for dinner every time I passed one. Let's just say that my mom was foundered of pizza by the end of the school year, but I could multiply fifteen three digit numbers in a minute with no trouble. I love pizza, and I think that this cookbook was written just for me. So, Elizabeth Karmel and Bob Blumer, if you're reading this review: thanks guys!
I've been saying that we needed to figure out a way to properly cook pizza on the grill for years, so again, thank you. You've changed the way I look at the whole pie.
With a new spin on toppings, and a great walk through on dough making, this recipe book will have you walking through the farmers market eyeing things that before hand might never have gone near a pizza that now most certainly will have to.
I haven't had a chance to hone my skills yet, but I think this technique is completely masterable, and the fact that they've gone the extra mile to develop a gluten free dough? Well, hats off to Karmel and Blumer.
So, if you're a pizza aficionado, own a grill, and want to take the flavor to the next level, I highly recommend this book.

I received a free eARC of this title for review purposes. I have not been compensated in any other way for my review, which was not swayed in any way by the free nature of said ARC.

Fine Cooking Cakes & Cupcakes: 100 Best-Ever Recipes

I don't know if I am enjoying the pictures, the possibilities, or the few desserts I've ventured into attempting so far. Full disclosure here- my aunt is the genius in the kitchen (read: five-star pastry chef)- I'm just a woman who really likes some delightful cakes and cupcakes. I mean, what is better than a cake? A cupcake. What's better than a cupcake? Just about nothing.
I like the witty upside-down upside down cake photos. I love that this cookbook breaks down the recipes into easy to understand and follow directions, and that the good folks at Fine Cooking Magazine also included the nutritional information on every recipe. It stopped me from trying a recipe or two that I wanted to, but it also gave me the conviction that a few I might have shied away from were absolutely a-okay to go ahead and give a whirl.
Fine Cooking Cakes & Cupcakes: 100 Best Ever Recipes has a lot of great points, one of which is that it doesn't focus on just one type of cake, or just on traditional flavors. Instead of a plethora of chocolate and vanilla and a smattering of fruits, there are ginger and cinnamon, and all sorts of delightful goodies, like caramel.
There are recipes for breakfast cakes as well as the decadent indulgences one imagines when looking a cake and cupcake book.
I'm very glad to have this in my arsenal for entertaining and for when I have to pull something fabulous together for a potluck.
Full points for optical eye candy, and full points for a great set of recipes.

I received a free eARC of this title for review purposes. I have not been compensated in any other way for my review, which was not swayed in any way by the free nature of said ARC.