My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness (2011) - Plot & Excerpts
I ended up buying this book, at a Williams Sonoma in Short Hills, as the kids and I got a chance to meet her and get an autographed copy. It was a fun experience (the only surprising part was how much makeup she had on for the event- it was a lot, and she always strikes me as seeming to natural and not made-up; I get it for a movie premier, but for a cookbook signing?), and the boys liked telling her that they loved her as Pepper Potts in Iron Man, loved her in Glee and that their dad has a Coldplay song as his ringtone!The cookbook is well put-together, and beautifully shot. But I dinged it a couple of stars as I tried some of her vegan lifestyle (like veganaise in place of mayonnaise), and its just not for me. 2 recipes that I continue to make, are her challah bread french toast (delish! and my kids LOVE it), and blueberry muffins. Funny thing, Gwyneth has a vegan version of them, that don't look all that good, so I follow her mom's recipe (which is right next to hers in the book), which are to die for! With fresh blueberries, they are so good! When I first picked this book up I thought, "Gwyneth Paltrow, what do YOU know about food and cooking?" But I took it home from the library and flipped through it, and I have to admit, there are some really nice and also unique recipes in here. I liked that she had recipes for kitchen staples like roasted tomatoes, sriracha, and stocks (stocks are a kitchen NECESSITY according to the cooking instruction I've read of Escoffier - so seeing that she had her own recipes for them in here added to my impression of this book). Lots of tasty looking salad dressings.I really liked the look of the "Tuna and Ginger Burgers," "Duck and Rosemary Burgers with Plum Ketchup," and "Zucchini Flowers with Anchovies and Mozzarella"!Lots of vegetarian takes on dishes too.I added this to my "Memoir" shelf as well, because she often gives a bit of her own background with a particular dish before the recipe - like where she first tried the dish or who gave her the recipe, etc.
What do You think about My Father's Daughter: Delicious, Easy Recipes Celebrating Family & Togetherness (2011)?
I'm such a bitch I'm just giving it one star and I haven't even read it.
—Stormghull
