The Newlywed Cookbook!

A favorite wedding gift that I received is The Newlywed Cookbook by Sarah Copeland. This is a cookbook that I am in love with! Even if you're not a newlywed, it's worth taking a look! It's not the ordinary newlywed cookbook that teaches you how to boil water and cut vegetables. Sarah inspires you to bring the love of your relationship into the kitchen and to translate it into the food you prepare together.

 "Fresh food, prepared with love, is a key ingredient to happy, healthful, and playful relationships. It's much easier to laugh through a disagreement when your bellies are full of delicious, nurturing food... "

I just love the cover, the gorgeous photos inside, and the creative chapter titles. I was truly captivated by Sarah's first few pages of the book. She tells about her story with her husband, their engagement, and why she wrote the book.

"There's a moment in a marriage, whether two days or two hundred and twenty-two days into it, where you're standing side by side in the morning barefoot on the cool kitchen floor. Everything is quiet but the hum of him making coffee just the way you like it, with all that frothy milk and sugar. You're stirring together his favorite pancakes, sprinkling a few blueberries in the batter, and then it hits you: these simple moments are somehow the best in life." 

She doesn't only break up the book into breakfast, lunch, and dinner, but includes chapters about your first gathering/feast for friends and family. There's also a "Date Night" chapter emphasizing romantic meals to make for each other. The last chapter is titled "Escapes" for campfire cooking, pretty picnics, and portable parties. 

My favorite chapter? That would be "Indulgences- Sweets to Love, Honor, & Cherish" which includes the recipes for Deep-Dark-Secret Chocolate Cookies and Thousand-Layer Chocolate Chip Cookies. I nearly died when I read these recipes and saw the photos. I actually ran to the store last night to buy ingredients for them. Yes, I really did! 

"The Cookie Jar: Before I was married, I always gave my dearest brides-to-be the same gift at their shower--a vintage cookie jar filled with a girlish apron, something delicate, and a stack of my favorite cookie recipes with a note that said "keep the cookie jar full" --a nod to the flirtatious fun I wished for their marriage. Now that I am married, I realize what good advice that was!"

If you received an invitation to a bridal shower or wedding, or if you know someone who just got engaged, consider buying this book for them! I've received many cookbooks over the past few years and this one is definitely my favorite!

Check out Sarah's website and blog - she posts new recipes at least once a month! And you MUST check out this super cute video as a book trailer:





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