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Molly on the Range: Recipes and Stories from An Unlikely Life on a Farm: A Cookbook
In 2013, food blogger and classical musician Molly Yeh left Brooklyn to live on a farm on the North Dakota-Minnesota border, where her fiancé was a fifth-generation Norwegian-American sugar beet farmer. Like her award-winning blog My Name is Yeh, Molly on the Range chronicles her life through photos, more than 100 new recipes, and hilarious stories from life in the city and on the farm.
Molly’s story begins in the suburbs of Chicago in the 90s, when things like Lunchables and Dunkaroos were the objects of her affection; continues into her New York years, when Sunday mornings meant hangovers and bagels; and ends in her beloved new home, where she’s currently trying to master the art of the hotdish. Celebrating Molly's Jewish/Chinese background with recipes for Asian Scotch Eggs and Scallion Pancake Challah Bread and her new hometown Scandinavian recipes for Cardamom Vanilla Cake and Marzipan Mandel Bread, Molly on the Range will delight everyone, from longtime readers to those discovering her glorious writing and recipes for the first time.
Molly’s story begins in the suburbs of Chicago in the 90s, when things like Lunchables and Dunkaroos were the objects of her affection; continues into her New York years, when Sunday mornings meant hangovers and bagels; and ends in her beloved new home, where she’s currently trying to master the art of the hotdish. Celebrating Molly's Jewish/Chinese background with recipes for Asian Scotch Eggs and Scallion Pancake Challah Bread and her new hometown Scandinavian recipes for Cardamom Vanilla Cake and Marzipan Mandel Bread, Molly on the Range will delight everyone, from longtime readers to those discovering her glorious writing and recipes for the first time.
283 pages, Hardcover
First published October 4, 2016
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November 20, 2021
I know Goodreads ratings are entirely subjective, but I can't base this review strictly on my own prejudices and preferences. It just wouldn't be fair to lower this worthy book's overall nearly perfect 5-star average simply because I'm a somewhat prudish, middle-aged woman. So, I'm giving her 5-stars, with a caveat of explanation about why some people might disagree with me.
I found Molly Yeh brilliant, adorable, and simultaneously loud, which is the same way I sometimes feel about my own 30-something children. Although I didn't absolutely adore everything about this book (explained later), Ms. Yeh deserves 5 stars for panache, originality, wonderful recipes, photos that pop, and her infectious, effervescent joy, which graces every page. One example of her charm is her whimsical "systematic analysis" of which of the Midwestern classics, Tater Tot or Wild Rice Hotdish, is the Most Iconic Hotdish.
You'll probably love this book if... you are a half-pragmatic/half-idealistic late-20-or-30-something who: wants to experience everything life has to offer; wants to make the world a better place by doing away with stereotypes and self-serving judgmentalism; believes it's hypocritical to pretend that profanity hasn't become as common as pronouns in everyday speech; likes to laugh at the absurdities of being human; and loves multi-ethnic fusion cuisine.
You'll probably like this book if, you, like me, see the very fine qualities of this cookbook as an impressive achievement, while simultaneously finding Miss Yeh's 30-something enthusiasm a tad relentless and her profane sense of humor, well...profane. Let me make perfectly clear, this is not a moral judgment or indictment, but rather a matter of taste, and to let potential readers know what they're in for. The majority of people, especially young people (including my sons & daughters-in-law), will find Molly's voice humorous, original, and authentic. In small doses, I totally get why she's so beloved. I feel the same way about young people's tastes in contemporary music. One song has me smiling and grooving. A whole album starts to give me a furrow between my eyebrows.
I adore my children but there's a reason we don't live together anymore. When I pour myself a cup of tea on a rainy weekend afternoon and snuggle into my favorite chair to enjoy a few leisurely hours of recipes and stories, I prefer quieter, less hilarious and more reflective stories told by companions nearer my own age. Patricia Wells, for example. Ms. Yeh's recipes, however, are top-notch--inspiring, inventive, fun, and enlightening.
For 20 years, I've been unsuccessfully trying to figure out how to produce delectable super-smooth-and-creamy hummus like they served at Cafe Greek in Dallas in the mid 1990's. No one could tell me the secret until now. (Hint: follow her directions EXACTLY, and eat the first servings while still warm. This is not just "another hummus recipe.")
You probably won't like this book if: you're looking for classic, Mid-20th-Century Midwest Farm Food (the subtitle, after all, is recipes and stories from an unlikely life on a farm!); or you consider yourself a conservative traditionalist politically, culturally, or food-wise.
If Molly Yeh ever feels she needs another doting parent-figure in her life, I'm ready to adopt her so we can hang out in the kitchen and cook together. She's perfectly precious.
I found Molly Yeh brilliant, adorable, and simultaneously loud, which is the same way I sometimes feel about my own 30-something children. Although I didn't absolutely adore everything about this book (explained later), Ms. Yeh deserves 5 stars for panache, originality, wonderful recipes, photos that pop, and her infectious, effervescent joy, which graces every page. One example of her charm is her whimsical "systematic analysis" of which of the Midwestern classics, Tater Tot or Wild Rice Hotdish, is the Most Iconic Hotdish.
You'll probably love this book if... you are a half-pragmatic/half-idealistic late-20-or-30-something who: wants to experience everything life has to offer; wants to make the world a better place by doing away with stereotypes and self-serving judgmentalism; believes it's hypocritical to pretend that profanity hasn't become as common as pronouns in everyday speech; likes to laugh at the absurdities of being human; and loves multi-ethnic fusion cuisine.
You'll probably like this book if, you, like me, see the very fine qualities of this cookbook as an impressive achievement, while simultaneously finding Miss Yeh's 30-something enthusiasm a tad relentless and her profane sense of humor, well...profane. Let me make perfectly clear, this is not a moral judgment or indictment, but rather a matter of taste, and to let potential readers know what they're in for. The majority of people, especially young people (including my sons & daughters-in-law), will find Molly's voice humorous, original, and authentic. In small doses, I totally get why she's so beloved. I feel the same way about young people's tastes in contemporary music. One song has me smiling and grooving. A whole album starts to give me a furrow between my eyebrows.
I adore my children but there's a reason we don't live together anymore. When I pour myself a cup of tea on a rainy weekend afternoon and snuggle into my favorite chair to enjoy a few leisurely hours of recipes and stories, I prefer quieter, less hilarious and more reflective stories told by companions nearer my own age. Patricia Wells, for example. Ms. Yeh's recipes, however, are top-notch--inspiring, inventive, fun, and enlightening.
For 20 years, I've been unsuccessfully trying to figure out how to produce delectable super-smooth-and-creamy hummus like they served at Cafe Greek in Dallas in the mid 1990's. No one could tell me the secret until now. (Hint: follow her directions EXACTLY, and eat the first servings while still warm. This is not just "another hummus recipe.")
You probably won't like this book if: you're looking for classic, Mid-20th-Century Midwest Farm Food (the subtitle, after all, is recipes and stories from an unlikely life on a farm!); or you consider yourself a conservative traditionalist politically, culturally, or food-wise.
If Molly Yeh ever feels she needs another doting parent-figure in her life, I'm ready to adopt her so we can hang out in the kitchen and cook together. She's perfectly precious.
September 13, 2018
I love Molly's show and I follow by her blog and this book was exactly what i was expecting! It isn't very often that I find myself giggling when reading a cookbook but that is exactly what happened while perusing MOLLY ON THE RANGE! I learned of Molly while watching the Food Network and found her show, Girl Meets Farm. She lives on the border of Minnesota and North Dakota, out in the middle of nowhere and she and her husband farm sugar beets. She is Jewish/Chinese who is originally from the suburbs of Chicago. To say she is funny is a huge understatement.
I borrowed MOLLY ON THE RANGE from my library but I'm now going to buy my own copy. Her recipes seem pretty easy and look delicious and I love the stories she tells that go along with the recipes. The photos are beautiful and they really pop! Her recipes are not typical Midwestern type recipes. If you are looking for a cookbook filled with casseroles, you wont find them here, but I'm excited to try quite a few of them.
I borrowed MOLLY ON THE RANGE from my library but I'm now going to buy my own copy. Her recipes seem pretty easy and look delicious and I love the stories she tells that go along with the recipes. The photos are beautiful and they really pop! Her recipes are not typical Midwestern type recipes. If you are looking for a cookbook filled with casseroles, you wont find them here, but I'm excited to try quite a few of them.
October 23, 2016
I think it takes something special to write a cookbook that keeps people up at night reading it with a book light (me the past three nights). Molly's book isn't just full of amazing, and yummy foods- it's packed with hilarious and heartfelt stories that will get you pumped, make you laugh, and give you all sorts of excitement to try her one of a kind recipes. It's got classic recipes that you'll return to again and again (hummus, pita, pizza dough, and challah will become staples of your kitchen!) and fun new things to try ... maybe only once (like the infamous clown cone!) An amazing & honest extension of Molly's blog which means you never truly have to stop reading & trying out recipes!
December 27, 2016
This was an interesting cookbook. I don't read her blog, but saw an article and an excerpt in Cooking Light, and that was enough to pique my interest. Her tone is really warm and friendly, and she seems like someone you'd want to be friends with. Her backstory is sweet and interesting, and she included just enough memoir so that you saw where she got her background from and why certain things were important to her.
As for the recipes themselves, there isn't too much I'd put in heavy rotation here. I want to try the quinoa alfredo, and the donut and other dessert recipes are very promising. But there are a lot of steps here, and not a lot of ingredients that I'd have handy. She's very creative, and the food looks good, just not my style.
She's young, and her age and generation (she name drops lots of other food bloggers) are very obvious. That wasn't a problem for me, but if she was 10 years older, I don't think it would have been there. Worth checking out for learning how to make your own sprinkles.
As for the recipes themselves, there isn't too much I'd put in heavy rotation here. I want to try the quinoa alfredo, and the donut and other dessert recipes are very promising. But there are a lot of steps here, and not a lot of ingredients that I'd have handy. She's very creative, and the food looks good, just not my style.
She's young, and her age and generation (she name drops lots of other food bloggers) are very obvious. That wasn't a problem for me, but if she was 10 years older, I don't think it would have been there. Worth checking out for learning how to make your own sprinkles.
April 17, 2022
Meh. A lot of these recipes look fairly time consuming and that’s no bueno for me. Also, there are a bunch of sweet/dessert recipes and, again, not a fan of that.
I saw somewhere liken her to a North Dakota version of Pioneer Woman, and, while I sorta see the similarities, PDub’s recipes are quite a bit easier to make (and you won’t spend hours in the kitchen).
I saw somewhere liken her to a North Dakota version of Pioneer Woman, and, while I sorta see the similarities, PDub’s recipes are quite a bit easier to make (and you won’t spend hours in the kitchen).
February 7, 2017
I first happened upon this book nestled with holiday gift books while Christmas shopping at Barnes & Noble (does one holiday shop anywhere else? One does not!). From the get-go, this book was eye catching with its minimalist design, obviously adorable with Molly on the cover, and charming throughout due to her personal write-ups sandwiched between and inside each recipe write-up.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes food, but also those who were born between 1985 and 1995 to pick up on many of Yeh's references. A former Juilliard percussionist, her life has been a whirlwind of musical related practices, auditions, and--obviously--Juilliard. While there, she realized that she wasn't going to go into orchestra or musical performance full-time, and as happenstance would have it, she ended up moving to her now-husband (Eggboy's) North Dakota/Minnesota border family sugar beet farm.
Let's take a moment and note that I learned that entire last paragraph from reading her cookbook, not her blog. While the book is a compilation of her blog recipes, which can be found at My Name Is Yeh, the book is her story in addition to her recipes.
Is this the best cookbook I've ever read? No (but to be fair I don't know what that would look like other than carbs actually coming out of the book, pre-made). Does this book make me want to cook the bejesus out of anything in my house? Yes. Does this book make me want to get a part time job at a bakery or ANY kitchen anywhere (including my own)? Yes. Do I now want to move North (I already live in Iowa) to have fourteen chickens named Macaroni and blog, write, and cook/bake to my little heart's content? You bet your homemade-sprinkle covered butt I do!
Yeh's cookbook was approachable, well-written, and--as mentioned--charming. She will make you feel like you, too, can travel to Israel to figure out just how much you might actually like salad with pita for breakfast. You, too, can cook in an antique farm house kitchen and create Asian Scotch eggs! You, too, can and will celebrate pizza night every Friday night and know that Yeh is doing exactly the same thing somewhere in world.
This book is a perfect gift for a friend, a great read for a laugh, and an inspiration for the cooker in any twenty-to-thirty-something female (specifically those in the Midwest, I feel, but also New York).
While I do find Yeh's recipes easy to follow and appealing to a variety of eaters, I do feel that the book itself, the narratives included, and the photos appeal more acutely to women readers.
5/5 for story, recipes, and accumulated mouth-drool whilst reading
I highly recommend this book to anyone who likes food, but also those who were born between 1985 and 1995 to pick up on many of Yeh's references. A former Juilliard percussionist, her life has been a whirlwind of musical related practices, auditions, and--obviously--Juilliard. While there, she realized that she wasn't going to go into orchestra or musical performance full-time, and as happenstance would have it, she ended up moving to her now-husband (Eggboy's) North Dakota/Minnesota border family sugar beet farm.
Let's take a moment and note that I learned that entire last paragraph from reading her cookbook, not her blog. While the book is a compilation of her blog recipes, which can be found at My Name Is Yeh, the book is her story in addition to her recipes.
Is this the best cookbook I've ever read? No (but to be fair I don't know what that would look like other than carbs actually coming out of the book, pre-made). Does this book make me want to cook the bejesus out of anything in my house? Yes. Does this book make me want to get a part time job at a bakery or ANY kitchen anywhere (including my own)? Yes. Do I now want to move North (I already live in Iowa) to have fourteen chickens named Macaroni and blog, write, and cook/bake to my little heart's content? You bet your homemade-sprinkle covered butt I do!
Yeh's cookbook was approachable, well-written, and--as mentioned--charming. She will make you feel like you, too, can travel to Israel to figure out just how much you might actually like salad with pita for breakfast. You, too, can cook in an antique farm house kitchen and create Asian Scotch eggs! You, too, can and will celebrate pizza night every Friday night and know that Yeh is doing exactly the same thing somewhere in world.
This book is a perfect gift for a friend, a great read for a laugh, and an inspiration for the cooker in any twenty-to-thirty-something female (specifically those in the Midwest, I feel, but also New York).
While I do find Yeh's recipes easy to follow and appealing to a variety of eaters, I do feel that the book itself, the narratives included, and the photos appeal more acutely to women readers.
5/5 for story, recipes, and accumulated mouth-drool whilst reading
January 11, 2017
I had not heard of Molly before seeing her on the Today Show. She had a fun personality and a neat recipe of tater tot chicken pie. I love Midwestern type dishes and based on the title of her book, thought her cookbook would be chock full of them. While there is a chapter on hot dishes, her Jewish background informs this cookbook. (She is also Asian). So I was a little disappointed with the recipes because I was expecting a whole bunch of casseroles. I mean she lives on a sugar beet farm on the North Dakota-Minnesota border for Pete's sake. But, her recipes are interesting and I'll give some of them a try. What I loved about this book is Molly and all her stories and insights. This girl is funny, quirky and someone I would want to hang out with if she would hang out with someone 20 + years her senior. This more than a cookbook. It's a peek inside a young woman who has lived an interesting life so far. I just loved it!
January 31, 2018
I enjoy reading her blogs, but putting them together into a book is too much. And a few of the recipes didn't quite work out as expected, and I'm pretty accomplished in the kitchen. I discovered a few had been tweaked between blog and print, though I can't say in which direction. I liked the blog versions better, I think.
March 24, 2019
Because I think I secretly want to live on a farm with a handsome boy...
Yummy recipes and sassy commentary- very fun read.
Yummy recipes and sassy commentary- very fun read.
June 5, 2021
I’ve had this in my collection for a few years and I’m ready to give it away.
This is a blog turned memoir that has no right to call itself a cookbook. The recipes that I have tried lack so much depth of flavor and were not easily repeatable or maybe I prepared them correctly but they were never good to begin with). There’s a heavy reliance on marzipan, halva and tahini in a way that doesn’t fully explain how those ingredients elevate a recipe or what one might substitute if those aren’t staples in your pantry. I also hate that the trademark cover photo recipe for this book is ripped directly off of Milk Bar’s birthday cake - probably the only recipe that can be made well because it was developed by someone else.
I’ve kept this book on the off chance I would need a staple Jewish or Chinese recipe, non of which have delivered for me or intrigued me enough to make vs. another cookbook or recipe from google. I’ve made better Challah from my bread books.
I just pulled it out looking for a quick recipe for hummus - which I found under tahini in the index, there was no hummus listing - and was met with a recipe full of condescension. A cookbook author who’s giving me recipes for casseroles made with frozen tater tots, Mac and cheese and a glorified hot dog, doesn’t get to tell me that I can only make hummus if I’ve soaked raw chickpeas for 24 hrs, without offering a quick substitution from the can in my pantry.
This is a blog turned memoir that has no right to call itself a cookbook. The recipes that I have tried lack so much depth of flavor and were not easily repeatable or maybe I prepared them correctly but they were never good to begin with). There’s a heavy reliance on marzipan, halva and tahini in a way that doesn’t fully explain how those ingredients elevate a recipe or what one might substitute if those aren’t staples in your pantry. I also hate that the trademark cover photo recipe for this book is ripped directly off of Milk Bar’s birthday cake - probably the only recipe that can be made well because it was developed by someone else.
I’ve kept this book on the off chance I would need a staple Jewish or Chinese recipe, non of which have delivered for me or intrigued me enough to make vs. another cookbook or recipe from google. I’ve made better Challah from my bread books.
I just pulled it out looking for a quick recipe for hummus - which I found under tahini in the index, there was no hummus listing - and was met with a recipe full of condescension. A cookbook author who’s giving me recipes for casseroles made with frozen tater tots, Mac and cheese and a glorified hot dog, doesn’t get to tell me that I can only make hummus if I’ve soaked raw chickpeas for 24 hrs, without offering a quick substitution from the can in my pantry.
June 25, 2018
This book was given to me by a friend. Honestly, I had never heard of her until this. I checked out her blog, and to be quite honest, she seems like a knock-off of the Pioneer Woman. City girl falls in love with country boy and moves to his country home to begin life anew. Her personality is also a bit grating. Her punky-preppy persona got old after a while. It’s almost to the point where it got obnoxious (calling her husband Eggboy). The recipes are okay, nothing I would make. She seems to really push the Jewish meets American cuisine, as well as marzipan on every dessert she puts out and as I understand she’s also half asian, I wished she had elaborated on this more. Content on her blog sometimes stepped over the edge to the point where it reflected on her food. On her social media, I saw her post a picture of a goldfish cracker on a block of rice and joke how it was sushi, which was nauseating. Overall, she doesn’t strike me as a sophisticated cook and therefore, not a recommended culinary read. If I had to list something good about her and her book, it would be that the photography isn’t bad.
November 28, 2017
If you are a Chinese/Jewish classical musician who falls for a fifth generation sugar beet farmer who hankers to come home, what do you do? Dub your new spouse “Eggboy”, move to the Minnesota/North Dakota border, and start a cooking blog, of course! Yeh, (pronounced ‘yay!’) created a humorous and affectionate portrait of her new life on her blog, replete with quirky (loves: marzipan and Middle Eastern flavors; dislikes: bananas, mushrooms, fondant) and reliably wonderful recipes. She is generously non-judgmental of her new neighbors’ cooking traditions, as is seen in a story about her first encounter with a “Cookie Salad”, (illustration provided). Then she created her own cookie salad and generally embraces the dish. Her now justly famous moist, flavorful confetti birthday cake is on the cover; homemade ginger ale is easy and delicious (and I know my ginger ale); sweet potato lefse is something I bought a potato ricer to try. That’s inspired.
August 1, 2018
I loved this as a book, not just a cookbook. Molly uses her recipes as guides to tell a story about not just her life but how food can have such an impact on all of us, everyday. She made me want to cook (and I HATE cooking) and makes meals feel like a natural part of your life. I felt warm and happy and hopeful reading this book and I already want to read it again. I recommend reading it like a book, start to finish, and then make the recipes that intrigued you.
February 27, 2019
I love Molly Yeh's tv show and of the recipes of hers I have tried I have liked every one of them. I am anxious to try more. I actually sat down and read this book, the narratives as well as the recipes and I think she is adorable as well as honest. A Chinese Jewish girl recreating recipes from her heritage and her time living in New York while attending Julliard, now living in the Midwest where the hotdish and cookie salad are the popular food groups.
February 20, 2017
I liked how she wrote the stories behind the recipes but there is not a single recipe I would make. Maybe the hummus but at the same time I have so many hummus recipes. It's just a different type of food than what I eat and make for my family. Can't keep a book for just one recipe.
A donation to my local library for sure.
A donation to my local library for sure.
February 5, 2017
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The stories had me totally drawn in! I also made the unlikely move to life on a farm. I love her approach to Midwest recipes with flare of her own. After searching out some marzipan and tahini, I can't wait to make many of her recipes. Also need to finally invest in a good food processor to be able to get the nutty flavors so prevalent in the dishes.
December 5, 2016
Quirky and unique voice. And though she, like me, is from the Chicago suburbs, that was the extent to which I could relate to her, but I still found her narrative enjoyable. Not sure I'd ever make a hot dish though.
March 16, 2017
I loved this cookbook! I loved Molly's voice and all the stories she shared. I have so many pages with little stickies poking out, just waiting to be tried.
June 28, 2022
I love cookbooks, and I especially like ones that are part memoir, part cookbook. I love love love ones where the recipe contains hilarious language and curse words and really expresses the authors personality. The latter is what you'll find in this book. I discovered Molly Yeh late -- through an app that has her show available for streaming -- and really like her energy and the new take she brings to old favorites. She's much less cutesy in the book, but I love it. She says bad words and isn't afraid to discuss her bias against Jell-O and cream soups and how she had to work to overcome some things she thought were absolutely insane about midwest farm life after growing up in the suburbs and then living in NYC. I got this from the library, but may buy it to try some recipes. She also has a book coming out in September that I'm looking forward to.
November 23, 2017
I have read Molly Yeh's blog for a few years now and am constantly entranced by her accessible recipes, her beautiful photography, and her personal stories. This book is no disappointment. The writing is fresh, the photographs beautiful, and the recipes easy to follow. While her cooking and baking is informed and framed by her years living in New York City tasting all it had to offer, the recipes use ingredients available at most any grocery store. Her move to the Midwest and adaptation to a new lifestyle shows up in her take on hot dish and the addition of tater tots to her ingredient list and a new take on lefse. Molly Yeh is creative yet practical, celebrating the diversity of foods while making dishes for every day. I highly recommend this cookbook, even if you don't cook. It's a good read and I can't wait to start cooking from it.
December 20, 2017
Great recipes. My Jewish mother in law bought this for me, a Chinese-American food enthusiast working with ranchers in the Midwest. I thought I was the only one at this Asian-Jewish-ranching intersection! Thanks Molly!
I have already put multiple of her recipes into our regular rotation with very rare leftovers - including scallion challah (I add sichuan chili pepper paste for an extra kick) and hummus all over it. Others may find the recipes "quirky"; I find them comfortingly familiar. I resonate so much with Molly's familiar flavors and ingredients that I grew up eating or fell in love with as an adult, and never imagined pulled together in brilliant mashup recipes. Molly, you are a rockstar!
I have already put multiple of her recipes into our regular rotation with very rare leftovers - including scallion challah (I add sichuan chili pepper paste for an extra kick) and hummus all over it. Others may find the recipes "quirky"; I find them comfortingly familiar. I resonate so much with Molly's familiar flavors and ingredients that I grew up eating or fell in love with as an adult, and never imagined pulled together in brilliant mashup recipes. Molly, you are a rockstar!
February 2, 2019
I love Molly Yeh so freaking much. She is a new discovery to me, from her Food Network show. I knew nothing about her blog etc before seeing her pop up on my DVR after a Pioneer Woman episode. I don’t cook but I have a strange love for food network, recipes, cookbooks, and celebrity chefs. I started watching her show and fell in luv.
I loved this memoir-y cookbook. All Molly’s stories are either funny, relatable, interesting, heartwarming, or all those things combined. She references sooo many 1990s kid things that I also love (Lion King, BSC, The Parent Trap, plus a million more). Her recipes and photos all look and sound gorgeous. And of course she is ridiculously cute and charming. I’m fangirling hard but she’s great!
I loved this memoir-y cookbook. All Molly’s stories are either funny, relatable, interesting, heartwarming, or all those things combined. She references sooo many 1990s kid things that I also love (Lion King, BSC, The Parent Trap, plus a million more). Her recipes and photos all look and sound gorgeous. And of course she is ridiculously cute and charming. I’m fangirling hard but she’s great!
October 17, 2016
When I saw a review of this book that said a city girl moves to her husband's family farm and starts a blog about cooking, I was interested. But, it seems like the "family farm" is pretty much a mono-culture factory farm, so that was a big let down. While there were a lot of recipes I want to try, I was kind of turned off by some of the author's language. She seemed to be crude for seemingly no reason and it didn't even seem to fit into the stories she was telling. I have never read her blog, so maybe that is just how she talks, but I didn't like it and it didn't seem to work with her stories. Overall, the recipes look good, but I don't think I'll be checking out her blog.
June 12, 2017
I think I enjoyed reading Yeh's biographical narrative more than anything else (except maybe the charmingly drawn illustrations!). I didn't see a recipe that interested me, but this is a good book for a nice library browse.
January 13, 2019
So fun! Totally different personality than I got from her blog or the one time I saw her on the Food Network. Very funny, irreverent, immensely talented. More than just recipes, it’s a fun book that I will look forward to cooking from now.
December 12, 2022
Haven't made any of the recipes but it's just as lovely as her blog and there's a mac n cheese flow chart which I'm really excited about.
July 16, 2020
I live in the Chicago area. Chicago shut down mid-March because of COVid-19, and we were all encouraged to stay home. So, what did I do? I got addicted to Molly Yeh's Food Network program, "Girl Meets Farm." I loved watching this delightfully bubbly, quirky girl cook appealing photo-worthy, comfort food from her quaint farmhouse kitchen.
After two months of watching all the episodes of her program on a continuous loop, my husband decided I needed to expand my Molly Yeh repertoire and gifted me her cookbook for Mother's Day. And, just like her show, her cookbook is filled with nostalgic Molly stories, ethnically mixed recipes, and mouth-watering photography. I don't think I've ever said this before in regard to a cookbook, but it was fun to read!
Warning: Many of her recipes rely heavily on tree nuts, so if you have a tree nut allergy, be ready to make a lot of substitutions.
After two months of watching all the episodes of her program on a continuous loop, my husband decided I needed to expand my Molly Yeh repertoire and gifted me her cookbook for Mother's Day. And, just like her show, her cookbook is filled with nostalgic Molly stories, ethnically mixed recipes, and mouth-watering photography. I don't think I've ever said this before in regard to a cookbook, but it was fun to read!
Warning: Many of her recipes rely heavily on tree nuts, so if you have a tree nut allergy, be ready to make a lot of substitutions.
January 1, 2023
For the first time in my life, I just sat and read a cookbook cover to cover. I love the way this book tells a story and isn’t just a reference piece. You get to grow up with Molly in the IL suburbs, explore NYC and settle down in northern MN. Her cooking is influenced by all these things; ingredients, flavors, textures, styles, cooking methods. More than recipes this is a peek in her life and I thoroughly enjoyed this funny, easy to read, beautifully illustrated book.
My only qualm is the profanity. The whole books seems so light and easy and there’s a few choice words that just don’t fit or add any value to the book. I’d take a star for this but y’all there’s three macaroni & cheese recipes and a flow chart on which mac to make so nothing can take a star from this gem.
My only qualm is the profanity. The whole books seems so light and easy and there’s a few choice words that just don’t fit or add any value to the book. I’d take a star for this but y’all there’s three macaroni & cheese recipes and a flow chart on which mac to make so nothing can take a star from this gem.
January 10, 2023
I did not expect to be laughing out loud at a cookbook/memoir. I’ve watched a bit of her cooking show, but never checked out her blog, and now I’m wishing I did! I think she is so funny and adorable.
February 13, 2020
Molly’s recipes are great. She takes Midwestern food and adds Asian and Jewish twists to them. I made her hummus and it was very yummy.
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