A review of Rachel Hollis’ new cookbook, Real Life Dinners, and Grilled Mushroom Kabob recipe review.
Disclosure – I received a free copy of the cookbook mentioned in this post. However, I was not compensated for my time or review and all options expressed are completely my own.
Let’s talk about real life dinner time for a moment.
Since I work from home, there are many nights when I have enough time to pre-marinade some chicken or spend a good 20 minutes chopping vegetables for a side dish.
But, this is real life, so there are also many other nights when it’s 5:45pm, the kids are hungry and I’m standing in front of the fridge trying to figure out what I can make for dinner that will be ready in the next 15 minutes.
That’s where Rachel Hollis‘ new cookbook – Real Life Dinners comes in handy. Rachel Hollis is a busy, working, mother of four that also creates dinners that don’t take hours to prepare and uses wholesome ingredients.
I really like the Real Life Dinners cookbook. It covers a range of all kind of simple, quick and family friendly dinners that we all love.
- Breakfast for dinner – she’s got you covered.
- Do you want a recipe you can throw in a crock pot and have ready for you after work – check.
- How about it’s the middle of summer and the last thing you want to do is turn on the oven – there’s a whole section dedicated to recipes you can throw on the grill.
- She even has recipes in the book that she can make one handed because she was busy holding a newborn baby!
I also really liked that the pictures of the recipes in the book were completely relatable. Don’t get me wrong, I really appreciate stunning photography but when it comes to “real life” dinner recipes I just want to see an accurate picture of what the dish that I make will end up looking like. Real Life Dinners does just that – great looking food photos without all the fancy platting.
Mushrooms are a favorite in my house and I was immediately drawn to the Grilled Mushroom Kabobs with Balsamic Marinade recipe.
The ingredients are simple and things you may already have on hand – mushrooms, red onion, balsamic vinegar, mustard, olive oil, and dried herbs.
All marinated together and tossed on a skewer for easy grilling.
We made the Grilled Mushroom Kabob recipe last week (swith skirt steak) while we were enjoying the NBA finals (Warriors baby!) and they were devoured! PS – The balsamic glaze drizzle at the end is not to be missed.
The best part was that they were super simple to make, didn’t take a lot of fancy ingredients and were delicious. A complete win in my book!
If you are looking for a collection of great tasting, family friendly dinners that don’t take a lot of time or fancy ingredients, then Real Life Dinners is for you!
