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Brides Cook Too! New cookbook from our friend Holly Clegg

Our good friend, Holly Clegg‘s 14th cookbook from her trim&TERRIFIC® cookbook series, Too Hot in the Kitchen: Secrets to Sizzle At Any Age, features 200 easy and exciting recipes with 100 color photographs and illustrations, designed for today’s busy woman.

When it was time to plan her daughter’s wedding, Holly relied on StrictlyWeddings.com as her luxury wedding resource!

As our brides start testing their budding cooking skills (or enhancing already existing skills), we bring you an entertaining cookbook filled with practical recipes. Holly’s focus on healthy eating is from the perspective that these scrumptious recipes have been trimmed down while keeping them terrific and full of flavor.  Get ready to learn the secrets to sizzle in your own kitchen!

Married? Party Time!

Holly shares more than 120 crowd-pleasing 30-minute easy-to-prepare recipes in her gorgeously illustrated cookbook. This cookbook serves as a complete guide to cooking for company and planning a party while eating delicious and healthy food! Holly’s simple menus with user-friendly ingredients and decorative touches insure that time will not be spent in the kitchen, getting you back to the party fast!

Chapters are divided into 13 different party themes, and each section includes stress-free “Menu Planning Sections” with a variety of recipes,” “Terrific Tips,” “Exciting Extras” for extra flair, and “Short Cuts” for the quick approach. From a sumptuous but streamlined spring brunch buffet with Shrimp and Cheese Grits Casserole and Baked Praline Orange French Toast, to a barbecue bash with Pulled Pork, Roasted Potato Salad, and the most popular Burger Cake, these recipes make special occasion cooking seem simple and health-wise, as well as delicious.
Other chapters include festive gatherings like Souper Bowl Party, Mardi Gras Madness, Orient Express, Tropical Paradise Party, and Terrific Tailgating.

Each recipe also includes the nutritional analyses, diabetic exchanges, and a guide to vegetarian and freezer-friendly dishes.

More than just a cookbook, Holly’s easy-to-follow menus, entertaining hints and simple decorating ideas make Holly Clegg’s Trim & Terrific Home Entertaining the Easy Way a must-have book for hosting effortless parties!

Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific Home Entertaining the Easy Way

I have specifically designed this book of party menus to make entertaining easy and enjoyable. -Holly Clegg