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If you have kids, cooking can be a family affair. Anyone anywhere can create a family cookbook with very little, if any, cash, if you’re an adult and you’re searching for that glue, maybe you’re too far away from the people you love and you’re still feeling distant from those you adore. Perhaps, it’s just too much effort. No matter your reasons for wanting to learn how to cook, learning to cook a dinner for a family of friends is a great way to spend time together. You will create memories that will last forever.

The best cookbooks provide recipes for almost everything, but most will also provide some sort of dinner planning tips. Many include easy-to-follow instructions for making just about everything from soup and salad to main dish and dessert. You can get cookbooks on just about anything, actually. You can find cookbooks on the best ways to prepare all kinds of meals, from quick and easy appetizers to quick and easy dinners.

The great thing about cookbooks like these is that they are very inclusive and detailed. There are detailed descriptions of ingredients, cooking techniques and ingredients. You don’t have to wonder what is inside a can of beans or what kind of spices a recipe requires because most cookbooks will list exactly what is needed and used for each recipe. In fact, sometimes they will include an ingredient list that has been compiled by a professional chef, which can be extremely helpful for those who don’t know the exact ingredients needed for a particular recipe. This can be extremely helpful if you’re preparing a dish that is very specific and different from the rest of your family’s dishes.

In addition to listing ingredients, you’ll also find cookbooks that include side dishes and recipes for desserts. Most families have a favorite sweet potato recipe, so having a family cookbook that includes delicious meals made with sweet potatoes is a must. Not only will you enjoy the delicious meals, but your children will love having new foods to try out as well. You can often find cookbooks that include both versions of a recipe, so you can choose to use one or not. If you cook a lot of sweet potato recipes, you may want to start adding some to your collection.

One of the things that make a great family cookbook is that it usually contains lots of creative cooking techniques for you to try. Even if you’re not a professional cook, many of the recipes offered in these books are really fun to experiment with. You can also learn how to make new recipes that you can incorporate into your daily cooking and have fun doing it as well. Many cookbooks also come with some simple exercise plans or fun ways to make cooking more fun, such as roasting marshmallows. When you have a fun cookbook, you will be more likely to stick with your eating plan and actually stick to your healthy diet.

A good family cookbook is designed to encourage kids to become more involved in the kitchen, and develop a sense of responsibility and their own tastes. There are some kid-friendly recipes available, but don’t let that make the cookbook title and pages any less appealing. The recipes themselves should be appealing enough on their own to encourage you to read through them, and then to put them to use at home. Look for a cookbook that will appeal to the tastes of all your children, and you can be assured that you will get a lot of use out of it.

So y’all remember in my 2012 goals that I said I want to do more couponing. 

Lame, I know, but I have received approximately 4 papers thus far, pulled out all the coupon inserts as well as advertisements from the local stores. (I thought that was overwhelming!) I have been told that I clip all coupons; I have been told to clip only the coupons I use and save the inserts. I think I am going to clip all coupons and set aside ones that I do not use for others who may want them.

So my next step is to actually cut them out. I am trying to figure this all out step by step because anything with the word “coupon” really gets me anxious. So I am eager to see what happens. I am following Rayven’s workbook that goes with the videos; I am reading blogs on couponing; and I am hoping y’all will join me on my journey through couponing!

PS: If you have any tips, pointers, or suggestions, I would love to hear them!