Seriously Delish

" Her  recipes lure you in to the point that you ' ll start making your grocery list immediately. I ' ll say it again: This is a glorious cookbook!" — Ree Drummond,  "The Pioneer Woman"   Jessica Merchant, creator of the popular food blog  How Sweet Eats, has now created her first cookbook,  Seriously Delish. Her playfulness jumps off the page in her inventive and incredibly delicious recipes, such as Amaretto–Butternut Squash Soup with Cinnamon Toast Croutons, Mini Crab Cakes with Sweet Corn and Blueberry Salsa, and Fleur de Sel Caramel Bourbon Brownie Milk Shakes. Her sense of humor, which brings millions of visitors to her site, shows through in chapter titles like "Breakfast (. . . for Dinner?)" and "Salad, Soups, and Vegetable-like Things (Ugh, if We Must)." Merchant makes food that people get excited about, nothing run-of-the-mill or expected. As an added bonus, all of the photographs in the book were taken by Merchant herself, giving her cookbook the personal touch that her fans love and newcomers will appreciate.  Seriously Delish features imaginative recipes that are tasty and original and bring readers to a place where cooking becomes adventurous and food becomes fun.   "My new dream food bible. It is fresh and easy—but more importantly it's fun and exciting; a celebration of how yummy life can be, three times a day."—Elin Hilderbrand, #1  New York Times bestselling author   "I've always had the biggest blog crush on Jessica from  How Sweet Eats. She's hilarious, a creative genius in the kitchen, and reading her book makes you feel like you're cooking with your BFF."—Gina Homolka, creator of Skinnytaste.com