Twisted: A Cookbook–Bold, Unserious, Delicious Food for Every Occasion

I couldn’t wait to get my hands on a copy of Twisted: A Cookbook. With an eclectic approach to food, this book is the ultimate food-lover’s dream. This hardcover book has bright, beautiful pictures of the recipes that are staged so the food actually looks like it has a personality. The backdrops are fun and creative, with everything from gameday to picnic to candlelight dinners. The recipes use ingredients that one might not think go together; however, the flavors magically come together. With bold, exciting flavors, the recipes in this book will wake up your taste buds!

The two recipes I made from the book were the Sriracha Devilled Egg BLT and the Grilled Loaded Potato Skins Salad. I chose these not only because they sounded delicious but because they were two of the shortest recipes in the book. Many of the recipes have very long ingredient lists, which may be intimidating to some, while others require making another recipe in the book to make that recipe. The BLT was phenomenal. The added touch of mint was just delightful. The salad was more like a spread of potato skins. They didn’t have any off-the-wall ingredients in them but the mixture of ingredients are ones that are extremely savory, including bacon, chives, and double Gloucester cheese, which I did purchase at a local gourmet grocer.

The next recipe I’d like to try from the book is the milk buns, which are used in several of the recipes, including the Cheeseburger-Stuffed Dough Balls. This is a fun book for those who enjoy cooking and trying new things.