Martina McBride

Martina mixes a little bit of story with a number of great recipes. I love how most recipes have an "ad lib" section that gives you additional ideas such as how to make a side into a full meal. The first recipe I knew I had to try was the cheddar biscuits with bacon. I did only half with bacon as I needed a non-meat option for a vegetarian friend. I served them straight from the oven and they just melted in your mouth. It was served with the watermelon, cucumber, and tomato salad with feta show more that I made into a main dish with grilled shrimp. All the flavors together with these summer fruits/veggies were so refreshing. I think this cookbook is going to remain on my counter and be used quite often. show less

I requested this from netgalley mainly because I am a fan of Martina McBride's music, and I am a sucker for pretty cookbooks with lots of pictures. It seems like every celebrity is coming out with a cookbook lately - I have skimmed a few that were definitely disappointing, so I was pleasantly surprised that I enjoyed this one. I loved the personal details that accompanied every recipe and also separated each section.

While there are quite a few of the staples in here, there are at least a show more dozen recipes I want to try soon which is saying a lot. I think I am going to try her Pan-Roasted Halibut for dinner this weekend, and the Pistachio Lemon Drop Cookies for dessert! And I am always interested in trying different versions of cinnamon rolls -seems like everybody claims their recipe is the best- so I will add her grandma's recipe to my list to get to this winter. The digital ARC I received will expire this month which means I will need to get the physical copy pretty soon!

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Martina's Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist For Real Life
By Martina McBride
Publication date 10-30-18
Oxmoor House

Martina McBride is best known for her country hits, but she grew up experimenting with her mother in the kitchen. The stories shared around the table were a family tradition Martina valued and loved. In this cookbook she shares some of those recipes, hoping to inspire others to become creative and unafraid to think outside the box when trying a recipe. Stunning photographs, over show more 100 easy to follow recipes, this would make a perfect gift for the holidays.

Some of my favorites Baked French Toast with Pecan Crumble; Grilled Shrimp with Chipotle Sauce and Slaw but the one I'm trying first......Fresh Apple Cake with Caramel Sauce.
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Tracklist
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1 Wild Angels
Acoustic Guitar – Biff Watson, Paul Worley
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Ashley Cleveland, Harry Stinson, Larry Marrs, Vicki Hampton
Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Lonnie Wilson
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars] – Dann Huff
Electric Guitar, Steel Guitar – Dan Dugmore
Keyboards – John Hobbs
Tambourine – Martina McBride
Written-By – Gary Harrison (2), Harry Stinson, Matraca Berg
3:44
2 Safe In The Arms Of Love
Acoustic Guitar – Billy Joe Walker, show more Jr.*
Acoustic Guitar [High-String Acoustic Guitar] – Paul Worley
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose
Bass, Fretless Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Eddie Bayers
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars] – Dann Huff
Fiddle – Larry Franklin
Keyboards – John Hobbs
Mandolin – James Darrell Scott*
Written-By – Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch
3:13
3 Phones Are Ringin' All Over Town
Acoustic Guitar – Billy Joe Walker, Jr.*, Paul Worley
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Curtis Young, Dennis Wilson (3)
Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Eddie Bayers
Electric Guitar – Dann Huff
Piano – John Hobbs
Steel Guitar – Charlie Whitten
Written-By – David MacKechnie, Kin Vassy, Marc Beeson
4 A Great Disguise
Acoustic Guitar – Billy Joe Walker, Jr.*
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars], Soloist [Electric Guitar: Check Out The Solo!], Bass [6-String Bass] – Paul Worley
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Curtis Young, Dennis Wilson (3), Martina McBride
Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Eddie Bayers
Electric Guitar – Dan Dugmore, Dann Huff
Keyboards – John Hobbs
Steel Guitar – Rusty "Pedal" Danmyer*
Written-By – Even Stevens, Greg Barnhill, Hillary Kante
4:03
5 Swingin' Doors
Acoustic Guitar – Biff Watson, Paul Worley
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Curtis Young, Dennis Wilson (3)
Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Lonnie Wilson
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars] – Larry Byrom
Fiddle, Mandolin – Larry Franklin
Keyboards – Steve Nathan
Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
Written-By – Bobby Boyd*, Chapin Hartford, Jim Foster (12)
3:27
6 All The Things We've Never Done
Acoustic Guitar – Biff Watson
Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Lonnie Wilson
Electric Guitar – Larry Byrom
Keyboards – Steve Nathan
Steel Guitar – Russ Pahl
Written-By – Craig Bickhardt, Jeff Pennig
7 Two More Bottles Of Wine
Acoustic Guitar – Biff Watson, Paul Worley
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Ashley Cleveland
Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Lonnie Wilson
Electric Guitar [Electric Guitars] – Dan Dugmore
Electric Guitar, Soloist [Electric Guitar: Check Out The Solo!] – Dann Huff
Piano – John Hobbs
Steel Guitar – Rusty "Pedal" Danmyer*
Written-By – Delbert McClinton
3:15
8 Cry On The Shoulder Of The Road
Acoustic Guitar – Biff Watson, Paul Worley
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Harry Stinson, Larry Marrs, Levon Helm
Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Lonnie Wilson
Keyboards – John Hobbs
Steel Guitar – Dan Dugmore
Written-By – Matraca Berg, Tim Krekel
3:08
9 You've Been Driving All The Time
Acoustic Guitar – Biff Watson, Paul Worley
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Harry Stinson, Larry Marrs, Martina McBride
Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Lonnie Wilson
Electric Guitar – Dann Huff
Electric Guitar, Soloist [Electric Guitar: Check Out The Solo!] – Dan Dugmore
Fiddle – Larry Franklin
Keyboards – John Hobbs
Tambourine – Martina McBride
Written-By – Harry Stinson, Pat Bunch
4:41
10 Born To Give My Love To You
Acoustic Guitar – Billy Joe Walker, Jr.*, Paul Worley
Arranged By [Strings: Arranger] – Dennis Burnside
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Martina McBride, Pam Rose
Bass – Joe Chemay
Drums – Eddie Bayers
Electric Guitar – Dann Huff
Keyboards – John Hobbs
Mandolin – Eric Silver
Strings – Robert Mason*, Carl Gorodetsky*, Kristin Wilkinson, Pamela Sixfin*
Written-By – Mary Ann Kennedy, Pam Rose, Pat Bunch
3:15
11 Beyond The Blue
Acoustic Guitar – Biff Watson
Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar – Paul Worley
Arranged By [Strings: Arranger] – Dennis Burnside
Backing Vocals [Background Vocals] – Harry Stinson, Larry Marrs
Bass – Joe Chemay
Dobro – Dan Dugmore
Keyboards – John Hobbs
Strings – Robert Mason*, Carl Gorodetsky*, Kristin Wilkinson, Pamela Sixfin*
Written-By – Ashe Underwood, David Kent (7) show less