Ten Dollar Dinners by Melissa d'Arabian

I'm not sure if I have an unhealthy obsession with cookbooks or a healthy one!  I love cookbooks.  I probably have over 100 at home.  In order to curb my obsession and be nice to be wallet I try and preview the cookbooks first by checking them out at the library. 

I didn't watch the season that Ms. d'Abrian was on The Next Food Network star but I can see why she won.  Her food all looks really yummy and it isn't that complicated to make.  I hate when a recipe sounds really good and then you have have 20 ingrediants to buy and you don't know what half of them are.

I tried her chicken meatball recipe (pg. 161) and they were really good.  I can't wait to try her creamy any veggie soup (pg. 74) and chicken taquitos (pg.165), and shrimp pad Thai (pg. 118).  Let's not forget about dessert!  Her buttery shortbread (pg. 309) and the double chocolate pound cake (pg. 304) are calling my name.  This is one cookbook I may just have to add to my personal collection!