One show that I try to catch on Wednesday night is Modern Family. The characters and story-line are hilarious! If you are a fan like me, you will be glad to know that there is The Modern Family Cookbook. It brings the hit show to life with 100 easy-to-make recipes that center around the show’s eccentric and hilarious characters while highlighting key moments from favorite episodes.
There are several colored images of the food and wonderful show stills to bring great food to the family while celebrating the crazy moments featured on the show. This book includes comfort food, like Gloria and Manny’s Tomato Soup and Grilled Cheese to a light and healthy version of Mitchell’s Tomatoes with Green Onions and Basil. Some of the other recipes are:
- Mitchell’s Vegetable-Gruyere Quiche (PG 36)
- Lily’s Pot Stickers (PG 79)
- Claire’s Cruncy Surprise Sandwich (PG 107)
- Gloria’s Cilantro-Lime Rice (PG 116)
- Jay’s Sloppy Jay’s (PG 139)
- Claire’s Pesto Shrimp Pasta (PG 168)
- Cam’s Coffee-Frosted Brownies (PG 196)
- Claire & Phil’s Basil-Infused Mojitos (PG 234)
There are also humorous sidebars, including How to Get Rid of Annoying Houseguests and Lily’s Easy Diva Tips, which add an extra layer of fun. Other fun highlights include:
- A ‘Which Modern Family Parent Are You?’ quiz that starts with the question: You accidentally locked your kid in the car. What do you do? (PGS 86-87)
- A ‘Gloria-English Dictionary’ with definitions such as: Baby cheeses: (n.) dickens. Ex. “He scared the baby cheeses out of me!” (PGS 158-159)
- Luke and Phil’s Invention Matrix featuring Awesomeland, Adult Tricycles, Coffee Bot, The Phillowcase, and many more. (PGS 184-185
- The Top 10 Modern Family Secrets like ‘The NyQuil Incident’ and ‘The Great Waitress Hoax’. (PGS 236-237)
- A full list of suggested menus for date night, anniversaries, Valentine’s Day, Oscar parties, family game night, princess birthday parties, 4th of July barbecues, Sunday Funday Brunch, and more! (PGS 239-245)
The Modern Family Cookbook is the perfect gift for any home cook and a must-have for every fan of the show. It became available for sale on 9/22 and has a suggested retail of $29.95.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this book to review. No other compensation was received for this post.
