Rustic Joyful Food: Meant to Share: (Mother's Day Gifts for Home Cooks, Full Menu Meal Planning Cookbook with Delicious Comforting Recipes for Entertaining Friends and Family)

Rustic Joyful Food does it again. If you haven't heard Danielle speak, if you haven't had the chance to read her words, you have to start there. Her heart and love seems to pour into everything she does, and then on top of it she is a phenomenal cook/food guru and an amazing author! I was a little too excited for this book and accidentally preordered it twice! But, it's meant to share and I was able to give a copy to someone I love the most!But wow. Not only have I flagged every other page for the recipe I can't wait to try first, the book itself just feels right. The fact it/s organized by the way & event you want to cook for - love, comfort, big groups - that is the first thing I try to find when looking up a recipe! The pictures, the feel of the pages - holy! But then back to Danielle's words. I spent an evening reading every single story in her book, 'Generations' - and the emotions I felt, thinking of my own family and undying love of food - were overwhelming. This book and the stories in it, do the exact same. I can't thank Danielle enough for her wisdom, wit & passion. RJF recipes always hit close to home for me - and it makes my heart full to follow their journey. You will not be disappointed with this baby!

The recipes are delicious, and the stories are so encouraging and real. I was influenced to make a meal for a family because of one of the stories and it made such an impact on their lives. This world needs more kind gestures and this book influenced me to make more room in my life to do just that.

I like most of what she does and her style is outstanding.

Use this one to feed a crowd. Have made 8+ recipes and everyone has been wonderful!!

I absolutely love "Meant to Share" because it's truly that. This book of recipes, love, family, etc...was meant to be shared with the world. The imagery in this book is beautiful (kudos Michael). The recipes are ones that I will go back to from years to come. They are classic. And the "stories" that Danielle shares are so touching. My favorite is the one shared in Lydia's Casserole. It touched me so. The honesty and realness. So heartfelt and genuine. But that's just one of many....because I'm sure I had a few..."I'm not crying...you're crying moments" reading it. :) I say all that to say...buy this cookbook. You will not be disappointed.

This cookbook is so beautiful! The recipes use ingredients you probably already have in your pantry, and the photographs are really pretty. The author Danielle has created easy to follow instructions with each recipe too. I just got this book so haven't tried any of the recipes yet but I have a feeling that several of them will become my go to recipes.

Loving this cookbook! Last weekend I made three dishes from it, and just YUM! I doubled the pesto recipe and I’m so glad I did because it was tangy, and full of flavor. I also made the Halibut dish, which was so quick to put together and simple in prep, but felt like we were eating a fancy Friday meal! The photos in the cookbook entice you to make more of the dishes, and the storytelling throughout makes it much more than a recipe book. I’m all set to continue my way through the recipes this weekend. Thank you Danielle!

And I own HUNDREDS! I just received this, there are SOOOOOO many things I want to make, but this book is different -- there are stories, nice words, quotes... I feel like Danielle put together a comforting cookbook for a friend, and I am that one friend she is talking to while I have the book in my hand. So much heart and soul in this one, the most of any cookbook I own! You will LOVE it.