If you are familiar with the
television show Blue Bloods you are
aware that every episode has the family dinner scene. Despite the busy schedules
of a trauma nurse, police officers, and other family members, that dinner scene
always happens. That show anchor led to the creation of the The Blue
Bloods Cookbook: 120 Recipes That Will Bring Your Family To The Table
by Bridget Moynahan and Wendy Howard Goldberg with the help of Chris Peterson.
The book is broken into eight
sections covering everything from soups to salads, main dishes, desserts, and more.
Each recipe has detailed instructions regarding ingredients and how to make the
meal. While there is information on number of services the dish will make,
there is a lack of information regarding the dietary and nutritional
information. In addition to the 120 recipes and the colorful pictures of
completed dishes, there are behind the scenes details of what goes on at the set
during filming.
Along with details from the set and
the recipes shared by cast members, a real highlight of the book is the section
titled “Blue Bloods Family Dinner Menu” that starts on page 255. The six pages
here suggest meals from appetizers to dessert with the name of the dish and
page number listed. While the section references the fact there are holiday
meals in the book, there are also plenty of other dishes to occupy your
non-holiday cooking and eating.
A nine page index brings the nearly
300 page book to a close.
Filled with basic and holiday meals
along with plenty of neat stuff from behind the scenes of the show, The
Blue
Bloods Cookbook: 120 Recipes That Will Bring Your Family To The Table is
a good one. Despite the obvious lack of important nutritional and dietary
information, it does its job of promoting the show and family dinner time very
well. No matter your personal preferences, at least some of the 120 recipes
included should work for you and your family.
The Blue Bloods Cookbook: 120 Recipes That Will Bring Your Family To The Table
Bridget Moynahan, Wendy Howard
Goldberg, and Chris Peterson
St. Martin’s Press
November 2015
ISBN# 978-1-250-07285-6
Hardback (also available in e-book
format)
288 Pages
$29.99
Material for my use was supplied by the good folks of the Haggard Branch of the Plano Public Library System.
Kevin R. Tipple ©2016
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2 comments:
I leave the recipes and cooking to my wife, Kevin, but we both love Blue Bloods and watch it every Friday night. I noticed Bridget Moynahan who plays ADA Erin Reagan on the show is listed as one of the authors of the cookbook. I remember reading that one of Tom Selleck's conditions for signing on for the show was that a family dinner be part of every episode. He wanted it to reflect family values and traditions and not be just another cop show. Good on him.
A different version of the backstory on the Sunday dinner deal is in the book.
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