{"id":6546,"date":"2015-09-17T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=6546"},"modified":"2015-09-14T21:28:51","modified_gmt":"2015-09-15T02:28:51","slug":"mug-it-by-pam-mcelroy-book-review-cool-cooking-for-one-the-easy-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/?p=6546","title":{"rendered":"Mug It!, by Pam McElroy (book review) – cool cooking for one, the easy way"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"book<\/a>Hungry & solo?
\nDon’t settle for ramen<\/a> (again) –
\nquick-cook something delicious!<\/p>\n

More than just cupcakes, Mug It!\u00a0<\/em> serves up single-serve portions of\u00a0 breakfast yummies, savory supper choices, and worth-the-splurge sweets.<\/p>\n

Hit up your local library<\/a> or independent bookstore<\/a> for this September release, grab your favorite microwavable mug, and cook yourself happy!<\/p>\n

If Pam’s name sounds familiar, you probably remember The Green Teen Cookbook<\/em>\u00a0 she edited (my recommendation here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I hear that Chocolate Peanut Butter Cake calling my name!
\n**kmm<\/p>\n

Book info<\/strong>: Mug It! Easy & Delicious Meals for One \/ Pam McElroy. Zest Books, 2015.\u00a0 \u00a0 [publisher site<\/a>] Review copy and cover image courtesy of the publisher.<\/p>\n

My book talk<\/strong>: Cooking for one gets a new twist with microwaved mugs of deliciousness and mason jars bearing yummy solo selections when you Mug It!<\/em><\/p>\n

Begin with breakfast, from Overnight Oats with flavor variations that don’t come from a packet to perfect Sunday Quiche and other egg dishes.<\/p>\n

Liven up lunchtime with a variety of Mason Jar Salads (Spinach Chicken Pesto sounds great) or Seven-Layer Dip in a mug.<\/p>\n

Mugs go main-meal for dinner with Meatloaf and no-box Mac & Cheese in the microwave.\u00a0 Gotta have dessert, too, so choose from Oatmeal Cookie for one, an oversize mug of Red Velvet Cake with Homemade Frosting, or Strawberry Shortcake.<\/p>\n

Measure carefully, follow the experienced cook-author’s clear instructions, and enjoy many solo meals with this new cookbook.\u00a0 (One of 6,000 books recommended on www.abookandahug.com<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hungry & solo? Don’t settle for ramen (again) – quick-cook something delicious! More than just cupcakes, Mug It!\u00a0 serves up single-serve portions of\u00a0 breakfast yummies, savory supper choices, and worth-the-splurge sweets. Hit up your local library or independent bookstore for this September release, grab your favorite microwavable mug, and cook yourself happy! If Pam’s name […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[182,35,8],"class_list":["post-6546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nonfiction","tag-cooking","tag-surprises","tag-us-author"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6546"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6671,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6546\/revisions\/6671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/booksyalove.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}