Fool's Gold Cookbook

Fool's Gold #12.1

by Susan Mallery

Celebrate the seasons with the folks from Fool's Gold

New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery invites you to taste the local cuisine of her beloved fictional town and share in a year's worth of deliciously seasonal recipes.

Fool's Gold is known as the Land of Happy Endings, but it's also the land of hearty appetites. Throughout the series, the residents of Fool's Gold have found joy, comfort and good times through food. Now two local Fool's Gold chefs will also find love through food! Join them as they flirt, fight and fall in love, one season at a time.

You'll also find favorite recipes from popular characters in the series, such

Heidi's Arugula, Corn and Cherry Tomato Salad with Goat Cheese.
Liz's Spaghetti for the Girls.
Denise's Summer Berry Pie.

With chapters for summer, spring, fall and winter, you can find the perfect recipe for everything from holiday get-togethers to cozy date nights, always using the freshest ingredients. And the heartwarming love story that is woven throughout is Susan Mallery at her finest.

The more than 150 recipes and dozens of gorgeous photographs in this book will inspire you to find perfection in the simple and the seasonal. And with all of Fool's Gold with you in the kitchen, your every celebration will have a happy ending.

Fans of Susan Mallery will love the exclusive short story included in this stunning cookbook!

Genres: Romance, Cookbooks, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Fiction, Food, Chick Lit

272 pages, Paperback

First published August 27, 2013

About the author

#1 New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery writes heartwarming and humorous novels about the relationships that define women's lives—family, friendship, romance. She's best known for putting nuanced characters into emotionally complex, real-life situations with twists that surprise readers to laughter. Because Susan is passionate about animal welfare, pets play a big role in her books. Beloved by millions of readers worldwide, her books have been translated into 28 languages.

Critics have dubbed Mallery "the new queen of romantic fiction." (Walmart) Booklist says, "Romance novels don't get much better than Mallery's expert blend of emotional nuance, humor, and superb storytelling," and RT Book Reviews puts her "in a class by herself!" It's no wonder that her books have spent more than 200 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list.

Although Susan majored in Accounting, she never worked as an accountant because she was published straight out of college with two books the same month. Sixteen prolific years and seventy-four books later, she hit the New York Times bestsellers list for the first time with Accidentally Yours in 2008. She made many appearances in the Top 10 before (finally) hitting #1 in 2015 with Thrill Me, the twentieth book in her most popular series, the Fool's Gold romances, and the fourth of five books released that year.

Susan lives in Washington state with her husband, two ragdoll cats, and a small poodle with delusions of grandeur. Her heart for animals has led Susan to become an active supporter of the Seattle Humane Society. Visit Susan online at www.SusanMallery.com.

Reviews

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Received from Good Reads first reads giveaway.

This was a really neat concept. A cookbook with a love story behind it. The story of two chefs, Ana Raquel and Greg, who met while they are children share a past, meet up again, write a cookbook and re-connect. The story was very endearing and sweet, the recipes are fantastic! I am looking forward to trying some of them out. Highly recommend.

[Jayme · Rating 5 out of 5]

The short love story throughout the cookbook is sweet. The recipes are amazing, they are easy to understand and look so yummy. I will be putting this cookbook to use!!

[Wendy Keel · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received this book from the author for the purpose of an honest review. I have to say this is the first book (cookbook) that my husband took from me and read through himself. He's getting into grilling and smoking and wanted to see what recipes we could work with for that. He loved the ideas and how we could tweak each to fit our tastes/needs. I loved all the great food, the way the recipes were set up and the short story that I read in a few hours. Overall the book was great. It'll make a great addition to anyone's cookbook library. It'll make a great gift for the Holidays as well, I'd get it now while Harlequin has a $2 coupon (Look on the author's website or Harlequin.com for it). I also plan to get a Kindle copy so I can take it with me when we go on trips/camping. It's the perfect addition to your library whether you cook or not.You'll love the images, the recipes, the story, and the even the feel of the book. *as a side note Target has an edition that includes a few extra recipes/content for the same price*. I highly recommend you pick up this book/cookbook today! You'll love it.

[Kathy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Borrowed this book from the library to read on my Kindle. First read the story which was very nice but too short. Have been reading all of the Fool's Gold series and love how Susan Mallery intertwines her characters in every book. Then went back and read through the cookbook. It was so good, that now I must buy a copy of the book so I can have the recipies on hand all the time.

[Harlequin Books]

Cookbook + Fool's Gold romance story!

Category: Cooking, Food and Wine

[Monique Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great story, great recipes. Can't wait to try many of them!

[Nancy Reynolds · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautiful book. Kudos to Susan Mallery for putting together such a fantastic cookbook. The way the cookbook is divided into seasons is a great idea; and the recipes themselves are all "easy" and "fast" so that even the most challenged of cooks can master them. And wonderful hints and tips are also shared within all the pages. And then... to top it all off....the lovely and sweet love story. A "ten minute" love story and yet it soars and resonates within you. And the added plus for all the Fool's Gold fans are that these recipes have been mentioned in the different Fool's Gold stories throughout the books. BUT if you've never read any of the books, you can still LOVE this cookbook. And just think...what a great GIFT this book can be...or just get you started on reading all those Fool's Gold books if you never have had that pleasure. All in all there is so much to love about this one book. It's a masterpiece. And I haven't even attempted makng all the recipes I've marked to try. There are sooooo many. Thanks, Susan Mallery, for such a treasure!

[Lizz · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love cookbooks, I can sit and read them like novels. I love the Fool's Gold series, so to mix the two? Yes please!!! The recipes are luscious and organized by season and type so it's easy to hunt up something to try for dinner. Interspersed with the recipes is the novella for Ana Raquel and Greg. What's not to love? It's a great idea!

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!!! A story and a beautiful cookbook!! Double terrific!! So clever !!

[❀Tea❀]

read only short story

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

The cookbook is a good 4 stars but the short story was way too short. I would only give it a 2 stars so I rounded it all up to 3 stars. Would defiantly recommend as a cookbook, good for beginners.

[Jack Vasen · Rating 2 out of 5]

This (incredibly short) story is part of the Fool's Gold series. It can easily stand alone. It doesn't rely much on characters from other books. The only other characters of significance, other than the mayor, are Ana Raquel's sisters. Fayrene is the subject of another novella (#9.75) and Dellina has a full length novel (#14). The short story/novella Sweeter Than You (#12.2) apparently is the same story without the recipes.

The story is wedged between recipes in this volume. (In electronic version, links help the reader jump quickly past recipes to the next chapter.) I mentioned it is very short. I thought it was too short for me to get invested in. The ending is very quick.

Mature themes: there is no sex described. There are references to first time teenage sex in the backstory.

I paid no attention to the recipes.

[Deb · Rating 5 out of 5]

book 12.1 in series. The story of Ana Raquel Hopkins and Greg Clary. They have known each other since they were 7. Greg always seemed to beat her at anything she tried to do. She felt angry but grew to possibly have feelings for him. At their Sr. Prom she wants to have it out with him and instead they end up in bed together. She leaves Fools Gold feeling that Greg has played her. Now 10 yrs later she has come home to open a food truck and wants to write a cookbook on the towns special recipes. The mayor Marsha puts them both on the project and they wind out that they both have really had feelings for each other all along.

[Suzie Weber · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one story I have had a hard time reading because I didn’t want the cookbook (I’m Gluten Free). Luckily my Library had in on my App. Amongst the recipes are the chapters of the story between Ana-Raquel and Greg. They are both chefs. They have known each other since they were like ten. Seems Greg has always been a tad ahead of Ana-Raquel at everything.

Ana-Raquel has an idea for a Fool’s Gold Cookbook. She meets w Mayor Marcia and surprise Greg has that same idea. The story starts with a lot of animosity then as you glance through the recipes, a better understanding of these two comes after the appetizer is served.

This story is just after Book 12.

[Melinda Hennies · Rating 4 out of 5]

All in the name of love and food

Rachel and Greg have been competing since they were young...Both followed dreams of being chefs.. Together can they find the middle to work as a team?? Another great addition to The Fools Gold Series....
Within the pages many recipes from our favorite characters....

[Linda Pennington · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story was a really good way to introduce some of the recipes in this book. It was a cute little romance( after all Susan Mallery wrote it.) It was girl hates boy, then gets to know him again and falls in love.
There are many good recipes in this book. I plan to use many of them in the future.

[Jill · Rating 4 out of 5]

#12.1 in series. Have to look for more.

[Orla · Rating 5 out of 5]

great short story ... loved the recipes. can't wait to try.

[Alicia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The romance was a little spare but I did end up trying a couple of recipes out of this book, which I almost never do.

[Susannah Carleton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice, but very short story of two former high school friends/nemeses who find love unexpectedly.

I’m still working my way through the yummy recipes.

[Nancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Parts were good parts were stupid.

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I skipped the recipes and just read the story, it was a really quick read, less than an hour. There just wasn’t enough time for a real story to develop.

[Mariana Santos · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super sweet and easy to read

[Jenny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would rather have had a full story. But cute as a short story. Clever to mix in a cookbook. But I don't cook.

[Abbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great story and some yummy recipes. A keeper for sure

[Shebbles · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sweet little love story! Lots of yummy looking recipes I can't wait to try!!

[Janine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish all of the recipes had a picture with it. Nice to read a story along with the recipes.

[Marie Christensen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Susan Mallery,sounds like a perfectly fun sleepover! I found 2 recipes that I liked…Chocolate Chip Cookies & Carrrot Cake Muffins

[Theresa]

Greg and Ana Raquel’s novella is divided throughout the cookbook so if you’ve already read it k would skip. The recipe look on par for an everyday cookbook.

[M · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the concept! A cookbook based on all those love stories? Awesome!