Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes … (2024)

The Physician Moms Cook group chose this book as our latest to cook through from start to finish. Our world changed so much from when we started this challenge. We adapted, dug into our pantries, bookmarked recipes we want to go back to once ingredients are available but between us we cooked 80% of the recipes. Less than in past challenges because we are living in the world of corona.
Thanks @halfbakedharvest for allowing 4,906 front line physicians to do what we love- feed our families.
No misses, some recipes more popular than others- the lemon chicken, the spaghetti with corn, the avocado breakfast tacos, the apple tarts, the tomato soup were amongst my family’s favorites.

I have decided to clear out some of my zillions of cookbooks and in doing so, I feel the need to go cover to cover. Next up on my toss list was Tieghan Gerard’s Super Simple. I already tossed her other book but after a thorough look through and recipes dog eared, this one is staying on the shelf. For now. The soup section was almost entirely dog eared. I have made several of the dishes in here, from her instagram, and know enough that Tieghan is as talented on her social media as she is at creating recipes. Insta faves are her marinated heirloom tomato and nectarine salad, honeycrisp apple bourbon smash (sorry mom) and her spicy poblano tacos. Not my favorite book ever but not useless enough to give away.
Btw, if you only purchase cookbooks with photos, this one has about 80% of the recipes photographed. It is a pretty book.

Tieghan is a great photographer and really knows how to make every single recipe look delicious. Even the recipes that have strange ingredients or combinations sound great the way she describes them. But when it comes to taste, her recipes are very white. I don't mean any offense, but I'm used to a decent amount of flavor and seasoning in every meal. And this is not it.

Most of her recipes are very bland, heavy on dairy and bacon, unhealthy, and use ingredients that are expensive or difficult to find. If I want to cook her recipes on a regular, I need a special grocery trip just for the fancy ingredients. I appreciate the unique, out-of-the-box twists that she adds to traditional recipes, but that just takes away the taste and flavor.

I also don't like how some "Middle Eastern inspired" dishes are just grouped under "Indian" - if she wants to cook our food, the least she can do is write a line or two about the original, traditional recipe/technique for the sake of credit and cultural appreciation. But maybe it was my own fault for having any expectations from someone like her.

Overall, these recipes are suited for those who like bland, unseasoned food and want to try whitewashed "eastern" dishes. But this book is still a waste of money. Most of these recipes can be found free of cost on her website and/or Instagram page. I did not give it any stars because it's a 0/5 for me. It's the exact same case with her first book.

I love her recipes, follow her on social media, and often eat her dishes!

I follow Tieghan Gerard on Instagram and was so excited she came out with this cookbook. She’s an awesome food photographer. I love cookbooks with beautiful pictures because it helps me to visualize what the dish should look like - and this is one of them! It also has simple, approachable and delicious recipes for every meal. I can’t wait to try some of these out! This would also make a great gift for the home cook.

AMAZING recipes! I love love love that there are pictures for every recipe!

I'll start with 4 stars as I enjoyed this cookbook and every recipe as a photo, total time, total servings, everything I love in a cookbook and surprisingly don't find in every cookbook! I've cooked a handful of recipes so far, I've owned the book for over a year, but I finally sat down with it, read it cover-to-cover, and tabbed the other recipes I want to create. I will update as I make and I will update soon with what I've already made.

Ok. I know a cookbook is not literature. But I have made eight dishes out of this book and only one I probably will not make again. Two have already joined the rotation of family meals and my family is picky. So far this book has proven to be used as much as my Ina Garten books, and if you know me, you know I cook her recipes all the time. Just sayin'.

This cookbook is fantastic! A large variety of dishes, including vegetarian (YAY!), but the best sections are the breakfast and dessert ones. I love that there are little codes above the recipes to let you know if it is one pan, or pantry staples, or less than 10 ingredients. I also really love all of Tieghan's little stories and tidbits. These definitely all seem like super-simple recipes and I can't wait to start going through what the pages I have marked with post-its (soooo many post-its!)!

Edit 11/9/19: Made the Butter Pecan Bars with Chocolate and Coconut and oh my word...heaven on a plate!!! And so easy to make!!! The instructions were super simple to follow and I loved that this absolute DELIGHT of a dessert didn't have a whole lot of ingredients!

This is an excellent weeknight cookbook. Everything I've tried so far has been great and super easy. I love the bread/pizza dough, buffalo cauliflower bites, chicken tikka masala, French onion soup, and roasted tomato soup. Everything basically tastes like it came from Panera, which is honestly exactly what I want. We do a lot of time-consuming cooking, but we needed some quick and solid weeknight options where we can still manage to make everything from scratch.

A great family cookbook with gorgeous photos that make you want to make everything!!

Buzzed through this and can’t wait to try every recipe. Tieghan never disappoints. 🙌🏻

Half Baked Harvest is my all time favorite food blog for recipes packed with flavor bombs that you'll crave again and again. I bought her first cookbook, but only made a few things from it because most of the recipes were fairly intimidating. Her creativity in the kitchen continues to amaze me, but most recipes are definitely a time and ingredient commitment. I was so happy to go through this newest cookbook and bookmark almost every single recipe of something delicious I can definitely see myself making and loving in the very near future. I'm betting this will be one of my most used cookbooks of all time.

The binding of this beautifully photographed book is so poorly constructed it is separating already, I have cookbooks over 100 years old that will outlast this by a long shot. This a library copy, I find better to see before purchasing, honestly, nothing I care to make or have not seen before, but with a Tiegan twist and better photographed. Worth the read for the photos.

Thank goodness for this cookbook! I brought it home from the library where I work when we shut down for the COVID19 outbreak. Ive been cooking from it almost every day, and will buy the Kindle version. Cooking and eating these delicious, beautiful, easy recipes has definitely kept me sane and much happier.

Yeah, once again, this just didn't really work for me for the most part. I mean, there is a vegetarian section, but it's fairly small, and there were really only two recipes in it that I was at all interested in. But one of them is a spinach and artichoke mac & cheese bake, which sounds amazing, so if it's super good and super easy I might just change my mind!

Have enjoyed her since she started blogging, love her photography, so happy she has made a career for herself with her talents. I always use the library, when I want to go the extra mile I purchase a hardcopy to support the authors, ok, so I can eat well too!

I’m really sorry. But please do not eat this food. I’m a sous chef of 25 years. My wife has made 10 of these dishes. Please do not try the same. Im sorry Tieghan. But who do you serve this too? Eat one of your dishes yourself.then get back to me

Notes:
I don't think I define super simple the same way the author does
Not a fan of her flavor combos

I have already made a few things from this book and it’s all so delish. I can’t wait to make so much more!!!

I’ve made four recipes from this book. So far no success. Very disappointed because they look marvelous in the pictures.

Rockies Mountains, Colorado. Present day. Tieghan Gerard’s Super Simple Half Baked Harvest: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods is her second cookbook. “Fast. Flavorful. Foolproof” These three words are are printed on the back of the front cover so as one opens this cookbook, the first words one sees are these three in alliterative sequence. The author also has the Half Baked Harvest blog. The author’s photography of her creative recipes are striking, and these recipes are “straightforward yet delicious”. In addition, these recipes hopefully will make mealtime or snack times easier. The author has included directions for using a slow cooker
(my favorite), pressure cooker, instant pot, and oven roasting to make many of these yummy looking dishes. Being an eat dessert first person, I went immediately to the dessert section and found my very favorite-Chocolate Chip Cookies (Chewy Browned Butter), Hazelnut Brownies made with only five ingredients-Nutella being one.😉 The author starts her cookbook explaining how to set up one’s kitchen-the pantry, shelf “stable” liquids such as honey, sauces, and canned and jarred condiments along with suggestions for the fridge and freezer. Then there are basic recipes for Everyday Bread Dough and Everyday Pancake Mix. I am looking forward to the No Knead Bread and Pizza Dough, Brioche French Toast, French Onion Soup, Walnut Crusted Chicken, Maple Cinnamon Acorn Sguash, and Cajun Fries! Of course, there are lots of other goodies in this beautifully photographed book. I would have liked more lamb recipes, but that is my preference. Well done and in the Colorado mountains too! 4.5 stars.

Lecker, vielseitig, aber nicht nur super einfach

Das Kochbuch „Half Baked Harvest - super simple“ von Tieghan Gerard bietet eine bunte Mischung unterschiedlichster Gerichte inspiriert von Länderküchen weltweit. Sortiert sind die Rezepte dabei nach klassischen Kategorien wie zum Beispiel „Frühstück“, „Suppen & Salate“, „Vegetarisches“, usw.. Die Gestaltung gefiel mir gut, da sie übersichtlich ist und es zu jedem Gericht ein ansprechendes Bild gibt. Die von mir nach gekochten Gerichte gelangen einfach und schmeckten wirklich lecker. Auf jeden Fall findet man in diesem Buch jede Menge Inspirationen für außergewöhnliche Gerichte. Der Titel trifft in meinen Augen allerdings nicht auf alle Rezepte zu. Meist benötigt man zahlreiche Zutaten, besondere Gewürze und definitiv etwas Kocherfahrung. Immer wieder greift die Autorin auch auf den Schnellkochtopf zurück. Für Leute wie mich (ohne Schnellkochtopf) gibt es zwar immer auch alternative Zubereitungsweisen, diese dauern dann aber natürlich wesentlich länger und haben für mich auch nichts mehr mit einer schnellen einfachen Küche zu tun. So fällt mein Fazit am Ende des Buchs durchaus gemischt aus. Da mir aber das Konzept gefällt und ich einige tolle Rezepte für meinen Alltag gewonnen habe vergebe ich immer noch gute 4 Sterne. Mein Fazit: Schönes Geschenk für jeden der gerne kocht und auf der Suche nach ungewöhnlichen Rezepten ist.

A welcome sophom*ore offering from Tieghan Gerard with wonderful full-page pictures for each recipe, easy to follow instructions and multiple cooking methods (especially welcome for people wanting to use their pressure cookers).

Favourites this time:

Brioche French Toast
Blueberry Lemon Pull-Apart Bread
Cheesy Poblano and Bacon Quesadilla
Cajun Fries
Sun-Dried Tomato and Avocado Salad
French Onion Soup
Cream Chicken Gnocchi Soup
Butter-Roasted Tomato Soup
Red's Favorite Schnitzel*
Gingered Apple Pork Chops
Caroline's Family's Chicken Mostaccioli
Kai's Favorite Sesame-Orange Chicken
Quick Filipino Adobe
Beef Bourguignon
Korean Beef with Yum Yum Sauce
Strawberry Pretzel Tart
Coconut Carrot Cake

We have tried many recipes from this book this month and all have been huge hits!

Beef Bouguignon
Best Pressure Cooker Mashed Potatoes
Spinach and artichoke Mac and Cheese
Everything bagel Salad with White Beans
Golden Butternut Squash Soup
Salsa Verde and Brown Rice Chicken Tortilla Soup
Red’s Favourite Schnitzel

I was able to modify most to make them gluten and lactose free without affecting the recipe too much! This is always a bonus. We cannot wait to try more recipes and will definitely buy another HBH cookbook for our collection.

this is up there with passion and purity and the freedom of self-forgetfulness in terms of books that changed my life. I now keep a jar of fresh pesto on me at all times and am slowly getting over my fear of bread. check in with me in fifty years, and I swear I will still be making this foolproof beer pizza dough for my grandchildren while we watch the old dune movies that came out when Grandma was in college

Another great half-baked harvest cookbook. This book boasts quick & easy meals - I would disagree, a lot of the meals require lots of ingredients and take an ample amount of time. With that being said, the food taste great and was enjoyed by all who ate it. I made half a dozen things and they were all 10/10

I’ve now had a chance to make multiple recipes, and my family highly recommends this cookbook! While I love almost all of Tieghan’s recipes, this book focuses on the fast, easy to prepare on a weeknight ones that work well for me!!

I've followed Tieghan on Instagram for awhile and have always loved her recipes on there. So I tried her latest cookbook and loved it. There are so many recipes in this book that I want to try - so many appealing recipes and nothing complicated. Beautiful food photography with every single recipe.

Received this for Christmas and although I haven't tried any of the recipes yet, I've read through them all and have made note of what sounds good. Love the beautiful pictures she includes with her entries!