Zest: Simple ways to elevate your favorite foods. This item is unavailable.Zest: Simple ways to elevate your favorite foods

In her debut cookbook, food blogging sensation, Alexis Taylor, shows home cooks how to make it with ZEST! - Simple ways to elevate your favorite foods.

From indulgent breakfast fare to healthy salads. Sandwiches to sink your teeth into and everyday mains. Stellar entertaining ideas, easy cocktails, sweet treats and more. ZEST tops this year's list for those that like to cook and love to to eat.

Joined by her husband, Justin Taylor, this duo has created a masterpiece - as visually stunning as it is innovative. ZEST features 80 brand new recipes, plus tips and tricks, like achieving "pasta perfection at home", and "simple rules for better baking".

But what makes this cookbook so special and unique is what Alexis refers to as the Zest Factor - a truly novel concept in cookbook writing. In each recipe, directly above the title, she highlights the zesty ingredient, or new and innovative approach that makes that dish pop, then shares why.

Cooking with zest make flavors come alive. It may be as simple as a splash of sherry vinegar at the right time on roasted vegetables, or the addition of a sweet and sticky tomato jam on her killer kale panini - the hows and whys of zesty cooking are revealed.

A sampling of ZEST's most talked about recipes include:

• Lemon Raspberry Muffins, made mouth-wateringly moist with the addition of almond flour
• Breakfast Tacos with a Kick, amped up with chipotle chilis
• Summertime Plum, Tomato & Blue Cheese Caprese, a fun twist on a classic
• Brothy Tofu & Rice Noodle Soup, a comforting Asian-style broth brightened with lemon
• Whipped Feta Dip with Mint Chili Oil, perfectly paired with a ginger bourbon cocktail for happy hour
• Foolproof Cacio e Pepe, a restaurant-worthy pasta simplified for home cooks
• Turkey Enchiladas with Maple-Roasted Butternut Squash, an addictive balance of sweet meets savory
• Grilled Shrimp Basted with Peach Bourbon BBQ Sauce, a match made in heaven
• Brownie Bars for Beach Days, made zesty with a rich tahini and raspberry jam swirl
• Lime Spiked White Chocolate Macadamia Cookies, need I say more?

Real recipes that work - all delicious, and all made with ZEST!

Alexis Taylor is a chef, food writer and creator of the popular blog www.zestkh.com, with a namesake kitchenware line sold in stores and online. She's earned her stripes over the years in mountain town bakeries, working catering gigs, running her personal chef business, and operating as a chocolatier - but she is, and always will be, a home cook at heart. Her recipes are as approachable as they are delicious, ranging from healthy meals to decadent treats. No matter the dish, Alexis brings the ZEST, introducing unique flavors and culinary techniques to make each one pop. Alexis's spouse, Justin, has joined in on the fun, completing their husband/wife team. He can be found behind the camera lens, on the computer or otherwise behind the scenes helping make the whole operation hum. Their three children make it a family affair, whether they are in the kitchen with mom, cheerleading from the sidelines, or playing their most important role, star taste testers.