The Year of Cozy: 125 Recipes, Crafts, and Other Homemade Adventures

So many cute lady-like ideas fully explained and enchantingly presented! Photos are wonderful, and ideas are arranged by season. GREAT gift idea for someone who may have some free time to try new recipes or simple crafts or projects. Perfect covid lockdown projects that make the reader feel hopeful and productive.Buy SEVERAL to give as gifts- but don’t forget to keep one for yourself!

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I have to say, I'm a sucker for "lifestyle" books like Kinfolk that have pretty pictures of completely unobtainable life scenarios, but because of how inaccessible the "lifestyle" they're showing tends to be, they usually end up collecting dust on my coffee table. THIS BOOK is so different. Not only are the photos, crafts and ideas beautifully shot (and equally as deserving of a front-and-center coffee table spot), but the author is one of the most honest, articulate and REAL people I've ever encountered in this kind of book. Rather than presenting recipes or crafts that would require a culinary degree or access to obscure ingredients someone like me would never know how to obtain, she lays out easy to follow recipes with helpful hints about where to locate each ingredient or item. It's like your best friend is telling you how to make a delicious lemon doughnut or make a DIY candle (that actually looks cute and not DIY). In addition to all of the amazing recipes she's so well known for, Adrianna also acts as a totally down-to-earth life coach (again, in such a real, humble, human way), presenting the kinds of advice or ideas that actually make you think "I can totally do this!"I bought several of these books to give out as gifts for the holidays this year, and I'll probably end up buying even more. Save your money on Kinfolk and buy this book --- on that will probably end up full of greasy finger marks and paint stains because you'll actually use it!Another win for A Cozy Kitchen!

The book itself is beautiful to look at- the photographs are so appealing! But I was rather disappointed in the crafts. They seemed rather cheap looking and made things that I honestly could never see myself using or wearing. I’m excited to try the recipes. Overall a good purchase. The book came with library stickers and stamps on it- which wasn’t included in the description

This just wasn't for me. There was nothing in the book that I wanted to make. It was a nice sturdy book, well made. I donated to my Library. I'm sure someone else will like it.

Author: Adrianna AdarmeI recently purchased the year of cozy and I am so excited to start my new adventures! This will be a great way to help me be more creative throughout the year. I’m not the most creative person in the world, but I think I can handle the step by step instructions provided by Adrianna . The steps are easy to follow and not very long, which I love!I am also looking forward to bringing my 9-year-old niece along on my adventures and learning how to cook new recipes together! I’m all about spending time together and creating memories!I would love to dive in a little more about the book, but I don’t want to give anything away. I had to flip through the book and see what each month has in store, but some of you may be wanting to be surprised each month. I’m just too curious for surprises!

This is a good 'cover all bases' book - It is definitely more recipe heavy than it is crafts and the recipes I would say are pretty tedious (with the exception of just a few) and call for ingredients most folks won't have on hand and don't have the time to just whip up on a week night but there are some dishes I'm excited to try here. The craft ideas, however, are pretty weak (glue rocks to a mirror, spray paint a door mat, make a banner with iron-on letters - not very tasteful or unique ideas unless you're decorating a dorm room) and you'll find MUCH more inspiration on Pinterest but I kind of understand where she's coming from & that the project needed to be wrapped up in a couple pages - so for that it's a good basic lifestyle book to gift to someone who needs a pick-me-up or is just starting to get into cooking or crafts. If you're more advanced in either of those subjects, though, then you'll probably be somewhat bored with this book.. Overall there are pretty pictures, decent inspiration and I do like Adrianna's down to earth, laid back writing style & personality.

I loved this book. It was arranged seasonally but instead of starting in January or in the Spring, she started in the fall which makes perfect sense to me. There are a lot of tasty sounding recipes included in the book, lots of lush photography, and some interesting crafts. If I had to pick one thing that I did not like about the book, it was the author's inclusion of so much stuff for and about her dog. I understand that dog people cannot resist telling you how perfect or zany their dogs are or how you would like their dog, there is a contingent of people out here who are never going to like any dog and don't want to read about them.I would definitely recommend this book to people who desire to live a cozy life.

I like the recipes, but the book is filled with quite a bit of waffle, I believe there are a lot of filler pages and believe the recipes would amount to a booklet's worth rather than an entire book. Photographs are styled very well, but the book would suit someone younger, I think.

Nice work Adrianna Adarme! The cover is lovely and the content is truly inspired.I really do enjoy going through the book, looking for a project or just to look at the beautiful pictures!I do not regret my purchase and I do believe that it could please a large range of women -- great idea for a gift!

Lovely book full of recipes, craft projects and ideas to keep you occupied in the winter months and beyond.

One of the nicest books I bought in ages . Cheerful, plenty of advice but not in a bossy way . A feel good book.

Love it! Just keep picking it up to browse and inspire, which it does.Can't recommend it highly enough.