Life from Scratch, Vanessa Lachey
Life from Scratch, Vanessa Lachey
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Life from Scratch
Family Traditions That Start with You

Author: Vanessa Lachey, Dina Gachman

Narrator: Vanessa Lachey

Unabridged: 2 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 11/30/2021

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included


Synopsis

From the television host, actress, and mother of three, a fabulous collection of season-by-season recipes, holiday hacks, birthday rituals, and date night ideas for creating wonderful family celebrations and cherished memories.Television personality Vanessa Lachey is a dedicated mom of three, a supportive wife to singer Nick Lachey, and someone who freely shares her “perfectly imperfect” home and family life. But like many people, Vanessa didn’t come from a family whose traditions were passed down from generation to generation. Her mom left when she was nine, and when she began her own family, Vanessa had to rely on her own imagination to create celebrations and milestone markers that would become annual rituals.In Life from Scratch, Vanessa shares personal stories, ideas, delicious recipes, and parenting tips you can use to make your own celebrations unique and unforgettable. Inside you’ll discover the simple gift-giving custom Vanessa shares with her best girlfriends each year; the date-night tradition that she and Nick swear by; and her fool-proof recipe for “authentic” Chicken Adobo she serves to family and friends.A fun, uplifting yearlong guide that celebrates families that color outside the lines, Life from Scratch will inspire people to make each season, and each special moment, their own.Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

About Vanessa Lachey

Vanessa Lachey is an actress and host of Top Chef Jr. and Netflix’s hit reality show Love Is Blind. She is also a former Miss Teen U.S.A. and holds the Guinness World Record for the most bagged lunches assembled by an individual in three minutes. When she’s not acting, hosting, polishing her Guinness award, hanging with her husband Nick Lachey, or wrangling three kids, she’s probably in the kitchen whipping up a new recipe (with wine, of course . . . preferably a buttery Chardonnay). She lives in Southern California. 


Reviews

Goodreads review by Melissa on January 07, 2023

I have absolutely no idea how I came across this book, but I'm glad I did! It is definitely written for a new wife or mom, but it was an easy book to listen to on my work commute. The book is written in four parts: Spring, Summer, Winter, and Fall. Vanessa "offers readers inspiration for unique famil......more

Goodreads review by Heather on December 11, 2023

I really enjoyed hearing the different ways she and her family celebrate holidays and birthdays. The ideas of creating a logo was cool also.......more

Goodreads review by Meera on April 22, 2024

Omg, this book was literally everything I aspire to be. I love hosting parties and get-togethers with my friends, and Vanessa's perspective of creating "traditions" through these events motivates me to host more and just DO more. A yearly tradition at the Christmas market? Making soups fall teats in......more

Goodreads review by Alicia on May 12, 2024

Let’s be real I got this book because of Nick but it made me think about my own traditions and things I want to try with my family now that I have my baby girl. Good reminder and ideas for traditions, parties and some good recipes.......more

Goodreads review by Linda on January 14, 2022

Great book. I would classify it as "homey." Fun and informative prose, cute pictures of the Lachey family and ending with yummy recipes. Now when I watch Vanessa on NCIS Hawaii, I'll feel like I know a lot more about her.......more