Since all I've been eating the past week is Chick-fil-A and banana sandwiches... excuse me, SOUTHERN banana sandwiches (mayo, not peanut butter), I have no food wisdom to share with you. BUT I'd be happy to pass along someone else's.

This. Book. Is. FABULOUS. The Flavor Bible by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg. So many of you say you don't know what foods go together if they're not already wrapped up in a frozen burrito. This book takes out every single ounce of guesswork. It looks at every ingredient you can think from the most basic to the most exotic and lists out the best ingredients that go with it. It even has the absolute best pairings bold and in big capital letters so you CAN'T GO WRONG.

Not only does it talk about ingredients, it talks about methods of cooking. For example, what's the best way to prepare that bag of carrots in your fridge? Boil? Saute? Raw? The Flavor Bible tells us that you get the best flavor out of carrots when you roast them. I mean for real, how awesome is that kind of knowledge! You'll be unstoppable!!

They've already done the experimenting (and messing up) for you, and by they, I mean crazy awesome chefs from all over the place. Seriously, y'all, this book is a savior for any of you who want to throw dinner together but just don't know what should be thrown. You'll wonder how you ever cooked without it. 

And for those of you non-southerners who are still grossed out by my banana sandwich, don't knock it till you try it. I've had two today...