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Writing with an effortless élan that only a French pastry chef could have, Ansel not only offers fascinating glimpses into his life with an array of reliable recipes but also gives bakers a new way of looking at the sweet treats in their lives.
While the book’s target audience may be New England fans of the company, beginning cooks around the country will find this to be a solid introduction to how the judicious use of spices, marinades, and sauces can elevate standard dishes into something really special.
This all-encompassing love letter to the mushroom will be a welcome addition to every collection and is sure to be enjoyed by casual cooks, along with those who are deeply interested in the mushroom.
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Why I Cook
This cultivated collection of tales from a storied culinary career will elevate cookbook shelves and deliver lots of family meals along with hours of reading enjoyment.
Another solid addition to Kieffer’s growing library of baking books, bound to be in high demand for its breadth of recipes and flavors and trending subject.
Todd Wilbur pioneered corporate recipe-duplication with his Top Secret Recipe cookbooks back in the 1990s. Home cooks with a hankering for their favorite items from grocery store aisles, fast-food chains, and more will appreciate this fun, friendly new take on the subject.
This simple approach to vegetarian dishes using Halloumi offers encouragement and confidence to help home cooks embrace a tantalizing meat substitute.
Lahey’s passion for great tasting bread and his easy, accessible recipes will inspire a new batch of bakers to try their hand at turning out artisanal quality bread at home.
Beginning and experienced bakers alike will be enchanted by Owen’s cozy Canadian brand of culinary charm, which underscores the power of baking to bring people together.
This deserves a space in collections that cater to both casual and adventurous bakers. Kourelos’s writing is approachable, and she creates a supportive space for those starting the same journey she has explored so deliciously.
Librarians looking to add variety to their cookbook collections and readers who want to experiment with fusion recipes will find this a useful addition.
The world will never have enough practical weeknight cookbooks, but what will make this one fly off the shelves is Turshen’s unique cooking philosophy and wonderfully tasty results.
Owners of the original will want to read this new edition for its updates and additions, while novice bakers could not ask for a better introduction to the art and science of cake baking.
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Belly Full: Exploring Caribbean Cuisine Through 11 Fundamental Ingredients and over 100 Recipes
Enston’s passion for recipe development and Caribbean foodways are reflected in both the book’s delicious dishes and its attention to detail throughout.
Novice pie bakers who need a bit more pastry hand-holding may be better served by Kate Lebo’s Pie School or Allison Kave’s First Prize Pies, but more experienced pie makers will find Lapp’s book to be a good initiation into the world of Amish pies.
Both armchair cooks and anyone seeking an introduction to Cajun cuisine will find that Martin’s latest eloquently and elegantly written book perfectly captures the culinary heart and soul of the bayou.
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The Memory of Taste: Vietnamese American Recipes from Phú Quoc, Oakland, and the Spaces Between
A solid choice for combining family history with traditional and modern Vietnamese cuisine.
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Food and Other Things I Love: More than 100 Italian American Recipes from My Family to Yours
A definite winner for those seeking an introduction to Italian American cuisine and for fans of the author.
Home cooks will think they have struck culinary gold with this passionate guide to the bright, bold flavors of Israel.
Decidedly offbeat, this book is not designed for every home baker, but anyone seeking bread enlightenment (and who is willing to put in the time and work Stevens advocates) will be richly rewarded.
Weller’s greatest strength as a baker is her focus on learning, and this impeccably written guide to the art and science of bread making will inspire home bakers to embrace their own culinary curiosity as well.
Melding her heritage, her enthusiasm for history and food, and her travels, Longoria has created a rich collection of Mexican recipes that will make readers think of her as a chef first and actor second.
A lush and delicious journey through the flavors and countries of the Mediterranean; great for adventurous cooks looking to delve into a new regional cuisine.
Recommended for larger collections, especially where readers are looking for a fun, accessible way to add more salad into their lives.
Good for hosts at every level, this is a wonderful debut effort offering guidance on creating appealing boards.
To some extent, the book feels like a novelty, but it makes a fun addition to most collections. Readers who love pickles and want to expand their home cooking repertoires will find this an enjoyable and useful book.
Easy-to-understand recipes and directions with color photographs help make this a highly accessible and critical volume for fans of garlic.
Hage offers amazing dishes (including many vegan options) that readers will be able to either incorporate into their daily menus or put together to create elaborate Levantine feasts.
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Gathering Boards: Seasonal Cheese and Charcuterie Spreads for Easy and Memorable Entertaining
Colorful pictures successfully enhance Tuthill’s breezy, inspiring text for this book full of charcuterie board ideas.
Villasuso’s cookbook debut is thoughtful and thorough; it’s both a love letter to the culture and flavors of the author’s homeland and a creative venture into Mexican cooking.
Whether she’s recreating her family memories, exploring complex flavors, or adding her own twist to American classics, Borlongan knows how to sweeten the familiar while decolonizing the ice cream machine, one cone at a time.
This is an excellent book for readers interested in expanding their understanding of how spices can be used to flavor and complement a variety of foods, as well as for budding chefs with an adventurous sweet tooth.
This is a great guide for gardeners with a bounty of fruit and for home cooks looking to mix it up with both classic and creative fruit recipes.
In his first cookbook, Kirwan dishes up a bountiful harvest with options that are plant-forward, along with hearty meat-centered salads, with just the right balance of classics thrown in to feed people’s need for daily greens while also inspiring them to view salads as canvases for artistic explorations of flavors, colors, and textures.
With tantalizing photos, vegetarian and gluten-free options for most dishes, and kid-tested recipes, there is something here for everyone to savor.
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Asian Vegetables: A Cook’s Bible
Ideal for culinary collections focused on encyclopedic knowledge.
Cooks hungry for a genuine taste of Venetian cuisine from cicchetti to dolci (and who don’t mind having to source some Italian-specific ingredients such as Italian 00 flour) will find this an excellent, elegantly written introduction to the subject.
Nguyen’s delicious efforts to bring her unique cuisine and personal style to print will be a hit with fans and newbies alike.
For beginner to experienced cooks, this excellently presented volume will have wide appeal to all types of palates.
Though some of the dishes are fairly complicated and involve some preparation, there are enough shortcuts (ready-made pastry, for example) and straightforward meals to make this inventive, flavorful guide one that most cooks will be able to follow and enjoy.
From yummy new options for easy, quick snack dinners to scrumptious choices that will help readers up their charcuterie board game, Sheehan’s book has got home cooks covered. In fact, the only challenge cooks will face once they get their oven mitts on Sheehan’s marvelously inventive, tasty treat of a cookbook will be deciding where to start.
These delicious and mostly easy-to-make recipes offer something for every palate, from vegetarian to meat-eater. Readers don’t have to live in Ithaca to enjoy this delightful book. CSA or food coop members and readers who frequent farmers markets can use this handy resource to find cooking ideas.
With its up-front advice, easy options, and performance-focused recipes, the latest from Murchison (The Cycling Chef: Recipes for Getting Lean and Fuelling the Machine) will share podium space on athletes’ shelves with books such as The Feed Zone Cookbook by Biju Thomas and Allen Lim and Run Fast, Eat Slow by Shalane Flanagan and Elyse Kopecky.
This useful, fun, well-designed book is a find; put it on display with hiking books and watch it fly off the shelf.
Bartending professionals will find this to be an invaluable resource, but home drink slingers seriously intent on upping their cocktail-mixing game might enjoy it as well.
A superb, marvelously informative introduction to Latine cooking and cuisine in the U.S., enriched with intriguing snippets of Salazar’s heritage and culinary journeys.
A well-rounded entry into global cuisine that home cooks will embrace. A winner for all collections.
This niche cookbook will be of great interest to a specific group of readers and cooks, paranormal activity aficionados and fans of ghostly legends in particular.
Berg delivers on her promise of maximum flavor and minimum fuss with a wonderful assortment of delicious dishes that easily answer the question of what to serve for dinner tonight.
Even with other terrific guides on the subject, such as Priya Krishna’s Indian-ish (which is cited in Shah’s bibliography), cooks will not be able to resist this vivaciously written and vibrantly packaged paean to Indian American culinary mashups.
Highly approachable and friendly to all skill levels, this book fits the bill for anyone who hesitates to prepare meals; a must-have for time-constrained cooks. Essential for every collection.
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AfriCali: Recipes from My Jikoni
Moju delivers a culinary journey that is infused with personality and flavor, designed for modern home chefs looking for kitchen inspiration.
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Pretty Simple Cocktails: Margaritas, Mocktails, Spritzes, and More for Every Mood and Occasion
Those interested in cocktails, regardless of skill level, will return to this book time and again for inspiration, ideas, and guidance.
Even with other outstanding guides on the subject, like Kelly Fields’s The Good Book of Southern Baking and Cheryl Day’s Treasury of Southern Cooking, Byrn’s wise, winning, and wonderful doorstop dive into the recipes and stories that make up the heart and soul of Southern baking is essential.
An attractive and practical resource for everyday cooks, but it might be slightly out of reach for newer cooks and those on a budget.
Modern, playful, and extremely pragmatic, this collection on entertaining will breathe life into dinner parties.
Aptly demonstrated by the millions of views the author gets on her social media platforms, there is a definite appetite for Jawad’s whole foods–centric brand of Midwest-meets-Mediterranean dishes.
This inventive, inspiring, and sweetly indulgent cookbook will earn its own well-deserved spot in bakers’ kitchens, alongside Nick Malgieri’s Great Italian Desserts, Silver Spoon Kitchen’s The Italian Bakery, and Gina DePalma’s Dolce Italiano.
Anyone interested in committing to a more mindful approach to cooking and eating and who’s willing to put in some time and effort will joyfully embrace Becerra’s dazzling, flavor-punched collection of recipes.
Written with a wonderful sense of humor and a great deal of heart, this cookbook debut is a first-rate introduction to the vibrant and appetizing world of Lebanese cuisine.
Following in the footsteps of Great British Bake Off alums Edd Kimber, Nadiya Hussain, and James Morton, Bhogal’s first cookbook delivers the stuff from which sweet baking dreams are made.
This bright and fun collection is just in time for spring, the opening of farmers markets, and planting of gardens and will become a go-to for folks looking for fresh vibrant veggie recipes.
Aptly demonstrated by the millions of views the author gets on her social media platforms, there is a definite appetite for Jawad’s healthy brand of Midwest meets Mediterranean style dishes.
Horn raises the humble chicken to its rightful place in the history of Southern cooking and at dinner tables with this collection of diverse and delicious recipes.
Libraries with robust cookbook and lifestyle collections will want to consider this book. Readers who want to delve into regional Italian cooking will enjoy.
A rich achievement that should be a part of all library collections. It might not be a book everyone cooks from, but it will be one everyone learns from.
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Koreaworld
Home chefs will enjoy taking the journey from Buddhist temples to Michelin-starred kitchens, along with the recipes that explore the playful energy of fusion cooking and the essentials of Korean culinary traditions.
Reminiscent of an old-school church cookbook that features a little bit of everything, this beginner-friendly collection is best suited for home cooks looking for no-fuss, no-frills food.
Will satisfy readers looking for ways to enjoy foods such as upside-down cake and socca without experiencing a sugar spike.
Klopotenko’s passion for and pride in Ukrainian cuisine shine brightly in this insightful, illuminating cookbook, making it an outstanding introduction to the food and culture of this brave country.
Providing over 40 recipes with accompanying gorgeous photographs, this is a valuable addition to collections.
You’ll scream, I’ll scream, we’ll all scream for the yummy ice cream treats offered up in this perfectly executed cookbook, which makes a superb culinary complement to The Perfect Scoop, by another Chez Panisse pastry alum, David Lebovitz’s
Wonderfully designed and illustrated, this is a delightful culinary tour, offering creative vegan twists on traditional Hong Kong foods that readers will be excited to devour.
A unique addition to the bar carts of cinephiles and cocktail enthusiasts alike. Film and cocktail enthusiasts looking for more inspiration may also enjoy Eddie Muller’s Noir Bar: Cocktails Inspired by the World of Film Noir.
Everything beginning wine rebels need to learn about the basics and to get started finding wines they love and enjoy.
This book is playful, reflective, and unintimidating, just like the perfect date, and cocktail enthusiasts will enjoy the tasty drink recipes while admiring the beautiful beverage photography.
This is a wide-ranging and clearly written foray into the world of Asian-influenced vegan cuisine. An excellent addition for readers interested in plant-based meals.
Newly minted and old-hand cooks alike will find Fahr’s joy in cooking and life to be both infectious and inspiring.
Fans of the BBQ Pit Boys’ videos, as well as grillers interested in trying out new techniques for classic favorites, will find plenty to chew on.
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