May 2021 The Great Big Cookbook Club Roundup

As our members know, each month we offer at least four cooking options in our Eat Your Books Cookbook Club. There are other fun cookbook clubs around the interwebs and we’d like to highlight those for those members who might want to cook or bake something other than our choices. 

We want to get this information out to you so you can prepare and we will update this post when we have any further information. Please note the addition of an Australian Facebook cookbook club we have added to the bottom of this post click here to go straight to the Lambs’ Ears Cookbook Club section.

Eat Your Books Cookbook Club May selections

• Main Option: Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food by Julia Turshen or Nigella Express: 130 Recipes for Good Food, Fast by Nigella Lawson
• Baking Option: Sweet by Ottolenghi and Helen Goh or BraveTart: Iconic American Desserts by Stella Parks
• Online Option: Any online recipe of Stella Parks or Helen Goh or Nigella
• Plant-Based Option: Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison or any online recipe of Deborah’s

See this post for our 2021 year-long books.

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Great British Chefs

• May: One: Pot, Pan, Planet: A Greener Way to Cook for You, Your Family and the Planet by Anna Jones

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Borough Market Digital Cookbook Club

• Thursday 13th May, 6.30 – 8pm – Makan: Recipes from the Heart of Singapore by Elizabeth Haigh
• Thursday 10th June, 6.30 – 8pm – Crave: Recipes Arranged by Flavour, to Suit Your Mood and Appetite by Ed Smith
• Thursday 15th July, 6.30 – 8pm – From the Veg Patch: 10 Favourite Vegetables, 100 Simple Recipes Everyone Will Love by Kathy Slack

Find out more about this digital cookbook club here.

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Scrumptious Reads – Brisbane, Australia 

May 21, 22 – The Cook’s Apprentice – Cook Book Club – details
June 18, 19 – How Wild Things Are – Cook Book Club – details
Aug 20, 21 –  Hetty McKinnon: To Asia, With Love – Cook Book Club – details
Sep 17, 18 – Parwana – Cook Book Club – details

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The Summer selections are shown in the photograph above and will be shipping in June and include a new category the Essentials Box that features cookbooks that provide everyday solutions for unfussy and delicious meals. Recipes will range from easy to medium difficulty. Paired products will help you upgrade your pantry staples with a range of artisanal products and may contain seafood or meat.:

• Omnivore Box: Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus by Yasmin Khan
• Essentials Box: Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes to Repeat by Molly Baz
• Vegetarian: To Asia, With Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories from the Heart by Hetty McKinnon
• Baking: Bread Toast Crumbs: Recipes for No-Knead Loaves & Meals to Savor Every Slice by Alexandra Stafford

Be sure to check out the site for all the great ingredients each of these boxes will share by clicking on the links above in bold you will be taken to the proper pages! See Hardcover Cook’s other cookbook and ingredient bundles and see this page for more information on the subscription service.

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Rainyday Bites – Deborah Balint – Instagram’s first cookbook club –

• May 2021 – Oaxaca: Home Cooking from the Heart of Mexico by Bricia Lopez
• June 2021 – Bitter Honey: Recipes and Stories from the Island of Sardinia by Letitia Clark
• May and June 2021 – Baking: Zoë Bakes Cakes: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Favorite Layers, Bundts, Loaves, and More by Zoë François

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Tasting Table Cookbook Club 

• May 2021
• Member selected: Milk Street: Cookish: Throw It Together by Christopher Kimball
• Admin pick: Milk Street: Tuesday Nights Mediterranean: 125 Simple Weeknight Recipes from the World’s Healthiest Cuisine by Christopher Kimball

• June 2021
• Member selected: Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook
• Admin pick: The Pepper Thai Cookbook: Family Recipes from Everyone’s Favorite Thai Mom by Pepper Teigen and Garrett Snyder

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Saveur Cookbook Club

April and May: Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook by Anya Von Bremzen and John Welchman

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Food52 Baking Club

• May: Baking at the 20th Century Cafe: Iconic European Desserts from Linzer Torte to Honey Cake by Michelle Polzine
• June: Zoë Bakes Cakes: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Favorite Layers, Bundts, Loaves, and More by Zoë François
• July: Snacking Cakes: Simple Treats for Anytime Cravings by Yossy Arefi
• August: Half birthday celebration – all titles previously covered can be posted

• 2021 – all year: Patisserie at Home by Melanie Dupuis and Anne Cazor

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Food52 Cookbook Club

• May: Mister Jiu’s in Chinatown: Recipes and Stories from the Birthplace of Chinese American Food by Brandon Jew and Tienlon Ho
• June: Simply Julia: 110 Easy Recipes for Healthy Comfort Food by Julia Turshen
• July:  This Will Make It Taste Good: A New Path to Simple Cooking by Vivian Howard
• August: Half birthday celebration – all titles previously covered can be posted
• 2021 – Bonus Book: The Flavor Equation: The Science of Great Cooking Explained: More Than 100 Essential Recipes by Nik Sharma

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Kitchn’s Cookbook Club

• May: Parwana: Recipes and Stories from an Afghan Kitchen by Durkhanai, Farida, and with assistance from Fatima Ayubi

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GET COOKING COOKBOOK CLUB

• May 2021 – In Bibi’s Kitchen: The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean by Hawa Hassan and Julia Turshen
• June 2021 – Coconut & Sambal: Recipes from My Indonesian Kitchen by Lara Lee
• July 2021 – Aloha Kitchen: Recipes from Hawai’i by Alana Kysar
• August 2021 – Summer Kitchens: Recipes and Reminiscences from Every Corner of Ukraine by Olia Hercules
• September 2021 – My Greek Table: Authentic Flavors and Modern Home Cooking from My Kitchen to Yours by Diane Kochilas
• October 2021 – My Mexico City Kitchen: Recipes and Convictions by Gabriela Camara
• November 2021 – Ripe Figs: Recipes and Stories from Turkey, Greece, and Cyprus by Yasmin Khan
• December 2021 – My Shanghai: Recipes and Stories from a City on the Water by Betty Liu

• May – June Baking – Dessert Person: Recipes and Guidance for Baking with Confidence by Claire Saffitz
• July – September Baking – Black Girl Baking: Wholesome Recipes Inspired by a Soulful Upbringing by Jerrelle Guy
• October – December Baking – Baking with Dorie: Sweet, Salty & Simple by Dorie Greenspan
  

**** Second Get Cooking Cookbook Club – French Cookbooks ****

• May: The Little Paris Kitchen: Classic French Recipes with a Fresh and Simple Approach by Rachel Khoo
• June: Plat du Jour: French Dinners Made Easy by Susan Herrmann Loomis

Get Cooking Cookbook Club – an Instagram cookbook club. To participate tag your photos with #getcookingcookbookclub and follow the co-hosts Bebe and Steph at Champagne & Cookies and A Whisk and a Spoon respectively on Instagram.

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Salt & Spine is the leading podcast focused on telling the stories behind cookbooks through in-depth, in-person interviews with compelling authors.

• May 2021 – not annouced as of yet

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Kitchen Arts & Letters – 92nd Street Y

Come cook with us! Sign up here. Cookbook options have been announced for May 26 – Jun 16, 2021 7-8:30 pm

• Greenfeast: Summer, Spring by Nigel Slater
• Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables by Abra Berens
• Senegal: Modern Senegalese Recipes from the Source to the Bowl by Pierre Thiam and Jennifer Sit
• To Asia, With Love: Everyday Asian Recipes and Stories from the Heart by Hetty McKinnon

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Lambs’ Ears Cookbook Club

This club is a Facebook online group focusing on books popular in Australia. Started by the blogger behind Lambs’ Ears & Honey.

• May 2021: The Slow Cook: 80 Modern & Delicious Slow-Cooked Recipes by Justine Schofield

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Skordo Cookbook Club

Skordo (Greek for garlic) is a family owned business with two shops, one in Portland and another in Freeport, Maine. I am a frequent buyer of their spices and products. Their items are packed with care and once you tear into a box you are enveloped by a world of aromas and culinary possibilities.

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The Sunday Times Cookbook Club

Each month this group will feature a cookbook and invite members to cook along with readers and members of The Dish team to try new recipes, learn new skills and be in with a chance of winning some great prizes along the way. In this group, you’re encouraged to share your photos, tips and recipe tweaks. Journalists from The Sunday Times, authors and experts will be taking part from time to time, and your comments and photos could be featured in our publications.

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Stained Page News Cookbook Club – for more information visit here.

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Great Jones Cookbook Club 

No announcement made for several months will continue to check.

Updated: other clubs I’ve located:

• Adelaide Cookbook Club (local club that meets)
• Berlin Cookbook Club (meet up)
• Magnolia Table Cookbook Club
• Wit and Delight (to learn more about this club you need to sign up here)
• Virtual Cooking Club (to learn more about this club you need to sign up here)
• The Mary Berry Cookbook Club – this is a cookbook club on Facebook run by Mary Berry’s team which focuses on the author’s recipes.