January 2022 New Cookbook Review

I was hoping that once 2022 arrived we wouldn’t be having the same issues as we experienced in 2020 and 2021. But, alas, publication dates are moving about and a dozen of this month’s titles were pushed forward. The 2022 preview post is being updated weekly – new additions and revised release dates are added at the top of each month.

As I mentioned in a recent weekly roundup, I am looking forward to this year’s exciting titles. To mention just a few: a new Pasta Grannies cookbook; Heston Blumenthal This is Not a Cookbook; Cathy Barrow Bagels, Schmears, and a Nice Piece of Fish (Events); Deb Perelman Smitten Kitchen Keepers; Claudia Fleming Delectable: Sweet & Savory Baking; J. Kenji López-Alt’s The Wok: Recipes and Techniques (Events); Erin Jeanne McDowell Savory Baking; Food52’s Food52 Simply Genius; Samantha & Samuel Clark Moro Easy; Edd Kimber Small Batch Bakes, Karen Martini Cook: Your Friend in the Kitchen; Ixta Belfrage (of Ottolenghi fame) Mezcla: Recipes to Excite; Sabrina Ghayour Persiana Everyday; Kat Lieu Modern Asian Baking at Home; Naomi Duguid The Joy of Salt; Esteban Castillo Chicano Bakes; Maori Murota Simple Japanese; Paul Hollywood Bake: My Best Ever Recipes for the Classics (Events); Nicole Presley Flantastic!: Mexican Desserts; Odette Williams Simple Pasta; Amy Thielen Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others and Danny Bowein Mission Vegan.

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Many of January’s books I haven’t seen as of yet and you can find out more about those titles in the Library record under book details.

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101 Thai Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die: The Essential Guide to Authentic Southeast Asian Food by Jet Tila: Here the celebrity chef partners up with Tad Weyland Fukumoto, longtime friend and fellow chef, to channel their years of Southeast Asian culinary prowess into mouthwatering recipes. With dishes ranging from tantalizing classics and popular street foods to unsung heroes spanning the regions, this cookbook is your one-stop guide to the rich culinary traditions of Thailand. Jet also presents an exciting collection of plant-based takes on popular dishes to welcome everyone to the table and show the range of possibilities in the modern Thai kitchen.

Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution by Diane Stanley: From the team behind the acclaimed Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science comes a delicious nonfiction picture book biography about pioneering chef Alice Waters who kickstarted the organic food movement.

A Hearty Book of Veggie Sandwiches: Vegan and Vegetarian Paninis, Wraps, Rolls, and More by Jackie Freeman shows us how plant-based sandwiches are fresh, tasty, filling, and easy to prepare. This book offers delicious recipes with easy-to-find ingredients that won’t break the bank. Whether your diet is entirely plant-based or you just need a break from heavier fare, you’ll find something to enjoy.

Straight No Chaser Sound Bites: A Cappella, Cocktails, and Cuisine by Straight No Chaser: With 15 years in the music business, eight albums, and more than 1.5 million concert tickets sold, Straight No Chaser treasures two things: family and food. Straight No Chaser Sound Bites features a collection of their favorite food and drink recipes combined with behind-the-scenes stories as they welcome their fans into the family.

Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today by Valerie Bertinelli is an inspiring blueprint that offers women in midlife support and hope. She shares personal stories that many women will relate to from her past decade: hitting her fifties, taking care of her dying mother, the evolving relationship with her husband, a career change, her relationship with food, and the battle to believe in herself as she is.

Good Enough: A Cookbook: Embracing the Joys of Imperfection and Practicing Self-Care in the Kitchen by Leanne Brown is a generous mix of essays, stories and dazzling recipes. This book is about self-compassion, the practice of gratitude, cooking as self-care, and giving yourself permission to feel great. It is also about overcoming barriers like social anxiety and embracing entertaining and knowing it’s hard but you’re completely worth it. And ultimately, about being good enough – about embracing the joy of imperfection to find peace and joy in the kitchen and in life.

Italian Cooking Like Nonna: Authentic Family Recipes with Extraordinary Flavor and Endless Variations by Caroline De Luca is a collection of more than 60 recipes that celebrate the traditions of classic Italian cooking with room for you to make it personal and fresh. With each base recipe, Caroline provides gentle guidance and ideas for how you can tweak it.

Mindful Mixology: A Comprehensive Guide to No- and Low-Alcohol Cocktails with 60 Recipes by Derek Brown: This book from spirits expert Derek Brown (newly mindful drinker himself) shows the sober and sober-curious how to mix complex, sophisticated low- and no-proof drinks. It includes recipes, techniques, and sources.

Nachos for Dinner: Surprising Sheet Pan Meals the Whole Family Will Love by Dan Whalen gives us permission to eat a plate of nachos for dinner along with dozens and dozens of recipes and ideas to turn this beloved snack into a legitimate and culinarily exciting meal. Plus dessert.

No-Knead Sourdough: Effortless Recipes for Loaves, Boules, and More by Elle Scott: Known for its chewy texture, tangy flavor, and crunchy crust, it’s no surprise that sourdough is one of the most beloved breads in the world. Making your own from scratch can seem like a daunting process, but this cookbook walks you through the secret to simpler sourdough: the no-knead method. This sourdough cookbook will help you master 30 foolproof bread recipes that taste so much better than store-bought.

Nom Nom Paleo Let’s Go!: Simple Feasts + Healthy Eats by Michelle Tam and Henry Fong: The authors know that the healthiest meal is the one you make yourself, so they’re all about getting us into the kitchen. With this new offering, weeknight suppers should be healthy and flavor-packed but also fast and simple. Weekends and celebrations, on the other hand, are the perfect excuse to craft elevated (but easy!) crowd-pleasers. This cookbook offers crazy-delicious recipes for all occasions, and every single one is free of grains, gluten, dairy, and refined sugar. As always, Nom Nom Paleo’s recipes reflect the diverse cuisines Michelle grew up with and culinary ideas from her travels. Often Asian-inspired, Michelle’s unfussy recipes maximize flavor, optimize whole foods, and are presented with photos of each step so they’re absolutely foolproof – even for novice cooks! Events.

One: Pot, Pan, Planet: A Greener Way to Cook for You and Your Family by Anna Jones (US release): Award-winning cook Anna Jones blazes the trail again for how we all want to cook now: quick, sustainably and stylishly. In her exciting new book, the ‘queen of the greens’ gives over 150 recipes alongside dozens of ideas for super-quick one-pan, one-tray suppers. This title will be covered in the EYB Cookbook Club in March.

Authentic Indian Cooking with Your Instant Pot: Classic and Innovative Recipes for the Home Cook by Vasanti Bhadkamkar-Balan leverages the benefits of the Instant Pot® to elevate Indian dishes, imparting layers of flavor to beloved masalas and curries in less time than the traditional preparation. These recipes save you hours of marinating meats and simmering stews, making elaborate Indian dishes accessible for everyone -even on a weeknight.

Savory Dinner Pies from Around the Globe: 70 Delicious Recipes from Around the World by Ken Haedrich shares 75 recipes and amazing four-color photography. This is both a cookbook and an around-the-world tour of culinary traditions that can be incorporated into your own home kitchen weekly menu. Great for parties, families, Sunday night dinners, neighborly welcomes, holidays, and any-old-night-of-the-week dinners, and breakfasts and lunches.

Sourdough Science: Understanding Bread Making for Successful Baking by Karyn Lynn Newman has the answers to an array of sourdough questions: What is a sourdough starter? How do different flours respond? When should you add salt to a dough? How does the crust get crisp and crackly? The book makes it easy for readers to develop sourdough intuition with an invaluable and wide-ranging troubleshooting guide. Complete with resources and step-by-step photos, this is an essential book to build your bread-baking expertise.

The Six Vegan Sisters Everyday Cookbook: 200 Delicious Recipes for Plant-Based Comfort Food by Six Vegan Sisters: Welcome to your new go-to resource for dependable vegan recipes, complete with more than 200 fuss-free, family-approved and down-right delicious dishes. The sisters behind the popular blog and brand Six Vegan Sisters have pulled out all the stops to bring you their favorite recipes to cover every kind of cooking need you may have – from weeknight dinners to date nights in, holidays and everything in between.

My Indian Bucket List Cookbook: 60 Bold, Authentic Dishes Everyone Needs to Try by Neha Mathur: If you want to make the best homemade Lamb Vindaloo you’ve ever had, this book has you covered – but Neha goes above and beyond, including not only your usual Indian classics, but a wealth of other exciting recipes. Best of all, this book is packed full of explanations and notes that allow you to customize recipes to your preference, so you can be sure that every dish will be a winner.

The Southern Baking Cookbook: 60 Comforting Recipes Full of Down-South Flavor by Jenn Davis: The award-winning author of the Two Cups Flour blog, invites you on a tour of decadent southern flavors. Every single recipe is infused with Jenn’s affection for comforting southern baked goods, sourced from her kitchen in Nashville, Tennessee.

The Tex Mex Table: 60 Knockout Recipes from the Lone Star State by Mandi Hickman: Living in Austin, Texas, taught Mandi Hickman, food blogger and creator of Dash of Mandi, all about the drool-worthy marriage of hearty Texan staples and zesty Mexican classics. With these 60 effortless meals, Mandi brings all of those smoky, citrusy, salty and sweet flavors to your dinner table no matter what state or region you live in! This killer collection of recipes showcases the best secrets for authentic Texas BBQ, shares vibrant plates from the coasts of Mexico and helps you bring both of those mouth watering cuisines together in an array of unique and creative dishes.

Unbelievably Vegan: 100+ Life-Changing, Plant-Based Recipes by Charity Morgan: In her highly anticipated first cookbook, Charity, wife of former NFL linebacker Derrick Morgan (who was featured in the documentary The Game Changers about how elite athletes use a vegan diet to enhance their performance), breaks the myth that giving up animal protein means sacrificing taste. She taps her Creole and Puerto Rican heritage and love of bold flavor and spice to create a collection of flavor-bomb plant-based alternatives.

Small-Batch Snacking Cake Cookbook: 75 Quick-Prep Recipes to Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth by Aimee Broussard is packed full of recipes that are quick to prep, big on taste, and only use simple ingredients—meaning anytime is cake time! You’ll create 75 small cakes (each has 10 servings or less) that are perfect for breakfast grab-and-go, sweetening up after-school snacking, or simply celebrating that it’s Tuesday.

Running on Veggies: Plant-Powered Recipes for Fueling and Feeling Your Best by Lottie Bildirici contains more than one hundred mostly plant-based, dairy-free, meat-free (with five pescatarian) recipes to maximize workouts and enhance nutrition to perform at peak levels. These indulgent recipes will leave you feeling satisfied and energized.

Other titles of interest:

• Taste of Home Annual Recipes 2022 by Taste of Home
• Plant-Forward Keto: Flexible Recipes and Meal Plans to Add Variety, Stay Healthy & Eat the Rainbow by Liz MacDowell
• Raw Food: 120 Dinners, Breakfasts, Snacks, Drinks, and Desserts by Erica Palmcrantz Aziz and Irmela Lilja
• Making Levantine Cuisine: Modern Foodways of the Eastern Mediterranean edited by Anny Gaul, Graham Auman Pitts, and Vicki Valosik
• New Comfort Cooking: Homestyle Keto Recipes that Won’t Bust Your Belt or Wallet by Michael Silverstein

United Kingdom

Healthy at Last: A Plant-based Approach to Preventing and Reversing Diabetes and Other Chronic Illnesses by Eric Adams: Can you overcome diabetes and other health conditions by dropping animal products and processed foods from your diet and understanding the basics of nutrition? Eric Adams, mayor of New York City, believes that you can. After being told by doctors that his type 2 diabetes diagnosis and related conditions were irreversible, Eric Adams was able to prove them wrong by moving to a wholly plant-based and unprocessed diet. Now, he is determined to spread the word that not only are these kinds of radical health improvements possible, they can also be enjoyable. Focusing on the legacy of Soul Food for African American communities, Eric shows how you can make your diet healthier without abandoning the heritage of traditional foods, which for many people are about much more than flavour.

The Green Lunch Box: Recipes that are good for you and the planet by Becky Alexander is packed with 60 delicious, healthy, plant-based lunches to help you save the planet in your lunch break. Making your own lunch just a few times a week saves money, packaging and precious time. Discover simple, short recipes for hot boxes, soups, salads, wraps and snacks that make the most of your everyday fresh and store cupboard ingredients. Learn to love your leftovers, master the art of batch cooking and discover ingenious sustainable ways to pack (and eat) your lunch.

10-Minute Takeaway / Takeout by Kwoklyn Wan over 80 inventive ways of getting food on the table in 10 minutes flat, from start to finish – quicker than doing an online order or picking up the phone! Here he shares fuss-free and delicious recipes for the likes of Sweet and sour pork, Rice noodle soup, Crispy chilli tofu and more.

The Turmeric Cookbook: 50 Delicious Recipes for the Healing Superfood by Aster: Considered to be one of nature’s most powerful anti-inflammatory ingredients, turmeric is a powerful medicine that has long been used in the Chinese and Indian systems of medicine as an anti-inflammatory agent to treat a wide variety of conditions. Turmeric becomes more active either when cooked or combined with other specific ingredients such as ginger and black pepper. Whether in root or powder form, turmeric can be used in juices, smoothies, infusions, soups, curries, pulses, stews, for roasting vegetables, adding to hummus, yoghurt and marinades for fish, meat or tofu. All the health benefits, how to use turmeric and 50 delicious recipes are included in this title.

Pinch of Nom Food Planner: Quick & Easy by Kate Allinson, Kay Featherstone and Laura Davis: Staying on track has never been easier. This three-month companion from the million-copy bestselling authors of Pinch of Nom – complete with twenty-six exclusive Pinch of Nom recipes – gives you everything you need to chart diet progress, cook brand-new favourites and reach your goals.

The Gluten-Free Cookbook by Cristian Broglia: This ground-breaking book proves that eating gluten-free should never limit you on taste or culinary curiosity. With 350 naturally gluten-free recipes drawing from the broadest range of international food cultures, The Gluten-Free Cookbook brings home healthy cooking to an audience that is growing exponentially every day. This gorgeous book spotlights everyday dishes from more than 80 countries – showcasing the diversity of recipes that are deliciously gluten-free by design, rather than being reliant on ingredient substitutions.

The Tofoo Co. Cookbook: 100 Incredibly Tasty Tofu Recipes by The Tofoo Company is filled with 100 satisfying, uncomplicated and delicious dishes for every taste. With easy to follow steps on prepping tofu, delicious marinades and tips for nailing the basics, this book is the perfect guide for anyone looking to add a little to-fun into their cooking.

The Whole Vegetable: Sustainable Recipes for a Happier Planet by Sophie Gordon is a stunning compendium of seasonal recipes to celebrate our most versatile, vibrant and sustainable ingredients. Here the author shows us how to cook with every part of every vegetable, reduce waste, reinvent your leftovers and eat seasonally. In this beautiful plant-based cookbook, over 130 creative, delicious, planet-friendly recipes put vegetables at the very centre of the table, making them the star of the show and embracing often-discarded parts such as leaves, stalks, tops, flowers, seeds and even peelings.

Vegan Love: Create Quick, Easy, Everyday Meals with a Veg + a Protein + a Sauce + a Topping by David Bez shares more than 100 everyday, plant-based recipes, including several with QR links to online videos. Each recipe in Vegan Love has a veggie as the star, treated as you would meat or fish – so slow-cooked, baked, roasted, pan-fried or grilled. Each one also consists of the same 4 components: as mentioned a big veggie (the main), a protein side (a pulse or grain), a sauce or cream or dressing, a topping (herbs and crunch). Many can be cooked in 30 minutes, none use less-than-healthy vegan substitutes and all elevate veggies to the next level, showing how simple and tasty they can be.

Lose Weight Without Losing Your Mind: Free Yourself from Diet Myths and Food Guilt by Graeme Tomlinson, aka The Fitness Chef, has helped over a million people with his evidence based, straight-talking infographics and weight-loss books. This mind-and-body reset will help you find a happier relationship with food, while achieving your weight-loss goals.

East London Food: The People, the Places, the Recipes by Rosie Birkett and Helen Cathcart: Following the success of the original East London Food, this second volume features 20 new culinary hotspots in London’s most progressive, diverse neighbourhood. Since the first edition was published, East London has become firmly established world over for its abundance of gastronomic talent. The book includes more than 40 profiles of top chefs, young producers and bold entrepreneurs at the heart of a culinary phenomenon from Michelin-starred chefs and specialist butchers to wild foragers and urban beekeepers. With in-depth interviews and stunning photography, this book guides you on where to go, what to eat and how to cook it at home (thanks to a pull-out booklet with recipes from the chefs).

Australia

Mabu Mabu: An Australian Kitchen Cookbook: Help Yourself by Nornie Bero champions the tastes of native flavors in everyday cooking by unlocking the secrets of Australian herbs, spices, vegetables and fruits. Nornie grew up on the island of Mer in the Torres Strait and while her wanderlust would take her to Italian and Japanese kitchens in Melbourne and London via Townsville, her home now is Mabu Mabu, a restaurant renowned in Melbourne and beyond for its innovative and delicious Australian Indigenous food. This book, also called Mabu Mabu – which means help yourself – reflects Nornie’s approach to cooking: simple, accessible, delicious, and colorful! Nornie also shares her knowledge of foraging, sourcing and substitutions, as well as the story of her formative years foraging, fishing and cooking alongside her beloved father on Mer.

Keto-licious by Australian Women’s Weekly: The Keto diet it is a low-carb, high-fat diet which encourages your body to burn fat for energy. On a Keto diet, you’ll be saying goodbye to carb-loaded bread and pasta, plus many fruits, grains and starchy vegetables. Here we offer ingenious and delicious recipes for breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as sweet and savoury snack options, everything you eat will be keto-licious! You should consult a dietician before fully committing to a Keto diet.

Back to School Snacks: 70 Recipes for the Lunchbox & After School by Australian Women’s Weekly: Lunch and afternoon snacks is a conundrum all school parents face. AWW has developed a range of both savoury and sweet snacks not just for lunch boxes but for after school too. And they tick all the boxes. Nutritious. Yummy. Devoured.

Quilt Recipes by Jen Kingwell is a brilliant pairing of captivating pieced patchwork projects and delectable desserts. Food and quilts symbolize comfort to designer Jen Kingwell. Her decade-long vision in creating a collection of quilts, family recipes, and home interiors culminates in this one-of-a-kind volume. Twelve quilt patterns are a brilliant mix of quirky fabrics paired with stripes, petite plaids, delicate lawns, and a sprinkling of brights. Savor each of eight dessert recipes, all timelessly tested, lovingly passed down, and fondly shared. Throughout, Jen connects with makers over a love of quilting, family, and indulging in the sweeter things in life.

A Vegan Summer in Southern Italy: Recipes and Culinary Adventures by Nadia Fragnito is a cookbook and travel guide that takes the reader on a culinary exploration of the cuisine and culture of the south, as experienced by the author on her own travels to Italy. Each chapter showcases regional towns and recipes with vivid descriptions and photography. Summon the spirit of the south in your own home with 70 authentic plant-based dishes, with every page transporting you on your own vegan Italian adventure.