September 2024 New Cookbook Review

September 25, 2024 by
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September has a load of new cookbooks for us to consider adding to our burgeoning cookbook shelves. (October is even bigger!) You can keep track of what is coming this year with our 2024 Cookbook Preview and don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and share it with your loved ones. Last week, I published the 2025 Cookbook Preview Post which will be updated regularly.

Our September 2024 EYB Cookbook Club Summary and October 2024 Great Big Cookbook Club Summary can be found at the links provided.

Last May we announced that we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s library of digital cookbooks. ckbk is a cookbook subscription site where you can access the full content of almost 900 great cookbooks, the majority of which are indexed here on EYB (and more will be indexed every week). For all the details, please see Jane’s post. If any of this month’s books are a part of the ckbk library, we have identified them as such: ckbk.

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Lord Honey Decadent Desserts: 8 Ingredients or Less by Jason Smith is the chef’s second cookbook that focuses on decadent confections, using eight ingredients or less. The recipes in this book have been developed to encompass everything that makes a decadent dessert; whether you like sweet, salty, tart, savory, silky, crunchy, chewy, creamy, frozen, fried, or chilled, you are promised to have a lip-smackin’, eye-rollin’ experience with each recipe.

Originale: Recipes and Essentials of Italian Cooking by Remo Viani is being released in Germany this month and will be released in the US and UK in November. Originale is not just another recipe book. It is, in essence, a guide. A manual on how to do it like the Italians. The dozens of inspiring recipes within these pages are built from a handful of crucial ingredients that, if sourced correctly can transport you directly to the kitchens of Rome, Naples, or Bologna via your own plate. Originale is lovingly curated to celebrate the enduring nature of Italian cuisine, its history, and culture.

Creole Made Easy with the Creole Sausage Queen by Julie Frederick Vaucresson: Since 1899, Vaucresson’s Sausage Company has produced its beloved brand in the Seventh Ward of New Orleans. Julie Frederick Vaucresson shares stories from the Vaucresson and Frederick families along with scores of recipes using both the sausages and a new line of mustards. Also included are classic dishes from the fabled Bourbon Street Vaucresson Café Creole (circa 1963-1972) along with other homestyle recipes from the Frederick family, with color photographs of many of the recipes.

The Unofficial Elf Cookbook: 70+ Delicious Recipes Inspired by the Classic Holiday Film! by Jackie Alpers: In the twenty years since its premiere on November 7th, 2003, Elf has grown in popularity to become a bona fide holiday classic. In documenting the people, events and scenes from the film, this beautiful book covers a range of dishes, from sweet breakfast treats to delightful desserts and everything in between. Each recipe is accompanied by a beautiful full color photo that captures the look and feel of the film, with fun, fantastic trivia notes and feature stories laden throughout.

Effortless Asian Cooking: 30-Minute Recipes for Flavorful Noodles, Rice Bowls, Stir-Fries, Curries and More by Sha Jumari: The most craveable Asian dishes are only 30 minutes away, thanks to this incredible collection of speedy recipes from Sha Jumari, the wildly popular blogger behind Nomedette and @nomedetteats. From aromatic noodle soups, to comforting Korean stews and Southeast Asian curries, this enticing collection utilizes genius shortcuts to capture layers of flavor in a fraction of the time.

The Artful Way to Plant-Based Cooking: Nourishing Recipes and Heartfelt Moments by Chloé Crane-Leroux and Trudy Crane is a unique collection of plant-based recipes from the mother-and-daughter duo who were inspired by the simple beauty and delicious meals throughout their travels. This title isn’t just a healthy collection of recipes that leave you feeling hungry like so many others. It’s a cookbook that offers flavorful dishes for every meal and every moment of the day, from appetizers; date-night dishes; main dishes; and desserts. These 80 recipes are not only good for you – they’re good for the planet, too!

MarieBelle Entertains: Savory and Sweet Recipes for Every Occasion from the Master Chocolatier by Maribel Lieberman: This book, with stained chocolate-brown edges, features occasion-driven menus, ranging from casual meals to elegant dinners; from French formal table settings to garden parties; from bohemian New York lunches to colorful picnics on a Caribbean beach. Photographed on location in Honduras, America, France, Spain, and Italy, Maribel’s joyful tabletops are inspiring.

Matcha Meets Macaron: Sweet Treats with an Asian Flair by Lisa He shows you how to make dozens of versatile cookies and other diverse desserts for joyful occasions year-round. Gorgeous photography offers vibrant inspiration, while process shots guide you, step by step, through important techniques. Life is short, so bake it sweet!

Let’s Bake: Over 100 Dessert Recipes for Gifting and Sharing by Gail Sweeney shares over 100 recipes of cookies, cakes, pies, and other delicious treats to gift, share, and enjoy! From traditional favorites to new creations, Let’s Bake will have a bevy of options for gifting and sharing from your kitchen. This book is lavishly illustrated and makes for the perfect gift.

Bayou: Feasting Through the Seasons of a Cajun Life by Melissa M. Martin, the author of Mosquito Supper Club, James Beard Award Winner for Best Book: U.S. Foodways, IACP’s Book of the Year, and an NPR Best Book of the Year shares a year in the life of South Louisiana cooking and all the dishes that are eaten to celebrate life’s big and small moments. There are 100 traditional Southern Louisiana recipes that combine humble ingredients, such as onions, potatoes, and peppers, and the local bounty, including shrimp and crabs. With illuminating sidebars and stunning photography, Martin illustrates what Cajun people already know: the table is a place for restoration, nourishment, and, most importantly, communion. EVENTS

The Home Mixologist: Shake Up Your Cocktail Game with 150 Recipes by Shane Carley: Whether you’re a seasoned bartender or a beginner looking to elevate your home bartending skills, this new book offers a wide range of classic and creative cocktail recipes to suit any occasion. Mix up your favorite classics and try out innovative drinks that use unexpected ingredients and techniques. Unleash your inner mixologist with tips for creating infusions and other bespoke ingredients. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, you’ll learn how to create perfectly balanced cocktails and impress your guests.

The Vibrant Hong Kong Table: 88 Iconic Vegan Recipes from Dim Sum to Sweet Buns by Christine Wong is an ode to Hong Kong that reimagines 88 classic and iconic dishes as colorful and beautiful plant-based meals. A common Chinese greeting is “Have you eaten (rice) yet?” which is how Christine’s paternal grandmother would welcome her home during her childhood in Hong Kong. Food was the language of love, with birthdays and special events always celebrated with family meals, from nine-course banquet-style restaurant feasts to simple home-cooked dinners. After leaving Hong Kong and adopting a vegan lifestyle for health and sustainability reasons, Christine yearned to recreate the flavors and textures of her family’s food at home without animal by-products. This title celebrates many of Hong Kong’s most iconic dishes with a vegan twist.

Belly Full: Exploring Caribbean Cuisine through 11 Fundamental Ingredients and over 100 Recipes by Lesley Enston is a delectable exploration of Caribbean cuisine through 105 recipes based on eleven staple ingredients – beans, calabaza, cassava, chayote, coconut, cornmeal, okra, plantains, rice, salted cod, and scotch bonnet peppers – featuring powerful insights into the shared history of the diaspora and gorgeous photography. Belly Full provides basic knowledge on choosing, storing, and preparing these ingredients as well as a mix of traditional and creative adaptations to dishes. Recipes are mostly gluten-free and plant-based.

Modern Creole: A Taste of New Orleans Culture and Cuisine by Eric Cook presents the chef’s signature Southern, Cajun, and Creole recipes, along with a side of New Orleans culture with approximately 120 food and cocktail recipes, and vibrant, dynamic culinary photography that captures the chef’s bad boy rock-and-roll style.

The Curated Board: Inspired Platters & Spreads for Any Occasion by Bebe Black Carminito elevates the art of composing a delicious small-bite meal out of simple recipes and thoughtfully selected ingredients. From family breakfast and afternoon tea to date night and game night, food stylist Bebe Carminito presents more than 35 themed boards and platters with over 50 effortless, homemade recipes, suggesting perfect pairings along with styling tips for optimal presentation.

Good Lookin’ Cookin’: A Year of Meals – A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food by Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George shares tips for hosting events all year long, including twelve multi-course menus of cherished recipes for New Year’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and more. Filled with more than 80 delicious dishes as well as photographs of Dolly and Rachel cooking and hosting all year long this will be a treasured cookbook that will make you feel like part of the Parton family.

Food Network Magazine Baking For Fun: 75 Great Cookies, Cakes, Pies, and More by Food Network Magazine shares 75 great recipes for zero-stress cookies, cupcakes, cakes and more. A visual recipe index so you can pick your next fun project at a glance and a hidden spiral binding so the book lays flat when you’re baking.

Zahav Home: Cooking for Friends & Family by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook: Award-winning chefs and bestselling authors of the James Beard Award–winning Zahav, Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook invite you to cook the way they do at home, with 125 new recipes for simple and achievable meals. As busy fathers, Mike and Steve have learned that thinking ahead is key. Their secret: a strategically stocked pantry. Then it’s nothing, for example, to slather amba from a jar onto a spatchcocked chicken for an almost-instant roast chicken dinner, or to cook a leg of lamb coated with harissa (also from a jar!) in one pot – on a school night! When they make soups, with all the intense flavors they use at the restaurant, they make a lot of soup, always thinking of the freezer and those busy nights when there’s no time to cook. EVENTS

A Confident Cook: Recipes for Joyous, No-Pressure Fun in the Kitchen by Tamron Hall and Lish Steiling shares the excitement of kitchen adventures with those who are just starting to cook. Learn how to select the tools you need (and skip the ones you don’t!); how to stock your pantry; and how to cook for one, two, or a whole group.

Convivir: Modern Mexican Cuisine in California’s Wine Country by Rogelio Garcia and Andrea Lawson Gray: Convivir, which means “to live together,” celebrates the flavorful interweaving of traditional Mexican cuisine with the agricultural and artisanal abundance of California’s wine country. Michelin-starred chef Rogelio Garcia takes inspiration from the local farms, ranches, and sustainable fisheries, along with a deep knowledge of his gastronomical heritage, to showcase more than 150 delectable recipes. This is a beautiful book that will inspire cooks.

The Chinese Way: Classic Techniques, Fresh Flavors by Betty Liu (author of My Shanghai): Explore the flavors and techniques of modern Chinese cooking with this collection of inspired recipes made for everyday cooking. Irresistible flavor combinations abound from chapter to chapter. Following the See One, Do One, Teach One principles Liu learned in medical school, this book takes the reader on a journey from copying a recipe to understanding the fundamentals that make that recipe work, helping them develop their own instincts in the kitchen until they feel comfortable throwing together a quick stir-fry, whipping out their steamer for vibrant veggies, or sizzling their own aromatics for a topping.

Big Vegan Flavor: Techniques and 150 Recipes to Master Vegan Cooking by Nisha Vora: With more than two million devoted fans online, Nisha Vora has become the trusted source for exceptional vegan recipes for the home cook. That’s because of her “flavor first” philosophy. It’s an approach she’s honed over nearly a decade creating plant-based dishes that just plain taste amazing, labels aside. Now she’s created an essential, comprehensive guide that codifies the principles of plant-based cooking for the first time, from how to coax the most out of your ingredients and how to understand essential flavor pairings, to how to achieve impossible-to-resist, must-have-more textures and embrace the myriad ways vegetables can be enjoyed: roasted, caramelized, braised, pampered in bold marinades and umami-rich sauces, and so much more.

Sunlight and Breadcrumbs: Making Food with Creativity and Curiosity by Renee Erickson and Sara Dickerman: James Beard Award–winning chef Renee Erickson explores the surprising wonder and satisfaction you can find in making everyday food, inspiring us all to cook creatively. Sunlight and Breadcrumbs highlights the beauty and creativity in making everyday food at home. To accomplish this, recipes are the jumping-off point – and there are more than 100 of Renee’s best. But there are also essays that connect the dots between creative practices and the food she cooks. “Work in Progress” sidebars zoom in on the creative decisions made when cooking – the seasonal ingredients, textures, shapes, and colors that help make each meal a more thoughtful expression of life at that moment.

Insanely Good Ramen Meals: The Ramen King Ivan Cookbook by Ivan McCombs: Learn from the one and only Ivan McCombs, aka Ramen King Ivan, one of the most beloved food creators on Earth, what the quickest, easiest, and most delectable path is from here to a truly spectacular dinner! Recipes include: Chicken honey ramen, Fried chicken and waffles the Ivan Way, Ramen breakfast burrito, and Boba ramen.

Tastemaker: Cooking with Spice, Style & Soul by Scot Louie: Enjoy this delicious collection of 80+ elevated yet accessible recipes to upgrade your next gathering. Celebrity stylist and creator of DinnerPlus, Scot Louie, shares his fresh take on fusing classic soul food with Jamaican cuisine for truly unforgettable meals. Follow along as these pages inspire you to enjoy the process of cooking, with reminders to pour your favorite drink, turn on your favorite song, and transform cooking from a daunting task to an enjoyable experience.

Country Comfort: Hearty, Wholesome Meals in Minutes by Hari Beavis is a gorgeous book filled with stunning photography and dishes that will have you running to the kitchen and your guests running to the table. Recipes include: One-pan apple and pork dinner, Creamy white wine and tarragon chicken, Honey and almond Bundt cake, and Peanut Butter and Jam sponge cake. This one is a keeper.

America’s Test Kitchen Twenty-Fifth Anniversary TV Show Cookbook: 500 Recipes That Changed the Way We Cook by America’s Test Kitchen: Through 500 best-of-the-best recipes, this landmark cookbook tells the story of the cooking show that changed the way people cook at home. Join America’s Test Kitchen chefs as they dig into their archives to share the milestone recipes and game-changing techniques they turn to again and again. Together for the first time, these are the 500 most iconic recipes from the culinary experts that have been teaching and inspiring confidence in the kitchen for 25 years.

A Couple Cooks: 100 Recipes to Cook Together by Sonja and Alex Overhiser share the couple’s lifehacks for a strong partnership. Their top secret? Cooking together. With over 100 recipes for all occasions, from everyday dinners and large gatherings to intimate dinners for two, this book is designed to make dinner planning and prep a stress-free and enjoyable experience. Brimming with vibrant photography this book includes tips and tricks for hosting, upping the romance in the home, table setting and styling, and enhancing your home bar cart. Much more than your average weeknight cookbook, this is an inspiring and hardworking guide on how to make the most of the quotidian moments that make up our days by relishing time spent together, working as a team. This would be an ideal gift for a wedding shower or housewarming.

Cakeboi Goes Vegan: 60 Classic, Plant-Based Bakes by Reece Hignell is a retro wonder full of childhood favorites made plant-based from the MasterChef-worthy Cakeboi himself. From sweet indulgences like hummingbird layer cake, cinnamon scrolls, key lime pie, and chocolatey pancakes to savory bakes like sausage rolls and quiches, these nostalgic, lovable recipes are a must-have for any home baker.

Salty, Cheesy, Herby, Crispy Snackable Bakes: 100 Easy-Peasy, Savory Recipes for 24/7 Deliciousness by Jessie Sheehan shares the same lickety-split recipes and kitchen savvy that has made Jessie a go-to. Now the author is going savory. Eschewing marshmallow creme in favor of pimiento cheese, Sheehan bakes up scrumptious, savory treats that are perfect for a snack board (“girl dinner,” anyone?), offer sustenance for game night, and can easily stand in for lunch or grace the table at brunch. EVENTS.

Second Generation: Hungarian and Jewish Classics Reimagined for the Modern Table by Jeremy Salamon and Casey Elsass: From the chef and owner of Agi’s Counter in Brooklyn comes 100 classic Hungarian and Jewish recipes reinvented for a new generation. In Second Generation, traditional Hungarian classics like Meggyleves, a Sour cherry soup, are updated with a twenty-first-century point of view. Agi’s Counter staples like the Tuna melt, Caraway Caesar salad, and the Chilled buttermilk borscht bring your favorite diner counter straight to your kitchen. With tips from a professional chef curated for the home cook, these recipes are streamlined and accessible for all levels of expertise in the kitchen. This book is made for anyone, whether you hold Eastern-European flavors near or are looking to expand your weekly rotation.

Di An: The Salty, Sour, Sweet and Spicy Flavors of Vietnamese Cooking with TwayDaBae by Tue Nguyen: Discover and enjoy the delicious, vibrant flavors of Vietnamese cuisine with these authentic and modern recipes perfect for every home cook from social media star and acclaimed chef Tue Nguyen a.k.a. @TwayDaBae. Tue honors food and culture in everything she does, and Di An exemplifies that with its authentic salty, sour, sweet, and spicy recipes, many of which have been simplified for modern cooks. You’ll still find the bold flavors of lemongrass, garlic, shallots, chili peppers, and of course, fish sauce, but presented in a way that even beginner home cooks will be able to cook and enjoy at home. In addition to delicious recipes, you’ll find tips and tricks on entertaining, making the perfect essential sauces and condiments, and so much more to elevate even the most beginner home chef’s cooking. This is a gorgeous, vibrant book.

The Memory of Taste: Vietnamese American Recipes from Phú Quoc, Oakland, and the Spaces Between by Tu David Phu and Soleil Ho shares a collection of over 85 Vietnamese and Viet American dishes and immersive travel photography from Top Chef alum Tu David Phu that blends the Oakland native’s modern culinary style with the food wisdom from his refugee family. The Memory of Taste is Tu’s story of returning to his roots and finding long-hidden culinary treasure. In his debut cookbook, Tu offers readers a chance to enjoy the bounty of his parents’ lessons, just as he has.

Fresh from the Farmhouse: From-Scratch Recipes for Memorable Family Dinners by Rachel Quenzer: Capture the heart of homestyle cooking with this collection of delicious dinners from the Sugar Maple Farmhouse creator. Rooted in tradition and heritage, these incredible recipes make authentic farm-to-table cooking accessible for everyone. Having built her own scenic 7-acre farm and understanding the true value of local, whole foods, Rachel has created an array of beautiful recipes to nourish everyone at your family’s table. Recipes include: Sage chicken meatballs, Bourbon skillet steak, and Dutch oven maple butter chicken.

Good F*cking Dough: 60 Easy-to-Bake Recipes from The World’s Most Tasteless Baker by Kane Bergman, a.k.a. the Tasteless Baker delivers a rowdy baking book for amateurs and try-hards alike. So if you have the courage, follow Kane’s tenth commandment of baking (Trust Thy Process) and come along for the ride. Armed with his shameless dough know-how, you’re on your way to making some good flipping dough. EVENTS (Australia)

The Garlic Companion: Recipes, Crafts, Preservation Techniques, and Simple Ways to Grow Your Own by Kristin Graves is a celebration of all things garlic, with stunning original photography throughout. Includes 36 garlic-forward recipes, as well as spice mixes, craft ideas, floral arrangements, growing instructions, and inspiration for garlic-themed dinners.

The Hungry Table by Fatima Saib (South Africa/US): Food and memory are inextricably linked; flavours and dishes evoke emotion, rooted in nostalgia or specific experiences and this book embodies this idea. For the author, food exists as a backdrop to her childhood memories, intertwined with her precious relationship with her late father. Rooted in this culinary inspiration, the book expertly weaves story and memory through a journey of over 90 contemporary recipes, most with a nod to the author’s South African-Indian heritage. With this in mind, the book is divided into five chapters, each one tapping into a feeling.

Pass the Plate: 100 Delicious, Highly Shareable, Everyday Recipes: A Cookbook by Carolina Gelen presents 100 simple crowd-pleasing, never hard, effortlessly delicious recipes for flavorful meals that showcase her carefree style. Millions of online followers have flocked to Carolina Gelen’s comforting cooking and easy, breezy style that emphasizes big flavor with a light lift. In her debut cookbook, she shares soulful recipes rooted in the resourcefulness of her Romanian upbringing that use affordable, pantry-friendly ingredients. With gorgeous photography and heartwarming stories about Carolina’s family, this title will bring comfort to your kitchen and have friends and family asking for seconds.

Food and Other Things I Love: More than 100 Italian American Recipes from My Family to Yours by Caroline Manzo, beloved Bravo TV food personality, shares recipes inspired by her delicious family meals, done the New Jersey way. Here, for the very first time, Caroline shares her kitchen secrets with over 100 recipes. Along the way, Caroline shares entertaining behind-the-scenes stories and helpful tips and tricks to making your kitchen, and home, a place for getting the most from what’s on hand, embracing the messy side of life, and celebrating all things big and small.

The Ambitious Kitchen Cookbook: 125 Ridiculously Good for You, Sometimes Indulgent, and Absolutely Never Boring Recipes for Every Meal of the Day by Monique Volz presents over 125 nutrient-dense, flavor-packed recipes for every meal of the day. In her debut cookbook, Monique wants others to find their own Ambitious Kitchen and discover their own version of health, bold flavors, and above all, the unique happiness that food can bring to your life. Whether you’re looking for a show-stopping dish to bring to a gathering, a new home-cooked tradition, or a nourishing meal everyone will love, this book has the answers. Most recipes include “Make It Your Way” and “Make It Nutrient Dense” tips to customize food to your tastes. And as an added bonus, most can be made gluten-free, dairy-free, or vegan, allowing readers to tailor recipes to their own version of health.

The Mediterranean Dish – Simply Dinner: More Than 125 Easy Mediterranean Diet-Inspired Recipes to Eat Well and Live Joyfully by Suzy Karadsheh shares more than 120 fresh, hearty, Mediterranean diet-friendly sheet pan, one-pot, and mix-and-match meals from the bestselling author of The Mediterranean Dish. Each chapter hones in on a different save-the-day technique, like the magic of one-pan cooking; efficient and cozy one-pot suppers; and fast and lean grilling. Skillet meals, supper salads, and mix-and-match mezze abound, along with a section devoted to protein add-ons to make quick work of dinner. Along with practical ideas, meal planning, storage tips, and no-fuss shortcuts, Suzy shows you how to build flavor the Mediterranean way so that you can turn even the humblest of ingredients into what she calls a “flavor party.”

Swing By!: Entertaining Recipes and the New Art of Gathering by Stephanie Nass: Having thrown hundreds of parties for celebrities, royals, fashion brands, and a long list of family members, Nass understands what it takes to be a stellar hostess; indeed, she believes that hosting is an art form. If the definition of art is to please and instruct, there is no more literal art than a dinner party. Nass is ready to share all she knows in this, her first book. Organized by type of party – standing soirees, seated suppers, outdoor dining, and holiday celebrations – the book features sixteen fun, festive, and original ideas for hosting, from a pizzeria-based pizza party with homemade rainbow cookies to a sunflower field luncheon, martini night, and an alpine lodge-inspired dinner.

Danielle Walker’s Make It Easy: A Meal Prep and Menu Planning Guide for Stress-Free Cooking by Danielle Walker is a super-flexible meal prep cookbook featuring 125 healthy gluten-free, grain-free, and paleo recipes plus 16 weeks of menu plans, detailed meal prepping advice, grocery lists, and more. Meal plans can be followed in any order and nearly every recipe is photographed. And with additional recipes for breakfasts, snacks, sides, and back-pocket dinners (dishes using pantry ingredients you already have!), this deliciously healthy cookbook provides everything you need to meal plan right.

Perfect Parties – Entertaining with Southern Style by Lisa Frederick is an enchanting guide that transforms ordinary gatherings into extraordinary experiences. Dive into a world where every occasion, whether it’s a lively backyard picnic or a romantic candlelit dinner, is infused with Southern Lady’s charm and elegance. For years, Southern Lady magazine has been the beacon of inspiration for hosts and hostesses, offering a trove of fabulous ideas and mouthwatering recipes.

Chocolate Lover: A Baking Book to Satisfy Every Cocoa Craving by Michele Song is an irresistible collection of 60 recipes in a special package with metallic silver paper (just like a chocolate bar) and luscious photos of every bake, including cookies, brownies, cakes, tarts, sweet breads, pastries, and more, all featuring white, milk, semisweet, or dark chocolate. With guidance on melting chocolate, making ganache, caramelizing white chocolate, and so much more, Chocolate Lover is an indispensable baking book for chocolate enthusiasts everywhere, sure to become cocoa-smudged and frosting-stained from years of love and use. This is the perfect gift for the chocoholic in your life (including yourself!).

Southern Get-Togethers: A Guide to Hosting Unforgettable Gatherings―Plus Entertaining Inspiration, Tips, and 100+ Recipes by Kelsey Barnard Clark: Southern Grit author, Top Chef winner, TV personality, and queen of Southern hospitality Kelsey Barnard Clark presents more than 100 irresistible recipes perfect for a crowd, plus all the expert wisdom and inspiration you need to host exceptional gatherings.

The Bean Book: 100 Recipes for Cooking with All Kinds of Beans, from the Rancho Gordo Kitchen by Steve Sando: From the founder of the acclaimed Rancho Gordo bean company, an authoritative guide to 50 bean varieties and how to cook with them, featuring 100 classic and modern recipes. Learn how easy it is to cook beans from scratch with the king of beans. Rancho Gordo beans, the legumes with a cult following and Bean Club waiting list more than 20,000 names long, brought attention to heirloom bean varieties through chefs like Thomas Keller and Marcella Hazan. EVENTS

Baking in the American South: 200 Recipes and Their Untold Stories (A Definitive Guide to Southern Baking) by Anne Byrn is a spectacular book. Learn more in our giveaway and review here. EVENTS

Zoë Bakes Cookies: Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Favorite Cookies and Bars by Zoë François: There are 110 recipes – with recipes ranging from Basque-style cheesecake berry bars, Dulce de leche rice crispy bars, Miso caramel chocolate bars, Rye white-chocolate macadamia nut cookies, Pistachio tahini cookies along with biscotti, Hamantaschens, madeleines, and meringues. I’d estimate half cookies and half bar type recipes – but all amazing! The first sixty pages are filled with ingredient, decorating and equipment information along with pages devoted to the “cookie academy” which delves into experiments with ingredient temperatures and variations for the chocolate chip cookie and the results of same. This will be your new cookie bible.  EVENTS.

Mortar and Pestle: Classic Indonesian Recipes for the Modern Kitchen by Patricia Tanumihardja is filled with family recipes spanning three decades of Indonesian dishes served at their table. Readers are indulged with this vibrant collection of 80 delicious recipes and their intimate knowledge of Indonesian cuisine. The accessible recipes here encompass popular dishes that appeal to both native Indonesians and those new to the cuisine, all of which can be easily replicated by home cooks using easily accessed ingredients available.

Mastering the Art of Plant-Based Cooking: Vegan Recipes, Tips, and Techniques by Joe Yonan is the vegan bible every type of cook needs. Find out more in our giveaway and review here. EVENTS

Opulent Nosh: A Cookbook for Audacious Appetites by Ken Albala: In this one-of-a-kind cookbook, foodie-scholar extraordinaire Ken Albala elevates the humble nosh to new heights of sumptuousness. With his signature élan and humor he takes readers on a culinary journey from the familiar to the exotic, transforming simple dishes into memorable feasts.

Plants for You by Diana Goldman: Elevate your plant-based culinary experience with this artfully photographed hardcover plant-based cookbook. The cookbook is designed for the discerning palate whether full plant-based, a meat eater, or anywhere in between. Diana Goldman has curated a collection of 80 recipes that not only nourish the body but are also planet-friendly and health promoting. In addition to the photographs, the book contains a number of QR codes to further support the recipes and the content of the cookbook.

The Oldest Kitchen in the World: 4,000 Years of Middle Eastern Cooking by Matay de Mayee shares a wealth of information both historic and current. The author provides us with a listing of all the spices and ingredients we need to cook the Assyrian way. Crumble cake with walnuts, coconut and apricot jam, Stuffed eggplant with ground beef and Braised chicken with bulgur and onion are some of the recipes in this remarkable title.

Easy Indian Vegetarian: Delicious Recipes for Every Day by Chetna Makan shares over 70 simple and delicious vegetarian recipes from the queen of Indian home cooking. Chetna’s newest book takes inspiration from the incredible vegetarian food that India has to offer. From deliciously spiced Gujarati thepla to indulgently sweet balushahi, Chetna’s recipes celebrate the vibrant flavours of vegetarian Indian cuisine. This title was released in the UK in July, learn more about this book in our promotion post (giveaway expired).

French Charcuterie at Home: Terrines, Rillettes, Saucisses, & Patés En Croûte by Gilles Vérot shares nearly 90 accessible recipes crafted by father and son charcuteriers – Giles & Nicolas Verot. Line drawings and step-by-step photographs to master techniques are offered.

My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method by Jim Lahey: The author returns with a 15th-anniversary edition of his classic cookbook featuring five unmissable new recipes. The secret to acclaimed baker Jim Lahey’s bread is slow-rise fermentation. As he revealed in 2009 with the publication of his now-classic cookbook My Bread, the amount of labor you put in totals five minutes: mix water, flour, yeast, and salt, and then let time work its magic, no kneading necessary. Whether preparing Lahey’s basic loaf or a variation a peanut butter and jelly bread, a pecorino cheese loaf, pancetta rolls, a classic Italian baguette the process couldn’t be more simple, or the results more inspiring.

The Incredible Story of Cooking: From Prehistory to Today, 500000 Years of Adventure by Benoist Simmat is a graphic novel that tells the story of humanity through the evolution of cuisine. From the discovery of fire to organic cooking, this book is aimed at all curious people and foodies. As soon as humans mastered fire, they invented cooking. Did you know that Sapiens invented steam cooking and freezing? That the Mesopotamians created soups, bread, beer, ovens? That gastronomy and tableware have been symbols of political power? These great discoveries changed the world, but also the way we eat. From America, the conquistadors brought spices, peppers, potatoes. Portuguese missionaries brought the frying technique to distant samurai who made the first tempuras. These are the beginnings of globalization. To finish in style, find twenty-two recipes for dishes mentioned throughout their story that you can make at home!

Does This Taste Funny?: Recipes Our Family Loves by Stephen and Evie McGee Colbert: The Colberts invite us into their kitchen and around their dining room table. Sharing Stephen and Evie’s favorite recipes, as well as those of their family and friends, this book offers everything from Party Food (called “party food” because “appetizers” implies something to follow when we all know that, often, this is the only course), to Seafood, to Poultry and Meat (“Evie and I have different relationships to meat. I like it. Evie can take it or leave it, and mostly she leaves it.”), to Desserts (“This is one of the largest sections of the book. Evie always reminds me that desserts are a great way to postpone clearing up.”), to Drinks (“I love cocktail hour. It feels like a reward for having gone so long without a cocktail”), all tied together with playful dialogue between Stephen and Evie and gorgeous shots of their food, family, and home.

Spend with Pennies Everyday Comfort: Family Dinner Recipes from Fresh to Cozy by Holly Nilsson: For over a decade, Holly Nilsson’s website Spend with Pennies has been a go-to source for tried-and-true family recipes. In her debut cookbook, Holly shares dinner recipes for any occasion—as well as a few favorite desserts to end the meal on a sweet note.

Please note that two of Canada’s books published from Figure 1 cover US locations. San Diego Cooks: Recipes from the Region’s Favorite Eateries, Bakeries, and Bars by Ligaya Malones and Brunch King: Eats, Beats, and Boozy Drinks by Joey Maggiore.

Other titles of interest:

Canada

Crust: Essential Sweets and Savories from Victoria’s Beloved Bakery by Tom Moore: From the go-to boutique bakery in Victoria, BC, this cookbook with over 85 recipes satisfies every sweet, savory, and in-between craving you might have, all while making you a better baker. Within the pages of this debut cookbook, Crust Bakery’s founding chef and co-owner Tom Moore shares recipes for their most popular menu items, breaking them down into manageable steps and peppering in hints and tips to help you achieve success at home. I have ordered this book and can’t wait to see it.

Mastering Authentic Crepes and Galettes by Bertrand Larcher: Crêpes and galettes are a French food specialty enjoyed around the world. This beautifully photographed book includes 50 recipes from the founder of Breizh Café — the world-famous crêpes restaurant in Paris and Tokyo, and the founder of Atelier de la Crêpe, an international school specializing in learning the craft of crêpe and galette making for beginners and professionals. Here, you’ll discover a collection of genuine recipes for crêpes and galettes, many including the traditional buckwheat flour. You’ll find step-by-step photos and detailed instructions for batters, different modes of cooking, folding and presentation, and delicious sweet and savory recipes for every flavor palate.

San Diego Cooks: Recipes from the Region’s Favorite Eateries, Bakeries, and Bars by Ligaya Malones is a vibrant collection of 70 recipes from San Diego’s top restaurants and chefs that celebrates America’s Finest City’s diverse culinary scene. This title proudly presents some of the city and county’s most iconic dishes. And with easy-to-find ingredients and simple instructions, all recipes are designed for home cooks of all levels.

Brunch King: Eats, Beats, and Boozy Drinks by Joey Maggiore, the force behind the Maggiore Group and Hash Kitchen, the restaurant empire launched in Arizona in 2015 that has become the go-to destination for the most audacious brunch around, delivers his debut cookbook. Here he shares 70 of his favorite flavor-forward recipes for pulling off the best meal of the week at home.

Patisserie Revolution: The Healthy Baking Bible by Johanna Le Pape is a ground-breaking comprehensive book by an award-winning French pastry chef that will teach you everything you need to know about healthier patisserie baking. It’s beautifully photographed and covers dough to macarons, meringues, and, of course, croissants. In an easy-to-follow design, you’ll quickly learn about the essential ingredients for Johanna’s revolutionary approach to baking and she’ll tell you how to create sugar-free, vegan or gluten-free patisserie. Patisserie Revolution includes guidance on how to work with more than 30 different flours and 18 cooking oils, plus much more. She also provides information on how to preserve micronutrients, balance sugar and fiber for a low GI and shares extensive dietary substitutions for those who want to make modifications based on sugar, carbohydrate, protein or dairy intake leading to 45 delicious patisserie recipes.

Ireland & United Kingdom

Everyday Comfort: 100 Balanced and Healthier Versions of All Your Favourite Comfort Food by Katie Pix delivers all our favorite comfort foods with healthier ingredients and less sugar. Recipes include Crispy chicken with cheesy cauliflower waffles, Bang Bang smashed burger and Whipped tofu tiramisu with honey.

Café Cecilia Cookbook by Max Rocha is the debut cookbook from rising star Irish chef Max Rocha and his hugely popular East London restaurant, Café Cecilia. This title features 100 recipes from breakfast through to dinner. With a foreword written by acclaimed British food writer and James Beard Award-winner Diana Henry, and images of the finished dishes shot within the stylish setting of Café Cecilia by Matthieu Lavanchy, together with photographs of the team and restaurant’s suppliers by Jacob Lillis, this is a warm celebration of food, family, the loyal Café Cecilia team and all Max Rocha’s experiences. EVENTS

Sanjana Feasts: Modern Vegetarian and Vegan Indian Recipes to Feed your Soul by Sanjana Modha is the debut cookbook from a rising star in modern Indian cuisine, showcasing the bold flavours and creative recipes of the Indian diaspora. Inside you will discover new ways to infuse bold flavours into your everyday meals, and follow helpful step-by-step guides for technique-led recipes, like how to create layers for the flakiest paratha of your life.

Season – Master the Elements of Amazing Taste by Mark Moriarty delivers 100 new recipes that celebrate the best of seasonal ingredients while teaching you how to season your food for fantastic flavour. In addition, Mark will teach you the techniques of seasoning – using sea salt, black pepper, butter, quality olive oil, lemons, tabasco, soy sauce – so that every dish becomes even better. Packed full of Mark’s expert tips and restaurant tricks designed to maximise flavour and minimise hassle, Season is sure to become your new go-to cookbook.

Persian Feasts: Recipes & Stories from a Family Table by Leila Taghinia-Milani Heller, Lila Charif and Laya Khadjavi is an exquisite collection of 100 dishes includes hearty stews, saffron-infused rice dishes, succulent kebabs, and delicate rosewater desserts – each one telling a story that is steeped in tradition and has been passed down from generation to generation. This highly personal book for home cooks – including family stories, historical accounts of food culture, recipe origins, and celebratory menus – is a feast for the senses, celebrating an abundance of spectacular food prepared with seasonal ingredients, fresh herbs, and fragrant spices. Beautiful specially commissioned food photography captures the bounty of this vibrant cuisine.

Supper with Charlie Bigham: Favourite food for family & friends by Charlie Bigham shares more than 100 relaxed supper dishes to enjoy at home with family and friends created by the man behind the hugely popular premium food brand, Charlie Bigham’s. Supper with Charlie Bigham is a celebration of good-quality, fresh ingredients and how to use them to create delicious, fuss-free meals. The book contains straightforward, easy-to-follow recipes, easy swaps to make the recipes work with what you have to hand, and ideas for scaling dishes up and down.

The Condiment Book: A Brilliantly Flavourful Guide to Food’s Unsung Heroes by Claire Dinhut guides you through the condiment world of flavour starting with the classics that we all know and love – ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard and butter – right through to hot sauces, ferments and pickles (think miso and kimchi), dressings & oils, fruit in jars and dips. With illustrations and charts throughout, this title covers everything from failsafe recipes for much-loved condiments, hundreds of variations and flavour pairings, condiments from across the globe, fascinating historical facts making it the definitive guide to this class of food that isn’t strictly necessary yet to most of us is indispensable.

Cook – Traditional Irish Cooking with Modern Twists by Graham Herterich is structured around the unique way they eat in Ireland, broken up into the five mealtimes of breakfast, lunch, dinner, tea and supper. There is also a chapter dedicated to pork and bacon, inspired by Graham’s childhood growing up over the family butcher shop. Whether it’s a bowl of coddle or a spice bag, Cook shows that traditional and modern Irish cooking isn’t defined by what it is, but rather by what it does: it nurtures us, warms us and makes us who we are. A stunning book filled with comfort food such as Hash browns, coffee bacon and brown butter eggs; Chicken & farls (farls are a small thin triangular cake or biscuit made especially with oatmeal or wheat flour); and Bacon and cabbage filo pie.

The Old Spot Cookbook: A Decade at Dublin’s Favourite Gastropub by Aoife Carrigy: Celebrating ten years on Bath Avenue, this book gathers together the all-time favourite recipes at this award-winning gastropub. They’ve also shared some of their professional expertise that keep regulars coming back again and again, from chef’s tips and drink pairings to the mixology secrets that make their cocktails some of the best in town such as the Blue Blood Bramble, Spicy Lychee and It’s Sunny Somewhere. Inspirational recipes include Bloody Mary jelly, a stunning Jaffa cake, White onion soup with pickled girolles, and Charred broccoli with smoked almonds, yuzu and pickled chillies. This is a gorgeous book!

Chez Manon: Simple Recipes From A French Home Kitchen by Manon Lagrève, former GBBO contestant, shares over 80 French recipes inspired by her childhood in Brittany. A mix of authentic and modern, Manon’s recipes are all easy to throw together – whether its a weekday lunch or Birthday celebration. Manon proves that French food doesn’t have to be complicated, and entertaining doesn’t have to be stressful. With a chapter of fool-proof meal plans so you can ‘Host Like A French’ with ease, this cookbook demystifies French cooking once and for all.

The Great British Bake Off 2024 by The Great British Bake Off Team: This new book showcases 80 wonderful bakes inspired by the show’s most popular signature themes – Cake, Biscuits, Bread, Pastry, Patisserie, Dessert, Chocolate and Free-from – celebrating the very best in comfort bakes.

Cook Once, Eat Twice: Time-Saving Recipes to Help You Get Ahead in the Kitchen by Nadiya Hussain is all about delicious convenience, showing how to get ahead in the kitchen by cooking more efficiently and economically. Nadiya shares a host of creative timesavers, including trusty batch-cooking and meal-prepping ideas, clever ways to spin leftovers into new meals, and simple baked treats that are easy to store and eat later. With recipes such as Cheese and Lamb Samosas, Toad in the Hole Burgers, and a freezer-friendly Lemon Sherbet Loaf, Nadiya shows how easy it is to stretch your meals, reduce your waste, and make life simpler, so you always have satisfying food at your fingertips.

wagamama Soul Kitchen: The Art of Cooking and Eating in 70 Recipes by wagamama: In wagamama’s latest book, you will find chapters that span a full day, you’ll find banh mi, fresh glass noodle salads, warming curries and hot honey-fried chicken. As well as breakfast, lunch, dinner and late-night eating, you’ll discover recipes for how to repurpose your leftovers and learn the importance of curating a great condiment selection. Within these 70 recipes you’ll find fresh, flavoursome, nourishing and easy-to-make meals intended to feed your soul both when cooking and eating them.

Simply Jamie: Celebrate the Joy of Food by Jamie Oliver (US release January 2025 by Flatiron): In five knockout chapters covering Midweek Meals, Weekend Wins, Reliable Roasting Pans, Pantry Love and Delicious Desserts, Jamie has produced a cookbook that will fit seamlessly into your life. Simply Jamie exists to inspire you to get cooking – it’s full of delicious, achievable recipes you’ll love to make. Whatever your needs, you can trust that these tried and tested recipes will slot right into the rhythms of your week – from 20-minute-to-table dishes and no-time-to-shop pantry rescues to weekend wins that create smart leftover ideas, meaning mealtimes are simple in the days that follow. EVENTS (Germany and Australia)

Live, Love, Bake: New and Classic Italian, English, and French Recipes for Cakes, Cookies and Other Desserts by Melissa Forti: With her extraordinary spirit and talent, Melissa Forti lives her life baking one cake at a time. A pastime at first, baking became her passion and her profession. Today, she serves her unique and delicious cakes in her recently opened Café Duse in Copenhagen, Denmark. In her new book, Melissa shares the story of her culinary journey. Starting with her heritage, she focuses on typical recipes from her native Rome – including ricotta cheesecake, biscotti, and zeppole -accompanied by gorgeous images of the Eternal City. She chronicles her personal and professional evolution as a baker with images from her stylish new café and personalized recipes for tiramisu, red velvet cake, meringue, and others. Finally, she looks to the future, with classic bakes updated for contemporary diets, including vegan chocolate cake, gluten free pound cake, and dairy free apricot galette. Melissa’s books are always inspirational – and this one is no different. Beautifully illustrated and filled with recipes for cooks at every level of expertise, this new offering from a hugely popular author is as inspiring as it is satisfying.

A Thousand Feasts: Small Moments of Joy … A Memoir of Sorts by Nigel Slater (US publication 10/2024): From award-winning writer Nigel Slater, comes a new and exquisitely written collection of notes, memoir, stories and small moments of joy. These are the small moments, events and happenings that gave pleasure before they disappeared. He gives short stories of feasts such as a mango eaten in monsoon rain or a dish of restorative macaroni cheese and homes in on the scent of freshly picked sweet peas and the sound of water breathing at night in Japan. This funny and sharply observed collection of the good bits of life, often things that pass many of us by, is utter joy from beginning to end. There are no recipes in this title.

Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Slow Cooker Cookbook by Poppy O’Toole: Professional chef turned TikTok star and Sunday Times bestselling author, Poppy O’Toole shows you how to get the most out of your slow cooker in her brand-new book. Featuring 100 mouth-watering recipes that focus on ease and convenience without breaking the bank or sacrificing flavour, this is the book you need to get great food on the table at the end of a busy day.

Tigga Mac’s Cake Hacks by Tigga Mac: If you need inspiration and instruction, look no further than Tigga Mac’s Cake Hacks from the cake artist adored across social media. From frogs to mermaids, sandcastles to ice-cream trucks, you’re sure to find something your little one will LOVE in this colourful collection of cake creations with its six themed chapters. And no baking skills (or big budget) needed! You can make these creations with affordable shop-bought sponge cakes or homemade ones. Simply follow Tigga’s step-by-step decorating instructions from start to finish, all accompanied by clear photography and a full-page shot of the finished cake to guide you. The hacks are graded easy, medium and hard, so you can choose one that suits your skills, time and ambitions. And for the more challenging cakes, QR codes will lead you to follow-along video tutorials to help you on your path to birthday cake glory!

Air Fryer Easy Everyday: 140 Super-simple, Delicious Recipes by Sam and Dom Milner: From the expert creators of Sunday Times Bestseller The Complete Air Fryer Cookbook, this is the ultimate solution to busy mealtimes, featuring 140 simple, straightforward air fryer recipes.
This no-frills beginner guide is full of effortless and practical recipes that absolutely anyone can follow, regardless of experience, showing you how easy it is to feed yourself, your friends and family all day long using only the air fryer. Instructions are included for both basket and dual air fryers – as well as a chapter on cooking in the air fryer oven.

River Cottage Great Pies by Gelf Alderson will dispel all fear of the dreaded pastry, giving every home cook the tools they need to achieve pastry greatness with achievable, delicious recipes for every pastry-laden occasion, from the buffet to the centrepiece of any meal. Starting with a chapter dedicated to the core recipes for the most-used pastry – including shortcrust, puff and rough puff, hot water, filo, suet, choux and sweet pastry and a range of wholemeal pastries – these become the basis for the pastry masterpieces in the book. (And if you don’t have time to make pastry from scratch, don’t despair – the recipes in the book are doable with shop-brought for when time and inclination are against you.) With an introduction from Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, this book provides an essential kit list and information on different flours and fats, with 100 comforting recipes of grounded pastry cooking, achievable for everyone and on your table in no time.

Nights Out at Home: Recipes and Stories from 25 Years as a Restaurant Critic by Jay Rayner: For twenty-five years, award-winning restaurant critic Jay Rayner has been uncovering the very best of the nation’s eateries – from high end restaurants to high street grills. Now, in a love letter to his favourite culinary institutions, he recreates the dishes that have stolen his heart over the decades – and helps home chefs do the same. EVENTS

Rick Stein’s Food Stories by Rick Stein: Accompanying the major new BBC2 series, Rick Stein’s Food Stories is an exciting collection of new classics that celebrate modern Britain. Rick’s recipes reflect his mouth-watering and heartfelt exploration of today’s British cuisine and how different cultures have influenced the nation’s evolving palate. EVENTS

The Philosophy of Pickles and Fermented Foods by Thom Eagle: Fermented food is playing a significant role in the developing discussion around gut health and the microbiome. More than the latest health trend, pickling and fermentation are techniques that have been used by human populations across the globe in food preparation for millennia. And they are part of a region’s cultural heritage, passed from generation to generation, whether it’s the Korean kimjang – the making and sharing of kimchi – the Japanese preparation of the nukadoko or pickling bed, or the brine-fermented fruits and vegetables of Georgia. Thom Eagle celebrates this fascinating history, explaining the different techniques and offering practical advice for enthusiasts.

Romy Gill’s India: Recipes from Home by Romy Gill is a vibrant book sharing over 70 of the author’s beloved family recipes, each a testament to the flavours that define her childhood. Learn more in our promotion and giveaway here.

Ottolenghi Comfort by Yotam Ottolenghi, Helen Goh, Tara Wigley and Verena Lochmuller (US/CA release in October): In his much-anticipated new book, Yotam Ottolenghi brings his inspiring, flavour-forward approach to comfort cooking, delivering new classics that taste of home. Weaving memories of childhood and travel with over 100 irresistible recipes, Comfort is a celebration of food and home – of the connections we make as we cook, and pass on from generation to generation.  North American EVENTS, Europe EVENTS and UK Events 

Good Time Cooking: Show-stopping Menus for Easy Entertaining by Rosie Mackean: This book will be your saviour when hosting, from date night to the first BBQ of the summer, or even a chic cocktail party, Rosie will prep you to create simple yet impressive multi-course meals while giving you confidence in the kitchen and most importantly time to enjoy your own dinner party too! Each menu comes with its own curated time plan and mise-en-place to make your life easier. These dishes work in harmony with each other, both logistically and stylistically and if you don’t want to cook every course, you don’t have to.

John and Lisa’s Kitchen: Everyday Recipes From a Professional Chef and a Home Cook by John Torode and Lisa Faulkner: John and Lisa love to entertain and they both love to cook. What they enjoy the most is to see other people really enjoy cooking, feeling empowered and confident to just go for it, as much as they do. They understand that busy families need simple recipes for them to succeed in eating nourishing food from scratch, so they’ve collated some of their favourite, super-easy recipes from their ITV show John & Lisa’s Weekend Kitchen for you try at home. They cover all bases, including chapters on Breads and Brunch, One Pan Wonders, Fakeaways, Speedy Go-tos, Family Favourites, Special Night In dinners and Sweet Treats.

Christmas Cookies: More Than 60 Cute Recipes for Fun Festive Bakes by Hannah Miles delivers over 60 delightful recipes for festive cookies, from traditional favourites to creative new ideas, all of which make perfect gifts. Decoration hints and tips along with packaging ideas are provided.

The Flygerians Cookbook: 65 recipes for Nigerian food that will speak to your soul & warm your heart by Jess and Jo Edun shares recipes that the two sisters created to bring the sweet taste of Nigeria to the UK food scene. Find out more in our promotion and Quick Bites here.

The Curry Guy Chicken: Deliciously Spiced Recipes From South and Southeast Asia by Dan Toombs celebrates flavorful chicken dishes from his travels around South and Southeast Asia. Because chicken is such a versatile ingredient, Dan showcases different techniques – from stir-fried and deep-fried to braised, grilled and roasted – all in his accessible and straightforward style. Packed with vibrant recipes and beautiful photography, Curry Guy Chicken will inspire any spice lover to get into the kitchen.

Cooking and the Crown: Royal Recipes from Queen Victoria to King Charles III by Tom Parker Bowles: Blending history, monarchy, and gastronomy, Tom Parker Bowles guides the reader on an adventure across royal culinary history. Each chapter is accompanied by fascinating tales of royal kitchens, chefs and culinary traditions. Weaving together material from the Windsor royal archives, contemporary accounts and personal insight, Tom Parker Bowles paints a vivid picture of royal tastes and traditions, as far back as Victorian times.

The Independent Cook: Tasty Recipes to Set You up for Life by Sarah Main: This collection of over 75 simple and delicious recipes is perfect for students, anyone moving out of home for the first time, or just wanting to take their cooking skills to the next level.

Peter Sidwell’s Kitchen: 100 Delicious Recipes to Change the Way You Cook by Peter Sidwell: Prepare to be inspired by this contemporary anthology of recipes that breathes new life into old favourites. Peter’s return to the food writing industry has been eagerly awaited since the success of his online cookery series. In his latest masterpiece, Peter showcases his expert insight and unyielding passion across 100 diverse recipes, each crafted with precision and care. Set across four captivating chapters, the book offers a plethora of top-notch dinners and delightful teatime treats. QR codes seamlessly connect readers to Peter’s YouTube channel, offering a firsthand glimpse into the magic of his culinary creations. This book has been perfectly designed to encourage readers to cook alongside Peter and soak up his handy tricks and tips.

Other titles of interest:

Australia

The Mediterranean Table: Easy to Prepare Meat, Seafood, Breads and Dips, Vegetarian and Vegan Recipes Suitable for Every Day Meals or Platters & Grazing Boards for Sharing with Friends and Family by Rena Patten: Featured in this book are mainly traditional recipes that have been prepared in Mediterranean kitchens for many years but also a lot of Vegetarian and Vegan meals using ingredients of fresh foods, vegetables, fruit, legumes/pulses, whole grains, seeds, nuts, herbs and spices, olive oil and of course garlic, as well as seafood, meat and poultry. The author who was born in a Mediterranean country was brought up enjoying food from Greece, Italy, France and the Middle East and has created easy to prepare meals with readily available ingredients found at the local supermarket which fits in with today’s lifestyle.

Your Asian Veggie Patch: A Guide to Growing and Cooking Delicious Asian Vegetables, Herbs and Fruits by Connie Cao: Discover the joy of growing and cooking a vibrant array of Asian vegetables, herbs and fruits in this comprehensive, beginner-friendly guide. Connie Cao’s curated selection of more than 40 cool-season and warm-season annuals and perennials means you’ll find produce perfect for your garden and climate. Then, make the most of your abundant harvest with 50 fresh home-style recipes.

Sweet Seasons: Wholesome Treats For Every Occasion by Pippa and Michael James: After the success of All Day Baking: Savory, Not Sweet, Michael and Pippa James return with Sweet Seasons, featuring more than 80 delectable recipes from retro hits to modern marvels.

Good Cooking Every Day: Simple Recipes. Beautiful Menus. All Year Round. by Julia Busuttil Nishimura is all about simple food and creating memorable meals. This collection of brilliant recipes includes a guide to creating menus for any occasion, from a celebration of summer produce to pure comfort food in cooler weather, a simple family dinner to a relaxed lunch with friends. Julia pairs ingredients in harmonious and delicious ways, with recipes for every season. Julia’s books are always stunning and I cannot wait to get my hands on this one! EVENTS

The Good Farm Cookbook by Scott Gooding and Matilda Brown is a book of 70+ family recipes from nutrition coach Scott Gooding and wife Matilda Brown. All conceived through these prisms: gluten free, processed food-free; low sugar; low-moderate carb; ethical protein; and wholefoods. Delivered in a way that feels inclusive and achievable rather than didactical. Packaged with glorious photography that documents the realness of the couple’s life with their three kids, plus life on the land (Til’s family’s property in northern NSW) and interwoven with short conversations around living well, regenerative farming, and the small buying and eating decisions people can choose to make a difference every day.

Salad for Days – Breezy Ways with Veg, All Year Long by Alice Zaslavsky is both a seasonal reference guide and a daily roster to boost your repertoire, packed with inspiration (come through, Cauliflower tabouli with lemony tahini and pomegranate) as well as food that comforts (Honeyed butternut risoni salad with marinated feta). It also includes an indispensable ‘what to make when’ list for using up particular veg, as well as a huge dressings index to return to time and again. This book will be released in the UK in October and in the US in April of 2025.

From the Wild: Find, Cook and Enjoy Weeds for Health and Healing by Heidi Merika is a herbal medicine cookbook offering a simple, resourceful, nature-based approach to health and wellbeing. Qualified naturopath and medical herbalist Heidi Merika draws on her decades of experience to create delicious, nutritious, plant-based recipes and healing home remedies from 30 of the world’s most common edible wild plants, from cat’s ear to cobbler’s pegs, dandelion to dock, and nasturtium to wild raspberry. Enjoy over 100 recipes including a spring salad full of wild edibles, nettle gnocchi verde, clover muffins, along with lantana itch balm, chickweed anti-inflammatory gel and St John’s wort pain ointment. Including information on foraging safely and sustainably, From the Wild is all you need to forage, cook and eat wild foods for abundant health.

Chopsticks or Fork?: Stories and Recipes from Australia’s Regional Chinese Restaurants by Jennifer Wong and Lin Jie Kong is a collection of stories and recipes from Chinese restaurants in regional Australia, based on the six-part ABC series created by Lin Jie Kong and Jennifer Wong. The book lovingly captures the stories of ten very different families who run Chinese restaurants, from Queensland’s Hervey Bay to Western Australia’s Dunsborough, and features 32 classic Australian Chinese recipes. This is a unique celebration of an integral part of Australian cultural and culinary history.

Taco Night: 60+ Recipes for Date Nights, Lazy Nights and Party Nights by Deborah Kaloper: Learn how to make your own flour and corn tortillas with ease, so you’ll never have to rely on store-bought versions again; and mix and match salsas and toppings and invite your guests to build their own tacos. With chapters that include recipes for vegetarian and vegan; seafood; chicken, duck, and turkey; pork; and beef and lamb tacos, your choices are (almost) endless. Recipes range from the traditional to the new and even the unexpected, but always delicious.

Cocktails in Paris: Fashionable Drinks for all Seasons by Audrey Laroux is your illustrated guide to mixology á la Française, with 50 cocktail recipes for sipping before, during, and after dinner, as well as notes on glassware, garnishes, syrups, and French bar staples like Champagne, Pastis, and Lillet. From an effervescent Suze spritz in the courtyard at sunset, to cozying up in front of the fireplace with a boozy boulevardier, nothing says savoir-vivre quite like apéro hour.

Karkalla at Home: Native Foods & Everyday Recipes for Connecting to Country by Mindy Woods: Chef, author and proud Bundjalung woman Mindy Woods features stories and profiles on more than 40 of the continent’s most readily available native ingredients, including the iconic macadamia, citruses, berries, plums, myrtles and seeds, coastal greens and succulents, and a host of exceptional native seafood. Connect to Country with more than 110 easy and inspiring recipes, including everything from breakfasts and weeknight mains to special occasion centrepieces, along with a vibrant array of drinks and desserts. Featuring photography shot on Bundjalung land by Rob Palmer and artwork and illustrations from First Nations designer Jenna Lee, this gorgeous hardback celebrates the gifts from Country.

New Zealand

Two Raw Sisters – More Salad by Margo Flanagan and Rosa (Flanagan) Power: Margo and Rosa see the kitchen as a place to have fun and get creative. They love inspiring all eaters, every day, to embrace food by using fresh, seasonal ingredients that make you feel great. They wanted their fifth cookbook, More Salad, to be several things: beautiful, useful, and a book that becomes your best friend. Inside you’ll find more than 70 brand new recipes, alongside a top tip for every recipe, plus handy ingredient swaps and clever pairing suggestions.

That Green Olive: Recipes to Inspire, Nourish and Devour by Olivia Moore shares the author’s story, and shares how to find joy in the kitchen by mixing things up a little. Drawing inspiration from Kiwi classics, our best-loved restaurants and Olivia’s lakeside hometown itself, That Green Olive gives you the choice to be a little bit fancy, whether it’s beer and Gruyère scones or a tasty ‘Nduja prawn pie. These are cosy snacks, dinners and desserts designed to inspire and devour, whether you are cooking for yourself, your family or friends.

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  • Kristjudy  on  September 26, 2024

    Wow! What a fabulous review! You manage to keep your reviews so inspiring and well written. So many added to my wishlist.

  • matag  on  September 26, 2024

    Thank you. Great ideas

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