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Fall inspires hope. Hope in the form of wearing a pair of jeans without wanting to faint from heat stroke. But it also means cooking inspiration from a new wave of cookbooks—so many cookbooks. This fall, it's hard to know which books to be most excited for. Maybe the new baking book from the queen Rose Levy Beranbaum? Or the everyday cooking book from that other queen, Dorie Greenspan? Pro-cooking from Ina Garten? Simple cooking from Ottolenghi? That new book about Filipino cuisine, or that collection of recipes from renowned Sweet Home Cafe in the National Museum of African American History? Or a guide to fermentation from none other than the fermentation lab at Noma? It's impossible to decide, so here—read about them all.
BAKING AND DESSERTS
Sister Pie by Lisa Ludwinski
Lisa Ludwinski, the owner of the famed bakery Sister Pie in Detroit, is out with a cookbook just in time to toss all of that lingering summer produce into an epic pie—and to gear up for holiday pie-baking season. 75 pie recipes featuring unusual flavor combinations (there's a malted lime pie, cardamom and tahini squash pie, and a sweet beet pie, just to name a few) are divided by season, demonstrating the bakery's devotion to the seasonal produce of Detroit but expanding it outward to your kitchen. There are also cookies, scones, and other baked goods—plus salads and breakfast dishes. Bring the wisdom, quirkiness, and fun of the bakery to your home kitchen, and become a better baker along the way.
BUY IT: Sister Pie: The Recipes and Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit, $17 on Amazon, out October 2.
Food52 Genius Desserts by Kristen Miglore
The 2015 cookbook Genius Recipes—inspired by Kristen Miglore's James Beard Award-nominated column that rounds up game-changing techniques and truly stellar recipes for Food52—offered 100 recipes that promised to "change the way you cook." It was a bestseller and it won an IACP award, and now a sequel offers "100 recipes that will change the way you bake." This compilation of game-changing dessert techniques and recipes from respected chefs, recipe developers, and home cooks from the Food52 community includes François Payard’s Flourless Chocolate-Walnut Cookies, Nancy Silverton’s Butterscotch Budino, a cake made with two whole oranges, and 3-ingredient cookies from Dorie Greenspan, just to name a few.
BUY IT: Food52 Genius Desserts: 100 Recipes That Will Change the Way You Bake (Food52 Works), $23 on Amazon, out September 4.
Rose's Baking Basics by Rose Levy Beranbaum
Rose Levy Beranbaum is the author of the canonical baking book, The Cake Bible. (Also: a bread bible, a pie and pastry bible, and several other impeccable cookbooks.) Now, she's back with her ninth effort, a detailed instructional text for beginning bakers. No detail is left unexplained here—there are step-by-step instructional photos, prep work is bulleted and placed at the top of the recipe so you can be a hyper organized and precise baker, and the headnotes give detailed explanations of the techniques and tell you not just how to make something, but why it works. In other words, it's like having one of the greatest bakers in the world whispering instructions in your ear. And that's a great thing for bakers who are beginners or pros.
BUY IT: Rose's Baking Basics: 100 Essential Recipes, with More Than 600 Step-by-Step Photos, $35 on Amazon, out September 25.
All About Cake by Christina Tosi
Have you ever heard of Momofuku Milk Bar? Of course you have. Christina Tosi—arguably the world's most famous and maniacal sugar addict—is out with her third cookbook, an in-depth exploration of cake. It's full of the bakery's signature naked layer cakes, but also easy, regular old home cooking recipes, like Bundts and microwaveable mug cakes. More than just providing recipes, though, this book teaches you how to dream up your own wild cake concoctions and invent flavors using the same whimsy and expertise as Tosi.
BUY IT: All About Cake, $32 on Amazon, out October 23.
Modern Baking by Donna Hay
Wildly popular Australian food writer, cook, and stylist Donna Hay is back with another cookbook offering, dedicated entirely to dessert. Crispy chocolate coconut bars, an impeccable-looking chocolate cake, and a vibrantly pink strawberry, rhubarb, and ricotta galette are among the highlights. But the real appeal of this book is that it contains some of the most insanely gorgeous photographs of dessert we've ever seen.
BUY IT: Modern Baking, $40 on Amazon, out October 23.
Red Truck Bakery Cookbook by Brian Noyes
None other than Barack Obama proclaimed his love for this rural Virginia bakery—do you need any other reason to check out this book? Okay, fine, here are a couple more: it's full of Southern classics like buttermilk biscuits and walnut chews, as well as a number of Virginia specialties like Shenandoah Apple Cake and Appalachian Pie with Ramps and Morels.
BUY IT: Red Truck Bakery Cookbook: Gold-Standard Recipes from America's Favorite Rural Bakery, $25 on Amazon, out October 23.
American Cookie by Anne Byrn
This cookbook from the author of the Cake Doctor series, Anne Byrn, gives a detailed account of American cookies of all kinds, just as she did with cake in her previous book, American Cake. Each of the 100 recipes for iconic American cookies comes with a robust history and an account of its evolution. Recipes/stories include the sugar cookies, fig cookies, and gingerbread brought over to the colonies; Katherine Hepburn's brownies; and Democratic Tea Cakes.
BUY IT: American Cookie: The Snaps, Drops, Jumbles, Tea Cakes, Bars & Brownies That We Have Loved for Generations, $25 on Amazon, out August 21.
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GADGET COOKING
Comfort In an Instant by Melissa Clark
Her first foray into Instant Pot cooking, Dinner In an Instant, was a hit, and now New York Times columnist and recipe developer Melissa Clark is back with 75 more Instant Pot recipes. This time, the focus is ultra easy comfort foods such as spicy turkey meatloaf, weeknight chicken parm, baked eggs and cheese grits, and matzo ball soup.
BUY IT: Comfort in an Instant: 75 Comfort Food Recipes for Your Pressure Cooker, Multicooker, and Instant Pot, $22 on Amazon, out October 16.
More Instant Pot Offerings
Clearly the enthusiasm for this one-pot wonder cooker isn't slowing down. In addition to Clark's book, there's The Essential Indian Instant Pot Cookbook, by Archana Mundhe, The Essential Mexican Instant Pot Cookbook, by Deborah Schneider, and a nutrition focused cookbook, The Fresh & Healthy Instant Pot Cookbook, by Megan Gilmore. Coco Morante, author of the first official Instant Pot certified cookbook, The Essential Instant Pot, also has a new book called The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook, with 200 additional recipes for the multi cooker. There's the Instant Pot Bible, by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, the authors of The Kitchen Shortcut Bible. Finally, trusted resource Better Homes & Gardens adds their voice and expert advice to the multi-cooker and slow cooker trend with Better Homes and Gardens Fast or Slow which offers recipes for the Instant Pot, slow cooker, and electric pressure cooker.
BUY IT: The Essential Indian Instant Pot Cookbook: Authentic Flavors and Modern Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker by Archana Mundhe, $20 on Amazon, out October 16.
BUY IT: The Essential Mexican Instant Pot Cookbook: Authentic Flavors and Modern Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker by Deborah Schneider, $20 on Amazon, out October 30.
BUY IT: The Fresh and Healthy Instant Pot Cookbook: 75 Easy Recipes for Light Meals to Make in Your Electric Pressure Cooker by Megan Gilmore, $19 on Amazon, out October 9.
BUY IT: The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook: 200 Deliciously Simple Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker by Coco Morante , $30 on Amazon, out October 30.
BUY IT: Instant Pot Bible, by Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough, $17.99 on Amazon, out October 3, 2018
BUY IT: Better Homes and Gardens Fast or Slow: Delicious Meals for Slow Cookers, Pressure Cookers, or Multi Cookers (Better Homes and Gardens Cooking) by Better Homes and Gardens, $20 on Amazon, out August 21.
Sous Vide Cookbooks
Sous Vide Made Simple is a follow up to Lisa Q. Fetterman's original cookbook Sous Vide at Home; it focuses on easy weeknight recipes using the immersion circulator, debunking the idea that sous vide cooking always has to be laborious and fussy. It also provides recipes like Salmon Tacos with Avocado and Chipotle, Cauliflower Steak with Capers and Lemon, Carnitas Quesadilla, and Thai Red Curry, showing that the machine isn't just good for hunks of meat. For beginners, Sous Vide For Everybody, from America's Test Kitchen, offers easy recipes that will teach you to master the technique of sous vide, starting with things like perfect steak and eggs.
BUY IT: Sous Vide Made Simple: 60 Everyday Recipes for Perfectly Cooked Meals by Lisa Q. Fetterman , $30 on Amazon, out October 9.
BUY IT: Sous Vide for Everybody: The Easy, Foolproof Cooking Technique That's Sweeping the World by America's Test Kitchen, $20 on Amazon, out September 25.
Air Fryer Cookbooks
Air fryers allow you to get everyone in America's certified favorite texture, crispiness, without using, like, two full bottles of vegetable oil. Air Fry Every Day, from the talented recipe developer Ben Mims, will teach you to utilize the machine to make delicious fried favorites like buffalo wings, coconut shrimp, French fries, blooming onions, and spiced sweet potato wedges. Mims also explores the versatility of the machine, showing how it can make dishes such as roasted meats, breads, pizzas, and desserts. Another book, Everyday Easy Air Fryer, from Instant Pot cookbook author Urvashi Pitre, offers instructional recipes like Poblano Cheese Frittata, Thai Chicken Sate, Chicken Fajitas, Shrimp Scampi, and Chinese Spare Ribs.
BUY IT: Air Fry Every Day: 75 Recipes to Fry, Roast, and Bake Using Your Air Fryer by Ben Mims, $20 on Amazon, out August 28.
BUY IT: Every Day Easy Air Fryer: 100 Recipes Bursting with Flavor by Urvashi Pit, $22 on Amazon, out October 30.
The Staub Cookbook by Staub and Amanda Frederickson
Staub, beloved maker of high-quality enameled cast-iron cookware, is out with a cookbook full of recipes that showcase the power of their product. It's also just full of recipes that sound good no matter what you bake them in: Yogurty Beet Salad with Za’atar, Beer-Braised Short Ribs, Chicken Meatballs in Red Coconut Curry Sauce, Broccoli Rabe Pizza with Caramelized Onions and Burrata, Strawberry Crumble with Oats and Hazelnuts, and Chocolate Babka Morning Buns.
BUY IT: The Staub Cookbook: Modern Recipes for Classic Cast Iron, $33 on Amazon, out September 4.
PLANT-BASED AND HEALTHY COOKBOOKS
Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta by Cal Peternell
The tagline of Peternell's newest book is "A vegetarian book, kind of"—an odd choice for a book that calls out two non-vegetarian ingredients in the title. But the idea here is that vegetables should be at the center of the plate, and meat should serve as a secondary player—just enough to season and add flavor to the main event.
BUY IT: Almonds, Anchovies, and Pancetta: A Vegetarian Cookbook, Kind Of, $26 on Amazon, out September 25.
Bong Appétit by Editors of MUNCHIES
A book about cooking with weed, based on the Munchies/Viceland series of the same name. But don't get it twisted: this is not your typical weed cooking (i.e. brownies and junky snacks). Instead, this book is filled with sophisticated cocktails, wholesome chicken dinners, and delicious pastas. (Don't worry: there's also a baking and dessert section.) Bonus: the book also has comprehensive guides to infusing and dosing, plus information about pairing strains, sourcing your weed, and more.
BUY IT: Bong Appétit: Mastering the Art of Cooking with Weed, $33 on Amazon, out October 2.
Edibles: Small Bites for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen, by Stephanie Hua (Author), Coreen Carroll
This cookbook features 30 bite-sized, low-dose marijuana baking recipes including simple recipes like Spiced Superfood Truffles alongside recipes for more advanced bakers like Strawberry Jam Pavlovas. It also comes with instructions for weed-infused butters and oils that you can add to any recipe, as well as detailed information on dosage and portions.
BUY IT: Edibles: Small Bites for the Modern Cannabis Kitchen, $13.49 on Amazon, out November 6
Mississippi Vegan by Timothy Pakron
Blogger Timothy Pakron forages ingredients and cooks from his home garden in Jackson, Mississippi, creating recipes that pull from the Cajun, Creole, and southern classics he grew up with—only entirely vegan. In this, his first cookbook, he lays out 125 plant-based recipes that celebrate the environment of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and demonstrates that there's been a plant-focused tradition in the area all along.
BUY IT: Mississippi Vegan: Recipes and Stories from a Southern Boy's Heart, $35 on Amazon, out October 23.
Skinnytaste One and Done by Gina Homolka
The best-selling author and blogger behind Skinnytaste, Gina Homolka, is back with a new cookbook, and this one features entirely one-vessel meals. Sometimes that vessel is the sheet-pan, sometimes it's the slow cooker, and other times it's the multi-cooker (aka Instant Pot). Whatever vessel you're using, these recipes promise to be doable and, of course, healthy.
BUY IT: Skinnytaste One and Done: 140 No-Fuss Dinners for Your Instant Pot, Slow Cooker, Air Fryer, Sheet Pan, Skillet, Dutch Oven, and More, $20 on Amazon, out October 9.
Gordon Ramsay's Healthy, Lean & Fit by Gordon Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay is a celebrated chef, yes, but he's also an athlete, dedicated to fitness and health. Here, he offers a full cookbook of healthy recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, sides, and snacks, including recipes for weight loss and fitness building.
BUY IT: Gordon Ramsay's Healthy, Lean & Fit: Mouthwatering Recipes to Fuel You for Life, $32 on Amazon, out September 25.
Danielle Walker's Eat What You Love by Danielle Walker
Blogger-turned-bestselling cookbook author Danielle Walker offers 125 new recipes for gluten-free, dairy-free, and paleo comfort foods. They're easy and meal-prep friendly, so unlike your Paleolithic ancestors, dinner can get on the table quickly.
BUY IT: Danielle Walker's Eat What You Love: Everyday Comfort Food You Crave; Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes, $32 on Amazon, out December 4.
Cooking in Color by Adrian Harris and Jeremy Inglett
This book by the Vancouver-based bloggers Adrian Harris and Jeremy Inglett of The Food Gays offers healthy plant-forward recipes, and also tips on food styling and photography from two people who have mastered the art of food social media. Because what's the point of cooking "in color" if you don't Instagram it?
BUY IT: Cooking in Color: Vibrant Plant-Forward Recipes from the Food Gays, $33 on Amazon, out September 18.
Cooking from Scratch by PCC Community Markets
This cookbook from PCC Community Markets, the community-owned grocery store in the Pacific Northwest, provides 120 recipes that promote healthy, sustainable foods. It also includes cooking, storing, and shopping tips for making the most of the local produce in your area.
BUY IT: Cooking from Scratch: 120 Recipes for Colorful, Seasonal Food, $25 on Amazon, out September 18.
CELEBRITY COOKBOOKS
Cravings: Hungry for More by Chrissy Teigen
Remember when Chrissy Teigen tweeted to the world, asking for ripe bananas to make banana bread with? We're finally getting the cookbook with that final banana bread recipe. There's also onion dip, pad Thai carbonara (!!), and many more of the kinds of comfort foods that did so well in Teigen's first best-seller, Cravings.
BUY IT: Cravings: Hungry for More, $20 on Amazon, out September 18.
Carla Hall's Soul Food by Carla Hall
Co-host of The Chew (RIP) and former Top Chef contestant Carla Hall provides recipes for contemporary soul food, proving that it's much more than fried chicken and mac and cheese. There are 145 recipes packed into this book, including recipes inspired by her Nashville roots, and recipes inspired by the foods of Africa, the Caribbean, and the American South.
BUY IT: Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration, $33 on Amazon, out October 23.
The Cash and Carter Family Cookbook by John Carter Cash
John Carter Cash, son of Johnny and June, shares recipes from his family's table, including Johnny's Old Iron-Pot Chili and June's Tomato, Red Onion, and Avocado Salad. The book also offers an intimate portrait of Carter Cash family life, meals, and time around the table with other very famous and cool people.
BUY IT: The Cash and Carter Family Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections from Johnny and June's Table, $30 on Amazon, out September 25.
Pull Up a Chair by Tiffani Thiessen
Thiessen, the actress (Saved by the Bell and Beverly Hills 90210) and star of the Cooking Channel show Dinner at Tiffani’s, has filled this book with recipes for things like stuffed French toast, short rib enchiladas, boozy date milkshakes, and cream cheese pie.
BUY IT: Pull Up a Chair: Recipes from My Family to Yours, $26 on Amazon, out October 2.
RESTAURANT COOKBOOKS
Estela by Ignacio Mattos
The famous New York City spot from four-time James Beard-nominated chef Ignacio Mattos finally has cookbook. Expect the restaurant's famed innovative yet simple cuisine, including bright and savory fruit salads and other vegetable-forward dishes, along with comforting mains like lamb ribs with chermoula and honey, and mussels escabeche on toast.
BUY IT: Estela, $33 on Amazon, out October 23.
The Ritz London: The Cookbook by John Williams
The first cookbook to share the recipes of the legendary Ritz London restaurants, including the Michelin-starred Ritz Restaurant, the Palm Court, and Rivoli Bar. You'll find lunch and dinner menu delicacies divided by the four seasons; each chapter is filled with luxurious and iconic dishes such as roasted scallops with bergamot and avocado, pea & wild garlic soup and salt-baked celeriac, the signature Ritz venison Wellington and Crêpes Suzette, and canard à la presse with truffled Cambridge cream. With culinary and life musings from chef John Williams, and stories that provide peeks into the backstage happenings at the restaurants, this is as much a beautiful souvenir as it is a cookbook.
BUY IT: The Ritz London: The Cookbook, $40 on Amazon, out October 2.
Bestia by Ori Menashe and Genevieve Gergis
L.A.'s insanely beloved restaurant, Bestia, has put together a cookbook full of the same flavorful regional Italian cooking served at the beautiful restaurant. There are chapters on making bread, pasta, and charcuterie, as well as sections about building flavor with stocks and sauces. The accessible instructions just might make it possible to recreate the flavors you loved so much on your last trip to Los Angeles.
BUY IT: Bestia: Italian Recipes Created in the Heart of L.A., $35 on Amazon, out October 30.
Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse by Frederic Morin, David McMillan and Meredith Erickson
The first cookbook from Frédéric Morin, David McMillan, and Meredith Erickson of Joe Beef in Montreal, The Art of Living According to Joe Beef, was more than a compilation of recipes—it offered well-rounded (but sometimes insane) life advice and stories, such as the recipe for kale-for-a-hangover, which advises eating it and then going to bed. With this book, the trio returns to form, offering 150 new recipes from their restaurants but also advice on making your own soap and cough drops. There's also a 16-page fold-out guide with recipes for stocking a cellar with essentials for the end of the world, like canned bread, pickled pork butt, and smoked apple cider vinegar. Kind of bleak, but hey—when the apocalypse comes, at least you'll be prepared to throw one final dinner party.
BUY IT: Joe Beef: Surviving the Apocalypse: Another Cookbook of Sorts, $45 on Amazon, out November 27.
A Very Serious Cookbook by Jeremiah Stone, Fabián von Hauske and Alison Roman
The Lower East Side tasting menu restaurant Contra, and its casual cousin Wildair, are beloved for their hyper seasonality and creativity—and their killer natural wine lists. In this cookbook, the restaurants' two chefs, Jeremiah Stone and Fabián von Hauske, delve into how and why they developed the menus and dishes at the acclaimed restaurants—and how you can make them, too. With a forward by the comedian Eric Warheim, there's more than just recipes on offer here: the book is full of wit and stories that'll satisfy you just as much as the food.
BUY IT: A Very Serious Cookbook: Contra Wildair, $45 on Amazon, out October 15.
Rich Table by Sarah Rich and Evan Rich
This cookbook from the Michelin-starred San Francisco restaurant of the same name features recipes from the restaurant, of course. But it also includes homey offerings that the husband and wife duo Sarah and Evan Rich make for their friends and family. The couple leans on their Louisiana and New Jersey upbringings for inspiration, but are also always inspired by the fresh produce and high quality ingredients of California.
BUY IT: Rich Table, $30 on Amazon, out September 4.
EMILY: The Cookbook by Emily Hyland and Matthew Hyland
The wood-fired pizza at the New York restaurant Emily—and its spinoff Detroit-Style pizzeria Emmy Squared—is famously delicious. With owners Emily and Matt Hyland’s first cookbook, you can make this delicious food at home—no wood-fired oven required. Of course, you'll also learn how to make the Emmy Burger (one of New York's best) and also snag the restaurant's recipes for wings, salads, and pastas.
BUY IT: EMILY: The Cookbook, $30 on Amazon, out October 16.
Mastering Pizza by Marc Vetri
Speaking of Pizza, here the Italian-trained chef Mark Vetri (of the famed Philadelphia restaurants Vetri Ristorante, Osteria, Amis, and Alla Spina) demystifies homemade pizza. His trick is to teach methods for a variety of base doughs of different hydration levels, which allow home cooks to achieve the perfectly-textured crust of a restaurant pizza, even though they don't have that wood oven.
BUY IT: Mastering Pizza: The Art and Practice of Handmade Pizza, Focaccia, and Calzone, $24 on Amazon, out August 28.
FERMENTING AND PRESERVING
The Noma Guide to Fermentation by René Redzepi and David Zilber
Fermentation is fundamental at Noma: every dish at the restaurant (named the world's best four times over) includes an element that's fermented, whether it's miso or vinegar or black garlic. In this book, chef René Redzepi, along with David Zilber, who runs the restaurant’s dedicated fermentation lab (that's right, they have a fermentation lab), share their techniques for achieving the tangy, deeply savory, overall extraordinary flavor that fermentation can bring to a dish.
BUY IT: The Noma Guide to Fermentation (Foundations of Flavor) by René Redzepi and David Zilber, $24 on Amazon, out October 16.
The Gentle Art of Preserving by Katie Caldesi and Giancarlo Caldesi
This comprehensive guide to the many ways of preserving covers a range of traditional, old-school techniques, going beyond simple canning to Italian sausage making, Scottish fish smoking, and Sri Lankan chile drying. There are also simple preservation tips that will reduce waste in the kitchen, like instructions for creating frozen spice cubes, stocks, and sauces. You'll learn to make your own butters and infuse oils with flavors—heck, you'll learn to make your own yogurt and sourdough. Basically, you'll fill your kitchen with bacteria—but in a good way!
BUY IT: The Gentle Art of Preserving: Pickling, Smoking, Freezing, Drying, Curing, Fermenting, Bottling, Canning, and Making Jams, Jellies and Cordials, $23 on Amazon, out September 4.
Five Seasons of Jam by Lillie O'Brien
Learn to make jam—so much jam—with this beautifully photographed guide from Lillie O'Brien of the preserves company London Borough of Jam. The book is divided into seasonal chapters with poetic names like "Alive," "Hot," "Blush," "Barb," and "Frost." In the summer and spring, there are salted cherry blossom jams, nectarine and thyme jams, and strawberry and wild fennel jams. Come autumn and winter you'll make blackberry and cocoa nib jams and pomegranate molasses, along with pumpkin jams.
BUY IT: Five Seasons of Jam, $25 on Amazon, out October 2.
House of Vinegar by Jonathon Sawyer
This cookbook by chef Jonathan Sawyer is dedicated to showing you the many ways that acid can revolutionize dishes. Learn how the complex flavor of vinegar can elevate any dish, and get 80 recipes for vinegars—and the dishes to use them in.
BUY IT: House of Vinegar: The Power of Sour, with Recipes, $30 on Amazon, out October 23.
SIMPLE AND EVERYDAY COOKING
Ottolenghi Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi
In his latest cookbook, chef Yotam Ottolenghi offers 130 flavor-packed recipes—but this time the focus is on achieving his signature delicious flavors with total simplicity and ease. Each dish can be made in a half hour or less; nothing includes more than ten ingredients; every recipe can be made in a single pot; and making ahead is not only acceptable, but encouraged.
BUY IT: Ottolenghi Simple: A Cookbook, $32 on Amazon, out October 16.
Cook90: The 30-Day Plan for Faster, Healthier, Happier Meals, by David Tamarkin
Our very own editor David Tamarkin is out with a cookbook this fall, based on the Cook90 plan to make almost every meal you eat in a month yourself. Why? Because cooking for yourself is healthier, less wasteful, more economical, and even therapeutic. This book is a completely comprehensive guide, with recipes and meal plans that will make cooking 90 meals in a month not just easy, but fun. It’s an immersive cooking journey, out of which you'll emerge a better, more confident home cook.
BUY IT: Cook90: The 30-Day Plan for Faster, Healthier, Happier Meals, by David Tamarkin, $30 on Amazon, out December 13
Everyday Dorie by Dorie Greenspan
We know Dorie Greenspan best as a baker—specifically the baker who brought us the world's best cookie. In her new cookbook, we get to see what Greenspan cooks besides cookies and cakes. Turns out her daily food includes gems such as eggplant and ginger tartines, roasted squash hummus, and shrimp mousse squash blossoms. But fans of Greenspan's baking recipes shouldn't fret—there's a whole dessert section, too.
BUY IT: Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook, $32 on Amazon, out October 23.
Cook Like a Pro by Ina Garten
Thanks to her many years on television and her many bestselling cookbooks, chances are Ina Garten has already taught you or someone you know to be a great home cook. But this time Garten is taking us pro. Here she shares more impeccably-tested recipes, all of which feature "pro tips" and hacks. Perfect custards, eggs, and fried chicken sandwiches all make an appearance; Ina's signature entertaining tips are here, too.
BUY IT: Cook Like a Pro: Recipes and Tips for Home Cooks, $28 on Amazon, out October 23.
Now & Again by Julia Turshen
Julia Turshen—recipe developer and author of the celebrated books Feed the Resistance and Small Victories—says in the introduction to her new cookbook that she has three goals: To "dismantle the idea that making a full meal has to be both difficult and expensive," to "show how leftovers can be an invitation to really fun, inventive cooking," and to make sure that you have the tools you need to feed, gather, and entertain those you love. The book is broken up into simple menus containing 3–6 recipes; at the end of each menu, Turshen offers a set of ideas and informal recipes to make use of any leftovers.
BUY IT: Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers, $28 on Amazon, out September 4.
Solo by Anita Lo
Lo, the chef and owner of the now-closed Michelin starred restaurant Annisa, says she puts the "Lo" in solo. What does that mean? It means recipes for one that aren't about being pragmatic or sad or quick. Instead, this book features recipes for luxurious and sophisticated dishes like steamed sea bass with shiitake mushrooms, duck bolognese, chicken pho, and peanut butter chocolate pie—all adorably and conveniently portioned for one.
BUY IT: Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One, $29 on Amazon, out October 30.
Tasty Ultimate: How to Cook Basically Everything
The latest cookbook from the people who make those videos you can't peel your eyes from on Facebook. The one is full of easy, simple step-by-step cooking guides, plus recipes from popular Tasty videos.
BUY IT: Tasty Ultimate: How to Cook Basically Everything, $29.99 at Penguin Random House.
Simple 2 by Jean-Francois Mallet
The ultra-paired down, visually instructive cookbook Simple offered what it claimed were the easiest recipes in the world. Now, in this sequel, author Jean-Francois Mallet offers 200 more of the easiest recipes in the world. Once again, no recipe has more than 6 ingredients and a few steps, and most take just 1 hour from prep to table.
BUY IT: Simple 2: More of the Easiest Recipes in the World, $20 on Amazon, out September 18.
Milk Street: Tuesday Nights by Christopher Kimball
Chris Kimball's newest Milk Street book is all about weeknight dinner. The flavors, of course, are good enough for the weekend. But, none of the recipes take more than an hour start to finish—in fact, many of them only take under 30—so they're simple enough for...a Tuesday night, of course.
BUY IT: Milk Street: Tuesday Nights: More than 200 Simple Weeknight Suppers that Deliver Bold Flavor, Fast, $35 on Amazon, out October 16.
America's Test Kitchen Cookbooks
Chronic cookbook creators ATK are out with not one, not two, but five cookbooks this fall.
First up, a collection of recipes from their TV show: The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001–2019: Every Recipe from the Hit TV Show with Product Ratings and a Look Behind the Scenes.
Next, a cookbook full of what ATK has deemed essential dishes, aptly called The New Essentials. It includes simple weeknight dinners and dinner party favorites, but the point is to take classics and give them the signature America's test kitchen tested-and-improved treatment, adding innovative techniques that make them extra delicious. Add to that cookbooks that offer the all time best in two categories of dining: All-Time Best Dinners for Two and All Time Best Brunch.
Finally, their offshoot Cook's Illustrated has a fall cookbook called Revolutionary Recipes that offers the "groundbreaking techniques" that Cook's Illustrated is known for.
17th Edition New Cookbook by Better Homes & Gardens
Better Homes and Gardens is out with the 17th edition of their signature reference cookbook: Better Homes & Gardens: New Cookbook 17th Edition. Having been a trusted resource for home cooks since 1930, this new edition contains all the tried-and-true recipes of the original (hello, brownies), but it also includes expertly tested methods for new-fangled obsessions like cold brew coffee.
BUY IT: Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book, 17th Edition (Better Homes and Gardens Cooking), $30 on Amazon, out September 18.
Potluck by the Editors of Food & Wine
This guide to modern day potlucking and large-format dishes that can be made ahead, shared, and taken on the road comes from the editors of Food & Wine.
BUY IT: Potluck: Food and Drink to Share with Friends and Family, $30 on Amazon, out September 18.
Delish by Editors of Delish and Joanna Saltz
Love it or hate it, Delish's impossible-to-resist-clicking-on internet recipes have made their way to print form. What you'd expect from Delish is eactly what you'll get here: bacon-weave s'mores, sloppy Joe potato skins, and cookie dough cheesecake.
BUY IT: Delish: Eat Like Every Day’s the Weekend, $21 on Amazon, out October 16.
MIDDLE EASTERN COOKING
Israeli Soul by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook
This is Michael Solomonov and his collaborator Steven Cook's first book since the award-winning Zahav cookbook. In the new book, they search for the heart of Israeli cuisine by focusing on simple dishes served from tiny restaurants and market stalls and passed down through generations from family member to family member. There's falafel and pita, spice-rubbed meats, stuffed vegetables; tons of bright salads—and, perhaps most importantly—a five-minute (!) hummus with ideas for over two dozen toppings.
BUY IT: Israeli Soul: Easy, Essential, Delicious, $35 on Amazon, out October 16.
Bottom of the Pot by Naz Deravian
Author Naz Deravian offers over 100 recipes that allow the American home cook to explore and master the complex landscape of the Persian meal.
BUY IT: Bottom of the Pot: Persian Recipes and Stories, $38 on Amazon, out September 18.
The Scent of Pomegranates and Rose Water by Habeeb Salloum, Leila Salloum Elias, and Muna Salloum
Syria's varied and robust food culture has survived centuries of occupation, unrest, economic hardships, and political strife. This cookbook provides a fascinating look at Syrian cooking and food traditions during the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century, along with delicious and beautiful recipes that have been handed down through the generations. The proceeds of the book will go partially to the non-profit organization Syrian Cultural Centre, which aids those who have been displaced by current strife in Syria.
BUY IT: The Scent of Pomegranates and Rose Water: Reviving the Beautiful Food Traditions of Syria, $30 on Amazon, out October 9.
The Jewelled Table by Bethany Kehdy
This cookbook offers simplified, pared-down recipes that make classic Middle Eastern dishes accessible for a modern home cook, without sacrificing the authenticity, flavor, and complexity of the cuisine.
BUY IT: The Jewelled Table: Cooking, Eating and Entertaining the Middle Eastern Way, $35 on Amazon, out September 18.
FILIPINO CUISINE
I Am a Filipino by Nicole Ponseca and Miguel Trinidad
Filipino food is finally enjoying a moment, fittingly, since Filipino immigrants are the second largest group of immigrants in America. This cookbook offers modern Filipino recipes that capture the bright, tangy, savory, and spice essence of the country's food, which reflects an array of influences from Chinese, to Middle Eastern, to Spanish, Mexican, and even American. Learn to make fried street snacks like ukoy, tender adobos, and bright seafood.
BUY IT: I Am a Filipino: And This Is How We Cook, $35 on Amazon, out October 30.
The New Filipino Kitchen by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri
A collection of recipes and stories from Filipino expats (including several acclaimed Filipino chefs such as White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford), who share their favorite dishes along with details on how they've preserved and adapted these foods in new countries and new environments.
BUY IT: The New Filipino Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from around the Globe, $28 on Amazon, out September 18.
AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN, AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN COOKING
Ethiopia by Yohanis Gebreyesus
Chef Yohanis Gebreyesus's book offers recipes for the essential dishes of his native Ethopia, like doro wat, a slow-stewed chicken with berbere spice; yeassa alichia, a curried fish soup; and, of course, variations of injera, the fermented flatbread made from the teff grain that is central to the cuisine.
BUY IT: Ethiopia: Recipes and traditions from the horn of Africa, $40 on Amazon, out October 30.
Sweet Home Café Cookbook by the National Museum of African American History and Culture
A showcase for African American contributions to American cuisine, the Sweet Home Café in the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., is bringing its extraordinary dining experience to home cooks. This compelling cookbook continues the celebration of African American cooking with over 100 recipes for dishes that are served by the cafe or are inspired by foods from African American culture—dishes like Maryland crab cakes, Jamaican grilled jerk chicken, and banana pudding—along with insightful chapter notes and introductions written by historian Jessica B. Harris.
BUY IT: Sweet Home Café Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking, $30 on Amazon, out October 23.
Other books coming out:
- Casablanca: My Moroccan Food
- Flavors of Africa: Discover Authentic Family Recipes from All Over the Continent
- Orange Blossom & Honey: Magical Moroccan Recipes
COOKING AROUND THE WORLD
The Food of Northern Thailand by Austin Bush
Author Austin Bush has lived in Thailand for more than 20 years and is an expert on Thai cuisine. He's a travel writer and photographer who moved around northern Thailand for this book, collecting recipes and stories from cooks of all types. The book is divided up by province, showcasing each area's essential dishes, techniques, and ingredients. This is a deep dive into a specific region of the country and all of the nuanced, flavorful dishes that are a reflection of its culture.
BUY IT: The Food of Northern Thailand, $40 on Amazon, out October 23.
Catalan Food by Daniel Olivella
A Catalan native, chef Daniel Olivella delves into traditional regional dishes like paella de la Barceloneta (seafood paella) and llom de porc canari (slow-roasted pork loin) in this cookbook. He also riffs on the classics, adding twists to traditional Catalan dishes. You'll get 80 recipes that capture the diverse, lively, and celebratory cuisine of the region.
BUY IT: Catalan Food: Culture and Flavors from the Mediterranean, $30 on Amazon, out September 4.
Tasting Italy by America's Test Kitchen
This is yet another cookbook from America's Test Kitchen, but this time they've teamed up with National Geographic to provide maps and illustrated guides to the varying ingredients, dishes, and cuisines of Italy. The book also provides recipes for signature dishes in each region, as well as secret, off-the-beaten path foods that you can create at home thanks to their expert recipe testing and development.
BUY IT: Tasting Italy: A Culinary Journey, $40 on Amazon, out October 23.
You and I Eat the Same by Chris Ying
This is collection of 18 essays from MAD (a nonprofit organization from Rene Redzepi that works on bringing together a global cooking community) put together by Redzepi and food writer Chris Ying. The essays explore the ways in which immigration is key to creating good food. It argues that cuisine is a shared global, collective human endeavor enhanced by the sharing of ideas, people, and ingredients. Food is essential in bringing us together.
BUY IT: You and I Eat the Same: On the Countless Ways Food and Cooking Connect Us to One Another (MAD Dispatches, Volume 1), $20 on Amazon, out September 18.
The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World by Jenny Linford
This book by Jenny Linford is an account of seven ingredients that exist at the heart of cuisines all over the world: honey, salt, chile, pork, rice, cacao, and tomato. The illustrated guide demonstrates the ways each ingredient moved around the world and their complex histories, offering recipes for each of these fascinating foods as well.
BUY IT: The Seven Culinary Wonders of the World: A History of Honey, Salt, Chile, Pork, Rice, Cacao, and Tomato, $28 on Amazon, out October 9.
A Common Table by Cynthia Chen McTernan
Blogger Cynthia Chen McTernan of Two Red Bowls shares recipes that tie together the food of her Chinese roots, her childhood in the American South, and the food from her husband's Korean heritage.
BUY IT: A Common Table: 80 Recipes and Stories from My Shared Cultures, $30 on Amazon, out October 23.
Season by Nik Sharma
The first cookbook from Nik Sharma, the blogger behind A Brown Table, focuses on techniques, flavors, and spices from India, the American South, and California with 100 accessible yet eclectic recipes and Sharma's own stunning photography.
BUY IT: Season: Big Flavors, Beautiful Food, $35 on Amazon, out October 2.
Chasing the Gator: Isaac Toups and the New Cajun Cooking, by Isaac Toups and Jennifer V. Cole
Isaac Toups is the chef of Toup's Meatery and Toup's South in New Orleans. He grew up in the Atchafalaya Basin of Louisiana, where hunting and fishing bounty are turned into celebratory meals like shrimp and crawfish boils, boucheries, fish frys, and barbecues. Here he provides his recipes and takes on those classics.
BUY IT: Chasing the Gator: Isaac Toups and the New Cajun Cooking, $35.00 on Amazon, out October 23
COCKTAILS AND DRINKS
Winter Drinks by Editors of PUNCH
In the spring the editors of PUNCH brought you leisurely cocktails you could drink all day by the pool. This fall and winter, they provide a collection of cozy, warming drinks you'll want to drink by the fire. The book features warm and creamy seasonal drinks, classic cocktails, new and original ideas, and plenty of modern twists on old favorites.
BUY IT: Winter Drinks: 70 Essential Cold-Weather Cocktails, $20 on Amazon, out October 2.
Cocktail Codex by Alex Day, Nick Fauchald, and David Kaplan
This new book from the authors of the Death & Co, is organized around the idea that there are really only six cocktail templates you need to know: the old-fashioned, martini, daiquiri, sidecar, whisky highball, and flip. When you know and understand these six "root recipes," as the authors call them, you can make any cocktail well because you'll understand flavor combinations, when to shake and when to stir, how to substitute ingredients and invent new drinks—and, most importantly, what you like.
BUY IT: Cocktail Codex: Fundamentals, Formulas, Evolutions, $40 on Amazon, out October 30.
Wine Food by Dana Frank and Andrea Slonecker
This book aims to create a new way to talk about pairing wine with food. It's designed to cater to a new kind of wine drinker who wants to experience a wider variety of flavors in wine and pair it with casual and global foods. The book includes pairing guides, descriptions of wine styles and tasting tips, and 75 recipes inspired by particular wines.
BUY IT: Wine Food: New Adventures in Drinking and Cooking, $25 on Amazon, out September 11.
The New Rules of Coffee by Jordan Michelman and Zachary Carlsen
This comprehensive coffee guide comes from the editors of the instructional coffee blog Sprudge. It covers basics for newly obsessive coffee drinkers, like brewing and storage, and also does a deeper dive into coffee production and the debunking of coffee myths.
BUY IT: The New Rules of Coffee: A Modern Guide for Everyone, $15 on Amazon, out September 25.
Apéritif by Rebekah Peppler
Step aside, Italian aperitivo. This book moves over into the equally stylish and luxurious territory of the French cocktail hour, providing recipes for classic and contemporary before-dinner French cocktails, along with light bites. Très bien!
BUY IT: Apéritif: Cocktail Hour the French Way, $19 on Amazon, out October 16.
The Joy of Mixology, Revised and Updated Edition by Gary Regan
Originally published in 2003, this cocktail book is a seminal text for both home and professional bartenders. This update to the classic adds many additional cocktail recipes, tweaks to some old formulas, and insight on the current cocktail revival from cocktail expert Gary Regan.
BUY IT: The Joy of Mixology, Revised and Updated Edition: The Consummate Guide to the Bartender's Craft, $30 on Amazon, out August 28.
The Dead Rabbit Mixology & Mayhem by Sean Muldoon, Jack McGarry and Jillian Vose
The menu at the acclaimed Lower Manhattan cocktail bar Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog has been completely revamped since the publication of the bar's first cocktail book, The Dead Rabbit Drinks Manual. This follow-up book recreates the bar menu's new graphic novel style in a collection of cocktail recipes that's also packed with stories.
BUY IT: The Dead Rabbit Mixology & Mayhem: The Story of John Morrissey and the World’s Best Cocktail Menu, $28 on Amazon, out October 30.
SUSTAINABLE COOKING
Waste Not by James Beard Foundation
This new offering from the James Beard Foundation is a comprehensive look at avoiding food waste by cooking with every bit of the food you buy. Featuring tips from chefs around the country, the book is packed with recipes for innovative and delicious dishes (think: asparagus bottom aioli, squash-seed tahini, and fruit-skin-crusted mahi).
BUY IT: Waste Not: How To Get The Most From Your Food, $45 on Amazon, out September 25.
Cooking with Scraps by Lindsay-Jean Hard
In Cooking With Scraps, Lindsay-Jean Hard offers 85 recipes that will inspire readers to use often-discarded parts of vegetables like carrot greens, broccoli stems, and the leftover water from your canned beans.
BUY IT: Cooking with Scraps: Turn Your Peels, Cores, Rinds, and Stems into Delicious Meals, $20 on Amazon, out October 16.
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