Spaghetti Puttanesca
Spaghetti Puttanesca

Spaghetti Puttanesca excerpted from MILK STREET NOODLES by Christopher Kimball. Copyright © 2023 by CPK Media, LLC. Photograph by Connie Miller of CB Creatives.

Milk Street Noodles: Secrets to the World’s Best Noodles, from Fettuccine Alfredo to Pad Thai to Miso Ramen by Christopher Kimball

It’s time to twirl and slurp bowls of pasta, ramen, spaetzle, lo mein, and more with 125 recipes for noodles from around the world, from the James Beard Award-winning team at Milk Street.

Nearly every culture serves some sort of noodle, from fettuccine, ramen and spaetzle, to lo mein, gnocchi and udon. So we traveled the world to learn the secrets to the best pad Thai, Italian ragu, spicy North African couscous and buttery Turkish noodles flecked with feta.

  • In Italy, we were taught the real fettuccine Alfredo—so much lighter, simpler and more satisfying than what we knew.
  • In Sapporo, Japan, we learned how to develop the deep umami flavors of miso ramen with minimal time and effort.
  • And from Ho Chi Minh City to Lima, we learned the art of the quick noodle stir-fry, from Vietnamese shrimp noodles to Peruvian chicken and pasta

The world of noodles also includes cool salads, steaming soups, plump dumplings and bowls of well-sauced shapes of all kind. Noodles are a perfect canvas for spring and summer vegetables, as well as hearty wintertime baked casseroles. And if speed is your need, try hoisin-ginger noodles or our cheesy one-pan cacio e pepe, both ready in 20 minutes. (more…)

Fennel & citrus salad with smoky green onion dressing
Fennel & citrus salad with smoky green onion dressing

Fennel & citrus salad with smoky green onion dressing excerpted from Better Cooking by Alice Zaslavsky. Copyright © 2024 Alice Zaslavsky. Photographs by Ben Dearnley. Published by Appetite an imprint of Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited.

Better Cooking by Alice Zaslavsky. Copyright © 2024 Alice Zaslavsky. Photographs by Ben Dearnley. Published by Appetite an imprint of Random House®, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited.

Let Alice Zaslavsky, international bestselling author of the James Beard Book Awards nominee, In Praise of Veg, lead you on a journey to confident, intuitive cooking — because if you already enjoy the eating part, you have everything it takes to get better at the cooking part too. This vibrant kitchen manual contains stacks of vegetable-forward recipes that you’ll want to cook on a weekly basis and handy kitchen skills and thrills, to help build the foundations for a lifetime of better cooking. With Better Cooking there’s no pressure to be a perfect cook, but everyone can aspire to be a better cook, and therein lies the fun.

To help all cooks — from beginner to experienced — become better cooks, every recipe, tip and trick acts as another stepping stone to finding joy and confidence in the kitchen. Inside, you’ll find chapters including:

• Slapdash: really outstanding stuff simply thrown together

• On Autopilot: your new go-tos for quick and easy weeknight meals (more…)

Triple Chocolate Scones
Triple Chocolate Scones

Triple Chocolate Scones excerpted from Kitten and the Bear Cookbook: Recipes for Small Batch Preserves, Scones, and Sweets from the Beloved Shop by Sophie Kaftal and Bobby Zielinski. Photography by Johanna Martin.

Kitten and the Bear Cookbook: Recipes for Small Batch Preserves, Scones, and Sweets from the Beloved Shop by Sophie Kaftal and Bobby ZielinskiInspired by turn-of-the-century American apothecaries, farmhouse living of the northern East Coast, and intimate British tea rooms, Kitten and the Bear is beloved for its cozy feeling of nostalgia, blue-ribbon collection of signature scones, and hand-crafted, small batch fruit preserves made using time-honoured cooking methods.

Sophie and Bobby, artisanal jam makers and co-founders of Kitten and the Bear, share a heart-warming collection of over 90 recipes to create your own sweet world of glistening jars of jams, jellies, and marmalades, and homespun delights from flaky buttermilk scone sand traditional spreads to savoury treats and hand-crafted drinks. Full of magical flavours and the comfort of home, the recipes range from Strawberry, Raspberry, and Cream Jam; Sunshine Peach Jam; Pink Apple and Lilac Blossom Jelly; Lemon Cream Marmalade; Morning Glory Scones; Blueberry Crumble Scones; and Orange Blossom Angel Food Cake with Fresh Peaches; to Savoury Cheese Sables with Cranberries and Walnuts; Clotted Cream and Potato Quiche; Lavender London Cream; and Baked Apple Toddy. Refined yet understated, the recipes in the Kitten and the Bear Cookbook were written to create homemade delights using easily accessible ingredients and equipment you already have in your pantry, while offering a thorough lesson in jam making theory and the art of preserving. (more…)

Garam Masala Beef Keftas
Garam Masala Beef Keftas

Garam Masala Beef Keftas excerpted from Good Food, Good Mood: 100 Nourishing Recipes to Support Mind and Body Wellness by Tamara Green and Sarah Grossman. Photography by Daniel Alexander Skwarna.

Good Food, Good Mood: 100 Nourishing Recipes to Support Mind and Body Wellness by Tamara Green and Sarah Grossman.

Can what you eat actually affect your mood? The short answer is YES. Discover how to eat to reduce stress, boost energy, help focus, instill calm, and improve sleep. In Good Food, Good Mood, you’ll learn that by eating better you can feel better too.

There are many pieces to the mental wellness puzzle, and in their second cookbook, certified nutritionists Tamara Green and Sarah Grossman focus on one element that you can control: food. By taking you through the latest science, in clear, digestible bites, they provide key takeaways that you can implement into your daily life to help you support your mood through food. Inside, you’ll discover how to:

  • Understand the Basics: Learn how to make better food choices that will support your mental health—without completely cutting out sweets or grasping for other “quick-fix” solutions.
  • Empower Yourself: At a glance, each recipe identifies the mood and nutrient benefits you may experience with that specific dish, including balancing blood sugar, providing protein, delivering healthy fats, supplying fiber, and more.
  • Take Action: Apply this knowledge to your daily meal planning with over 100 recipes spanning Breakfasts, Snacks, Mains, Sides, Desserts, and Drinks.
  • Eat for Your Mood: Depending on your needs, snack on Easy Seedy Flax Crackers to help balance blood sugar and enhance focus; enjoy Ribboned Carrot Slaw with Miso Sesame Vinaigrette to help ease anxiety by supporting gut health; and feast on Crispy Turmeric Chicken Thighs for a protein-rich meal to create feel-good neurotransmitters.

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Bailey’s Chocolate Mousse
Bailey’s Chocolate Mousse

Bailey’s Chocolate Mousse excerpted from Sweet Soulful Baking: Recipes Inspired by Southern Roots by Monique Polanco. Photo credit:  Monique McLeod – Polanco.

Sweet Soulful Baking: Recipes Inspired by Southern Roots by Monique Polanco

Discover an exciting collection of delightful desserts inspired by Southern baking traditions. Monique McLeod-Polanco’s recipes are brimming with soulful flair and rich flavours while prioritizing simplicity for the home cook. Drawing inspiration from her family’s celebrations and holiday meals, these 60 scrumptious recipes will conjure all the nostalgic flavours from your youth yet dazzle the modern palate.

Fall in love with Monique’s fresh approach to the classics, including an outstanding Orange, Bourbon & Pecan Pie and a drool-worthy Coconut Cake with Lime Curd that will impress your family and friends. Recapture the magic of your grandmother’s kitchen in summertime with One-Layer Strawberry Basil Shortcake, or elevate traditional holiday bakes with Browned Butter Sweet Potato Pie.

So, grab your whisk and take a trip down South, where the secret ingredient is always love―and a bit of sugar! These showstopping desserts invite you to turn the simple, joyful act of baking into a cause for celebration. (more…)

“Half-and-Half” Lobster Rolls
“Half-and-Half” Lobster Rolls

“Half-and-Half” Lobster Rolls excerpted from Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes from the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters by Eater and Hillary Dixler Canavan. Photography by Laura Murray.

Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes from the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters by Eater and Hillary Dixler Canavan

Eater’s dedicated team of on-the-ground experts live to drink, dine, and let you know what’s great, and the leading media brand’s debut cookbook includes the dishes that diners can’t stop thinking about, from the chefs and restaurants that have shaped our food culture. Sourced from the best street carts to pillars of fine dining and everywhere in between, this diverse, powerhouse collection features recipes that have been carefully adapted for home cooks.

You’ll be able to make lobster rolls like those from the quintessential Maine seafood shack McLoons, master the best migas in Austin care of Veracruz All Natural, perfect your pizza-making skills with help from Jon & Vinny’s and Una Pizza Napoletana, sip a martini as good as the one from iconic New York piano bar Bemelmans, bake Birmingham pastry chef Dolester Miles’s legendary cobbler, and much more.

Also packed with expert advice from chefs, bartenders, and sommeliers on easy ways to level up your meals at home—whether it’s building a celebration-worthy seafood tower, using a jar of chili crisp to quickly add depth of flavor to your cooking, sourcing game-changing ingredients and tools, or pairing sake with any kind of food—Eater: 100 Essential Restaurant Recipes From the Authority on Where to Eat and Why It Matters is a must-have for anyone who loves to dine out and wants to bring that magic home. (more…)

Chilli-Lime Chicken Wings
Chilli-Lime Chicken Wings

Chilli-Lime Chicken Wings excerpted from Budget Air-Fryer Cookbook: Money-saving meals for all occasions by Jenny Tschiesche. Photography Kate Whitaker.

Budget Air-Fryer Cookbook: Money-saving meals for all occasions by Jenny Tschiesche

Following Jenny Tschieshe’s Sunday Times bestselling Air-Fryer Cookbook, this new book offers nutritious and budget-friendly recipes. Each recipe aims to reduce the amount of energy used to cook food by using the air fryer instead of the oven. Using an air fryer cost from a third to half less than using an electric oven, so the savings could make a big dent in your bills if you swap to this nifty gadget. The popularity of air fryers looks set to last, and why not with its amazing list of benefits not just to the household budget, but for the time-poor cook too. Using an air fryer drastically cuts down on cooking times, making these recipes fantastic for anyone cooking in a hurry too.

The recipes in this invaluable book cater for a wide range of tastes and needs, exploring ideas for using cans, jars, and cartons, cooking from frozen, using up leftovers, using cheaper cuts of meat, grains and legumes, vegetable-based dishes, and much more. Jenny Tschieshe’s first book taught us that an air fryer doesn’t just have to be for beige food, but can be used for all manner of cooking from roast chicken to perfect sweet bakes. Now it’s time to take things a step further by focussing on making the most of your air fryer in terms of flavour as well as keeping your energy and food costs as low as possible. (more…)

Pinkie Swizzle
Pinkie Swizzle

Pinkie Swizzle excerpted from It’s No Fun Without Rum!

It’s No Fun Without Rum! Hardcover by Dog 'n' Bone Books

It’s time to dust off your shakers and gather your limes, because rum is the hottest spirit in the world right now! Rum evokes a feeling of escapism like no other spirit and just about everyone needs a vacation, or at the very least a mai tai!

Here you’ll find 50 rum-tastic recipes, including modern favourites such as the Mojito and Frozen Daiquiri, plus some all-too-often overlooked classics like the El Presidente and Ron Collins.

So come cocktail o’clock, whether you find yourself poolside on a sun lounger, downtown in Havana or at home, you’ll be able to mix ‘em, muddle ‘em and shake ‘em like a pro!

It’s No Fun Without Rum! by Dog ‘n’ Bone Books is available at Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and Indigo.ca.   

Pinkie Swizzle

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Traditional Chickpea Falafel Pockets
Traditional Chickpea Falafel Pockets

Traditional Chickpea Falafel Pockets excerpted from Falafel: Delicious recipes for Middle Eastern-style patties, plus sauces, pickles, salads and breads by Dunja Gulin.

Falafel: Delicious recipes for Middle Eastern-style patties, plus sauces, pickles, salads and breads by Dunja Gulin

Falafel are deep-fried balls or patties of chickpea or fava beans, with added herbs, spices, onion, garlic and are widely eaten across the Middle East. While the style varies from region to region, they are usually eaten in a wrap or pitta with salad, tahini, pickles, and a spicy sauce.

In North America, prior to the 70s, falafel was found only in Middle Eastern, Mediterranean, and Jewish neighbourhoods and restaurants. Today, the dish is a common and popular street food in many cities throughout America. It’s not hard to see why: they also fall into that wondrous overlapping category of being crave-worthy and satisfying, as well as nutritious and fairly low in fat. What’s more, they are a brilliant source of protein for those who don’t eat meat. They are also rich in fiber, and often made with added vegetables, nuts and seeds, or grains, as are many of the delicious recipes in this book.

Try the Fennel & Lemon Scented Falafel or Juicy Brown Rice Faux-lafel. Find Crunchy Sesame Falafel or Falafel Croquettes or enjoy snacks such as tasty Mediterranean Seed Falafel, all packed with good stuff, and very low fat. Whip up a drizzle such as Home-made Tahini Sauce as the perfect complement to your hot, freshly cooked patties. Finally, make tangy quick pickles, crisp herby salads, and easy flatbreads so you can serve your freshly cooked falafel with all the trimmings and enjoy it as its best. (more…)

Miso Tahini Oat Cookies
Miso Tahini Oat Cookies

Miso Tahini Oat Cookies excerpted from Flavor Kitchen: Vibrant Recipes with Creative Twists by Crystelle Pereira. Photography by Vanessa Lewis.

Flavor Kitchen: Vibrant Recipes with Creative Twists by Crystelle Pereira

Tasty, enticing, and bursting with flavour, Crystelle’s recipes make cooking and baking with the most vibrant and exciting flavours easy.

“With charming anecdotes and vibrant photography, this cookbook is a beautiful feast for the eyes that will help cooks create a bountiful feast for their stomachs” – Ahliah Bratzler, Library Journal

Cooking has always been an equal passion to baking for Crystelle, as shown by the coveted ‘Hollywood Handshake’ she received for her curried chicken and potato pie on The Great British Bake Off, a dish showcasing her Portuguese-Goan roots. Inspired by her travels and heritage, Crystelle’s book encourages people to experiment with flavours and shows how – just by adding a few more condiments to your cupboard – you can elevate classic dishes.
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Divided into two halves – savoury and sweet – the book showcases the baking that took Crystelle to the final of The Great British Bake Off, as well as her flair for creative savoury dishes. Drawing inspiration from around the world, there is a flavor-packed dish for every occasion, from zingy curries, mouth-watering pastas and zesty salads to scrumptious cakes, pull-apart breads and indulgent brownies. Featuring a handy guide to Crystelle’s hero ingredients and star seasonings – all of which feature in multiple recipes – it couldn’t be easier to raise your flavour game. (more…)