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Fig, Prosciutto, and Burrata Salad
Fig, Prosciutto, and Burrata Salad excerpted from Sookie’s Recipe Book: Gilmore Girls: An Official Cookbook (Gilmore Girls: Official Cookbooks) by Elena Craig, Elizabeth Fish, and Micol Ostow. Photography by Ted Thomas.

Fig, Prosciutto, and Burrata Salad excerpted from Sookie’s Recipe Book: Gilmore Girls: An Official Cookbook (Gilmore Girls: Official Cookbooks) by Elena Craig, Elizabeth Fish, and Micol Ostow. Photography by Ted Thomas.

Sookie's Recipe Book: Gilmore Girls: An Official Cookbook (Gilmore Girls: Official Cookbooks) by Elena Craig,  Elizabeth Fish, and Micol Ostow

Straight from the Dragonfly Inn’s executive chef, Sookie’s Recipe Book teaches fans how to make iconic recipes as only Sookie St. James can!

Join Sookie in the kitchen for an in-world culinary journey through Gilmore Girls featuring easy-to-follow recipes for all her elaborate creations, including Famous Peach Sauce, Rocky Road Cookies, each course of the Bracebridge Dinner, and her iconic Hot House Tomato Salad. In this official cookbook, you’ll find the lovable chef’s uniquely enthusiastic (and perhaps a little frenzied) take on dozens of memorable gastronomical moments in the show. The more than 75 recipes include:

Breakfast: “I Have My Standards” Omelets, Blueberry-Lemon Pancakes, Belgian Waffles with Famous Peach Sauce, Shirred Eggs with Chive, Currant and Spice Scones

Starters: The Original Onion Dip, Rory’s Birthday Angel Wings, Walnut Arugula Gorgonzola Crostini, “The Lettuce is Dry” BLT Soup

Sandwiches, Sides, and Salads: Jackson’s Vegetables Carpaccio, Not Jackson’s Vegetables Ratatouille, Warm Potato and Chorizo Salad, Sweet Potato Biscuit Sandwiches

Mains: “Four in Four” Coq au Vin, Chicken and Dumpling Casserole, Pasta a la Sookie, Butternut Squash Pasta Purses, Bracebridge Dinner “Peacock” Pie (more…)

Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip
Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip

Roasted Red Pepper & Walnut Dip excerpted from Souk to Table: Vibrant Middle Eastern Dishes for Everyday Meals by Amina Al-Saigh. Photography © 2024 by Amina Al-Saigh.

Souk to Table: Vibrant Middle Eastern Dishes for Everyday Meals by Amina Al-Saigh

In Souk to Table, popular food blogger Amina Al-Saigh (@hungrypaprikas) is here to help you figure out dinner for your family with her easy, quick, and accessible Middle Eastern recipes, inspired by her heritage and using flavours she knows and love. She understands how busy life can get and how sometimes cooking Middle Eastern dishes can be overwhelming, but with the right know-how and the right recipes, you can serve up delicious and bold flavours and not spend all day in the kitchen!​

This homestyle cookbook gathers the best of the region—dips, condiments, salads, sides, mains, soups, stews, desserts, and drinks—using easy-to-find, fresh ingredients and delicious Arabic spices.​​ In Souk to Table, you’ll find:

  • 100 easy-to-make and delicious recipes from Amina’s homeland of Iraq, as well as Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Morocco, and beyond​
  • Dinners that can be made in under an hour for easy weeknight cooking, as well as traditional dishes “worth the effort” for weekend cooking​ and hosting
  • A simpler approach to Middle Eastern cooking without sacrificing any of the authentic flavours​
  • A stunning photo accompanying every recipe​
  • How to stock your Middle Eastern kitchen

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