Bring it Back to the Kitchen
We’re coming close to saying farewell to another Summer season, saying goodbye to all our favorites while ushering in all the savory dishes in time for Autumn. I love this time of year, not because I’m a pumpkin person but because I enjoy cooking those flavorful dishes made with the produce from the seasonal harvest. To get you in the mood, I’ve got some new cookbooks to share that are being released soon!
Just in time to get cooking and baking!
The Flexible Family Cookbook by Jo Pratt
75 quick and easy recipes with over 200 variations to keep the whole family happy
Description
A cookbook to suit the whole family’s differing wants and needs, The Flexible Family Cookbook is full of simple and delicious recipes to keep the whole family happy.
Jo Pratt provides flexible adaptations for each recipe to account for allergies, intolerances and lifestyle choices. Traybakes and one-pot roasts make for easy and convenient timesavers, whilst scrumptious puds and simple bakes help get smaller hands involved in the cooking. Covering everything from gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free cooking and veganism, to suggestions for flavour and spice adjustments for younger or fussier palettes, this book will be a lifesaver in the kitchen and a crowd-pleaser at the table.
Over 75 recipes, each with flexible options, covering:
Breakfast and Brunch
Soups and Broths
Snacks and Small Plates
Main Meals
Sides and Accompaniments
Baking and Desserts
Dietary Index
Sustainable Kitchen by Jaynie McCloskey and Heather Wolfe
Recipes and Inspiration for Plant-based, Planet-conscious Meals
Description
Cook more healthfully, eat more sustainably, live more faithfully.
We know that daily food choices help or harm our bodies, families, communities, and planet. But it’s not always easy to find resources that enable us to grow, shop for, prepare, cook, and eat food in ways that connect us to our Creator and creation. Dietitian Heather Wolfe and designer Jaynie McCloskey bring years of experience in holistic nutrition, health coaching, homesteading, and scratch cooking to this practical guide for home cooks. Abundant gifts of flavor, nourishment, and community shine through in this handbook for those seeking to prepare plant-based, planet-conscious meals their families will love.
Vibrant photographs and tantalizing recipes empower home cooks to:
• Cook using local, seasonally available foods
• Find flexibility in recipes
• Prepare nourishing foods from scratch
• Decrease food waste and conserve energy
• Limit processed, refined foods
• Eat a plant-based diet
• Reflect on food choices that matter
Nourishing, tasty recipes include:
• Veggie-Studded Frittata
• Morning Glory Muffins
• Bow “Thai” Salad
• Cilantro Lime Slaw
• Spring Veggie and Pesto Pasta
• Three Sisters Succotash Enchiladas
• Cran-Apple Crisp
Good For You by Akhtar Nawab
Bold Flavors with Benefits
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100 recipes for gluten-free, dairy-free, vegetarian, and vegan diets.
Good for You: Bold Flavors with Benefits is a cookbook that infuses clean eating with rich flavor. Good for You is a delicious pick for both amateur and seasoned home cooks. Award-winning chef Akhtar Nawab (featured as one of StarChefs’ Rising Star chefs and on Food Network’s Iron Chef America, and was named one of People Magazine’s “Sexiest Chefs in America” 2017!) presents healthful and hearty recipes that satisfy every appetite. You'll find something healthy to delight even the pickiest eater.
A Note From the Publisher
Inspired by his Indian heritage, Kentucky upbringing, and professional experience cooking in Mexican and Italian restaurants, these recipes by Akhtar Nawab are as unique as they are delicious. Recipes include Blueberry Ginger Smoothie, Gazpacho with Poached Shrimp, Fish Tacos with Pistachio Mole, and Dark Chocolate Almond Butter Cups with Sea Salt.and many more.
Advance Praise
"Akhtar Nawab is one of the best chefs in America. His book is full of insanely delicious and ingenious ways to cook food that makes you feel good. We’re lucky to have it." —DAVID CHANG, chef and founder, Momofuku
"Akhtar has an uncanny ability to apply his technical skills to a myriad of cuisines—Indian, Mexican, seasonal American—and his food is always addictively delicious AND nourishing. Good for You is a reflection of this inimitable talent: here is a must-have collection of flavorful, healthful recipes that home cooks can make any day of the week." —MARCO CANORA, chef and founder, Hearth, Brodo Broth Company, and Zadie’s Oyster Room
"I can’t wait to make all these beautiful dishes! Akhtar can masterfully cook anything. Good for You is a thoughtful collection of modern, delicious recipes full of flavor and punch, born of Akhtar’s vast and varied career. This book teaches us to be good to ourselves while celebrating great ingredients and rich culinary traditions. Keep it close, use it often." —LORETTA KELLER, chef and restaurateur, San Francisco
Cooking from the book? Share a picture of your dish on Instagram in July using #goodforyoucookbook and tag @Chroniclebooks for a chance to win an advance print edition of the book!
A Note from the Author, Akhtar Nawab: My story—the one about an Indian kid from Kentucky who ends up becoming a classically trained chef known for American, Mexican, Italian and, of all things, healthy cooking—is kind of complicated. But what my journey has lacked in predictability it has made up for with passion and learning and lots of cooking.
As a dad, I also cook for my daughter and her friends, some of whom can be picky, so I have become adept at creating recipes that appeal across the board, for all types of eaters.
My hope is that once you’ve had time to cook your way through most of these recipes, you’ll be able to easily and joyfully cook food that is intensely delicious and overwhelmingly healthful. You’ll hopefully have a lot more energy, and feel better about what you are feeding yourself and your family—food that’s good for you!
Modern Cast Iron by Ashley L. Jones
The Complete Guide to Selecting, Seasoning, Cooking, and More
Description
Culinary Influencer Pen's New Cookbook that Teaches Foodies How to Restore, Season, Buy and Cook Amazing Meals Using Cast Iron
“Modern Cast Iron is a great resource for anyone who wants to bring the spirit of minimalism into the kitchen. With an emphasis on family traditions and a healthy lifestyle, author Ashley L. Jones captures the spirit of having more with less.” --Joshua Becker, author of Becoming Minimlast
“Ashley's book is a much-needed for beginners and experienced cast-iron cooks. Many of the recipes are updated classics, with Ashley lending her experience and application of ingredients to craft healthier and more enjoyable results,” says Mark H. Kelly, Lodge Manufacturing Company.
We’ve all seen the cast-iron pan sitting rusted in a relative’s closet or abandoned on a shelf at a secondhand store. In Modern Cast Iron, self-proclaimed cast-iron connoisseur and influencer Ashley L. Jones teaches readers to restore cast iron to its original glory and shares recipes for incorporating cast iron into their daily lives.
While cast iron’s popularity faded in the ’70s—replaced by chemically processed cookware—today’s cooks are reigniting a passion for wholesome cast-iron-cooked meals. This ain't your grandma's kitchen—caring for and cooking with cast iron is easy, healthy, and totally Pinterest worthy. Amid over 140 full-color photos, Jones recaptures the ease and joy of cooking with cast iron by introducing readers to the best brands and types of cast-iron cookware to fulfill any cook’s needs. She also offers detailed tips and tricks for rescuing old, rusted pans and keeping them properly seasoned, and she even shares recommendations for the best cooking oil for every recipe. With Modern Cast Iron, both experienced and beginner cooks will be able to rival grandma’s cooking.
Modern Cast Iron explores the countless ways that cast iron can benefit health and happiness. In addition to providing maintenance tips, advice on purchasing cast iron, and some historical context, Jones gives readers over 50 tantalizing recipes—from Layered Nachos to Peach Dutch Babies and everything in between. And while it might seem like the rich Southern food found in Modern Cast Iron isn’t compatible with your dietary restrictions, Jones proves it can be. With an allergy to gluten and processed sugar herself, Jones encourages readers to substitute ingredients as needed and even gives recommendations on how to make the most out of their dietary needs.
Rather than a cookbook with strict, take-it-or-leave-it recipes, Modern Cast Iron is a guidebook intended to inspire home cooks, foodies and even camping gourmands to explore the world of cast iron on their own terms.
Modern Cast Iron serves as a comprehensive guide to all things cast iron and home-style cookin’ and offers a new way for cooks to spice up the kitchen using all-natural tools and ingredients.
My Personal Favorite
Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table by Carole Bumpus
Book Two Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, Brittany, Loire and Auvergne
Description
Join Carole Bumpus as she continues the culinary journey of Book One in Searching for Family and Traditions at the French Table, with her incomparable guide, Josiane, as they head north from Paris to Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Normandy, and Brittany, then drop into the Loire Valley before ending in the Auvergne.
Sample family favorites and regional delights such as Flemish Potjevlesh, Algerian-influenced chicken tagine, moules (mussels) in cider and cream, salt-encrusted Lamb Grevin, Far Brêton, and Pâté de Pomme de Terre. Enjoy the music and antics of local festivals like La Bande de Pecheur (Gang of Fisherman), Feast of St. John, and the Blessing of the Fleet. Discover the wonder of troglodyte caves, wineries, and truffle farms in the Loire Valley. Then travel to Josiane’s family home, where you, too, can discover why food and family time are considered sacred in the Auvergne. And, all along the route, witness the impact WWI and WWII on the families profiled. Even seventy-five years later, the legacy of war remains—and yet, incredibly, the gift that each generation has handed down has been gratitude and a deep understanding of the importance of family.
A compilation of personal stories, memorable moments, family secrets, and mouth-watering recipes, this French culinary travelogue is sure to find a prized place on the bookshelf of readers who love France—its food, its people, and its history.
A Note From the Publisher
Carole Bumpus began writing about food and travel when she stumbled upon the amazing stories of women and war in France. Her historical novel, A Cup of Redemption, was published in October 2014, and her unique companion cookbook, Recipes for Redemption: A Companion Cookbook to A Cup of Redemption, was released in August 2015. Book One, of her Savoring the Olde Ways Series, called Seaching for Family and Traditions at the French Table was published August 2019. Her second of this series is due to be published August 2020, and the third book, Searching for Family and Traditions at the Italian Table is due to be released in April 2021. She has also had three short stories published in the Fault Zone anthologies: Words from the Edge, Stepping up to the Edge, and Over the Edge. A retired family therapist, Bumpus lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.