In Bibi’s Kitchen : The Recipes and Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries
Hawa Hassan, Julia Turshen
Tanya Holland's California Soul : Recipes from a Culinary Journey West
Tanya Holland, Maria C. Hunt, Kelley Fanto Deetz
Staff Picks
Home Food: 100 Recipes to Comfort and Connect
Olia Hercules
Olia's most personal book yet, full of delicious recipes from her eclectic home kitchen. A pleasure to read and cook from! #cookforukraine
Tava: Eastern European Baking and Desserts From Romania & Beyond
Irina Georgescu
A stunning baking book exploring desserts from Romania and Eastern Europe. Irina shares family narratives as well as regional history to paint a picture of an oft-overlooked cuisine. The recipes may not be familiar, but the ingredients are, and everything looks SO enticing: folded curd cheese pies, Transylvanian griddle breads, upside-down pear and sage cake - yum!
Mamacita
Andrea Pons
Delicious, family-friendly, super approachable Mexican recipes for the home cook by Seattle's own Andrea Pons! Try the enfrijoladas and any of the salsas!
Watermelon and Red Birds : A Cookbook for Juneteenth and Black Celebrations
Nicole A. Taylor
A beautiful, joyful, heart-filled celebration of Juneteenth with DELICIOUS modern soul food recipes. Try the sweet potato spritz, the plum and super greens pesto salad, and the radish and ginger pound cake!
Home Is Where the Eggs Are
Molly Yeh
Drawing from Chinese, Jewish, Scandi, Midwest, and Middle Eastern pantries, Molly's food is as charming and eclectic as it is fuss-free and comforting. Perfect for the parent who has a family to feed or the resourceful home cook who appreciates inspired-yet-simple cooking. Try the stollen granola, tot hot dish, or halva buckeyes.
Everyday Cake
Polina Chesnakova
This book has such a wonderful variety of styles and flavors of cakes! I love the Summer Berry Buckle with Crunch Sugar, the Rhubarb Cardamom Upside Down Cake, and for a birthday the Confetti Cake with Strawberry Frosting is a hit.
Ballymaloe Desserts
JR Ryall, David Tanis
The pastry chef of Ireland's iconic Ballymaloe House brings us beautiful, seasonal, colorful desserts that celebrate fresh fruit and dairy! Lots of options from no-bake to fancy puddings: try the Irish coffee meringue gateau!
Strudel, Noodles and Dumplings
Anja Dunk
In my opinion, this is one of the most beautiful books we carry. Modern, fresh, and seasonal German recipes that will make you reassess your preconceptions about German cuisine.
Salad Freak
Jess Damuck
A vibrant celebration of fresh produce for all seasons! Try the California Wedge, Hugh's sungold and saffron panzanella, the honeydew, feta, jalapenos, and lime, the crunch beans - I could go on!
Cheryl Day’s Treasury of Southern Baking
Cheryl Day
Cheryl's book expands what you might consider Southern Baking. She pulls personal stories and her California childhood into the narrative and recipes. And the recipes are really, really wonderful.
The perfect gift for the food lover in your life
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