Summer Challenge 2025: Cookbooks

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Updated June 20, 2025
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I dream of dinner (so you don't have to) : low-effort, high-reward recipes
Slagle, Ali
Paper Book
JAMES BEARD AWARD NOMINEE . 150 fast and flexible recipes to use what you have and make what you want,from New York Times contributor Ali Slagle "Ali has pulled off the near-impossible with a collection of delicious, doable, recipes that don't just tell you how to make...
The vegan Chinese kitchen : recipes and modern stories from a thousand-year-old tradition
Che, Hannah
Paper Book
JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER . IACP AWARD WINNER . 100+ fresh, plant-based, umami-packed recipes that show the range of traditional and modern Chinese vegan cuisine from the creator of The Plant-Based Wok. ONE OF THE TEN BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR- The Washington Post,...
Via Carota : a celebration of seasonal cooking from the beloved Greenwich Village restaurant
Williams, Jody
Paper Book
A BON APPETIT BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR * The much-anticipated cookbook from "New York's Most Perfect Restaurant" (The New Yorker), featuring impossibly flavorful, vegetable-centric Italian dishes, from Fresh Pasta Squares with Fava Pesto to Meyer Lemon Risotto. "Via Carota...
Cook as you are : recipes for real life, hungry cooks, and messy kitchens
Tandoh, Ruby
Paper Book
ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, The Washington Post, Boston Globe, San Francisco Chronicle, and Bon Appetit * A cookbook for the real world: a beautifully illustrated, inclusive, and inspiring collection of delectable and doable...
For the table : easy, adaptable, crowd-pleasing recipes
Stockwell, Anna
Paper Book
Hosting a dinner party is a special kind of occasion. You welcome old and new friends into your home and gather around the table. You put out platters of food prepared just for that table of people, passing them around until everyone's had their fill. This sense of sharing and togetherness feeds...
Simple pasta : Pasta made easy. Life made better.
Williams, Odette
Paper Book
A gorgeous collection of simple, tasty pasta recipes you'll return to again and again, any night of the week, from the author of the beloved Simple Cake. "Pasta deliciously portrayed in all its rustic elegance."-Stanley Tucci, New York Times bestselling author of...
Plantyou : 140+ ridiculously easy, amazingly delicious plant-based oil-free recipes
Bodrug, Carleigh
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Plant-based eating doesn't have to be complicated! The delicious recipes in this easy-to-follow cookbook are guaranteed to keep you inspired and motivated. Enter PlantYou, the ridiculously easy plant...
Tasty every day : all of the flavor, none of the fuss
Paper Book
Meal prep, one pot, no cook, slow cooker or Instant Pot®--BuzzFeed's Tasty has something for everyone with 75 time-saving, taste-tested recipes that make cooking easy and fun. We know you're busy, so we'll make it quick. Or, actually, you'll make it quick. With easy-clean-up...
I love you : recipes from the heart
Anderson, Pamela
Paper Book
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Literally... the most beautiful cookbook I have ever seen. It is stunning." --Drew Barrymore Join actress, activist, and New York Times bestselling author Pamela...
Matty Matheson : home style cookery
Matheson, Matty
Paper Book
In his second cookbook, Matty Matheson opens up his home and shares his approachable and tasty style of cooking. Matheson shares more than 100 recipes he cooks at home for family and friends, along with his secrets for executing them perfectly. Everyday favorites are presented with a uniquely Matty...
Cook this book : techniques that teach & recipes to repeat
Baz, Molly
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A thoroughly modern guide to becoming a better, faster, more creative cook, featuring fun, flavorful recipes anyone can make. ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: NPR, Food52, Taste of Home "Surprising no one, Molly has written...
Delicious tonight
Maehashi, Nagi
Paper Book
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Global best-selling home cook Nagi Maehashi is back to solve the perennial problem of what's for dinner tonight . . . and every night.     Following her debut New York Times best-selling cookbook, ...
Pass the plate : 100 delicious, highly shareable, everyday recipes
Gelen, Carolina
Paper Book
JAMES BEARD AWARD WINNER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Wildly popular blogger and viral recipe creator Carolina Gelen presents 100 crowd-pleasing, effortlessly delicious recipes that showcase her simple-but-sophisticated style. "Not a lot of cookbooks make me shouty, but this...
Half baked harvest quick & cozy
Gerard, Tieghan
Paper Book
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . 120+ recipes for delicious, soul-warming comfort food . . . and getting it ready in a hurry-from the author of Half Baked Harvest Every Day. Colorful. Convenient. Comforting. Mega-bestselling author Tieghan Gerard is...
Magnolia table : a collection of recipes for gathering
Gaines, Joanna
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestseller Magnolia Table is infused with Joanna Gaines' warmth and passion for all things family, prepared and served straight from the heart of her home, with recipes inspired by dozens of Gaines family favorites and classic comfort selections from the...

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