There’s something alchemical about cooking—a kind of alchemy that can be quite reminiscent of how seasons change one into the next with patience and wisdom. In this season of witchcraft, magic, and mystery, I hope you’ll join me in making some cauldrons bubble.
Five amazing cookbooks to help create an awesome celebration for Cinco de Mayo!
If you’re looking to try out some new recipes this quarantine or want to step up your cooking game, then check out these five fun cookbooks!
If you’re looking to step up your cooking game during this quarantine, then try Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat. Revolutionary chef, Samin Nosrat distills expert cooking down to four elements: salt, fat, acid, and heat. This cookbook will teach you how to master salt to enhance flavor, fat to generate texture, acid to balance, and heat to overall complete a dish. This cookbook will have you cooking like a pro in no time! And after when you’re enjoying your delicious meal, check out Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat on Netflix based on Nosrat’s cookbook!
If you find yourself constantly stuck in a loop of watching Tasty videos on Facebook, then this is the cookbook for you! Tasty Every Day: All of the Flavor, None of the Fuss has tons of easy and delicious recipes for your everyday meals. Whether you only have five ingredients or you’re short on time in the kitchen, Tasty Every Day has a recipe for everyone. Now every meal can be tasty!
Calling all pasta fanatics! If you’re looking to step up your staple pasta dish in thirty minutes or less, then try One-Pot Pasta: From Pot to Plate in Under 30 Minutes. Sabrina Fauda-Rôle shares all her favorite ways to cook pasta from a simple spaghetti and meatballs dish to pasta with curried carrots and sesame seeds. Best of all, each recipe only requires one pot! If you’re looking for quick, easy, and delicious pasta recipes with minimal cleanup, then One-Pot Pasta: From Pot to Plate in Under 30 Minutes is the cookbook for you!
If you’re looking for a recipe that’s “so fetch”, then look no further than The Burn Cookbook: An Unofficial Unauthorized Cookbook for Mean Girls Fans. Created by Aaron Samuels himself, The Burn Cookbook features lots of tasty treats and behind the scenes stories from the iconic movie! Bennett also features some of his favorite childhood recipes, making this the perfect cookbook for anyone that’s still trying to make “fetch” happen!
No meal is complete without a delicious cocktail! If you’re looking to take the edge of this quarantine or step up your mixology game, then pick up The Art of Mixology: Classic Cocktails and Curious Concoctions. With over 200 recipes, The Art of Mixology has everything from classic cocktails to contemporary creations. The book is divided into different sections such as Gin and Vodka, Bubbles, and Mocktails with something for everyone! So treat yourself and finish off your delicious meals with a delightful cocktail!
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We’re back with more recipes! This time, we bring you cookbooks based on some favorites from the big and small screen. Take a culinary trip to Westeros or Monica Gellar’s kitchen with these fantastic culinary creations. Enjoy!
Are you surprised? Just because Game of Thrones is over, it doesn’t mean we have to stop our obsession. In fact, we can further our obsession with these recipes that allow us to indulge in the fantastical cuisine of Westeros.
Take a break from fighting intergalactic crime and cook up some of these out-of-this-world recipes!
An elegant cookbook for an elegant series!
You can practice your culinary skills before cooking up a huge feast for the Friends reunion this spring!
Take a step back in time with this one. Plus, there’s fun trivia to spice up your cooking experience!
Snoop Dogg has decided to turn his attention to cooking, as a result of his Emmy nominated VH1 show Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party. Snoop is including his fifty favorite recipes in a cookbook to be released this fall.
We are pumped!
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Snoop Dogg’s book Crook to Cook, features all the cookout classics, from baked mac and cheese, baby back ribs to gin and juice. And he’s got more up his sleeve, including a recipe for filet mignon and lobster thermidor. Since the show aired in 2016, Snoop has taken a page from Martha Stewart’s books and added his own twist. Chronicles Books will be releasing Crook to Cook October 23rd of this year.
I know what you’re all thinking though, are there any weed-infused treats?
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Well there aren’t …but on the bright side there is a Munchies section and Snoop will be giving tips and instructions to make Frito BBQ twists. And if that isn’t good enough for you potheads, The LA Times reports that Chronicle Books will also be working with Snoop Dogg’s media company Merry Jane to launch a line of cannabis-themed books together. These are expected hit shelves in spring of 2020.
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