Beth Wooden is the senior assortment growth librarian for the Fort Vancouver Regional Libraries. E mail her at [email protected].
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There are two issues that I particularly like about cookbooks. The primary is that they’re very visually interesting. I really like the meals photographs; the colours and textures, the number of shows and desk settings that the photographer has chosen to incorporate, the photographs so sharp it makes your mouth water. I additionally love how cookbooks are organized into sections, so you’ll be able to skip to the realm that appeals to you probably the most. I even love how particular person recipes are organized: substances first, then preparation directions, lastly vitamin info, notes or substitutions. All of it appeals to my sense of order.
The second factor I like about cookbooks is that — like books or films or TV exhibits — there’s something for everybody. Whether or not you are attempting to re-create that Greek lemon soup you had on trip or are searching for the recipe for butter beer, you’ll find a cookbook with that info. I particularly like cookbooks which have a literary or TV/film theme, as a result of these normally embrace punny titles, that are proper up my alley. At this time I’ll share some literary cookbooks, after which another latest cookbooks that the library has acquired.
Baking
“Fat + Flour: The Art of a Simple Bake” by Nicole Rucker (2025)
“The Magnolia Bakery Handbook, Volume 2, Icebox Desserts: A Complete Guide for the Home Baker” by Bobbie Lloyd (2025)
“Dessert Course: Lessons in the Whys and Hows of Baking” by Benjamin Delwiche (2025)
“Baking for Two: 200+ Small-batch Recipes, from Lazy Bakes to Layer Cakes” by America’s Take a look at Kitchen (2025)
Literary
“Sookie’s Cookbook: an official cookbook: recipes inspired by Stars Hollow and the Independence and Dragonfly Inns” by Elena P. Craig (2025)
“The Official Harry Potter Cookbook” by Joanna Farrow (2023)
“The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook” by Annie Grey (2019)
“Tequila Mockingbird: Cocktails with a Literary Twist” by Tim Federle (2023, tenth anniversary ed.)
Location
“Umma: A Korean Mom’s Kitchen Wisdom & 100 Family Recipes” by Sarah Ahn (2025)
“Milk Street Backroads Italy: Finding Italy’s Forgotten Recipes” by Christopher Kimball (2025)
“Chop Chop: Cooking the Food of Nigeria” by Ozoz Sokoh (2025)
“Lugma: Abundant Dishes and Stories from My Middle East” by Noor Murad (2025)
Specialty
“A Grain, A Green, A Bean: One Simple Formula, Countless Meatless Meals” by Gena Hamshaw (2025)
“Tahini Baby: Bright, Everyday Recipes that Happen to be Vegetarian” by Eden Grinshpan (2025)
“We the Pizza: Slangin’ Pies + Savin’ Lives” by Muhammad Abdul-Hadi (2025)
“Sweet Potato Soul Vegan Vibes: 100 Soulful Plant-based Recipes for Healthy Everyday Meals” by Jenné Claiborne (2025)
