Let’s be honest: Cooking can become stale. Maybe you’ve been using the same recipes for months on end and are becoming bored. Or maybe you’re not confident in your cooking skills and view making meals as a chore. Don’t worry; these five new cookbooks are here to help. Below, find details on each.
Cool Beans: The Ultimate Guide to Cooking with the World’s Most Versatile Plant-Based Protein, with 125 Recipes
By Joe Yonan
Inspired by vegetarian dishes, Yonan, The Washington Post food editor and a James Beard Award-winning food writer, teaches readers how to turn chickpeas, lentils, pulses and more into tasty main dishes, snacks, soups and desserts. One of the best parts? The recipes can be cooked using any appliance, including stovetops, slow cookers and Instant Pots. // Available now; $20
The Defined Dish: Whole30 Endorsed, Healthy and Wholesome Weeknight Recipes
By Alex Snodgrass
Alex Snodgrass, of thedefineddish.com, is the third author in this Whole30 Endorsed series. The recipes included are gluten-free, dairy-free and grain-free, and at least 60 of the recipes are fully compliant with the popular Whole30 diet. // Available now; $18
Simply Laura Lea: Balanced Recipes for Everyday Living
By Laura Lea
Laura Lea, the creator of llbalanced.com, is the face behind this cookbook, which features 130 delicious and balanced recipes based on the food she eats daily. Each recipe includes familiar ingredients and can be cooked in 30 minutes or less. // Available April 7; $31.50
CBD Cocktails: Over 100 Recipes to Take the Edge Off
By Sailene Ossman
CBD is everywhere: in face creams, holistic medicine and now, in cocktails. Ossman, who works in the Los Angeles cannabis industry, created the recipes with wellness in mind, to help alleviate stress, while adding depth to mixed drinks. // Available April 14; $19
The Kitchen without Borders: Recipes and Stories from Refugee and Immigrant Chefs
By The Eat Offbeat Chefs, Sibohan Wallace and Penny De Los Santos
Eat Offbeat, a catering company in New York City staffed by refugee and immigrant chefs, will be releasing this cookbook in the summer, filled with 70 nourishing recipes from all over the globe, including Syria, Iran, Eritrea and Venezuela. The cookbook also includes chef profiles and portraits. // Available June 9; $25
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