November 19, 2022
With Thanksgiving coming this week and more holidays around the corner, most of us are thinking about the wonderful food we are going to cook and eat. It’s a perfect time for a roundup of the tantalizing new cookbooks published throughout 2022. Below are some of our favorites.
Happy reading,
Melanie Fleishman
Buyer, The Center for Fiction Bookstore
Featured Books
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Via Carota
By Jody Williams & Rita Sodi with Anna Kovel
Published by Knopf
One of Greenwich Village’s most revered restaurants publishes their prized Italian-inspired recipes at last. My favorites: cacio e pepe lasagna and roasted carrots over spiced yogurt, topped with herbs and pistachios.
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Dinner in One
By Melissa Clark
Published by Clarkson Potter
The warm-hearted New York Times writer’s yummy collection of one-pot meals: casseroles, skillets, noodle dishes, Dutch ovens, and sheet pans. Try her acorn squash with taleggio, honey and Aleppo almonds.
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Rambutan
By Cynthia Shanmugalingam
Published by Bloomsbury
Sri Lankan cookery that uses the flavors of the author’s childhood via her immigrant parents—with influences from Java, India, Portugal, The Netherlands, and more. Sample coconut milk greens curry and mango fluff pie.
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Go-To Dinners
By Ina Garten
Published by Clarkson Potter
This season’s offering from the beloved Barefoot Contessa. Easy recipes like chicken in a pot with orzo, avocado and fried egg tartines, smoked salmon quesadillas and overnight mac and cheese. Great cocktails, too.
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Budmo!
By Anna Voloshyna
Published by Rizzoli
A Ukrainian cookbook that brings to new generations the tantalizing smells of borscht and roast duck that filled grandmother’s house. Classic Eastern European dishes are updated by this California chef. As the title says, “Cheers!”
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The Woks of Life
By Bill, Judy, Sarah, & Kaitlin Leung
Published by Clarkson Potter
This Chinese American Family has a decade-long blog with over 7 million readers. It features Chinese traditional recipes and newer vegetarian dishes with helpful hints about stocking your pantry. Try the Cantonese pork belly fried rice.
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Diasporican
By Illyanna Maisonet
Published by Ten Speed Press
Puerto Rican fare accompanied by illuminating text describing the effect the diaspora has had on the flavors of the cuisine. The author shares her own family recipes and others including delicious frituras and stews.
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Savory Baking
By Erin Jeanne McDowell
Published by Harvest
McDowell’s recipes for every time of day or night are mouthwatering. The parmiers (palmiers baked with parmesan), frybread tacos and meat ‘n’ potatoes pie are reason enough to add this book to your collection.
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What's for Dessert
By Claire Saffitz
Published by Clarkson Potter
Not just a recipe book but a real how-to to give any baker confidence. From morning glorious loaf cake to malted and salted caramel pudding, Saffitz puts a homespun spin on her simple desserts.
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Gâteau
By Aleksandra Crapanzano
Published by Scribner
Crapanzano has chosen cake to focus on, more specifically, French cake. Divine! There is Genovese almond cake, ganache marbled chocolate cake, and that holiday gem, galette des rois with the hidden trinket and if your piece happens to contain it, you get to wear a crown.
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The Best American Food Writing 2022
By Edited by Sohla El-waylly & Silvia Killingsworth
Published by Mariner Books
El-Waylly, the popular YouTube chef, has culled twenty entries from various magazines, like the Atlantic, for this annual anthology. Contributors include Bryan Washington and Ligaya Mishan—it’s the perfect literary companion for the armchair cook.
