We asked our editors and contributors to weigh in.
The first cookbook I ever held in my hands was written by my mom.
It was 1999 and my brother was preparing to leave for college, 7,000 miles away from her cooking.
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When I left for college the following year, I got a photocopied and bound version of the cookbook.
The recipes started as a set of instructions and have now become reflexes.
Over the years, Ive bought hundreds of cookbooks.
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And since there’reso manytitles to choose from, I asked our editors and contributors to pick their favorites.
Here are the new cookbooks we’re most excited to start cooking from.
Though this book isn’t vegetarian or vegan, each recipe centers vegetables as the highlight.
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Corn salsa on the cover?
when she tucked it into a terrine.
The back half of the book leans into sweets, with highlights like Coconut & Yuzu Shortbread.
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(I felt the same about her first cookbook,Grandbaby Cakes.
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you’re free to Cook This!
By Max La Manna (April 11)
You may know Max La Manna from hispopular recipe videos!
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From broccoli and ginger to spinach and taro, the recipes are categorized by vegetable.
My must-bake list now includes Masa Doughnuts with Earl Grey Glaze and Concha Scones.
Start with marinated carne asada clasica to tuck into homemade tortillas and delicious sides that stretch.
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), it’s the perfect cookbook for the entertainer in your life.
I won’t be bored of salads for a while.
Instead, I will read every single word in it.
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I’m sure he’s an amazing recipe developer and cook.
What I am certain of is that he is a writer whose words I seek out and read voraciously.
He’s one of the most excellent and charming storytellers, and this cookbook is full of personal essays.
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But what do you do with the remains of the meals that dont get eaten?
What about those last two pickles in the jar?
Or the half cup of cooked beans sitting in the fridge?
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These are three of my favorite things and Im so excited to have them in one meow-tastic cookbook.
From Pavlov’s Kittens (pavlovas) and Meow, Bao!
I cannot image a better gift for a kid in your life that loves baking and cats.
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Megan Steintrager, Contributing Writer
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