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Because cookbooks are full of promise of future meals and treats.

Thats because cookbooks make the best gifts.

Yossy Arefi’s Snacking Bakes

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Theyre full of enticing images of food andpromiseof future meals and treats.

That’s Yossy’s trademark: no fuss, no mess, yet excellent bakes.

And she won’t ask you to hunt for any hard-to-get ingredients.

Cooking My Way by Jacques Pepin

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It’s the perfect gift for young, weeknight, new, and veteran bakers alike.

He has authored more than 30 cookbooks, many of which I own and turn to again and again.

This cookbook is a collection of budget-friendly recipes that take minimal time and effort to make.

Shabbat by Adeena Sussman

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For example, Curry Riceknown as kare raisu in Japaneseis a dish Rie learned to make in elementary school.

(It’s one of the first recipes my mom taught me how to make too.)

It’s likely you’ll turn to this cookbook for daily inspiration.

Make It Japanese by Rie McClenny

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Portico

by Leah Koenig (August 29)

Leah Koenig isan authorityon Jewish cooking.

She has published seven cookbooks, including my favorite so far,Modern Jewish Cooking.

In her latest,Portico,she takes us on a tour of Roman-Jewish culinary traditions.

Let’s Eat by Dan Pelosi

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You’ll shed your fears and fill your home with the smell of fresh-baked cookies in no time.

This is the same ethos Simply Recipes values when sharing recipes and stories with our readers.

It’s fundamental to finding joy in cooking.

Portico by Leah Koenig

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For that reason, this cookbook is going to be a fixture in my kitchen.

The last wasPastries from the La Brea Bakery, a classic I have dog-eared from cover to cover.

I know this because I’ve been waiting and waiting for the next book.

Bake Smart by Samantha Seneviratne

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Finally!The Cookie That Changed My Lifecomes out in November and I’ve alreadypre-ordered it.

Nancy Silverton is a pastry chef that changed my life.

I cannot wait to add this cookbook to my arsenal.

Start Here by Sohla El-Waylly

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Always Hungry!

This is the cookbook you buy for a foodie friend in the know.

He created the best chips using fonio, a nutty grain beloved across West Africa.

The Cookie That Changed My Life by Nancy Silverton

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He also wrote a cookbook about the same grain calledThe Fonio Cookbook.

This time he brings us everyday recipes from Senegal, Ghana, Cote d’Ivoire, Cameroon, and Nigeria.

Always Hungry! by Laurent Dagenais

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Simply West African by Pierre Thiam

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Made In Taiwan by Clarissa Wei

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