Are you someone that likes to discover new recipes? I am thankful that my crew are willing to try just about anything at least once so I love taking the liberty to discover new recipes several times a month. Here are a few of our favorite cookbooks that have so many new recipes that I can’t wait to try!
Robert Rose Books
Robert Rose, Inc. based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and founded in 1995, is one of North America’s leading publishers of bestselling and award-winning cookbooks and health books designed to guide, inform, advise, and do everything possible to make your life easier. Their books contain an abundance of full-color photographs, important diet and nutritional guides, accessible charts and tables, handy and delicious meal plans, practical make-ahead meal ideas, and easy-to-understand step-by-step instructions.
Their authors are the most knowledgeable ‘go to’ experts on a variety of subjects including everything from parenting to diabetes, whole grains to medicinal herbs, and they can even tell you how to manage Crohn’s and Colitis and plan nutritious vegan or vegetarian meals. Several of their books have won prominent awards including the Gourmand World Cookbook Award, the International Association of Culinary Professional Award, and the Cordon D’Or Culinary International Academy Award.
They offer a vast and incredible selection of cookbooks on every topic from slow cookers and bread making, to baking the perfect cheesecake and preserving jams and jellies. They even feature titles that bring the authentic flavors of Thailand, India and Italy into your home kitchen with ingredients that can be easily found in your local grocery store.
Eat Raw, Eat Well
Creative raw-cuisine recipes for delicious, nutrient-rich dishes. Raw-food diets (where food is eaten raw or, if heated, the temperature can’t exceed 118 degrees Fahrenheit) are becoming increasingly popular for a variety of reasons: some seek the benefits of weight loss and increased energy, as well as a reduced risk of certain diseases; others have an aversion to animal-based foods or simply wish to consume more whole, nutrient-rich ingredients.
This wonderful collection of recipes will appeal to both newcomers to and veterans of the raw-food lifestyle — the recipes are imaginative, they feature easy-to-follow instructions, and the results are incredibly delicious. From hearty breakfasts that will get your day off to an energized start to satisfying soups and sumptuous main courses and sides to lush, decadent desserts that will indulge the most discriminating sweet tooth, these recipes reflect Doug’s talent and commitment to raw cuisine.
In addition, there’s a wealth of information on how to properly prepare the ingredients in advance of meal preparation to enhance their nutritional value, as well as a comprehensive list of “raw pantry” essentials. If you’ve decided that the raw-food lifestyle is for you, look no further than Eat Raw, Eat Well.
Sous Vide Basics
100+ Recipes for Perfect Results
Take a cue from chefs and take the guesswork out of preparing meals with this ingenious appliance. The latest trend in home cooking is sous vide, where food is sealed in plastic freezer bags or pouches and cooked in a temperature-controlled water bath. The result is perfectly cooked meat, fish, vegetables and eggs.
Sous vide machines are one of the bestselling and most popular appliances today, but despite their popularity, most home cooks are somewhat intimidated by them once they bring them home.
That’s where Jay Nutt, a professional chef and bestselling author, and Jennifer MacKenzie, also a bestselling author, come in. Taking a friendly and easy-to-follow approach, they walk you through all the basics of this ingenious appliance, ensuring predictable and perfect results every time.
Jay and Jennifer provide clear directions, making the transition to sous vide a fun and stress-free process. With the 100+ delicious recipes in this book, you’ll be able to achieve results that are simply not possible with traditional cooking methods.
175 Best Multifunction Electric Pressure Cooker Recipes
Prepare meals in a fraction of the time that stovetop or roasting methods take. Electric pressure cookers, with their many functions (some have as many as seven), will help you make delicious and healthy foods that are not only easy and quick to prepare, but also use much less energy, not to mention the minimal cleanup.
Bestselling small appliance cookbook author Marilyn Haugen uses her expertise to create mouthwatering recipes for this ingenious small appliance. There are recipes for every meal of the day. In a hurry? Done. Low and slow? Got it. The perfect stew or roast? No problem. Entertaining? How about Coq au Vin with Creamy Mashed Potatoes?
Marilyn has created time-friendly recipes for those frantic mornings, like Sausage, Hash Brown and Pepper Casserole or Quinoa, Millet and Almond Bowls. And even on the busiest of work weeks, you can have Beef Barbacoa Tacos with Chiles on the table in no time flat or simply heat up the Butternut Squash, Quinoa and Pomegranate Casserole you made the night before.
These inviting recipes are sure to become family favorites that will be requested time and time again. Impress your family and friends with the wide variety of satisfying dishes you can effortlessly create in your electric pressure cooker.
250 Home Preserving Favorites
Homemade preserves outshine store-bought every time. By following these mouth-watering recipes, the home cook can enjoy the delicious rewards of soft spreads for months and months. Experienced canners and novices making their first batch of jam alike will be successful, creating incredible jams, jellies, marmalades, conserves, fruit butters and chutneys.
These 250 recipes have a slightly more gourmet approach, embracing unique combinations and less traditional ingredients, and handy step-by-step instructions enable any preserver to follow them with ease and confidence.
The essence of summer can be enjoyed year-round with delectable spreads such as these:
Lemon blueberry marmalade
Orange and Earl Grey tea marmalade
Strawberry cantaloupe jam
Spiced mango jam
Watermelon raspberry jam<
Fresh fig jam
Tequila sunrise jelly
Plum orange jelly
The author also provides extensive and easy-to-understand information on the use of canning equipment, and there is a guide to solving common soft spread problems. With these new and innovative recipes, there’s never been a better time to embrace the time-honored tradition of canning.
Seriously Good Freezer Meals: 150 Easy Recipes to Save Your Time, Money & Sanity
Delicious meals that will have you feeling anything but left out in the cold! Don’t freeze up when your family asks what’s for dinner — reach into the freezer instead. Seriously Good Freezer Meals provides home cooks with the tools they need to make delectable, healthy meals using fresh and flavorful ingredients, with information on shopping, cooking, freezing, thawing and everything in between.
This unique compilation of 150+ family- and freezer-friendly recipes, made without processed foods, will help busy families save time and money while still enjoying home-cooked meals. The book provides a comprehensive overview of cooking freezer meals: getting organized, making lists, shopping strategies, making a lot of freezer meals in one day, freezer organization, freezer meal swaps, thawing and more.
And lest you think these are just ho-hum basic meals, you’re in for a pleasant surprise! Within the beautifully photographed full-color pages, you’ll discover recipes for every meal of the day.
My Thoughts:
Since I love cooking, cookbooks are of course my favorite books. And while I know that most recipes can be found online, there is something about having the physical book that makes me happy.
When I make a recipe for the first time, I usually follow the directions as printed with very few exceptions. Things like spices that I know my family preferences may get tweaked but for the most part, I prepare the dish per the directions. Then depending on the opinions of my crew, I will write notes in the recipe for the next time the dish is prepared. If my family enjoys more garlic or heat, I will just change the ingredient list. If we want to swap out an ingredient, no problem – just make a note beside the ingredient list for the next time we make the recipe. Another reason for having the printed book..you can make notes in the margins about cook times or favorite pans you need to use.
What about you? Do you have printed recipes or favorite cookbooks that you have notes all over? If so, make sure to check out all the amazing cookbooks available on Robert Rose Books. You know they also make awesome gifts for friends and new brides!
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