Dwell Picks: Our Favorite Cookbooks, Just In Time for Fall
Looking to evolve dinner into something new, inventive, and delicious? We asked Dwell staff members to name some of their favorite cookbooks to get out of any culinary rut.
"We, the People cannot live on sourdough alone! In order to form a more perfect lunch, we elect to eat healthier and secure the blessings that crisp veggies and fruits bestow."
Anna Gibertini, Articles Editor:
"The OG hippy-dippy cookbook. If you're considering going vegetarian, you won't do better than Mollie Katzen's collection of seminal recipes for plant-based cooking. If you find yourself in Ithaca, NY, I highly recommend going to the Moosewood co-op, too!"
Sam Daly, Associate Editor:
"When he says easy, he means it! I’ve been cooking my way through this for the last month—each recipe is more delicious than the last. My personal favorite: onigiri stuffed with tofu and kimchi."
"So many sauces! So many vegetarian dishes! I’m in love and in awe of this wonderbook."
"Another title with a beginner attitude—maybe I need to check my kitchen confidence level? Either way, Ottolenghi’s approachable recipes make dinner a breeze."
Zach Klein, CEO:
"I keep coming back to the River Cottage Handbooks. They're basically little Scouting guides for adults with a separate trim little hardcover volume for every topic a self-reliant cook needs to know: bread, preserves, fermentation, curing, herbs, foraging."
Erin V. Mahoney, Community and Social Media Manager:
"Cooking has long been a joy-less task for me—that is until I watched Samin Nosrat make a bowl of oatmeal. She infuses so much joy and warmth into every dish that even the most resistant home cook will feel called to the kitchen."
"Dinner and a movie looks a little different these days, but date night can still feel special with Binging with Babish. I can think of no better time to master boeuf bourguignon and cue up Julie & Julia—it’s on Hulu."
Haley Heramb, Branded Content Manager:
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Maris Berkowitz, Sales and Marketing Assistant:
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