This is a stunning cookbook! It is a wonderful homage to all grandmothers everywhere. As for me, this is going to be an adventure! I’ve never cooked African food and I’m so thrilled to try. Especially since these recipes are authentically sourced – grandmothers! This cookbook starts off as a journey just in the introduction. It is set up for ...

The cover of Dumplings Equal Love: Delicious Recipes from Around the World (via Amazon; affiliate link) made me salivate. Before these difficult times, I was an avid Din Tai Fung restaurant patron. For those of you who are unfamiliar, it is a delicious Taiwanese restaurant that specializes in dumplings. Freshly steamed and filled with amazing flavors – I’m officially starving! ...

With summer finally here, I find myself craving tequila-based cocktails, and we eat tacos at least two nights a week here in my home near Seattle. I really wish “Tequila & Tacos” (via Amazon) was coming out before October 2020 so you could all enjoy making tequila and food pairings all summer long! (Disclosure: Some of the links in this ...

This darling Japanese dessert cookbook comes out in November, just in time for the holiday gifting season. I’m delighted to get a sneak peek at Mochi Magic: 50 Traditional and Modern Recipes for the Japanese Treat (via Amazon). (Disclosure: I received an advance copy of this book free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Some of the links ...

Fresh from Poland: New Vegetarian Cooking from the Old Country, by Michal Korkosz. I’m a lifelong vegetarian, and intrigued by Polish cooking, so I’m excited to preview this new cookbook! It just came out last week. I don’t know much about Polish cooking, and I have (incorrectly, of course) assumed it had mostly to do with pirogi type foods and ...