Like many of you I’m sure, I’ve been doing more cooking and baking than ever over the last month of being stuck at home. Other than the enormous pile of dishes and dealing with ingredients that are difficult to track down in stores right now, I have to say that my day feels very anchored by my new cooking routines. Our meals are what we most look forward to now, so they had better be worth the wait!
Here are a few cookbooks that I am loving right now:
Bread Baking for Beginners, Bonnie O’Hara
I don’t think anything makes me happier than freshly baked bread. I love to mix it, knead it, smell it as it rises and bakes, and of course, eat it. I have become quite the bread snob and currently laugh in the face of store-bought sandwich bread.
Smitten Kitchen Every Day, Deb Perelman
I mean, who doesn’t love the Smitten Kitchen? I love Deb and her commentary as well as how she approaches food. Enough said.
The Minimalist Kitchen, Melissa Coleman
Melissa Coleman is a Minneapolis local with a blog I love, the Faux Martha. Her cookbook is simple, thoughtful, and many of her recipes have become weekly staples for us.
Feeding a Family, Sarah Waldman.
This was a great recommendation by a friend. I love her approach to both cooking with and feeding kids. Last week we made corn tortillas as a family—and now I think I might be a tortilla snob, too.