There is something deeply reassuring about a dish left to simmer gently, filling the kitchen with promise while you get on with the day. Whether you are a devotee or a curious convert, these books celebrate the quiet magic of slow cooking - from meltingly tender braises and robust casseroles to vibrant vegetarian curries and comforting puddings. Set it, forget it, and come home to something wonderful.
Settling in to watch a sporting event, awards show, or just binge the latest must-watch show? You will need something to snack on. Nuts and nibbles, hotdogs and sliders, we have got you covered.
Curated collections from ckbk's editors
Jennifer McLagan has received multiple James Beard awards for cookbooks which dare to step outside the norm. To celebrate the addition of Odd Bits to ckbk, we spoke to the author about her unique approach to cookbook writing, her favorite ways with offal, and the culinary delights of Paris.
Lifetime resident of Indiana, photographer and food writer Shelly Westerhausen Worcel has been vegetarian since the age of twelve. She charts her kitchen adventures in her blog Vegetarian Ventures, and in her books—such as Every Season is Soup Season. Newly added to ckbk, Vegetarian Heartland: Recipes for Life’s Adventures, a love letter to the Midwest, and an invitation to cook and eat vegetarian food along with her.
Lebanese cook Lina Saad’s first cookbook, Land of White, which featured the cooking of her homeland, won a World Gourmand Cookbook award. Her second cookbook, Ramadan Express, has just been added to ckbk.
Around the world, starting on Tuesday 17th February, Muslims will observe a fast during daylight hours to mark the holy month of Ramadan. In this feature, Lina tells of her own personal experience of Ramadan, and how the dishes she brings together in Ramadan Express, eaten either in the evening after the fast breaks, or in the early morning before it begins, are central to the ritual of Ramadan for her family.
Love makes the world go around, it gives us happiness and hope, and as Bad Bunny showed us all at the weekend, that is in no way restricted to romantic love. February 14 is the annual day of love. We need it all year round, but we also need all the love we can get. So let’s seize the day and celebrate our loved ones—our lovers and our Galentines, or anyone else you feel could do with a cuddle. Food is a love language we all understand, and making food for your beloveds is a special thing to do, a special thing to share.
To welcome the Year of the Fire Horse, which begins on February 17, we’re diving chopsticks-first into the delicious traditions of Chinese New Year with Judi Rose, author of To Life!
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