Best Seasonal Cookbooks

Today, we will be discussing Best Seasonal Cookbooks as it is always good to have fresh fruits and vegetables over ones that are stored and available throughout the year for the following reasons:

• Seasonal fruits and vegetables are fresher and tastier
• They will be more affordable
• It helps you boost immunity
• It enhances digestion

Optimizing your diet with every coming season can help you with such benefits, so let’s see the seasonal cookbooks:

Slow: Food Worth Taking Time Over By Gizzi Erskine

Gizzi, well known for her TV shows and cooking skills, has written multiple books over 15 years. Today, we will discuss one of her books on seasonal foods: Slow.

Seasonal cooking is an act of slow living. It is an opportunity to connect with mindfulness and creativity in the kitchen. It comprises a lot of slow-cooked and time-consuming dishes, but the first bite of every dish will make you feel that the time you invested was worth it.

The content of the book is as follows:

• Soups and Stews
• Poach and Steam
• Braise
• Bake
• Roast
• Dough
• Basics

In my observation, the dishes in this book have more prolonged procedures than the rest, hence the book’s name: Slow Cooking. Every dish has a story attached to it, which makes it even more interesting, along with ingredients and a picture of the dish at the end.

Authors fav. dish from the book- Beef Stew with potatoes, a very simple dish but nowadays people don’t prefer it. She wants to convey that spending extra time in the kitchen can result in a restaurant level and an emotion added to the cookery process.

Quote by the author- “Everything worth doing takes it”

Preppy Kitchen by John Kanell

A maths and science teacher who started following his passion started his journey with Preppy Kitchen. Blogging and working on his project got him into writing books. He started with a bang: Preppy Kitchen got on the list of NYT BestSellers.

Preppy Kitchen has been divided into 4 parts:

1. Fall
2. Spring
3. Winter
4. Summer

Every part has 2 sub-parts: Recipes and Special Projects.

John Kanell starts the book by telling how Preppy Kitchen began and what changes in his life brought him to a stage where he thought of leaving his job and following his passion.

Every Part like “Fall” has an intro to it that how did the author found that season followed by another index of that part mentioning all the recipes in that section.

Like every other book recipe section has an image, ingredients, procedure along with a few tips and tricks but the “special project” mentions about how to set the table and garnishing the dishes according to each season which makes it unique in its own way.

The complete autumn and winter cookbook by America's Test Kitchen

The famous TV show America’s Test Kitchen, which has more than 25 seasons, has launched, and it tells the audience how to make regular recipes better and tastier.

They have launched a big library of books covering almost every category when it comes to cooking and kitchen.

The beauty about their recipes is that before they get on the book, they get researched by the team and then tried by the home cooks in the country to ensure that the recipes added can be created in any kitchen.

This book has 500+ recipes, not just recipes, but trains you on when to start shopping if you’ll be the host of an upcoming event—ways to use leftover food and followed by menu according to seasonality.

Every dish has time mentioned “Make Ahead” before serving which is different from rest of the books in the list, it also mentions serving size, procedure, ingredients and an image of the dish.

The content of the book goes as follows:

• Soups, Stews and Chilis
• Weeknight Dinners
• Weekend Braising and Roasting
• Centerpieces for a Crowd
• Vegetable Sides
• Grain and Bean Sides
• All things apple
• Everyone loves pumpkin
• Appetizers and Starters
• Festive Drinks
• Brunch
• Breads
• Cookies and Cakes
• Pie, puddings and fruit desserts
• Food gifts
• Cooking charts

Coming home to sicily by Fabrizia Lanza

Fabrizia Lanza is a 63-year-old writer born into a famous Sicilian winemaking family. She has been in and around this food and wine world since childhood. She has written 3 books and released Coming Home to Sicily in 2012.

The content of the book goes as follows:

1. Winter
2. Spring
3. Summer
4. Fall

Every season has further breakdowns when you get onto that section. The book is not just about dishes but a lot more about the season in Sicily and the author’s story and life experience alongside it.

If you’re from the place you might feel that you’ve probably given suggestions at the time to writing the book because it explains things so well that every local will be able to relate with it.

Every dish page has an image, a small story from the author, ingredients and procedure.

Conclusion

It is always good to be conscious and know what you take inside your body, and having seasonal food is even better as it will be fresh and boost your immunity and digestion. I am sure you will learn something new, and reading this blog will give you an awakening towards improving your life. Eat fresh and stay healthy.

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