Yahoo LifestyleThe Most Anticipated Cookbooks Of 2021
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The Most Anticipated Cookbooks Of 2021
As 2020 draws to a close and we really, really look forward to a new year, here's what our editors are excited about in the world of cookbooks. This is a round-up of the ones we're most looking forward to devouring in 2021, listed in alphabetical order of the authors' last names. You can preorder almost all of them now—so get to it!
- 2/12
Good Housekeeping Easy Meal Prep: The Ultimate Playbook for Make-Ahead Meals
Hearst Home
amazon.com
$25.00
The past year has been hard enough, no? Give yourself a break. Make your life easier. Get a meal prep bible so comprehensive that you'll not stress (about menus, at least) for the rest of 2021. Plus, do you not hear "mustard-crusted mini meatloaves" and just shriek with need!?
- 3/12
Vegetarian Chinese Soul Food
Sasquatch Books
amazon.com
$23.99
You may have noticed the whole plant-based way of life that every third person in your life is obsessed with isn't going anywhere. Enter: Hsiao-Ching Chou's forthcoming book, a comprehensive guide through the Chinese food you so often crave, but in an entirely vegetable-focused way.
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- 4/12
Jew-ish
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
amazon.com
$27.00
If you've been following Jake on Instagram for a while, the news of this cookbook is no surprise, but what it entails might be: The guy is combining all your favorite secular flavors and moshing them masterfully with Jewish classics. Cacio e pepe rugelach? I die! So proud!
- 5/12
Tangy Tart Hot and Sweet
Hachette Go
amazon.com
$17.99
This is a reprinting of Padma's very successful 2007 cookbook. Looking at it through a new, more 2020 lens (she's now the host of multiple shows and an NYT best-selling author) is such a fun journey.
- 6/12
My Shanghai
Harper Design
amazon.com
$35.00
The best cookbooks, many would argue, are not just recipes—they're trips, stories, experiences. Betty Liu accomplishes all of those things, bringing the reader along on a year-long ride through Shanghai and its food.
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- 7/12
Cheese, Wine, and Bread
William Morrow & Company
amazon.com
$27.99
Do...I really need to explain why you're going to want this cookbook? It takes a look at how each of these European staples are made, from harvest to fermentation.
- 8/12
The Food of Oaxaca
amazon.com
$18.99
Alejandro Ruiz's gorgeous cookbook breaks Oaxacan food down into three parts: the classics, the coastal fare, and the modern day cuisine you know and love. It's also got a foreword by Enrique Olvera who's been featured on many a food TV show and is chef-owner at award-winning restaurants.
- 9/12
Martha Stewart's Very Good Things
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
amazon.com
$20.25
I would have been good with just one or two very good suggestions from Martha Stewart about...anything, but, sure, yeah, I'll take the 500 tips for a better life she's offering up here.
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- 10/12
The Pepper Thai Cookbook: Family Recipes from Everyone's Favorite Thai Mom
Clarkson Potter
amazon.com
$26.99
Even if Pepper Teigen didn't have the best endorsement of them all (...Chrissy's), we'd be beyond excited to learn all there is to about Thai cooking from her. Plus, there's an "Always Snacking" section.
- 11/12
Simply Julia
amazon.com
$16.99
Julia Turshen is at her best when she's teaching us how to make flawless, easy comfort food. So 110 "easy recipes for healthy comfort food" feels so, so right.
- 12/12
Rice
The University of North Carolina Press
amazon.com
$20.00
There's no preparation of rice that Michael W. Twitty doesn't tackle here, and the culmination of all of them is a deeply personal walk through the history of the African diaspora: "Rice connects me to every other person, southern and global, who is nourished by rice's traditions and customs," he writes.
Pasta and matzah and more carbs, oh my.
