My All-Time Favourite Cookbooks
Cooking at home has become one of my absolute favourite things to do for so many reasons, but I think the biggest one is that it reminds me of writing a book — in the sense that you create something from nothing (and get to marvel at your scrumptious finished product). There’s also a calming aspect to chopping and cooking that I’ve learned to appreciate more as I’ve gotten older.
My boyfriend and I really enjoy cooking together (although, he is a far better chef than me so I humbly accept my apprentice status). Geoff is more creative in the kitchen (going off grid and doing his own spin on dishes), whereas I’ve always been more of a “rule-follower.”
In high school, I loved when teachers handed out syllabi in advance so I could see ahead of time what I needed to prepare for — the same goes with cooking: I love following recipes and knowing what is expected.
Saturdays are for pouring over my fav cookbooks, making a list of ingredients, and grocery shopping — and Sundays are for meal prepping (I need to split it up otherwise it feels like a daunting task).
Maybe someday I’ll colour outside of the lines and add a dash and a pinch extra of whatever it says in the recipe, but for now (and for the sake of everyone’s taste buds), I trust the experts and am happy to re-create their delicacies.
With the holidays approaching (SO DAMN QUICK), I thought I’d share my favourite cookbooks with my cyberspace pals as they make the greatest gifts (because, yet not excluded to):
They’re coffee table books you keep in your kitchen (i.e. they’re gorgeous to have on display in a different part of your home other than the living room)
They INSPIRE you to cook more at home
They apply to all ages and cooking abilities
They are beneficial for your mental health (there’s a lot of science that supports the positivity of ‘creating something for the sake of creation alone’ (vs. profit) — I’m not savvy enough in all of the jargon to spew stats…all I know is that the act of gathering and preparing food truly is good for the mind, body and soul)
My All-Time Fav Cookbooks
NOTHING FANCY BY ALISON ROMAN
DINING IN BY ALISON ROMAN
THE FOREST FEAST BY ERIN GLEESON
BROWN EGGS AND JAM JARS BY AIMEE WIMBUSH-BOURQUE
OH SHE GLOWS BY ANGELA LIDDON
CRAVINGS BY CHRISSY TEIGEN
FRAICHE FOOD FULL HEARTS BY JILLIAN HARRIS AND TORI WESSZER
OTTOLENGHI SIMPLE BY YOTAM OTTOLENGHI