Genre Guide – Cookbooks: Simple and Easy Recipes

Brush up on the basics and discover weeknight shortcuts with these cookbooks that prioritize simple, fast, and filling meals!


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Anything's Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People

The innovative James Beard Award-winning podcaster who changed the way you think about pasta shapes with his invention of the viral sensation cascatelli now does the same for pasta sauces in this fun and charmingly obsessive cookbook. This title is also available as an eBook from Libby and an eBook from hoopla.




Delicious Tonight

Nagi Maehashi is back to solve the perennial problem of what’s for dinner tonight…and every night.







Newt: a Cookbook for All

Take it from Newt: no matter the size of your space, the weight of your wallet, or your culinary know-how, you can pull together a delicious dish.


Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook

In this epic guide to better eating, the chef, recipe developer, and video producer Sohla El-Waylly reimagines what a cookbook can be, teaching home cooks of all skill levels how cooking really works. This title is also available for checkout as an eBook from Libby.