What to Cook when you Don't Feel like Cooking: Make it Fast by Caroline Chambers

Caroline Chambers famously doesn’t feel like cooking—and she’s built a whole brand on that premise. Her superpowers are eliminating unnecessary steps; minimizing dirty dishes; and making dinnertime as simple, stress-free, and fun as possible. While plenty of obstacles stand between you and a delicious meal, being short on time is probably the biggest one.

This exciting follow-up cookbook is once again organized into three time-based chapters. You’ll find recipes for 100 dinners, all of which are complete meals and can be made with no more than 30 minutes hands-on time in the kitchen—and yes, that includes chopping, marinating, and all other prep! Delicious meals include:

• Flank Steak with Elote Salsa
• Fish and Veggie Curry
• Rotisserie-ish Chicken with Schmaltzy Lemon Dressing
• Smoky Black Beans
• Fried Rice

Every quick and easy recipe features Caro’s signature swaps, riffs, tips, and shortcuts to empower you to make these recipes work for you—not the other way around! [Hachette Book Group]

Here is a sample recipe for a Chive Cheddar Omelet from the author.

By Heart: Recipes to Hold Near and Dear by Hailee Catalano

In By Heart, she presents over 100 restaurant-quality recipes designed to be made in your home kitchen. You'll find seasonal pastas (Pasta alla Norcina with Roasted Squash), veggie-forward recipes designed to make the most of your CSA box (Caponata with Dried Cherries and Green Olives), simple meat dishes (Roast Chicken with Red Wine Vinegar and Honey) breads (Hearty Seeded Rye Bread), butters (Calabrian Chile Honey Butter), condiments (Chicago-Style Fennel Giardiniera), perfect beach sandwiches (Brie and Butter Sandwich with Shallot-y Frisée), simple sweets (Malted Milk Butter Cookies), and so much more.

Inspired by her professional training and love of seasonal cooking, Hailee includes details on how to keep a calm kitchen, navigate a farmers market, make your own broths and the perfect sourdough loaf, and plan out a Friday Night Dinner menu. [CafeHailee)

Want a taste of this book? Try this recipe for Cheesy Sour Cream and Cheddar Mashed Potatoes by the Author.

Pass the Plate: 100 Delicious, Highly Shareable, Everyday Recipes By Carolina Gelen

Her debut cookbook, Pass the Plate, features 100 recipes for creative but familiar takes on beloved comfort foods—almost all are brand-new, but there are also some beloved fan favorites. Dishes such as Chicken Schnitzel with Caramelized Lemon Gremolata and Many Mushrooms Lasagna to Broccoli Cheddar Beans with Crispy Cheddar Panko and Upside-Down Pineapple Coconut Cake will satisfy cravings and inspire confidence in the kitchen, regardless of your skill level. With personality-packed chapters such as Egg-Stravaganza, Nosh & Nibble, Salad Days, and Veg Out, everyone will find something to enjoy.

Full of gorgeous photography and heartwarming stories about Carolina’s Romanian family, Pass the Plate will bring comfort to your kitchen and have friends and family asking for seconds. [Penguin Randomhouse}

Heres a sample recipe for Spaghetti Squash Pasta from the Authors blog.

Baking & the Meaning of Life: How to find Joy in 100 recipes by Helen Goh

Helen Goh has spent decades thinking about what baking means—not just how it works, but what it can do. In this deeply personal collection, she draws on her Malaysian roots, Australian upbringing, and years working alongside Yotam Ottolenghi to offer recipes that are both generous and inventive.

Sweet or savory, simple or celebratory, each dish is written with the kind of warmth and precision that helps home bakers feel capable and curious at once.

The flavors reflect a broad, multicultural imagination: challah served with artichoke and bean hummus; grissini dusted with shichimi togarashi; red bean and walnut praline crepes; and a blackcurrant and champagne cake perfect for marking something big. Even familiar ideas—like vanilla cupcakes or plum bars—get thoughtful updates. [Kitchen Arts and Letters]

Get a taste of this book with this pineapple cake recipe.

Solo: A Modern Cookbook for a Party of One by Anita Lo

From the Michelin-starred chef and Iron Chef America and Top Chef Masters contestant--a hilarious, self-deprecating, gorgeous new cookbook--the ultimate guide to cooking for one. With four-color illustrations by Julia Rothman throughout.

The life of a chef can be a lonely one, with odd hours and late-night meals. But as a result, Anita Lo believes that cooking and dining for one can, and should, be blissful and empowering. In Solo, she gives us a guide to self-love through the best means possible--delicious food--in 101 accessible, contemporary, and sophisticated recipes that serve one.

Drawn from her childhood, her years spent cooking around the world, and her extensive travels, these are globally inspired dishes from Lo's own repertoire that cater to the home table. Think Steamed Seabass with Shiitakes; Smoky Eggplant and Scallion Frittata; Duck Bolognese; Chicken Pho; Slow Cooker Shortrib with Caramelized Endive; Broccoli Stem Slaw; Chicken Tagine with Couscous; and Peanut Butter Chocolate Pie--even a New England clambake for one. [StrandOne]

For more here is a sample recipe for almond miso green beans from the Author.