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Kiera Wright-Ruiz (Author)

My (Half) Latinx Kitchen: Half Recipes, Half Stories, All Latin American

3,"Kiera Wright-Ruiz's My (Half) Latinx Kitchen is entirely singular: hilarious and poignant in its stories, precise and flavorful in its recipes, the book is a gem of memory and feeling for where you've been, where you're going, and how you find yourself in between." -Bryan Washington, author of Family Meal and MemorialYou're invited on this culinary journey of self-discovery as Kiera Wright-Ruiz connects to her Latinx roots with recipes and stories from the diaspora."What are you?" is a dreaded question that has followed Kiera Wright-Ruiz around her entire life. She is half Latinx and half Asian, and her journey to understand her identity has been far from linear. Though she is a first-generation American, she didn't grow up in a home where many traditions from her family's home countries were passed down by her parents. Kiera's childhood was complicated, and the role of caregiver was played by various people in her life: from her mom and dad to her grandparents and foster parents. Many of whom were from all different parts of Latin America, and each of them taught Kiera something about what it means to be Latinx through their food.This cookbook is the story of Kiera's journey to ...

Peter Som (Author)

Family Style: Elegant Everyday Recipes Inspired by Home and Heritage

6,Eater's 20 Best Cookbooks Spring 2025From culinary creator, lifestyle expert, and award-winning fashion designer Peter Som, a stunning cookbook of 100 recipes with unique and creative flavor combinations, paying homage to his identity, heritage, and family.For Peter Som, nothing is quite as satisfying as the moment when everyone is gathered around the table and platters of food are set down for everyone to dig into together. In Family Style, Peter pays homage to his identity and heritage, with more than 100 powerfully flavorful recipes for breakfasts, dinners, desserts, and more--all unfussy, comforting, and creative. Perfect for an everyday meal at home, yet sophisticated, elegant, and visually stunning to impress any guest.At the heart of each of the 100 recipes in Family Style are imaginative and personally unique flavor combinations. There are beloved nods to his grandma's Cantonese flavor profiles, his mom's deep love of French food, his Bay Area upbringing, and desserts that are "not too sweet"--the highest compliment in his family--and more, with recipes including: Burnt Miso Cinnamon ToastCrispy Deviled Tea EggsRadicchio and Fennel Salad with Creamy Miso Maple ...

Rose Levy Beranbaum (Author)

The Cake Bible, 35th Anniversary Edition

6,One of Good Housekeeping's Best Cookbooks to Gift This YearThe legendary IACP Culinary Classic The Cake Bible--found in the kitchen of every serious baker and beloved for decades--with classic recipes thoroughly updated and including about 30% new recipes and methods and the latest ingredient and equipment informationThe original Cake Bible is a guiding light in the world's baking literature, with Rose Levy Beranbaum's deep knowledge and respect for craft to be found on every page. It's for home and professional bakers who want to make glorious, technically perfect cakes and understand why the ingredients in cakes work the way they do.The book was hugely influential from the moment it first came out in 1988, selling hundreds of thousands of copies and going through sixty printings. It introduced the reverse creaming method, incorporating flour and butter first instead of butter and sugar. This makes mixing faster and easier, helps cakes rise more evenly, and results in a finer and more tender cake texture. And it's among the first United States cookbooks to offer measurements in weights, highlighting the superiority of the metric system, which has become the gold standard in ...