3 Cookbooks On Our Radar (And Must-Try Recipes!)

‘Tis the season for spending time in the kitchen. As you start planning your holiday menus, we know you’re on the hunt for great recipes to please a crowd. We’re sharing three cookbooks, along with a sneak peek of recipes from each, that are sure to help make your holiday meals hit that magic note: inventive and familiar all at once.

Martha Stewart Vegetables

The ultimate guide to cooking vegetables in imaginative ways, Martha Stewart’s latest cookbook offers 150 recipes that will help you get greens on the table — and might even make them the first ones to go. From vegetarian dishes to leafy sides and showstopping mains, these plant-centric recipes give vegetables the attention they deserve.

Here are three recipes from the cookbook to try:

Spinach & Fontina Strata

Rainbow Carrots & Chard

Tempura Green Beans

Small Victories

Small Victories is brought to you by Julia Turshen, writer, go-to recipe developer and co-author of best-selling cookbooks such as Gwyneth Paltrow’s It’s All Good and Mario Batali’s Spain… A Culinary Road Trip. Offering over 400 recipes for honest, home-cooked meals, Julia’s book offers down-to-earth prose and an attainable approach to food that make it a must for experienced and amateur cooks alike.

Here are three recipes from the cookbook to try:

Everything Biscuits 

Turkey & Ricotta Meatballs

Berry & Buttermilk Cobbler

How To Bake Everything

American food journalist and former New York Times author Mark Bittman’s latest cookbook is the ultimate baker’s resource. With over 2,000 recipes and variations for fresh-from-the-oven favorites to the trendiest treats, How To Bake Everything shares simple ways to satisfy your craving for homemade sweets.

Here is a recipe from the cookbook to try:

Pumpkin Pie