New Cookbooks
January 2026
 
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Everyday Elixirs: Mocktails, Matchas, and Seasonal Drinks to Inspire Wellness by Blair Horton
Everyday Elixirs: Mocktails, Matchas, and Seasonal Drinks to Inspire Wellness
by Blair Horton

From the holistic nutritionist behind Holistic Rendezvous, a beautiful wellness-focused collection of 80 seasonal, delicious, and healthful beverage and mocktail recipes. Whether you're looking for an alternative to an alcoholic beverage or to proactively support your wellness, Blair Horton has a tasty drink for you. Packed full of health benefits, these zero-proof drinks cover occasions of all kinds. Cheers to better health!
Eat Yourself Healthy: Food to Change Your Life [American Measurements] by Jamie Oliver
Eat Yourself Healthy: Food to Change Your Life 
by Jamie Oliver

From bestselling author Jamie Oliver comes a new cookbook to help you build a celebratory relationship with nourishing food that will make you feel healthier and happier. For more than two decades, Jamie Oliver has been leading the charge on a global food revolution, aiming to improve everyone's health and happiness through food. Now, in response to the changing food environment and industry that is working against us, Jamie puts to use his nutrition diploma and chef experience to help us wrestle back control and build a celebratory relationship with good food.
Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America by Sean Sherman
Turtle Island: Foods and Traditions of the Indigenous Peoples of North America
by Sean Sherman

Discover the multifaceted story of the foods that have linked the environment, traditions, and legacy of Native American tribes for millennia through over 150 ancestral and modern Indigenous recipes from three-time James Beard Award-winning Sioux chef Sean Sherman. Organized by regions, this book highlights the unique culinary traditions of Turtle Island--the name for this land across multiple Indigenous cultures--that are as varied and rich as the landscapes from which they arise
The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook: Optimize Health, Boost Your Immune System, Promote Longevity by America's Test Kitchen
The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook: Optimize Health, Boost Your Immune System, Promote Longevity
by America's Test Kitchen

Eating to help lessen chronic inflammation is something anyone can embrace to optimize long-term health and strengthen the body's defenses against many chronic illnesses, from cardiovascular disease to diabetes. Whether you're looking to keep inflammation at bay or reduce existing symptoms, this beginner-friendly collection of dietician-backed recipes is the only cookbook you need to embark on this diet shift. 
The Homemade Pie Cookbook: 100 Pie, Tart, and Galette Recipes for Every Season by Laura Klynstra
The Homemade Pie Cookbook: 100 Pie, Tart, and Galette Recipes for Every Season
by Laura Klynstra

This beautiful and accessible cookbook offers 100+ sweet and savory pie recipes and gives bakers the confidence and skills to make delicious pies to enjoy with those they love. 
The Beginner's Guide to Sourdough: Best-Kept Secrets for Successful Bread Every Time by Amy Coyne
The Beginner's Guide to Sourdough: Best-Kept Secrets for Successful Bread Every Time
by Amy Coyne

A Masterclass in Sourdough. Discard your worries with this ultimate beginner's guide to sourdough baking! Amy Coyne has harnessed her decade of experience and compiled her best tips, tricks, and customizable baking schedules in this collection of 50 family-friendly recipes. With long-form bakes containing step-by-step photos and QR codes linked to video tutorials, anyone will be able to make sourdough without breaking a sweat. Whether you want to take a crack at your first starter or broaden your bread baking repertoire, Amy has created a one-stop shop for beginning or continuing your sourdough journey.
What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food, How to Find It, and Why It Matters by Marion Nestle
What to Eat Now: The Indispensable Guide to Good Food, How to Find It, and Why It Matters
by Marion Nestle

An updated classic on nutrition and food, Marion Nestle's What to Eat Now is a straightforward and comprehensive guide to cutting through the marketing and half-truths in order to make healthy, delicious, and sustainable food choices at the grocery store.
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