Introducing Let's Dish! A Cookbook Club - a gathering for culinary enthusiasts! Participate in our exploration of a wide range of cuisines. Prepare a recipe of your choosing from the selected cookbook and bring it to share while we discuss and taste together. Copies of the cookbook will be available at the Help Desk on the 2nd floor. 
  
We will meet on the 2nd Monday of every other month from 6:30pm - 8pm in Community Room 3.
New participants are welcome at any time!
This is a potluck event and recipes will be prepared in personal kitchens. Eat at your own discretion.
 
Registration is preferred each month. Visit our events calendar to register.
You may also register by calling 309.590.6168 or by visiting us in person at the library.

2025 Gatherings & Selected Cookbooks
February 10, 2025
In Bibi's Kitchen: The Recipes & Stories of Grandmothers from the Eight African Countries that Touch the Indian Ocean
by Hawa Hassan

The best-selling cookbook author of Feed the Resistance teams up with the founder and CEO of a company that makes condiments inspired by Somalia to present seventy-five recipes and stories gathered from grandmothers of eight African nations.
April 14, 2025
The Mediterranean Dish: 120 Bold and Healthy Recipes You'll Make on Repeat
by Suzy Karadsheh

Filled with easy-to-follow recipes, gorgeous photos, charming authentic stories and simple assemblies, the creator of The Mediterranean Dish website, in this long-awaited first cookbook, brings cross-culturally inspired dishes from throughout the Mediterranean into American home kitchens. Illustrations.
June 9, 2025
The Woks of Life: Recipes to Know and Love from a Chinese American Family
by Bill Leung

The funny and poignant family behind the hugely popular multigenerational blog, The Woks of Life, share 100 of their favorite home-cooked and restaurant-style Chinese recipes, along with game-changing Chinese cooking secrets, that will become a part of your family story, too. Illustrations.
August 11, 2025
Smitten Kitchen Keepers: New Classics for Your Forever Files
by Deb Perelman

The creator of the award-winning sourdough website The Perfect Loaf and resident bread baker at Food 52 shares his detailed techniques, foolproof recipes and teaching style into this groundbreaking debut cookbook that delves into the fundamentals of sourdough. Illustrations.
October 13, 2025
My Mexican Mesa, y Listo!: Beautiful Flavors, Family Style
by Jenny Martinez

The TikTok and Instagram star shares 100 authentic, homestyle Mexican recipes, ranging from breakfasts and appetizers to tacos, tamales and taquitos to tasty desserts, which are all presented in the warm and inviting manner for which she's best known. Illustrations.
December 8, 2025
Preppy Kitchen Super Easy: 100 Simple and Versatile Recipes
by John Kanell

The cooking and baking expert and beloved social media star @PreppyKitchen offers recipes that are quick and easy to make any time of day regardless of your skill level or busy schedule, along with simple instructions, streamlined ingredient lists and dozens of ideas for riffs and make-aheads. Illustrations.

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