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Lebanon
Cooking the Foods of My Homeland
Author: Anissa Helou
From James Beard Award–winning author Anissa Helou, a vibrant and inviting look at the food of her home country, exploring the astonishing variety of local Lebanese cuisine
Though she has lived all over the world, Anissa Helou has her heart firmly in one place: Lebanon, her late mother’s home country and the place she grew up. In her ninth book, Helou shares the beauty and diversity of the country’s regional cuisines, along with a deep look at its culinary history and culture.
While only half the size of New Jersey, Lebanon boasts an astounding variety in its cuisine, including classics like hommos or kibbeh, as well as lesser-known regional specialties. Spanning a breadth of dishes from flat breads and savory pastries, soups, dips, and salads to stuffed vegetables, fish, poultry, and grains, Lebanon represents Helou’s unique perspective on the most essential—and delightful—dishes from her homeland. Meatballs in lemony sauce, fava beans and lamb in yogurt, lentil risotto, and baked fish with Tripolitan tahini cilantro sauce are just a few of her chosen favorites among 165 recipes, along with delectable sweets, including sweet walnut triangles, aniseed fritters, semolina cream pastries, and tahini rice pudding.
Lebanon is animated by Helou’s warm and conversational voice, punctuated by her family stories as well as her reflections and encounters as she treks through Lebanon to discover—and rediscover—her home country’s rich and varied culinary traditions.
Hardcover | Ecco | 368 pages
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A Journey Through Africa's Plant-Based Cuisine
Author: Jane Nshuti
This richly personal cookbook celebrates African plant-based cuisine from across Africa through its regional traditions, powerful storytelling, and vibrant, nourishing recipes.
In her debut cookbook, African plant-based food educator and chef Jane Nshuti invites readers on a journey across the continent, guided by the flavors and food memories that have shaped her life—from her roots in Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo to her current home in Cape Town.
Blending deep cultural roots with a modern, accessible approach, Nshuti brings warmth, insight, and soul to African cooking. Organized by region—South, East, West, and North Africa—the book features more than 70 flavorful recipes, including amaranth leaf stew from South Africa, spicy cassava from Rwanda, jollof rice from Ghana, and Moroccan tagines. Each dish is grounded in memory and tradition, with personal reflections that illuminate the emotional and cultural meaning behind the meals.
From everyday comforts to celebratory feasts, Nshuti’s food fosters connection, identity, and joy. Her tips and thoughtful substitutions make unfamiliar ingredients approachable for home cooks of all levels. With bold visuals and a design that reflects the vibrancy of African tradition, this visually striking tribute to heritage, resilience, and community nourishment is ideal for vegans, food lovers, and anyone eager to explore the depth and diversity of African plant-based cooking.
Hardcover | Prestel | 256 pages
Kimi's Kitchen
An Ocean Woman's Guide to Wild Home Cooking
Author: Kimi Werner, Nicole Gormley, and Jennifer Fiedler
Dive into the abundance of the ocean and reconnect with nature through food in this deeply personal guide to wild cooking, with more than 80 recipes inspired by the memories and ingredients that have shaped Hawai‘i-born spearfishing champion, chef, and award-winning environmentalist Kimi Werner.
“Kimi is a world-class freediver, a skilled huntress, a true artist with food, and a guardian of the earth. She lives what she teaches. This book is her invitation back to simplicity and balance, to living in rhythm with the natural world.”—Jason Momoa
“The best thing that could happen for you is getting invited to Kimi’s for dinner. The next best thing is to cook from this book.”—Steven Rinella
Kimi grew up getting lost in the magic of the ocean while tagging along with her dad on his spearfishing dives off the coast of Maui. Upon returning from freediving, Kimi’s family would prepare his catches into wholesome meals. Though her family drifted away from this simple lifestyle, she reconnected with these practices at the age of 24—and is now one of the most celebrated spearfishers in the world.
Kimi’s Kitchen, a collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Nicole Gormley and food writer Jennifer Fiedler, is both an intimate biography and a collection of recipes drawn from adventures around the globe. Her Simple Fried Fish is a generational recipe that made the whole family happy when she was a kid and now does the same for her son Buddy. Her mom’s Ugly Dumplings were constantly requested at potlucks, and are a delicious way to elevate a variety of fish. With Lettuce Wraps, Kimi revisits her travels through Southeast Asia while dressing up wild game with fresh herbs and tangy dipping sauce. Every chapter is full of practical swaps and simple techniques, making the book accessible to beginners, seasoned cooks, and hunters alike.
Through 100 breathtaking photos, Kimi and her team take you on dives and into her kitchen, presenting a vibrant view of sustainable living. Her grounded, easygoing spirit reminds us that it’s okay to slow down and break a few rules. In cooking a little more wild, we might just rediscover something essential in ourselves.
Hardcover | Ten Speed Press | 256 pages
Brand: Edro
Made In: Brunswick, Maine, USA
Material: Poplar
Profile: Sakimaru Yanagiba
Total Length: 305mm
Internal Length: 281mm
Total Height: 48mm
Internal Height: 33.5mm
Total Thickness: 12.5mm
Internal Thickness: 5mm
Weight: 55g
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Brand: Edro
Made In: Brunswick, Maine, USA
Material: Poplar
Profile: Sakimaru Yanagiba
Total Length: 314mm
Internal Length: 303mm
Total Height: 50mm
Internal Height: 38mm
Total Thickness: 12.5mm
Internal Thickness: 5mm
Weight: 60g
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Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook
Author: Sana Javeri Kadri and Asha Loupy
From Diaspora Spice Co., the progressive spice company rooted in flavor and equity, comes a cookbook celebrating beautiful, simple, and seasonal cooking with 85 recipes adapted from India and Sri Lanka’s best family spice farms.
Diaspora Spice Co. sources the most flavorful, fresh spices in the world from 150 regenerative farms across South Asia—from elders, indigenous communities, young changemakers, and brilliant multi-generational farming families across India and Sri Lanka who are leading the way in sustainable and climate change–resistant agriculture. Filled with culinary storytelling, The Diaspora Spice Co. Cookbook highlights these farmers and their spices with profiles and evocative photography, plus 85 recipes for simple, seasonal, and powerfully delicious meals.
CEO and founder Sana Javeri Kadri and recipe writer Asha Loupy realized that eating with the people who grow our spices unveils a whole new dimension in our cooking. For instance, the Mir family, who works all year to grow and harvest their saffron, shared not only their technique for blooming the vibrant spice and how to make sure every thread is fully utilized, but their unforgettably delicious dishes. Adapted for a global pantry, these recipes share the warmth of true South Asian home cooking at its truest and tastiest, starting with chutneys & pickles, snacks, and veggies, traveling through to mains from the sea and from the land, rice and breads, and ending with drinks and desserts.
Sana and Asha also note which recipes are the most beginner friendly, freezer friendly, good for a dinner party menu (like a Diwali feast!), and which lend themselves to be pantry building blocks, all for a super easy-to-navigate cookbook.
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This incredibly fresh, beautifully photographed, powerful collection is a celebration of these farming families, their precious harvests, and how they season recipes with big flavor.
Hardcover | Harper Collins | 257 pages