I’m currently super into Chez Panisse Vegetables by Alice Waters and Mexican Today by Pati Jinich. Vegetables is just so useful, I use it as a reference all the time now. And there are so many great ideas! This is my first Pati book and I have to say her food is phenomenal. Everything I’ve made has been a 9 or 10/10. And she is just a total delight to top it off.
What about yall? Any books in heavy rotation right now?
“Dessert Person” and “What’s for Dessert?” by Claire Saffitz. Really great recipes ranging in difficulty from easy to difficult, interesting food and flavor combinations, and a focus on flavors themselves instead of excessive sweetness.
I’ve made some absolutely delicious desserts from these books, my favorite so far is the toasted sesame banana cream tart.