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?
One of my favorites is Mandy Lee’s The Art of Escapism Cooking
I think there’s maybe a bit more complexity to the recipes and some require like various set up spice blends or sauces or what have you but the recipes are a lot of fun. There’s a really fun fusion and play element to her recipes and if you like Szechuan food, you’ll get a lot of those flavor profiles.