Essential New York Times Cookbook

A KCRW Top 10 Food Book of 2021A Minnesota Star Tribune Top 15 Cookbook of 2021A WBUR Here & Now Favorite Cookbook of 2021The James Beard Awardwinning and New York Times best-selling compendium of the papers best recipes, revised and updated.Ten years after the phenomenal success of her once-in-a-generation cookbook, former New York Times food editor Amanda Hesser returns with an updated edition for a new wave of home cooks. She has added 120 new but instantly iconic dishes to her mother lode of more than a thousand recipes, including Samin Nosrats Sabzi Polo (Herbed Rice with Tahdig), Todd Richardss Fried Catfish with Hot Sauce, and J. Kenji Lpez-Alts Cheesy Hasselback Potato Gratin. Devoted Times subscribers as well as newcomers to the papers culinary trove will also find scores of timeless gems such as Purple Plum Torte, David Eyres Pancake, Pamela Sherrids Summer Pasta, and classics ranging from 1940s Caesar Salad to modern No-Knead Bread. Hesser has tested and adapted each of the recipes, and she highlights her go-to favorites with wit and warmth. As Saveur declared, this is a tremendously appealing collection of recipes that tells the story of American cooking.