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bettina Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Bettina Makalintal is a food and culture writer. i'm just a kid and life is a nightmare • writer @eater (bettina@eater.com) • my instagram is crispyegg420

18 books
Book Cover for: Beach Read, Emily Henry

Beach Read

Emily Henry
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@ortile @CatapultStory beach read and people you meet on vacation — the way emily henry draws out yearning, even if you know they're going to end up together, is soooo good

Paperback, 2020

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Proposal: Reese's Book Club, Jasmine Guillory

The Proposal: Reese's Book Club

Jasmine Guillory
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@ortile @CatapultStory also i think jasmine guillory captures the fizzy flirtation feeling really well, esp in the proposal

Paperback, 2018

$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Vegetable Revelations: Inspiration for Produce-Forward Cooking, Steven Satterfield

Vegetable Revelations: Inspiration for Produce-Forward Cooking

Steven Satterfield
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Don’t let the gorgeously styled photos fool you: Vegetable Revelation... is incredibly approachable, full of flavorful recipes with short lists of easy-to-find ingredients. It’s a cookbook that understands that when vegetables are good, they don’t need much fussing.

Hardcover, 2023

$50.00$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Table for Two: Recipes for the Ones You Love, Bre Graham

Table for Two: Recipes for the Ones You Love

Bre Graham
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Table for Two is thoughtful and intimate, full of little reflections and stories a friend might tell you over a wine-filled meal... Graham reminds us how much love lives in the act of everyday cooking; it’s on us to draw out the romance.

Hardcover, 2023

$24.99$12.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Great Gelatin Revival: Savory Aspics, Jiggly Shots, and Outrageous Desserts, Ken Albala

The Great Gelatin Revival: Savory Aspics, Jiggly Shots, and Outrageous Desserts

Ken Albala
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i talked to Ken Albala about his new book The Great Gelatin Revival — which, as you know, is a concept i fully support https://t.co/cD0RdOqPBb

Paperback, 2023

$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook, Sohla El-Waylly

Start Here: Instructions for Becoming a Better Cook: A Cookbook

Sohla El-Waylly
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While beginner cooks might be an obvious audience for Start Here, the pursuit of “better” cooking extends to all. Indeed, El-Waylly’s guidance will benefit anyone who wants to become more creative and autonomous in the kitchen.

Hardcover, 2023

$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Big Swiss, Jen Beagin

Big Swiss

Jen Beagin
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january was a fairly blah month in reading for me but i am absolutely DEVOURING Jen Beagin's Big Swiss... very fun!

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes, Bryant Terry

Vegetable Kingdom: The Abundant World of Vegan Recipes

Bryant Terry
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Vegetable Kingdom’s audience should be anyone who wants to expand their vegan cooking repertoire and make their beans and greens more exciting—a few pages in, and I’m out the door to the farmers market, a tote on each arm.

Hardcover, 2020

$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Ever-Green Vietnamese: Super-Fresh Recipes, Starring Plants from Land and Sea [A Plant-Based Cookbook], Andrea Nguyen

Ever-Green Vietnamese: Super-Fresh Recipes, Starring Plants from Land and Sea [A Plant-Based Cookbook]

Andrea Nguyen
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Those new to Vietnamese cooking will find a teacher ... while the more experienced will benefit from Nguyen’s rigorous insights. Ever-Green Vietnamese is poised to be an essential resource for any cook interested in Vietnamese cuisine, not just the vegetarian ones.

Hardcover, 2023

$35.00$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Heretic: A Memoir, Jeanna Kadlec

Heretic: A Memoir

Jeanna Kadlec
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@therealrealTMZ how far the light reaches by sabrina imbler, heretic by jeanna kadlec!

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