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Genevieve Yam Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Genevieve Yam is a food stylist, recipe tester, and editor. Culinary editor @seriouseats. Writer + very hungry bookworm.

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Book Cover for: The Vegan Chinese Kitchen: Recipes and Modern Stories from a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition: A Cookbook, Hannah Che

The Vegan Chinese Kitchen: Recipes and Modern Stories from a Thousand-Year-Old Tradition: A Cookbook

Hannah Che
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

It was refreshing and comforting to see a book highlight simple, unfussy meals eaten by Chinese families across the world. Like many cuisines, both Chinese and vegan cooking can be complicated or time-consuming—but Che’s book proves that neither have to be.

Hardcover, 2022

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook, Alison Roman

Sweet Enough: A Dessert Cookbook

Alison Roman
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

These are the desserts—delicious without being fussy, yet still special enough for a nice occasion—that keep me coming back for more. If you don’t like to bake but would like to be the kind of person who can bake, Sweet Enough is the book for you.

Hardcover, 2023

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: 100 Morning Treats: With Muffins, Rolls, Biscuits, Sweet and Savory Breakfast Breads, and More, Sarah Kieffer

100 Morning Treats: With Muffins, Rolls, Biscuits, Sweet and Savory Breakfast Breads, and More

Sarah Kieffer
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

You probably don’t need 100 different recipes for morning pastries, but I guarantee you’ll want to try every single one... in Sarah Kieffer’s latest book... Perhaps what I loved most about Kieffer’s book is the reminder that breakfast doesn’t have to be boring...

Hardcover, 2023

$27.50Member price:$13.75 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z, Tamar Adler

The Everlasting Meal Cookbook: Leftovers A-Z

Tamar Adler
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

This is the book I’ve been waiting for all my life!... (It) offers a rejuvenating approach to using up odd ends and making the most of your ingredients... her book has not only inspired me to be more thoughtful about the way I cook but also the way I save my scraps.

Hardcover, 2023

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life's Big and Small Moments: A Cookbook, Jocelyn Delk Adams

Everyday Grand: Soulful Recipes for Celebrating Life's Big and Small Moments: A Cookbook

Jocelyn Delk Adams
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

Intense joy radiates from each and every page, which brim with positive affirmations and words of wisdom. Adams wants you to celebrate the little things that make life special, no matter how small or insignificant they may feel, with comforting yet creative recipes.

Hardcover, 2023

$32.50Member price:$16.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Five Elements Cookbook: A Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine with Recipes for Everyday Healing, Zoey Xinyi Gong

The Five Elements Cookbook: A Guide to Traditional Chinese Medicine with Recipes for Everyday Healing

Zoey Xinyi Gong
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

It’s the first book I’ve come across that has really helped me understand the concepts behind a philosophy I heard so much about growing up. Gong’s book is a contemporary approach to TCM that’s not only accessible but also creative and delicious.

Hardcover, 2023

$35.00Member price:$17.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Vegetable Revelations: Inspiration for Produce-Forward Cooking, Steven Satterfield

Vegetable Revelations: Inspiration for Produce-Forward Cooking

Steven Satterfield
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

While not strictly vegetarian, Satterfield’s goal is to get home cooks excited about fresh produce and to encourage his readers to make vegetables the star of their meals... I look forward to trying the spring and summer recipes.

Hardcover, 2023

$50.00Member price:$25.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others, Amy Thielen

Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others

Amy Thielen
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

There’s nothing I love more than cooking for people dear to me, and I aspire to be the kind of person who regularly throws dinner parties... Amy Thielen’s book captures that ethos so well and is refreshingly honest about what dinner parties are really about.

Hardcover, 2023

$40.00Member price:$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

Where was this book when I first started cooking? Start Here is jam-packed with science-backed tips and techniques to help folks develop their cooking intuition, and I have no doubt a copy of the book would have saved me from many sad, under-seasoned meals.

Hardcover, 2023

$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: A Cook's Book: The Essential Nigel Slater [A Cookbook], Nigel Slater

A Cook's Book: The Essential Nigel Slater [A Cookbook]

Nigel Slater
Genevieve YamGenevieve Yam

His work proves that simple cooking with good ingredients will often result in a sumptuous meal if approached thoughtfully, and in A Cook’s Book, you’ll find plenty of relaxed, intentionally crafted meals to return to over and over again.

Hardcover, 2023

$45.00Member price:$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book