Beautiful CookbooksOttolenghi Simple delivers 130 recipes that prove Middle Eastern cooking doesn't demand hours at the stove, and Yotam Ottolenghi has built them all to work in 30 minutes, 10 ingredients, or a single pot.
Weeknight cooking here ranges from pantry-driven, five-ingredient meals to family recipes passed down for gathering and comfort.
We curated 14 books for this guide:
Ottolenghi Simple delivers 130 recipes that prove Middle Eastern cooking doesn't demand hours at the stove, and Yotam Ottolenghi has built them all to work in 30 minutes, 10 ingredients, or a single pot.
Natasha's Kitchen brings Ukraine to your weeknight table through 100+ foolproof recipes that taste like home, from her mother's legendary pierogis to crispy bacon jalapeño poppers, all made with ingredients already in your pantry.
Chinese Takeout Cookbook by Kwoklyn Wan brings wonton soup, crispy seaweed, char siu, and 67 more takeout classics to your table faster than delivery ever could.
Biscuits, lasagna, and stories worth setting the table for fill Magnolia Table, Volume 3, where Joanna Gaines shares the recipes―old and new―that have mattered most to her kitchen over the years.
Suzy Karadsheh's The Mediterranean Dish delivers 120 bright, garlicky weeknight dinners that taste like you've lived by the sea.
Jamie Oliver's 5 Ingredients Mediterranean proves you don't need a sprawling shopping list to cook like you've been traveling the sun-soaked coasts.
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Jacques Pépin Quick & Simple by Jacques Pépin and Tom Hopkins contains 250 recipes proving a master chef cooks faster than you'd think.
Meera Sodha brings 120 plant-based recipes from across Asia to your weeknight table in East, a collection of vibrant, fuss-free dishes inspired by home cooks and gourmet chefs from Bangalore to Beijing.
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Priya Krishna, Maria Qamar, Mackenzie Smith Kelley, and Padma Lakshmi's Indian-Ish serves up the fusion recipes and family stories behind one brilliant mom's boundary-breaking kitchen—no culinary degree necessary.
Weeknight cooking stops feeling like a chore in RecipeTin Eats Dinner, where Nagi Maehashi's 150 recipes deliver comfort, speed, and genuine flavor without the fuss.
Meera Sodha's Fresh India strips Indian vegetable cooking down to what matters: 130 recipes that taste vibrant and come together fast.
Comfort food tastes better when someone you love made it first, which is exactly what Chrissy Teigen and Adeena Sussman deliver in Cravings: All Together.
Once Upon a Chef by Jennifer Segal gives you 70 weeknight dinners and 30 weekend recipes that taste deliberate and special, whether you have 20 minutes or all afternoon.
Jamie Oliver's Simply Jamie delivers over 100 recipes built for real life—from 20-minute weeknight saves to weekend wins that set you up for days.
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Updated August 2026
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