Beautiful CookbooksSabrina Ghayour's Feasts delivers Saturday night entertaining without the stress or the compromise—90+ Persian dishes that feel both sophisticated and within reach.
Summer cooking here ranges from Middle Eastern feasts and Cajun bayou traditions to outdoor Cornish fires and homemade sparkling gazoz.
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Sabrina Ghayour's Feasts delivers Saturday night entertaining without the stress or the compromise—90+ Persian dishes that feel both sophisticated and within reach.
Never serve the same 3 apps twice when you've got smoked salmon, squid, and peaches at your fingertips—which is exactly what Milli Taylor delivers in Party-Perfect Bites.
Gateau proves that French cakes taste like Paris but bake like Wednesday, and Aleksandra Crapanzano has the 100+ recipes to prove it.
Melissa Bahen and Paul Lowe's Scandinavian Gatherings wraps Lucia buns, cardamom marshmallows, and the quiet magic of saying yes to togetherness around 70 seasonal recipes and handmade celebrations.
Simon Stallard's Hidden Hut brings the smoke, fire, and sand-to-table feasts of Cornwall's most coveted restaurant into your own backyard and kitchen.
Melissa M. Martin's Bayou follows a Cajun calendar through 100 recipes—crawfish boils at Carnival, fried fish during Lent, shrimp season's bright bounty, October boucheries, and holiday tables that gather everyone close.
Gazoz by Benny Briga and Adeena Sussman turns sparkling water into something you'll actually want to sip, layering stone fruits, fresh herbs, and homemade syrups into drinks that taste like summer in a glass.
Cardamom rolls, lingonberry tarts, and a full year of plant-based Nordic comfort await in Sofia Nordgren's The Nordic Baker, a charming seasonal guide to cakes, buns, and breads from the heart of Sweden.
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Updated August 2026