Need a last-minute gift for the holidays? Check out these 3 must-have books that are guaranteed to make your loved ones smile!
Home Made Christmas by Yvette Van Boven
For the holiday lover
This year’s holiday season will no doubt be different, but that doesn’t mean we can’t celebrate (safely) by sharing a delicious meal with our close relatives. If you’re looking to create the perfect holiday menu, look no further: Home Made Christmas is the only book you’ll need!
Containing more than 100 festive recipes, Home Made Christmas is designed to make holiday cooking easier while allowing you to spend as much time as possible with your loved ones. To do this, the author has created step-by-step recipes divided into two sections (“prepare ahead” and “to finish it off”) so you’ll know exactly what to do and when. You’ll also find many menu options featuring recipes in the book (romantic meals, breakfasts, vegetarian meals, meals with fish, seafood or game, etc.).
Because our Christmas celebrations will be smaller this year, we plan to try the brunch for four, which includes pumpkin, feta and sage pull-apart bread, a wild mushroom and hazelnut soup, Scottish eggs, a portobello and pear salad, Dutch Baby puffed pancakes, and a hazelnut meringue log. We can’t wait to taste it all!
Your Do-Anything Kitchen by Food52
For the organized foodie
Your Do-Anything Kitchen is your guide to a smarter, tidier and happier space. From organizing your cooking gadgets to optimizing your freezer, this inspiring handbook contains everything you need to know to enjoy your kitchen to the fullest.
Our team loved the section dedicated to cleaning, which includes 4 DIY and all-natural cleaner recipes (best-ever dish soap, sunshiney all-purpose spray, gentle giant spray [for surfaces that require special care] and super-scrubby scouring paste [perfect for sinks, grout and cooked-on grease on pots, pans or the stove top]).
You will also find tips and tricks to get every corner of your kitchen sparkling clean, including harder-to-clean items like wooden boards and tools, silicone baking mats, smelly dishes and food-storage containers, as well as spice or coffee grinders.
Cooking with Scraps: Turn Your Peels, Cores, Rinds, and Stems into Delicious Meals by Lindsay-Jean Hard
For the zero waste lover
This zero waste bible shows that it is possible to turn leftovers into culinary treasures. And by leftovers, we’re not just talking about broccoli stems, but seemingly useless things like apple cores and peels, banana peels, carrot tops, coffee grounds, watermelon rinds, and even stone fruit pits. In a few easy steps, you can transform your leftovers into meals, desserts, sauces and even cocktails. Brownies, pesto, nachos, pizza, aioli, tabbouleh, hummus and granita are just a few examples that demonstrate the variety of recipes you will find in this book.
We were also blown away by aquafaba (the liquid in which chickpeas have been cooked and canned), which behave the same way as egg whites. Intriguing, right?
We truly hope these gift ideas have inspired you to buy a book for someone (or for yourself)! Happy holidays!