gift guide

I am probably going to regret having published this later this week when I finish the book I am currently reading (it is a doozy) but I wanted to feature just a teeny tiny fraction of the cookbooks I’ve been sent over the years. I get sent a lot of books, and there is no way to overstate “a lot.” Like, truckloads of books. Like, a whole real lot.

I’m making time to cook more often, and it’s something I hope to prioritize in the upcoming year. I’m not going to get into my diet right now, fear not. It’s been all over the place because I’m still trying to figure out how to travel and eat the way I need to eat. And that’s really fucking hard. But when I’m at home I’m trying new recipes all the time, a ton from number 17 in particular. Yeah, packing a crockpot in my carryon isn’t very practical. Don’t ask me how I know this.

1. The Wild Table: Seasonal Foraged Food and Recipes $27.19

2. The Rawsome Vegan Cookbook: A Balance of Raw and Lightly-Cooked, Gluten-Free Plant-Based Meals for Healthy Living $13.89

3. Food Gift Love: More than 100 Recipes to Make, Wrap, and Share $13.75

4. But I Could Never Go Vegan!: 125 Recipes That Prove You Can Live Without Cheese, It’s Not All Rabbit Food, and Your Friends Will Still Come Over for Dinner $14.65

5. Whole Larder Love: Grow Gather Hunt Cook $25.57

6. The Year of Cozy: 125 Recipes, Crafts, and Other Homemade Adventures $14.52

7. The Mediterranean Family Table: 125 Simple, Everyday Recipes Made with the Most Delicious and Healthiest Food on Earth $23.09

8. Clean Green Eats: 100+ Clean-Eating Recipes to Improve Your Whole Life $15.70

9. The Sprouted Kitchen Bowl and Spoon: Simple and Inspired Whole Foods Recipes to Savor and Share $15.30

10. The Paleo Cupboard Cookbook: Real Food, Real Flavor $23.21

11. Crossroads: Extraordinary Recipes from the Restaurant That Is Reinventing Vegan Cuisine $23.37

12. Practical Paleo: A Customized Approach to Health and a Whole-Foods Lifestyle $23.97

13. Salad Samurai: 100 Cutting-Edge, Ultra-Hearty, Easy-to-Make Salads You Don’t Have to Be Vegan to Love $13.75

14. Nom Yourself: Simple Vegan Cooking $13.75

15. The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook: An Allergen-Free Approach to Managing Chronic Illness $23.44

16. Paleo Home Cooking: Flavorful Recipes for a Healthy, Gluten-Free Lifestyle $22.80

17. The Vegan Slow Cooker: Simply Set It and Go with 150 Recipes for Intensely Flavorful, Fuss-Free Fare Everyone (Vegan or Not!) Will Devour $14.66

18. The River Cottage Family Cookbook $12.09

19. My New Roots: Inspired Plant-Based Recipes for Every Season $20.82