Cookbooks We Can’t Wait to Try
- Mandy Crow
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Four cookbooks (or books about cooking) we’re looking forward to in 2026
I love cookbooks, and I come by it honestly. My mom has a big collection of cookbooks, and when we go to antique shops together, we often find ourselves thumbing through cookbooks looking for old community or church cookbooks (where you’re sure to find some great recipes from excellent home cooks).
A lot of amazing cookbooks and books about cooking are coming out in the next few months, but here are a few I’m excited to check out!
You’re In Good Company: The Gift of Friendship, Motherhood, and Showing Up
Ashlee Gadd
Ashlee Gadd’s latest (which release on March 17) isn’t necessarily a cookbook, but rather a collection of essays focused on food, motherhood, hospitality and friendship, all wrapped up within the context of motherhood. While I’m not a mother, I appreciate the premise of the book as I’m constantly trying to figure out what hospitality really looks like in our in-a-rush, busy-all-the-time world. Recipes accompany each essay in this book that’s really about showing up and being present in the lives of those you love.
Obsessed with the Best: 100+ Methodically Perfected Recipes Based on 20+ Head-to-Head Tests
Ella Quittner
If you’re anything like me, when you make a new recipe, you’ve probably been burned by viral recipes a few times. These days, when I take the time to make a new recipe, I want to know that it’s going to turn out and I won’t be replacing my dinner plans with a takeout pizza. Ella Quittner’s new cookbook, releasing a little later this month on Feb. 24, offers time-tested recipes to ensure the recipe delivers on your expectations. From flaky biscuits to roast chicken and browned butter chocolate chip bookies, Quittner shares more than 100 recipes, uses minimalist techniques while teaching you how to add your favorite flavors.
Big Bites: Time to Eat!: Nourishing Family Recipes That Cook in an Hour or Less
Kat Ashmore
I try to cook at home as much as possible, but even on the days I work from home, I want a meal that doesn’t take hours to get on the table. That’s why I appreciate Kat Ashmore’s January 2026 release, Big Bites. The whole concept of the cookbook is offering up great-tasting recipes that don’t take hours in the oven or long prep times. Plus, the recipes seemed geared to the average home cook, so you don’t have to know a lot of cooking terms or be an undercover trained chef to make and enjoy them.
Everything’s Good: Cozy Classics You'll Cook Always and Forever
Toni Chapman
This cookbook doesn’t release until late October, but I’m already looking forward to all it has to offer. Influenced by a variety of cultures, Chapman’s book features flavors and pairings from around the world, but offers up tasty, cozy recipes you can easily pull together on a weeknight. From General Tso’s chicken to a sausage and gravy bake, cheesy chipotle chicken quesadillas and cookies and cream tres leches, we can’t wait to give these recipes a try.
What cookbooks do you love? Share your favorites in the comments!
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