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Kitchen Essentials for May

Elevate your home cooking with these essential culinary guides that transform everyday meals into extraordinary experiences. From perfecting the art of pizza-making to mastering barista-quality coffee, exploring global cuisines, or enjoying laid-back vegetarian fare, these cookbooks offer expert techniques, vibrant flavors, and accessible recipes for cooks of all levels. Whether you’re craving Italian classics, Filipino fusion, or fantasy-inspired feasts, these kitchen companions will inspire creativity and confidence behind the stove.


Kitchen Essentials for May
Cider Mill Press

Craft exquisite pizzas with this elegantly bound cloth-covered book featuring the best recipes from around the globe, expert techniques, and stunning photography.

This carefully curated collection handpicks the finest pizza recipes for their unique twists and classic flavors. From the traditional Margherita to gourmet creations topped with artisanal ingredients, each recipe offers a chance to discover new flavor combinations and techniques.

PIZZA is a testament to the culinary versatility of this beloved dish, celebrating unique textures, fresh ingredients, and time-honored tradition. Seasoned chefs and novices alike will learn everything from kneading the perfect dough to selecting the right blend of toppings and fermenting homemade sourdough.

Savor every slice with PIZZA.

Tom Saxon

Your favourite coffee shop in the comfort of your own home – a beautiful and approachable guide to making your own barista-style drinks.


You’re spending a fortune at coffee shops every week, but can you recreate the perfect flat white at home? The answer is yes, and with a little guidance and TLC from The Home Barista, now you can take your coffee to the next level without breaking either the bank or a sweat.

From chalkboards to coffee bar styling, caffeine breaks are getting an upgrade! Coffee is big business around the world and with #cafecore (turning your home into a personalised coffee haven) exploding in 2024 and coffee books flying off the shelves, it’s time for us to get in on the action.

Coffee made accessible: Debunks the complicated work of DIY barista-style coffee.
Inspiring images: Stunning bespoke photography and design make a delicious package.
Serving tips: Includes recipes and tips on how to make your coffee look and taste great.
Expert author: Learn how to do it from the best in the business!
Invest your coffee budget: Use what you save to take your coffee addiction to the next level.
Set the tone: Set up your home with the ultimate DIY coffee station.

Tom Kerridge

Perfect for sunny weekends, bank holidays and long summer days, Tom’s got you covered with:
– Easy Snacks
– Prep-Ahead Sides
– Marinades & Rubs
– Stunning Crowd Pleasers


With elevated classics like hot dogs with curried butter, pork ribs with bourbon saucebeef burgers with roasted pepper jam and charred corn with chipotle crema you’ll become a barbecue pro without breaking a sweat.

There’s something for everyone from smoky charred veg, to flavour-packed marinated meats, and everything in between. Beat the barbecue stress with make-ahead dishes like green chilli slaw or peanut and pretzel parfait, and take flavour to the max with miso prawn skewers and sticky-glazed chipolatas.

Fire up the coals, crack open the drinks and BRING ON THE BARBECUE.

Woldy Reyes

A brightly flavorful, artfully presented celebration of chef and tastemaker Woldy Reyes’ heritage, featuring more than 100 recipes for classic Filipino dishes updated to be lighter, fresher, and vegetable-forward.

Growing up in Southern California as a first-generation Filipino American, Woldy Reyes felt like an outsider, always straddling two worlds. At home, his family ate adobo with rice, gathered in the kitchen to roll lumpia, and roasted a whole goat in the backyard to make kalderetang kambing (celebratory goat stew). At school, all he wanted was Lunchables and Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. It wasn’t until he discovered the power of food as a means of connection—to strangers and friends, to his heritage, and even to himself—that he began cooking in earnest and sharing his story through the dishes he made. His signature style, now beloved by his catering clients in New York City and beyond, highlights classic Filipino food but with a focus on local, seasonal produce and artful presentation.

In the Kusina is Woldy’s story told through a collection of vibrant, vegetable-forward recipes and his distinct lens as a queer Filipino American. These aren’t your lola’s traditional dishes; here, Filipino tastes and techniques are reimagined for a new generation of home cooks, resulting in a trove of elegant and boldly flavorful recipes organized by season, including:

  • Garlic Furikake Rice with Fried Egg
  • Pancit Salad
  • Adobo Green Beans
  • Kabocha Squash Lumpia 
  • Decadent hot and cold drinks, luscious desserts, and much more

Featuring inspired combinations of texture, technique, and flavor, these recipes are uncomplicated yet taste complex. A section covering foundational sauces and pantry items—such as Coconut Hot Sauce, Miso Mushroom Bagoong, and Sweet and Spicy Banana Ketchup—rounds out the offering and makes it easy to begin experimenting with Filipino flavors.

Brimming with gorgeously stylish photos of food that’s as lovely to look at as it is to eat, this is more than just a carefully curated selection of recipes. In the Kusina is a joyful story told in Woldy’s charming voice, a love letter to Filipino food, and, most of all, a cookbook filled with delicious recipes that you’ll turn to again and again.

UNIQUE TAKE ON FILIPINO CUISINE: Woldy’s approach to Filipino food is light, fresh, and uniquely his own. His focus on in-season ingredients and beautiful presentation transforms classic Filipino dishes into contemporary renditions that will appeal to first-generation and modern home cooks looking for novel recipes with Asian influence.

SEASONAL COOKBOOK: In the Kusina highlights the benefits of eating with the seasons, shopping at your local farmers market, and enjoying produce in its prime, which is better for you as well as the planet. Organized by season, these colorful, healthy recipes show you how to make plant-based and vegetarian dishes that taste divine, sing with flavor, and leave you feeling nourished and energized.

COOKING GIFT: With a distinctive exposed binding, gorgeous cover, and interiors brimming with artful images, this luxe book looks as beautiful as the recipes taste. Perfect for gift-giving or displaying on a cookbook shelf, kitchen island, or coffee table.

Perfect for:

Birthday, wedding, or housewarming present for food lovers

Fans of Asian cuisine, including the food of the Philippines

Curious home cooks who love trying new recipes

Filipino Americans eager to enjoy dishes they grew up with in a more veggie-forward way

Eco-conscious eaters looking to incorporate more plant-based meals into their diet

Sapna Punjabi

Dal Chawal celebrates traditional Indian comfort food through dal and rice, which together form the foundation of a homestyle Indian vegetarian diet.

Dal is a Hindi word commonly used to describe all forms of pulses including dried beans, lentils, peas, and whole and split legumes. Chawal, the Hindi word for rice, is the perfect soulmate for dal. Not only a delicious harmony, together they form a completely balanced and nutritious meal.

Sapna Punjabi combines a lifelong vegetarian practice, Ayurvedic training, and expertise as a registered dietitian and nutritionist to create recipes that address many common dietary issues, including gut health and inflammation. This is Indian comfort food at its finest: economical, healthy, and delicious.

Xanthe Ross

Whether you’re feeding two, four or ten, Stay for Super shows you how it can be effortlessly delicious.

Xanthe’s laid-back style of cooking centres around the idea that every meal should be a celebration of the food we’re eating and a chance to enjoy the people we’re eating with. Stay for Supper is a collection of vegetarian dishes from the queen of supper clubs, with recipes that can be scaled up or down or paired with other recipes, depending on how many you’re feeding.

There are simple dishes like White Miso Butter Beans, Eggs and Soldiers with Asparagus, Crunchy Bean and Summer Veg Salad or Chocolate Chip and Almond Butter Cookies, alongside recipes to savour cooking like New Potato Frittata with a Fresh Herb Salad, Tomato, Aubergine and Mozzarella Lasagne, and Xanthe’s iconic Meringue Tower.

With pairing ideas for every recipe and four seasonal menus to use as inspiration, Xanthe’s tips will have you hosting simply and joyfully. And using few ingredients cleverly, cooking with what’s in season and enjoying the process will fill your table with nourishing, plentiful and delicious dishes.

Giovanna Torrico

An easy and accessible cookbook aimed at anyone who wants to make one of the world’s most beloved foods in 20 minutes or less, often with no more than 5 ingredients.

With over 90 recipes for inventive and delicious pasta dishes like Fusilli with Tuna and Olives, Crab Linguine, and Penne with Sausage and Saffron, your next bowl of pasta is never far away. An illustrated visual glossary guides readers through various pasta shapes, and other special features show how to transform a tomato sauce into half a dozen different dishes or make pesto four ways.

I Want to Eat Pasta is perfect for those just starting their cooking journey, or anyone who needs a delicious bowl of pasta to pull out of a weeknight dinner rut.

Chelsea Cole

Dive headfirst into the fantastical world of Prythian with A Feast of Thorns and Roses.

This culinary journey brings the magic of A Court of Thorns and Roses series to your kitchen, featuring 65 recipes inspired by the beloved characters, enchanting places, and unforgettable plotlines from the books. From sweet tea cakes to decadent roast chicken, and mouthwatering desserts such as Feyre’s favorite chocolate cake, each recipe is infused with the magical elements and flavors that define the different realms. It’s a delightful journey that will have fans savoring the essence of Prythian. The cookbook boasts stunning photography and vivid descriptions that will transport readers to the lush landscapes and opulent banquets described in the series.

A Feast of Thorns and Roses isn’t just a cookbook; it’s an invitation to dine and celebrate like a high fae, making every bite a taste of this treasured literary world.

The Silver Spoon Kitchen

Italy’s most trusted home cooking resource presents a richly illustrated exploration of the country’s unique regional cuisines

Italy is formed of 20 regions, each with its own distinctive history, culture, landscape, and recipes. Organized geographically, The Regional Italian Cookbook: Recipes from The Silver Spoon celebrates the astonishing diversity of Italy’s cuisine, showcasing the culinary identity of each region through its most famous ingredients, dishes, and food traditions. Known throughout the world as the authoritative voice on Italian home cooking, The Silver Spoon Kitchen takes readers on a mouth-watering journey, pairing 160 classic recipes with evocative writing and vivid photography. Each region’s chapter begins with a dedicated introduction explaining its local ingredients and dishes, followed by authentic recipes for antipasti, primi, main courses, sides, and desserts.

Travel from Northern Italy, where hearty, rich choices such as Fonduta valdostana and Risotto alla Milanese reveal the geographic influence of the Alps and the Po River Valley, to the south, where the fertile soil and warm climate create a paradise for growing vegetables, citrus fruits, and olives. Discover how Central Italy, often seen as the heart of traditional Italian cuisine, embraces simple, high-quality ingredients – whether in Tuscany’s rustic Ribollita, or Lazio’s robust, pasta-centric cuisine – and how Sicily, with its melting pot of cultural influences, developed its distinctive dishes.

Featuring time-tested recipes for both iconic dishes and little-known gems, The Regional Italian Cookbook invites readers to bring a taste of Italy into their own homes.

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