In Praise of Home Cooking: Reasons and Recipes

Award-winning cookbook author Liana Krissoff presents an evocatively written ode to home cooking with all the guidance you need to perfect your own easy-to-master family recipes. Trusted cookbook author Liana Krissoff is back with a guide fit for anyone looking to perfect the staples, parents who want to whip up something tasty, curious kids who want to learn grandma’s secret recipes, and everyone who has gotten tired of absurdly labor-intensive recipes. Infused with memoir, this cookbook features short essays that reveal keen insights gleaned from a life as a recipe tester, cookbook author, and mom.

Master uncomplicated recipes and vital kitchen habits like learning to roast a whole chicken to use for several days’ worth of meals, cooking a pot of perfectly creamy beans, and preparing a side of fluffy rice. You will also learn to whip up a simple but celebration-worthy layer cake from scratch, refine your classic tahini dressing, and knead your own comforting yeasted bread dough.

The more than 85 recipes in this book are Krissoff’s essentials, perfected for your ease to help you develop a level of competence with improvisatory home cooking. Complete with charming step-by-step illustrations that demystify key cooking skills and vibrant food photographs, this book offers insight into the meaning, sustainability, and beauty behind simple everyday moments.