My 2026 Cookbook Preview Post is growing every day with great titles to get excited about! Some exciting additions recently include: Japanese Curry (and Its Delicious Companions): From Katsu to Kare-Pan – Rice, Sides & More by Tim Anderson; Three Meals Four Seasons: Chinese Home Cooking for Everyone by Wei Guo; Poppy Cooks: The Actually Delicious Batch Cookbook by Poppy O’Toole; SingleThread: A Seasonal Approach to Intentional Cooking, Farming, and Hospitality by Kyle and Katina Connaughton; Today We Are Cooking . . .: Recipes That Teach You to Think Like a Chef by Tini Younger; Pasta Tricolore: Recipes in Green, White and Red by Jacob Kenedy, Fork and Chopsticks: A Melting Pot of Asian American Recipes by Mei Liu and Kyong Han; Sourdough Cookies: Unlock Standout Bakes Using Discard as the Secret Ingredient by Hannah Dela Cruz; Mediterranean for Two: 200+ Simple, Vibrant Meals for Eating Well by America’s Test Kitchen; BOSH! Healthy for Longer: Plant-fuelled Recipes for Health and Longevity by Ian Theasby and Henry Firth;  Lozhka: Eastern European Soups, Stews & Other Things We Eat with a Spoon by Alissa Timoshkina; Phonomenal Nights: Vietnamese Shareables & Playful Cocktails for Any Gathering by Yenvy Pham and Quynh-vy Pham; and Around the World in 80 Cakes by Ruby Bhogal. There are many more books to add.

In case you missed this: Over 17,000 books indexed and other updates (now over 17,330). For the present time, we have discontinued the Great Big Cookbook Club Summary and the monthly EYB Cookbook Club Summary. I will share our choices for the club here in our monthly reviews:

For September 2026:

For October 2026:

Don’t forget that you can create a wishlist and share it with your loved ones. A few members have been asking some questions about how to do notes and more – our Ideas on how to make EYB work better for you with links to new features and helpful posts is a great resource.

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A while back we announced that we have connected the EYB database to ckbk’s library of digital cookbooks. ckbk is a cookbook subscription site where you can access the full content of 1,187 great cookbooks, the majority of which are indexed here on EYB (and more will be indexed every week). For all the details, please see Jane’s post. If any of this month’s books are a part of the ckbk library, we have identified them as such: ckbk.

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From Italy with Amore: Seasonal Italian Recipes for Those You Love by Jessi Pasini and Alessio Pasini: You may think you know what a real Italian meal looks like, but would it pass Alessio’s approval? Join the Pasinis on a culinary adventure as they guide you toward the best ingredients and recipes for the perfect Italian dining experience. We have one online recipe to try now.

Sheet Cakes!: More Than 50 Exceptional Cakes to Make in One Pan by Zola Gregory: Through 51 nostalgic, unique, and downright delicious recipes, Sheet Cakes! teaches how to use the humble sheet pan to its full potential—crafting not only no-fuss single-layer rectangles, but roll-up cakes, and layered cakes, too. There is one online recipe to try now.

Everyday Eats: 100 Simple and Healthy Recipes for Real Life – The Defined Dish’s Most Relaxed Cookbook Yet with 100 Low-Stress Nourishing Recipes for Every Meal by Alex Snodgrass is filled with 100 recipes that pack a flavorful punch while utilizing fewer ingredients and making the most of your time in the kitchen. From simple make-ahead breakfasts to filling and flavorful salads and all the weeknight dinners you could ever want. Readers and devoted fans crave simple meals that can be made in one skillet, on one sheet pan, and with ingredients they already have. Everyday Eats is about wholesome, flexible cooking to bring your family to the table for every meal of the day. There are four online recipes available.

More, Please!: Feel-Good Meals for Busy Families and Their Picky Eaters by Rachel Mansfield: Balancing a full plate of responsibilities—from work to home to kids—can be a handful. Add cooking three wholesome meals a day (plus snacks), and it can feel downright impossible. Social media may make it look effortless, but the truth is, it’s not. This title is here to help you feel less overwhelmed. With family-approved, kid-friendly meals, freezable options, and dietary flexibility to make the recipes gluten-free, dairy-free, refined-sugar free, and more, this book is the time-saving kitchen companion every busy parent needs. There are four online recipes to try now.

Every Leaf, Every Stem: Craveable, Creative Vegetables All Year Long by Pierce Abernathy helps us discover the joy of cooking the produce of each season with vibrant, creative, and approachable recipes from the acclaimed food content creator. Here, seasonal ingredients take center stage in delicious and doable dishes. The recipes flow naturally from light and crunchy to hearty and generous, so you can follow your cravings to a satisfying, plant-based meal, whether you’re coming home from the farmers’ market or your local grocery store. There are three oline recipes.

Farmhouse Christmas: Recipes and Crafts for a Cozy Homemade Holiday by Melissa Bahen will enchant and inspire readers with the hallmarks of the Farmhouse series—wholesome, homemade, from-scratch recipes—through a festive, holiday lens: over 70 recipes with 12 bonus holiday crafts and gifts. CHRISTMAS. The very word breathes magic into the air and fills you with warmth and joy. Christmas at the farmhouse has all the wonder of a classic Christmas, plus extra doses of coziness and charm. Think festive brunches, family gatherings around a table laden with the most delicious foods, party appetizers, holiday punches and hot drinks, and, of course, cookies, sweet treats, and seasonal desserts.

Cooking con Omi: A Love Letter to Puerto Rican Home Cooking by Omi Hopper is a love letter to Puerto Rican cooking through 100 recipes interwoven with stories, histories, and traditions that shine with joy and a celebratory spirit, from the TikTok star and Next Level Chef runner-up. For Omi, cooking is not a task or a chore, but a memory-making experience. It’s the crush of garlic in a pilón, the scent of sizzling sofrito, the bubbling of the caldero alongside the music and laughter of a full house of loved ones settling down to eat. Each section includes an introduction from Omi, sidebars about the origin of ingredients, headnotes with the stories behind each recipe, vibrant full-color photography, and an overall message of love and unity Omi communicates through her food.

What to Cook When You Don’t Feel Like Cooking – Make It Fast by Caroline Chambers shares recipes for 100 dinners, all of which are complete meals and can be made with no more than 30 minutes hands-on time in the kitchen—and yes, that includes chopping, marinating, and all other prep! Every quick and easy recipe features Caro’s signature swaps, riffs, tips, and shortcuts to empower you to make these recipes work for you—not the other way around! There are 15 online recipes available. EVENTS

Cooking Thai: Heritage and Modern Recipes from My Kitchen Notebooks by Pim Techamuanvivit presents a collection of the author's best recipes and breaks down traditional Thai techniques with simple dishes and cultural insights, encouraging readers to craft their own Thai culinary journeys. With an explanation of how to source core ingredients, home cooks will be whipping up incredible meals without a hitch. There are three online recipes to try now.

Small-Batch Breads: 50 Recipes for Loaves, Buns, and Flatbreads Made with One Cup of Flour by Rebecca Eisenberg: With just one cup of flour, you can create sweet and savory bagels, buns, rolls, and pastries with these 50 approachable and accessible recipes. It all started with a recipe for miniature focaccia made in a loaf pan. That recipe went viral again, and again, and again. Now, the trusted food blogger brings her baking expertise, accessible recipe writing, and gorgeous food photography to this collection of sweet and savory small-batch breads. Seven online recipes are available.

Protein-packed Vegetarian: Easy, Nourishing Recipes to Fuel Your Day: A High-Protein Cookbook by Grace Elkus: Achieve your daily protein goals without relying on meat through 100 nutritious, energizing, and delicious vegetarian recipes in this new book. These quick, pantry-friendly recipes make it easy to get nourishing food on the table on even the most hectic days. Protein-Packed Vegetarian is filled with creative, vegetable-forward meals with smart tips to boost protein in ways that aren’t repetitive or boring—you’ll find no-wilt salads to meal prep for the week, flavorful tofu dishes you’ll crave, and sweet treats that pack a protein punch. You’ll have no shortage of recipes for every meal of the day. There are three online recipes.

Great Bakes: Modern Classic Recipes from the Midwest by Martin Sorge, winner of the Great American Baking Show, guides readers through more than 100 recipes for sweet and savory bakes that celebrate the bounty of the Midwest, from modern classics to innovative show-stoppers. In this debut cookbook, Martin shares those tips and many more, in a collection of recipes that highlight the ease and enjoyment of wholesome ingredients and simple flavors, while encouraging readers to try new twists on familiar favorites. Martin was a guest on the Procrastibaking Podcast, you can listen here. EVENTS

Plain Jane Sourdough: A Collection of Timeless Recipes for the Home Baker by Emily Harryman, the creator of Texas-based sourdough micro-bakery Plain Jane Bakes, presents a stunning collection of seasonal breads and bakes that are perfect for budding sourdough bakers. Following her signature heirloom aesthetic, Emily shows how easy it is to make beautiful, delicious homemade sourdough. Emily takes an old fashioned approach to bread baking, with classic, familiar flavors that have been updated for modern tastes.

Now We’re Cooking: All-Purpose, Laid-Back Recipes by Matt Broussard, known to millions as @ACookNamedMatt, brings the moves and mindset for making food faster, bolder, and better than he honed as a professional cook to the home kitchen. Broussard proves that great food isn’t complicated. With the same, no bull attitude that has attracted over eight million social media fans, this great title brings weeknight-friendly meals with punch—and efficiency. There is one online recipe to try now.

You Do You: 100+ Endlessly Adaptable Recipes to Boost Your Culinary Confidence by Serena Wolf delivers a celebration of individualism in the kitchen, designed to boost creativity and confidence, one recipe at a time. This title features flexible, flavor-packed recipes that are incredible as written but designed to be tweaked endlessly, with tons of substitution options to help get your creative juices flowing and encourage customization. With Serena’s warm guidance, you’ll feel like you have a trusted friend and teacher in your kitchen, helping you fix any hiccups as you have fun making each recipe your own. There are four online recipes.

Kari – Reimagined Plant-Based Indian Recipes by Dr. Sheil Shukla is a culinary journey from India, through Asia, and to America, featuring creative curries, sauces, rice dishes, and more, from the author of James Beard Award–nominated Plant-Based India. Kari’s plant-based recipes redefine Indian cuisine as we know it, with dishes that incorporate Thai, Korean, Japanese, and even Italian influences and use ingredients easily found in kitchens throughout the United States. The creative curries make store-bought simmer sauces an afterthought.

We Use What We Have Recipes: 101 Easy Weeknight Meals by Alex MacLaren is packed with more than 100 flexible, flavor-packed recipes, making this a book is a lifeline for busy households, picky eaters, and anyone staring into the fridge wondering, “What’s for dinner?” MacLaren helps readers turn what they have on hand into something everyone will love. With smart grocery tips, substitution charts, and no-nonsense advice, this is more than a cookbook, it’s a kitchen survival manual. Highlights include budget-friendly meals with mix and match protein choices (for whatever was on sale that week), fridge clean-out dinners, snacky suppers, and pantry-staple recipes that actually taste good. No fancy ingredients. No food snobbery. Just real food, made with what you’ve got. There are two online recipes to try now.

The Complete High-Protein Cookbook: Hit Your Protein Goals, Boost Fiber, Love Every Bite by Editors at America's Test Kitchens: Nourish your body and fuel your day with deliciously satisfying high-protein recipes packed with fiber and essential nutrients 200+ dietician-backed recipes, with meal-prep tips and meal plans Savor fabulous food while hitting your protein goals. These 200+ meals and snacks show just how delicious everyday food can be while maximizing protein and increasing fiber, too. No matter your reason for eating high protein, this book has what you need. Short ingredient lists, streamlined prep, make-ahead tips, ways to customize meals for everyone at the table, meal plans, plus easy ways to turbo-boost protein ensure that this food fits seamlessly into your routine with minimal work—and maximum flavor.

Weeknight Winners, Family Dinners: Raise Curious Eaters with Kid Approved, Adult Loved Recipes by Jack and Emmy Zhang is a practical collection of 30-minute meals designed for the whole family—with eight keys to raising good eaters while also developing connection and language.

Flavors Beneath the Canopy: Latin American Recipes from Jaguar Restaurant by Oscar del Rivero and James O. Fraioli invites you to explore the rich heritage and bold flavors of Latin American cuisine. Written by acclaimed Chef Oscar del Rivero, this Latin American cookbook is a vibrant celebration of culture, flavor, and culinary artistry. From his roots in Mexico City to founding the beloved Jaguar Restaurant in Miami’s Coconut Grove, Chef Oscar blends family tradition with fine-dining expertise. This essential cookbook features 100+ chef-crafted recipes organized by theme—Potions & Bites, Street Fare, Traditional Plates, Oceans & Coastlines, Farm & Pasture, and more—making it easy to create full meals or explore new tastes. With beautifully photographed dishes and sections on essential ingredients, pantry staples, and kitchen tools, it's perfect for home cooks and food lovers alike.

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United Kingdom

Sugar & Spice: Sweet Treats and Bakes to Enjoy as the Nights Draw In by Francesca Huntingdon is a favorite cookbook of mine this month! Autumn is the time of year beloved by so many (me!); there's a chill in the air and we're craving the cozy warmth of blankets and the crackle and glow of a fire. These are the times to hunker down and seek comfort - and it's also when many of us grab our bowls and cooking implements and make an indulgent dessert! Throughout this book, you'll discover a vast array of bakes and delicious sweet treats - everything you might want to savour as the season turns and golden autumn leaves start to fall. Create moments of pure joy with over 170 recipes, from simple puddings to more elaborate and decadent bakes.

Cozy Café Cookies: Seasonal Sweet Treats to Bake at Home by Libby Silbermann shows you how to make 40 of your favourite café-style bakes at home – from pistachio cream-filled cookies to brookies, whoopie pies and more. Whether you like them chewy, gooey or crunchy, nothing beats a freshly baked cookie. Now, with this fun book, you can recreate your favourites from scratch – all while snuggled up at home.

Cozy Café Drinks: Seasonal Coffees, Hot Chocolates, Matcha and More by Jessica Gedde shows you how to make all your coffee shop favourites at home! As the nights grow darker and the air turns colder, nothing beats the comfort of a warming drink. Now, with Cozy Café Drinks, you can turn your kitchen into your very own coffee shop - so you can enjoy all the best drinks of the season snuggled up at home.

Original Flava, Easy Caribbean: 80 quick and easy recipes with feel-good flava by Craig and Shaun McAnuff brings authentic Caribbean flavours on your table in no time at all! In this brand new book, the brothers bring feel-good flava to your table in 80 mouth-watering Caribbean recipes, all made simple and convenient but without compromising on traditional flava. This is Caribbean food cooked in an easy way. Using only easily accessible ingredients, and with chapters covering snacks, easy Caribbean classics, everyday favourites, one-pan wonders, mouth-watering BBQ and sweet treats, all with an Original Flava twist

A Year of Fermentation: A Seasonal Guide to the Art & Science of Fermentation by Sam Cooper: This book aims to bridge the gap between foraging, growing, and cooking, providing what's-in-season calendars and fermentation recipes to unlock incredible flavors, enhance nutrition, and foster a deeper connection with food and nature year-round. We think of the year as four seasons. In the world of food, we can see the year as a shifting, overlapping mass of microseasons, each offering its own set of delicious ingredients. This book explores these changing microseasons, linking ingredients with appropriate fermentation techniques to maximize flavor and harmonize with nature’s rhythms. With step-by-step instructions, illustrations, and photographs from an expert fermenter, ensure your cupboards are stocked year-round with ferments that add depth of flavor to your everyday cooking. We have two online recipes available.

Chili + Umami: Supercharged Shortcuts to Transform Your Home Cooking by Jonas Cramby: Chili and umami is hot, savoury, thrilling - and deeply comforting all at once. This unbeatable pairing hits every pleasure point, firing up your taste buds and lighting up your brain so powerfully that everything else on the plate suddenly feels... a bit boring. Here, you'll cook bold classics and exciting fusion dishes, and learn how to make flavor-packed condiments that turn everyday food into instant cravings. This is fast, addictive cooking for anyone who wants maximum impact with minimum fuss. We have three online recipes to try now.

Greek Odysea: Flavours of Greece from Pantry to Plate by Odysea is a celebration of the soulful simplicity of Greek cooking. With more than 70 recipes, this beautifully designed book showcases the country's iconic pantry staples - olive oil, feta, honey, tomatoes, yoghurt, and more - brought together in dishes that are seasonal, generous, and full of flavour. Chapters are organised around the rhythms of the Greek table. Alongside the recipes are stunning travel photographs and intimate stories: Yiayia Vali's kitchen wisdom, Odysea founder Panayis' food-filled childhood, and the voices of small-scale producers whose ingredients shape every dish. This is a book to cook from and to travel with - an invitation to embrace the Mediterranean way of eating and bring the warmth of Greece into your own kitchen. There are seven online recipes.

Cheese Please: Over 90 Indulgently Cheesy Dishes―Melty, Crispy, Savory, and Sweet by Sue Quinn is the ultimate book for everyone who believes that cheese makes everything better. This book is a celebration of what cheese, in all its forms, can do in salads, soups, hearty mains, cakes, cookies and more. It will help readers understand the many varieties of cheese, the best ways to store it, how to swap one for another in recipes, and how to use up scrap ends. There are 24 online recipes available.

The French Riviera Cookbook: From Nice to Cannes in 100 Recipes by Nicolas Sintes and Matteo Carassale: In this magnificent book, celebrated Provençal chef Nicolas Sintes shares recipes straight from the Côte d'Azur that reveal the full richness of earth and sea. Sun-drenched dishes include everything from Shoulder of Lamb Confit in Garlic to Madeleines with Saffron and Honey; Fennel Salad with Green Olives, Bottarga and Orange to Stuffed Riviera-Style Sardines. Immerse yourself in the flavours of the French Riviera and travel through this generous, inspired and inspiring land. 

Tramontana: Northern Italian Recipes from Sea to Summit by Simon Bajada is a vibrant journey through Northern Italy, Tramontana showcases over 70 regional recipes from Liguria to Aosta, capturing the rich culinary contrasts from coast to mountains. Shot on location and in the studio, this beautifully visual book combines over 70 accessible recipes with evocative photography and thoughtful storytelling. With its deep sense of place and practical appeal, Tramontana offers adventurous home cooks a fresh and authentic perspective on Italian food – rooted in tradition but full of contemporary charm.

Cookbooking: A Fan’s Guide by Debbie Berne is an eclectic, visually stunning pop-history that explores the most influential and beloved cookbooks through photographs, listicles, graphics, and snappy writing.  Subjects include: a visual history of cookbook design; what’s the matter with front matter?; the diet cookbooks we’ve starved for; the proliferation of French cookbooks, hippie cookbooks, TV-show cookbooks. And so much more. In short, Cookbooking is a celebration of the genre and an exploration of what makes books filled with recipes so engaging, collectable, and such excellent companions in bed. This is a book for cookbook collectors and casual fans alike. See Darcie's article.

Vegetable Recipes: Glorious Everyday Cooking from a Scottish Borders Glasshouse by Jess Elliott Dennison: From the author: "In this, the third book in the series, I’m sharing my favourite vegetarian dishes that celebrate the glorious variety of vegetables available throughout the seasons. Including recipes for Leeks Vinaigrette and Celeriac Remoulade for enjoying with baguette; crispy Fennel and Onion Bhajis; a light summertime lasagne with courgettes and ricotta béchamel and comforting pumpkin-curry pastries for the colder months, this book is filled with easy, reliable dishes for everyone to enjoy."

A Tuscan Table – Seasonal Vegetarian Recipes from Italy by Luca Calvani is a love letter to cooking and eating together, a celebration of seasonality and the beauty of simple pleasures. Discover a year of seasonal recipes from author Calvani's boutique Tuscan villa Le Gusciane, set in the heart of the Tuscan countryside. From pappa al pomodoro to tiramisù, the maltagliati of Nonna Dina to Nonna Ottavia's ragu reimagined; A Tuscan Table is more than just a cookbook, it is a celebration of how to live and eat together.

Around the World in 50 Curries: India, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Singapore, Japan, and Beyond by Jimmy Guo is a visual feast in 50 recipes, travelling to India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Singapore, Japan and beyond. From the secret to a well-made massaman to advice around creating a harmonious spice balance, author and chef Guo will set you on your way to spell-binding success.

The Capsule Kitchen: 12 Core Ingredients, Endless Combinations by Jenny Chandler: Learn how to create your very own capsule kitchen. A pot of beans or grains can be like your favourite pair of jeans and form the basis of your meals throughout the week, to be dressed up or kept simple. These quiet cupboard superstars are transformed into dressed up show-stoppers or reliable, warming bowls of comfort for all the family. In your capsule kitchen just one pot gives you myriad meal options that are good for your health, and for the planet. Jenny Chandler shows you how to make pulses and grains the basis for hundreds of suppers, lunches, snacks, side dishes, prep and batch meals, and even desserts.

Bistro: French Food and Wine for Every Occasion: 250 Recipes · 100 Wines by Stéphane Reynaud: The bistro is a place where time appears to stop, a convivial, comforting world of good, honest food and wine to match. In this internationally celebrated bible of French bistro cooking from legendary bistrotier Stéphane Reynaud, discover 250 recipes and 100 wine pairings, suited to every time of day and occasion.

Persiana One: One Pan. One Tray. One Pot by Sabrina Ghayour: From the Queen of Middle Eastern cookery, every recipe in Persiana One makes irresistible Middle Eastern flavours easier than ever in one pot, one tray or one pan. From dips and bits that make snacking sublime to spectacular salads, and from easy everyday dinners to something a little bit more special, these are recipes designed with clever shortcuts that don't compromise on flavour, to be as simple, and as kit free as possible. With over 100 recipes, each accompanied by a photograph, this is a sumptuous gift for every cookery lover - who hates washing up! There are 13 online recipes.

Mexican Soul: A New Style of Cooking by Santiago Lastra reimagines Mexican cooking using what’s local, seasonal and already in your cupboard. From pistachio guacamole to tortillas made with mashed potatoes, this book shows how Mexican flavour can be unlocked anywhere in the world. In the first pages, discover the foundations of Mexican cuisine using traditional ingredients, organised by the flavours that define it – sour, sweet, spicy, fat, smoky and masa together with traditional Mexican recipes. You can then learn how to apply those principles creatively with the ingredients you already have at home in the second section, cooking Mexican food with freedom and confidence. With more than 80 vibrant recipes and a philosophy rooted in creativity, this title is more than a cookbook – it’s a new way to think about what Mexican food really is. There are five online recipes.

The Botanical Bakery: 60 Blooming Recipes That Make Your Bakes Blossom by Jenny Linford: From Raspberry Madeleines to Rosemary Drizzle Cake and Chamomile Cakes to Thyme-infused tarts, The Botanical Bakery is packed with delicious baking ideas that draw inspiration from the rich world of culinary plants and funghi, from herbs, spices and flowers to fruits, vegetables, mushrooms and grains. Perfect for novice and seasoned bakers alike, these scrumptious ideas blend the art of baking with the power of plants, with both savoury and sweet recipes.

Healthy Start: 80 Delicious, Easy and Unprocessed Recipes for the Whole Family to Enjoy by Joe Wicks makes family cooking nourishing, easy and enjoyable with recipes packed with unprocessed, whole foods that even the pickiest of eaters will love. Focusing on meals made for adults and kids to sit down and share together, alongside expert tips and guidance, Healthy Start is the perfect companion to your children's eating journey. Whether you're dealing with fussy toddlers, trying to make healthy after-school dinners, or want to get your kids in the kitchen cooking up their first dishes, this book is here to help.

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Australia

Tonight’s Dinner, Tomorrow’s Lunchbox: Easy Affordable Weeknight Meals by George Georgievski: Get clever in the kitchen with unfussy, easy dinners that work double-time as lunchbox fillers. Please the whole family with healthy and fast meals on a genuinely affordable budget, with every single recipe paired with a creative solution to make over your leftovers into tomorrow's lunch, so you can save money, time and effort Start out with George's repertoire of sub-20-minute dinners that cut down prep and max out flavor. Next level cooking is about planning ahead and getting double the value every time you enter the kitchen. There is one online recipe.

Bistro Food: Fast French One-Pot by Stephanie Reynaud: Celebrated chef Stephane Reynaud pares down delicious French food to its essential best ingredients with 160 one-pot recipes that even the most inexperienced or time-poor cooks will love. There are pre-dinner dips and snacks; hearty vegetarian dishes; simple one-pot recipes for fish, beef, lamb, pork or poultry; slow-cooked roasts, delicately seasoned with herbs and spices; classically simple one-pan desserts such as clafoutis; and even ideas for the perfect cheese course. The hands-on preparation time is absolutely minimal, and then just one pot or tray does all the work for you. This is the simplest bistro food to recreate at home. 

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