Fall Cookbooks

With kids and adults from around the country heading back to school in just a few short weeks, it is officially book buying season. While many of those books are strongly academic, we think it's a perfect time to buy yourself a fun book too. Let's make fall cookbook season.

There is a boost of cookbook releases with the start of fall season, and there are some particularly great ones coming out this year. With everything from a celebrity chef comic book on vegetables to a book geared specifically to picky eaters, there are many awesome, colorful pages just waiting to be turned.

We've selected four fall release cookbooks that we are particularly excited for this season. All four of these come highly recommended from your beloved What's Cookin' staff and will be out over the coming months. Read on to discover our top picks of the season.

What's your favorite cookbook style? Large, high-gloss recipe photos or straightforward, classic recipes? Let us know in the comments below!

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Dirty Candy Cookbook by Amanda Cohen

Amanda Cohen has risen to fame with her vegetable (not vegetarian) New York City restaurant, Dirt Candy. After an appearance on "Iron Chef America" and a growing claim to the celebrity chef title, Cohen is coming out with her own cookbook, but doing so as differently as she does veggies: in comic book style. This book is packed with awesome recipes and is presented with hilarious tidbits about the "truth" of being a chef. You'll love this as much for reading as you will for cooking.

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The Picky Palate Cookbook by Jenny Flake

Parents across the country face the same fight come dinnertime: picky eaters. Jenny Flake addresses just how to please those kids while still packing healthy foods into their diet throughout her cookbook, "The Picky Palate". With everything from Weeknight Shredded Chicken Taquitos to Simple Shrimp Scampi, there is something for every picky eater in this book. Say goodbye to the nightly agony.

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Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast by Ken Forkish

Ken Forkish's new book, "Flour, Water, Salt, Yeast," focuses on the basics of bread and pizza making. All developed for the home baker, these recipes provide ample direction for the bread-making novice. While working with yeast can be intimidating, with Forkish's simple guidelines you'll be baking bakery-worthy fresh bread in no time.

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Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi

Jerusalem is a historical, multi-cultural city with an incredibly diverse set of common food. Including influences from the Middle East, Turkey, Kosher cuisine and more, the heart of Israel's food is in the intersection of its rich history. That overlap is the basis of this book. Filled with great traditional recipes and some much more modern fare, "Jerusalem" will help you bring cuisine from a world over straight to your kitchen.

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Want To Learn More?

Want some more ways to prepare for the fall season ahead? Check out our 5 kid-friendly recipes for fall and you'll be all set!

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Comments

LenkaK

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Dear What's Cookin' staff, I prefer simple cooking and simple cookbooks. I look for recipes with step-by-step instructions. Thatˇs how I learned from scratch to cook goulash, which my kids call "the best goulash in the world" :)
All the best, Lenka from close to Prague CZ

Aug 30, 2012 at 4:49 PM
Jackie-
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Morris

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i love old classic cookbook -i look for them at garage sales-thrift stores-used book stores-i also cut out recipes from magazines pictures are great!! would love to win!! jackie morris

Sep 01, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Suzanlw

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My favorite brown bag lunch was good old fashion peanut butter and jelly.
And as for cookbooks, I like all styles including cooking magazines.

Sep 03, 2012 at 12:51 PM
Kate-
Statton

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Thanks for your great responses - we'll have more cookbook reviews just around the corner as we near the holiday season at What's Cookin'!

Sep 19, 2012 at 12:30 PM