Books like My family table by John Besh

A wartime cookbook that teaches resourceful cooking during shortages, encouraging creativity and celebration of food even in difficult times.

Quick, Easy, Delicious: Nigella's Fast Food Recipes

Jennifer Perillo’s Homemade With Love offers practical, approachable recipes that celebrate local farmers’ markets and American cooking, making hearty dishes easy for busy parents and everyday cooks.

Laurie David, the producer of An Inconvenient Truth, wants to help overwhelmed families sit down to dinner, and provides all the reasons, recipes, and fun ways to do so. Research has proven that everything we worry about as parents -- from drugs to alcohol, to obesity, and academic achievement -- can all be improved by the simple act of eating and talking together around the table. Laurie has written a practical, inspirational, fun (and, of course, green) guide to the most important hour in any parent's day. Chock-fullchapters include: Over 75 kid-approved recipes; tips on teaching green values; conversation starters; games to play to help even the shyest family member become engaged; ways to express gratitude; the family dinner after divorce (hint: keep eating together) and much more. Filled with moving memories and advice from the country's experts and teachers, this book will get everyone away from electronic screens. - Publisher.

Learn the timeless principles of good cooking with Alice Waters’ guide to choosing ingredients, mastering basics, and creating balanced, seasonally inspired meals—simple techniques that bring out the best in everyday cooking.

"...Eating foods close to their source, prepared in a fashion that allows their pure, unadulterated flavors to shine, is the key to a meal's success. Developing close relationships with local farmers and purveyors is the first and most important step in great cooking. That is the philosophy behind Hot and Hot Fish Club, the Hastings' nationally recognized restaurant in Birmingham, Alabama...'Hot and Hot Fish Club Cookbook' offers a glimpse into the Hastings' family life and encourages you to celebrate life through great seasonal meals..."--Dust cover.