Books like The instant gourmet by Melissa Clark

Mark Bittman's entry‑level cookbook offers clear, practical recipes for everyday cooking, covering basic techniques and a wide range of dishes—including vegetarian options—aimed at home cooks in the United States.

Peter Meehan chronicles the rise of chef David Chang, founder of New York’s celebrated Momofuku restaurants, detailing his unique fusion cuisine and culinary accomplishments.

The Flavor Bible is a definitive culinary reference that teaches chefs and home cooks how to season ingredients for maximum flavor, drawing on the expertise of leading chefs and offering thousands of ingredient pairings.

Jamie Oliver's quick and easy cooking tips for busy moms and dads.

"With 75 all-new recipes, Melissa Clark, New York Times food columnist, web star, and our generation's authority on upping your cooking game without fuss, brings her signature flavor-forward dishes and dinner brand to everyone's favorite countertop appliance, the Instant Pot®. With 75 recipes for slow cooker, pressure cooker, and other Instant Pot® settings, [this book] proves that home cooks do not have to sacrifice flavor and quality for the convenience of countertop appliance cooking. With Melissa's signature arsenal of flavors (garlic, ginger, preserved lemons, gochujang, harissa, and more!) and chock-full of tips-- each of the recipes will be annotated with dietary information and notes on which setting is best for each dish. Recipes will also include instructions for cooking on multiple settings-- busy home cooks can decide whether they want to have their dinner cook throughout the day while they tend to other tasks, or in a quick twenty minutes before the family sits down to eat. As in her previous book, 'Dinner,' all of Melissa's recipes are never before published, fresh, approachable, and practical for weeknight cooking, without ever sacrificing quality and taste"--

Easy gourmet offers a collection of quick, flavorful recipes that elevate everyday meals into refined dishes, from chicken and waffles to miso cod and quinoa.