Lifestyle // Food

These cookbooks are keeping us sane

When stay-at-home orders went into effect in Houston and across the country, stoves and ovens lit up everywhere. Perhaps they were already well-worn, perhaps they hadn’t been used in a while, or perhaps this was their very first time in action. Cooking at home is now a necessity, but for many of us, it has also brought solace.

To fuel this pandemic pastime, we compiled some of our favorite cookbooks — old and new and for every mood — as well plenty of recipes from their pages. They can be cooked during quarantine or whenever we find ourselves on the other side.

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FOR THOSE WHO BOUGHT FLOUR IN BULK

HEALTHFUL COOKING

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FOOD BOOKS FOR THE READER

NEW COOKBOOKS

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