Cookbooks

This is one of the most basic onigiri recipes. It also revolutionized the onigiri world.

This easy gnocchi dinner is the best of both worlds. Tomato sauce meets hazelnut pesto in this one-skillet meal.

What makes these nuts irresistible is the sourness of lemon and a scent of saffron, in addition to the salt.

These soft, no-bake almond flour cookies called toots are popular for Nowruz.

Sabzi khordan translates to “herbs for eating,” so… just eat it.

Use this kookoo sabzi recipe as a guide, and throw in whatever combination of greens and spices you have on hand.

The most common way you will see maast-o-moosir is in a large bowl served as part of a meal.

This classic Spanish recipe from cookbook author Claudia Roden makes a celebratory seafood and rice dish flavored with sweet paprika and golden saffron.

This is what happens when your favorite part of tzatziki is the cucumbers, so you amplify them until they’re dramatic, crunchy, and fork-spearable.

Making this cocktail is as simple as it gets; you only need dark rum, ginger beer, and a quick squeeze of lime.

The dough for these blackberry shortcakes contains hard-boiled egg yolks—an old trick for making a rich and tender biscuit.

In this Passover breakfast, crumbled matzo replaces the typical rolled oats and gets toasty and crisp in the oven before getting mixed with chopped walnuts, shredded coconut, and raisins.

Use either mung bean or soybean sprouts for this stir-fry—mung bean sprouts are more tender and crisp.

Velvety chicken, canned pineapple, and ketchup come together in this beloved Chinese takeout recipe by way of Oahu.

The pleasant balance of salt, spice, and sugar makes these curry puffs perfect for an appetizer, afternoon snack, or breakfast with a cup of tea.

This adaptation of classic Cantonese salt-baked chicken doesn't require a ton of salt.

Poach perfect eggs in saucy, tomatoey shakshuka with this recipe from chef and cookbook author Einat Admony. It’s the ultimate all-purpose meal.

Poaching the chicken not only prevents overcooking, it also gives the meat a silky texture.

This Japanese sesame-based dressing is great on salads, seafood, and grilled meat.

No tortillas here—a dough made from plantains is filled with beans for these quesadillas.