Irvin Lin

Reviews by Irvin Lin

• Rich Table by Evan Rich and Sarah Rich

  Sure some of the main course are a little more ambitious in scope...but components of most of the main dishes could be made for separately for a more casual meal.

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• Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers by Julia Turshen

  ...accessible solid recipes that not only will feed you for that meal but will also feed you for the next meal, with side bars that talk about how to repurpose leftovers into whole new dishes.

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• Sous Vide Made Simple: 60 Everyday Recipes for Perfectly Cooked Meals by Lisa Q. Fetterman and Scott Peabody and Meesha Halm

  Master recipes for the protein of your choice...along with variants uses for each protein and sides make this book a great introduction to sous vide if you are intimidated by it.

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• Feast by Firelight: Simple Recipes for Camping, Cabins, and the Great Outdoors by Emma Frisch

  Her lushly photographed cookbook is filled with recipes you can make while camping or grilling outdoor next to a cabin. Packed with tips on how to prep ahead of time...

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• The One-Bottle Cocktail: More Than 80 Recipes with Fresh Ingredients and a Single Spirit by Maggie Hoffman

  It features cocktails using a single spirit, streamline your bar and your cocktail offerings...These cocktails prove that you don’t need a huge bar with a massive array of bottles...

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• Korean BBQ: Master Your Grill in Seven Sauces by Bill Kim and Chandra Ram

  ...deviates from the “typical” Korean BBQ recipes for bulgogi and galbi but instead introduces Korean and Asian-inspired grilling recipes.

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• Heritage Baking: Recipes for Rustic Breads and Pastries Baked with Artisanal Flour by Ellen King

  ...this book is a great starter...for all those who are looking to bake bread with flours other than all-purpose...functions not only as a repository for great recipes but also for reference.

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• Let's Stay In: More than 120 Recipes to Nourish the People You Love by Ashley Rodriguez

  Filled with recipes that are not only doable but WEEKNIGHT doable, this is a cookbook that I will live with.

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• Wine Food: New Adventures in Drinking and Cooking by Dana Frank and Andrea Slonecker

  ...it’s the perfect cookbook for those who love wine but don’t quite know where to start in terms of creating food to match.

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• Pasta, Pretty Please: A Vibrant Approach to Creative Handmade Noodles by Linda Miller Nicholson

  From the basics of how to make colorful pastas...to gorgeous patterns and shapes, this is a course on how to step up your pasta making game.

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• Build-a-Bowl: 77 Satisfying & Nutritious Combos: Whole Grain + Vegetable + Protein + Sauce = Meal by Nicki Sizemore

  Nicki not only simplifies the process, showing you how to make a variety of grain bases beyond brown rice and quinoa ...but also shows you how to top your bowl for the perfect Instagram shot.

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• Feed Your People: Big-Batch, Big-Hearted Cooking and Recipes to Gather Around by Leslie Jonath and 18 Reasons

  It’s my go-to cookbook for entertaining a large crowd...I love how each recipe also shows ingredients for double batches in case you’re feeding an extra large crowd.

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• Pie Squared: Irresistibly Easy Sweet and Savory Slab Pies by Cathy Barrow

  ...features both savory and sweet pies with a higher crust to filling ratio (slab pies are usually more shallow than their round counterparts.

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