Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Get cooking in the new year

Kid Chef Junior Every Day: My First Easy Kids’ Cookbook
Betty Crocker Cookbook, 13th Edition: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today
Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes That You’ll Love to Cook and Eat
Good Housekeeping Dishes for Two: 125 Easy Small-Batch Recipes for Weeknight Meals & Special Celebrations
What’s for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People
Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals
The Art of the Board: Fun & Fancy Snack Boards, Recipes & Ideas for Entertaining All Year

By the staff at Covered Treasures

“I love to take something ordinary and make it really special.”—Ina Garten

The new year is a wonderful time to get cooking whether it’s on your own or with kids. Here are some splendid places to start.

Kid Chef Junior Every Day: My First Easy Kids’ Cookbook

By Yaffi Lvova (Rockridge) $19.99

The fun and easy everyday cookbook for kids ages 4 to 8. Help kids develop their cooking expertise as they make tasty, wholesome meals the whole family can share. By helping cook their own meals, they’ll learn essential skills and get excited to try new foods. This book covers safety practices and skills, filling ravioli, kneading dough, and tips and tricks to customize recipes.

Betty Crocker Cookbook, 13th Edition: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today

By Betty Crocker (Harvest Publications) $32.50

The cookbook that generations trust is fully updated and revised, everything radically refreshed with busy families in mind, and in a durable, lay-flat format. You’ll find 1,300-plus recipes covering every mode of cooking, gluten-free and vegan recipes and full nutritional information. Perfect for any cooking level, this foundational tome covers basic kitchen tools and staples, plus charts for cooking times and storage, measurement conversions, and creative inspirations.

Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

By Ina Garten (Clarkson Potter) $35

Cooking during the pandemic inspired Ina to rethink the way she approached dinner, and the result is this collection of uncomplicated, comforting, and delicious recipes. You’ll find many freeze-ahead, make-ahead, and simply assembled recipes that make dinner a breeze. Ina guides you on turning leftovers into something deliciously different. She shares her favorites to serve with store-bought ingredients. Finally, there are plenty of prep-ahead and easy sweets that everyone will rave about.

The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes That You’ll Love to Cook and Eat

By America’s Test Kitchen Kids (Sourcebooks) $19.99

Best-seller and IACP Award Winner, America’s Test Kitchen brings its scientific know-how, rigorous testing, and hands-on learning in creating the cookbook every kid chef needs. Recipes for breakfasts, snacks, beverages, dinners, desserts, and more were thoroughly tested by more than 750 kids to get them just right for all skill levels. Step-by-step photos of tips and techniques help young chefs feel like pros.

Good Housekeeping Dishes for Two: 125 Easy Small-Batch Recipes for Weeknight Meals & Special Celebrations

By Good Housekeeping (Hearst Home) $30

Make delicious meals for one or two with 125 simple and satisfying easy recipes. The experts take the guesswork out of small-batch cooking and share their favorite weeknight meals. You’ll also find secrets on how to downsize any recipe; cooking techniques; clever shopping strategies and storage tricks; recipes for occasions such as date night, anniversaries, and holidays; and more.

What’s for Dessert: Simple Recipes for Dessert People

By Claire Saffitz (Clarkson Potter) $37.50

Claire Saffitz returns with an all-new collection of 100 dessert recipes for icebox cakes, pies, cobblers, custards, cookies, and more, all crafted to be straightforward, simple, and streamlined. Fans will find all the warmth, encouragement, and foolproof recipes with loads of troubleshooting advice that they’ve come to count on from Claire.

Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals

By Melissa Clark (Pamela Dorman Books) $28

Melissa Clark brings her expertise and no-fuss approach to one-pot/pan cooking, with streamlined steps to ensure you are in and out of the kitchen with as little cleanup as possible. Expect to find a bevy of sheet-pan suppers, skillet dinners, Instant Pot pinch hitters, comforting casseroles, crowd-pleasing pasta meals, vegetable-forward mains, and tips for turning recipes vegan.

The Art of the Board: Fun & Fancy Snack Boards, Recipes & Ideas for Entertaining All Year

By Olivia Carney (Gibbs Smith) $27.99

With Olivia Carney’s friendly guidance, and over 75 seasonally inspired boards, recipes, and cocktails, you’ll find all you need for fun, stress-free entertaining year-round. The introduction walks you through equipment and ingredients, and the appendix covers everything from board care to how to bring your skills to the next level. There are even suggestions to make your boards travel friendly. And since each board is labeled with difficulty level, approximate cost, and dietary accommodations, you’ll always find a showstopper to fit your lifestyle and budget.

Until next month, happy reading.

The staff at Covered Treasures can be reached at books@ocn.me.