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3 cookbooks to elevate your kitchen skills
plus... who makes the BEST Butter Chicken?
Sarah McLoughlin
September 15, 2023
So Much to Fall In Love With
The crisp air brings with it the joy of getting back into the kitchen! Cookbook publishers know that we just can’t help but want to turn our ovens on and get cooking! So, they always save some of the most anticipated titles for fall release.
Here’s the list of what to expect and let me tell you, there are some amazing cookbooks coming out. Here are some of my favorites:
Try these 3 cookbooks if…..
you want to elevate your kitchen skills 🧑🍳
Never stop learning!
 | Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook I love this cookbook because it reads almost like a magazine. It's highly visual and goes in depth on teaching techniques. This has been a classic for so many years, that it even compares original recipes vs their updated versions. |
 | The Book on Pie: Everything You Need To Know To Bake Perfect Pies This is one of the most comprehensive books on pie that I have ever read! The recipes are fantastic and very detailed in terms of instructions. Each technique has a section where Erin shares her knowledge and years of experience. I love that she provides variations to each recipe because there truly is endless possibilities when it comes to pies! |
 | The Chicken Bible: Say Goodbye To Boring Chicken With 500 Recipes For Easy Dinners, Braises, Wings, Stir-Fries, and So Much More By: America’s Test Kitchen I don’t know about you but I buy chicken everytime I go to the supermarket. It can be one of the most delicious ingredients or one of the most bland and boring. With over 500 recipes there is literally something for every event or every leftover! The recipes and chapters go deep on technique, so you’re never left wondering what to do next. Also, this is one of my favorite cookbooks to flip through for dinner inspiration. |
Cookbook Showdown: Make me the best Butter Chicken
2 cookbooks, 1 recipe, 1 winner
It Tastes Better From Scratch vs. The Culinary Secret
Now that I’ve read more than 1,000 cookbooks I’m starting to see a few trends! Oftentimes multiple cookbooks will feature the same recipe; in this case it’s Butter Chicken. Now, from initial glance, it appears to be a very very similar recipe, but once you start to read you notice nothing could be further from the truth.
In the case of It Tastes Better From Scratch and The Culinary Secret, both Butter Chicken recipes had a host of similar ingredients but in the end, here were the big differences:
TBFS (Tastes Better From Scratch) blends their gravy while TCS (The Culinary Secret) keeps theirs chunky
TCS roasts their chicken and asks for you to put it on a charcoal grill. TBFS sautes theirs in a cast iron skillet
TBFS adds a pinch of sugar to round out the sauce but TCS keeps theirs spicy and tomato forward
In the end It Tastes Better From Scratch won my heart and my stomach!