New Cookbooks: Thursday, May 2

Cookbooks are a popular choice for library goers, for good reasons. Maybe you want to try out some fresh, new recipes before buying the book to add to your collection. Maybe you just like variety on your dinner table. Whatever your reason, Macedon Library can help. Our most recent additions to the collection include a handful of cookbooks that offer a broad range of tasty choices. Why not check them out?

Anything’s Pastable: 81 Inventive Pasta Recipes for Saucy People

When Sporkful podcast host Dan Pashman launched cascatelli, a new pasta shape he invented designed to hold tons of sauce, stay on the fork, and be incredibly satisfying to bite into, it went viral and was named one of TIME Magazine’s Best Inventions of the Year. But as Dan was flooded with pictures of what people were making with his pasta, he was disappointed to see how limited the dishes were. Dan traveled across Italy and worked with an all-star team of recipe developers in the US to create a new kind of pasta sauce cookbook for people bored with the old standbys. Instead it’s time to show the world—Anything’s Pastable.

Plant You: Scrappy Cooking: 140+ Plant-Based Zero-Waste Recipes That Are Good For You, Your Wallet, and the Planet

As people are looking more and more to reducing meat consumption as a way to curb environmental impact, the need for easy, delicious recipes only grows. Add to that equation Carleigh Bodrug’s emphasis on reducing food waste, and you have the recipe for a delicious way to make tater tots from broccoli stalks, turn banana peels into bacon, and use every bit of your food for amazing meals. With sections on how to stop wasting food (and money), outfitting your kitchen, as well as “Got This? Make That!” pantry sweeps and Kitchen Raid recipes, Scrappy Cooking is a go-to for anyone who wants to eat the diet that’s healthiest for you, your wallet, animals, and the planet.

The Plant-Based Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook: Delicious Whole-Food Recipes to Reduce Inflammation and Promote Health

Reduce the systemic inflammation that hampers your health with this inspired collection of plant-based recipes! Systemic inflammation can play a dangerous role in chronic diseases, many types of cancer, and even weight gain. The good news is that eating a plant-based diet is especially helpful for calming the immune system. The Plant-Based Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook delivers eighty plant-based recipes centered around foods known to fight against inflammation: ginger, turmeric, berries, garlic, citrus, and high-fiber foods such as legumes and whole grains.