Cook the Book: Comfort Food!

Whether you need a break from the back-to-school rush, or you’re just looking for an excuse to enjoy good food, join us for this month’s Cook the Book as we indulge in our favorite comfort food!

This month, we’re highlighting comfort food in all its comforting glory. From smothered pork chops to vegan casseroles, and everything in-between, your library has a wide selection of cookbooks to satisfy the foodies in your life. Check out our booklist for Southern comforts, international favorites and healthy twists on tried classics!

Don’t forget to register for Cook the Book, meeting Tuesday, September 21 at 1 p.m., via Zoom.

Check out our favorite comfort food cookbooks:

Modern comfort food: a Barefoot Contessa cookbook by Ina Garten Request

Southern Living comfort food: a delicious trip down memory lane by Julie Fisher Gunter, ed. Request

Betty Crocker comfort food: 100 recipes for the way you really cook by Betty Crocker Request

Saveur: the new comfort food: home cooking from around the world by James Oseland Request

Cooking with love: comfort food that hugs you by Carla Hall Request

Cooking light comfort food: home-cooked, delicious classics, made light by Heather Averett Request

Atsuko’s Japanese kitchen: home-cooked comfort food made simple by Atsuko Ikeda Request

I heart soul food: 100 Southern comfort food favorites by Rosie Mayes Request

The autoimmune protocol comfort food cookbook: 100+ nourishing allergen-free recipes by Michelle Hoover Request

Comfort food diet cookbook by Catherine Cassidy Request

Quick, cheap comfort food: 100 + fresh recipes for meals in a hurry by Victoria Shearer Request

Hot for food vegan comfort classics: 101 recipes to feed your face by Lauren Toyota Request

Back home with the Neelys: comfort food from our Southern kitchen to yours by Patrick and Gina Neely Request

Comfort in an instant: 75 comfort food recipes for your pressure cooker, multicooker + instant pot by Melissa Clark Request

Fusion food in the vegan kitchen: 125 comfort food classics, reinvented with an ethnic twist! by Joni-Marie Newman Request

Diners, drive-ins, dives: the funky finds in flavortown : America’s classic joints and killer comfort food by Guy Fieri Request

Gluten-free vegan comfort food: 125 simple and satisfying recipes, from “mac and cheese” to chocolate cupcakes by Susan O’Brien Request

Mad hungry cravings by Lucinda Scala Quinn Request

Simply Nigella: feel good food by Nigella Lawson Request

Eat delicious: 125 recipes for your daily dose of awesome by Dennis Prescott Request

Register for Cook the Book, meeting Tuesday, September 21 at 1 p.m., via Zoom. Check out past Cook the Book themes and booklists here on the blog.