Food52 Genius Recipes

I don't know what it means to have “read” a cookbook, but during this pandemic I've decided to go through my cookbooks more methodically. Instead of making a recipe here or there, I'm actually reading the introduction, and trying to be more systematic in making (and recording) a bunch of recipes from one cookbook.

Genius Recipes has been a go-to for me for a long time. The recipes tend to be simple but delicious, often with unique insight into flavor combinations or cooking techniques. A few of my favorites are Heidi Swanson's Chickpea Stew with Saffron, Yogurt, and Garlic and Moro's Warm Squash and Chickpea Salad with Tahini.

As a compilation cookbook, this book provides recipes from a bunch of different sources - which has the benefit of variety, but the downside that there isn't a common set of ingredients that the recipes share. Overall, this cookbook is a great resource with some of my favorite go-tos!