October is National Cookbook Month. The weather has been getting cooler and fall is definitely in the air in East Peoria. This is the time of year that we start to look to comfort foods, soups, baked goods, and slow cooker recipes

Our library has quite an extensive cookbook collection in print as well as digitally. These are a few of the latest fall cookbooks to check out now or put on hold.

From the Oven to the Table by Diana Henry

This cookbook, published in October, features practical, mostly one pan recipes that you can throw together and put in the oven. It was named one of the best cookbooks for fall 2019 by the New York Times.

Half Baked Harvest Super Simple by Tieghan Gerard

Gerard offers a variety of recipes that are great for home cooks. The cookbook includs one-pot meals, night-before meal prep, and even some Instant Pot® or slow cooker recipes. It also has a few more gourmet recipes for homemade bread, pizza dough, and cinnamon rolls.

Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson

Chad Robertson co-owns Tartine, a very successful bakery in San Francisco. He provides his artisan bread making secrets in this new cookbook that highlights rustic loaves that any home baker can recreate.

Check the digital copy out on Hoopla with your Fondulac District Library card.

Fix-It and Forget-It Best of Fall Recipes: Quick and Delicious Slow Cooker Meals by Hope Comerford

Straight from the New York Times, this new book from the Fix-It and Forget-It series highlights all the yummy slow cooker recipes for fall. Featured is butternut squash soup, honey-maple sweet potatoes, and autumn harvest pork loin.

Check the digital copy out on Hoopla with your Fondulac District Library card.

Post by Susie Rivera, Reference Specialist

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