Something you guys may not know about me is that I really enjoy cooking. I don’t share recipes on here too often because I’m most definitely more of a recipe follower than an “I’ll just go whip something up!” kind of person, haha. Because of this, I’ve amassed quite the collection of cookbooks over the last few years and I thought it’d make for a fun post to share five of my absolute favorites!
My cooking style involves a lot of fresh produce, not necessarily always made with meat but also not always without, and a healthy dose of comfort food. I love using lots of veggies, but also have no qualms about adding bacon to almost anything ;)
Oh She Glows Everyday by Angela Liddon
The original Oh She Glows cookbook is pretty well-known, and for good reason. While I don’t have it myself, I have tried some of the recipes in it via friends of mine and they have all been SO good. So, when Oh She Glows Everyday came out, I had to have it! It’s full of plant-based recipes that are all pretty quick and easy to make, and so far I’ve loved everything I’ve made in it.
Love Real Food by Kathryne Taylor
This cookbook was made by Kate from Cookie and Kate, a vegetarian foodie blog. I’ve tried several of the recipes on her blog (these sweet potato burritos are one of my most favorite foods in the entire world) and absolutely LOVED them all, so as soon as I saw that she had a cookbook, I had to order it. So glad I did, because this girl is a recipe creating genius.
Thug Kitchen
The swearing strewn throughout this cookbook is honestly what first drew me in, haha. It’s hilarious to read through while following their seriously delicious vegetarian recipes. One thing I really love about the Thug Kitchen cookbooks (I also have Thug Kitchen 101) is that alongside providing you with a ton of crazy good recipes, they also teach you how to cook certain things, which is awesome. PS – make the mango curry.
Cravings by Chrissy Teigen
If you’re looking for comfort food, then you NEED this cookbook. Hoooly moly. Her mac and cheese is TO. DIE. FOR. and if that’s not enough to convince you to get this cookbook, then I don’t know what is.
Salad Love by David Bez
I used to find myself constantly making the same salads over and over and over, simply because I didn’t know what else to mix together. With over 260 ideas in here (everything from sweet to savory), this cookbook changes the salad game.
All five of these cookbooks have so many incredible recipes that are tried and true favorites of mine, and I can’t recommend them enough! What’s your favorite cookbook?
Emelia Lawrence says
September 13, 2017 at 11:31 amI follow Thug Kitchen on IG and omg hilarious- I bet the cookbook is awesome. I love Chrissy’s too…she’s amazing, too funny and omg are the recipes good!
Chelsea says
September 13, 2017 at 6:18 pmYesssss! I love cookbooks that have personality mixed into them, it definitely makes cooking a bit more fun. Both cookbooks are SO good. In fact, I’m making Chrissy’s mac & cheese tonight… mmmmmm. You need to try it if you haven’t!
Kelly says
September 13, 2017 at 11:47 amI still can not believe i do not own Chrisy’s book – I NEED to get on that!
xx Kelly
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Chelsea says
September 13, 2017 at 6:19 pmOh my gosh YES you need it!! It’s so good. Her recipes make for the ultimate comfort food!
Lisette says
September 14, 2017 at 7:36 amYes! I love Kate’s cookbook! I need to get on that sweet potato burrito ASAP.
And now I must buy Chrissy Teigen’s book!
Chelsea says
September 15, 2017 at 9:49 amYou haaaave to try the sweet potato burritos!! It’s the avocado salsa that is the real hero… so so so sooooo good.
Lauren says
September 14, 2017 at 1:32 pmI have Love Real Food, and Thug Kitchen and I LOVE them both!
Chelsea says
September 15, 2017 at 9:49 amSo good, right?! Any other recommendations for me?
Alison says
September 14, 2017 at 5:23 pmThese look awesome! Salad Love sounds like it was made for me!
Chelsea says
September 15, 2017 at 9:50 amIt always amazes me how I can never come up with anything to put in my salads other than like spinach, bell peppers, mushrooms and blueberries, haha. This book helps a lot!
Jordan | Read. Eat. Repeat. says
September 14, 2017 at 6:08 pmI’ve never heard of any of these! They all look good but I think I’d probably like Cravings best.
Chelsea says
September 15, 2017 at 9:50 amThey’re all so good, but oh my gosh.. Cravings has some seriously to die for recipes. The mac and cheese… I dream about it, haha.
Jenny says
September 14, 2017 at 7:35 pmThanks for sharing these! Cookbooks are much needed in my library. Xoxo
Addy says
September 14, 2017 at 10:22 pmThis post was heaven sent, Lord knows I’ve been struggling in the kitchen trying to think Of new recipes lol. The thing is, I’ve changed my entire lifestyle, just eating healthier overall so finding good recipes that are fitting for me isn’t the easiest.
Chelsea says
September 15, 2017 at 9:52 amGlad it’s a helpful post for you, Addy! It can be hard to come up with new recipes on your own when you’re making a big life change (I totally experienced this when I started being more careful about what I was eating, too), but these cookbooks helped a ton. There’s so many delicious recipes that don’t make you feel like you’re sacrificing taste for healthy eating!
Tasheena @ SimplyTasheena.com says
September 15, 2017 at 6:00 amGreat post! I love cookbooks. I recently started growing my collection. Can’t wait to add one of these beauties to my collection. Thanks for sharing!
Chelsea says
September 15, 2017 at 9:52 amYeah, I’m admittedly a bit of a cookbook hoarder, haha. I get sucked into the pretty covers and photography! ;) Definitely let me know which one you get- they’re all so good!
Sarah Camille says
September 15, 2017 at 12:45 pmI need to up my cooking game, so these books will definitely come in handy! Thanks for sharing. :-)
Cheers, Sarah Camille //SCsScoop.com
Chelsea says
October 2, 2017 at 11:10 amOf course! :)
Shilpa Shetty says
September 16, 2017 at 10:25 amWaaw Nice post,.. i love food, so anything related to food makes me happy,.. I think i need to pick Cravings by Chrissy Teigen,.. thank you for this post,…
Chelsea says
October 2, 2017 at 11:08 amHer food will definitely make you happy! Her recipes are SO good!
Melissa Storms says
October 7, 2017 at 6:56 pmOH, I want the salad one and Chrissy Teigen’s book. Mac and cheese is my comfort food, good homemade mac and cheese.
Lushka Smith says
October 21, 2017 at 8:12 amI’m also a recipe follower and love to collect cookbooks. Thanks for some new ideas. I have lots of faves, but do love almost anything from Jamie Oliver.