The Outdoor Cook by America's Test Kitchen
Like all the cookbooks by America's Test Kitchen that I have looked at this one is super thorough. The first section is all about the options for cooking outdoors with tips for gas or charcoal grilling, fire pits, flat-top grills, and smokers. Then the recipes are organized by type - snacks/appetizers, weeknight dinners, gatherings, dessert, etc. Each recipes gives tips on how to make that meal using either a charcoal or gas grill. There are also lots of tips on best practices for cooking outside. With summer coming up this would be a great cookbook to check out to up your grilling game.
Milk Street Noodles by Christopher Kimball
This is a very thorough cookbook about all things noodles. The first chapter called "Pasta Primer" gives recipes and info about the different types of noodles used throughout the cookbook. Then the noodle recipes are divided by type - cool dishes, noodle soups, Italian classics, one-pan pastas, etc. Most of the recipes seem pretty straightforward with basic ingredients. And of course you don't have to make your own fresh pasta to use, but that is definitely worth doing sometimes. Overall, a solid cookbook for the noodle lovers out there.
Vegetable Revelations by Steven Satterfield
I'm not a vegetarian, but I love to look at vegetable focused cookbooks because I have a big garden so I'm always looking for new ways to prepare the vegetables I'm growing (or find at the farmer's market). I really liked that this cookbook started out with a section called "building blocks" that was recipes for spice blends, stocks, condiments, etc. The second section has all the recipes divided by type of vegetable - roots, leaves, legumes, nightshades, etc. Most of the recipes look straightforward and not overly complicated. I just didn't find tons of recipes I wanted to try. I do think it's still a solid, vegetable focused cookbook.
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