The Essential New York Times Cookbook: The Recipes of Record

Ten years after the phenomenal success of her once-in-a-generation cookbook, former The New York Times food editor Amanda Hesser returns with an updated edition for a new wave of home cooks. Devoted Times subscribers as well as newcomers to the papers culinary mother lode will find dozens of recipes to treasure: Purple Plum Torte, David Eyres Pancake, Pamela Sherrids Summer Pasta and a host of other classics, from 1940s Caesar Salad and 1960s flourless chocolate cake (Evelyn Sharpes French Chocolate Cake) to todays No-Knead Bread and Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies. Also included are fifty new but instantly iconic recipes, including Samin Nosrats Herbed Rice with Tahdig, Melissa Clarks Simple Roast Turkey and Alison Romans one-pot Spiced Chickpea Stew.

Hesser has tested and adapted each of the 1,000-plus recipes and she highlights her go-to favourites from more than a centurys-worth of cooking tradition with wit and warmth. As Saveur declared, this is a tremendously appealing collection of recipes that tells the story of American cooking.