These 17 Spring Cookbook Releases will Get You Out of Your Cooking Rut

This vegetable-packed cookbook will help you exercise (or discover) your green thumb. Emma Hearst provides helpful tips for both growing and preparing seasonal produce in this book, released April 30th. You’ll find endless inspiration to turn vegetables, fruits, beans, and tubers into flavor-packed feasts.

Food blogger and social media personality Remy Park’s first cookbook is as aesthetically pleasing as her Instagram grid, with plenty of recipe inspiration that fuses her Korean, Japanese, and Taiwanese heritage. Yes, the recipes all happen to be vegan and gluten-free, but they’re far from fussy and are guaranteed to teach you some new techniques that make vegetables shine.

Georgna Hayden has channeled her Greek-Cypriot heritage into this book of weeknight-friendly recipes inspired by beloved Mediterranean dishes. Be sure to have plenty of olive oil on hand for these flavor-packed recipes, including favorites like crispy cauliflower with herby dressing and baklava French toast.

If you’re entertaining more in 2024 but don’t want to be a slave to the kitchen when your guests are having fun, take a page out of Alyse Whitney’s fun new cookbook that’s all about party-ready dips. These recipes will flip how you think about dips, with recipes for every occasion, including pizza dip, black-and-white-sesame cookie dip, and Caesar salad dip.

Transport yourself to the French Riviera with this guide to Provençal lifestyle from James Beard Book Award Finalist Rebekah Peppler. The book covers the vibrant culinary culture that spans from the southern Alps to the Rhone River and eastern Italy, including recipes for snacks, drinks, sweets, and bountiful meals to share.

The popular food blogger behind the website and social media community known as Subtle Asian Baking, Kat Lieu has a brand-new cookbook this April that’s not to be missed by anyone who craves umami. Lieu’s book features fast and easy recipes inspired by pan-Asian cuisine, including popular Sichuan, Indian, and Japanese dishes simplified for American home cooks.

British chef Sabrina Ghayour is known for her low-fuss and beautiful Middle Eastern dishes, and her latest book is jam-packed with 100 colorful recipes for sweet and savory delights. Expect to find mouthwatering platters laden with herby vegetable dishes, dippable fluffy flatbreads, and simmering braised meats.

You may love a juicy peach or tart cherry all on its own, but Sarah Johnson is eager to share many more delicious ways to enjoy your favorite produce with this cookbook deemed a “celebration of fruit.” Find sweet and savory recipes for every season featuring winter citrus, spring berries, summer stone fruit, and fall pears and apples. You’ll also find several handy flavor pairing charts to invent your own recipes.

Yes, that Musk. It may come as a surprise that Elon Musk’s brother is a successful restauranteur with locations in four cities, including an Austin outpost that opened this year. This cookbook captures the most popular recipes from his restaurant The Kitchen, including a famous tomato soup that’s been on the menu for years.

This incredibly well-researched cookbook could only come from the mind of a food historian, and Karla Tatiana Vasquez has reached deep into her Salvadoran roots, through the women in her life, to find and share the recipes of her childhood. Recipes for homestyle dishes are paired with captivating anecdotes from Salvadorian mothers, aunts, grandmothers, and friends.

This book comes from the husband and wife team behind popular LA restaurant All Time, Ashely and Tyler Wells. The recipes are interspersed with anecdotes and culinary tips gained from their years of cooking and operating a restaurant together. Don’t expect your typical fussy chef-driven recipes from this book. These dishes are as laid-back and approachable as the All Time atmosphere.

You’ll find both familiar Turkish dishes like baklava and yogurt-poached eggs as well as more specialized regional dishes that you have yet to fall in love with in this vegetarian cookbook from Turkish chef Özlem Warren. The recipes are designed for home cooks and don’t shy away from flavor. You can find new weeknight menu items to add to your rotation as well as special occasion feasts (and no one will miss the meat).

Fadi Kattan’s book is part recipe tome, part memoir, and part travel guide to his home city of Bethlehem. Between recipes from Kattan’s favorite local restaurants and family heritage, you’ll find lively profiles of the people who make his city the food capital it is.

Take a Parisian vacation from your kitchen with this beautiful exploration of the stand-out cafes and bistros of The City of Light. Whether you use this cookbook as a guide for your next trip abroad or indulge in some armchair (and kitchen table) travel, expect to fall in love with Paris through its famous culinary landscape.

Celebrity chef, restauranteur, and crusader against world hunger José Andres released a cookbook for his eponymous Washington, DC restaurant in March. Zatyina comes from the Spanish word for olive oil, and the book features plenty of EVOO-saturated dishes for Mediterranean meals, including fresh salads, fluffy dips, and delicate desserts.

Tiffy Chen is beloved on TikTok for her approachable family-friendly Asian recipes, and she’s sharing 88 of her favorite dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner inspired by her childhood in Taiwan. Be sure to try her Drunken Chicken, Taiwanese Breakfast sandwich, and homemade dumplings that are great for a party.

The Italians know how to snack, and Stef Ferrari is here to share the art of an afternoon bite with the rest of us. This cookbook captures the essence of Italian happy hour with an array of recipes for crunchy bites, savory skewers, topped toasts, and pretty pastries meant to be enjoyed with friends and family. If you’re looking to elevate your next girl dinner, this is the book for you.

Best-selling author of Salad Freak Jess Damuck has a new book that healthy eaters (and indulgers) will love. It’s been called a Moosewood Cookbook for today’s generation, and it’s full of pretty dinner party dishes that are easy enough for weeknight dining, including flatbreads, fresh salads, and several sweet treats.