Winter is a creative time of holiday gathering and self-care. Here are 10 winter cookbooks to inspire creative cooking.
Winter is a very creative season for cooking. With many seasonal holidays and reasons to get together with friends and family, there are a lot of creative ways to cook as well as unique foods to spark creativity. Learn how to support your creativity, self-care, and overcome winter blues by adding creative elements to the kitchen and your cooking habits.
When it comes to creative cooking in the winter, there are many seasonal ingredients to support healthy creative minds, as well as unique winter cooking tips to boost creativity.
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The Complete Autumn and Winter Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen is a popular treasure trove of cozy cooking and baking recipes for the fall and winter seasons. From soul-warming soups and simple dinners to showstoppers and weekend projects, you’ll find creative recipes to try.
As the air grows chillier and nights longer, learn dishes that draw us to the table and the warmth of an active kitchen. Discover flavors to replace the fading fall delicacies and showcase all the reasons to love autumn and winter cooking.
Making Winter: A Hygge-Inspired Guide to Surviving the Winter Months by Emma Mitchell brings the comfort of the Danish practice of hygge to the plate to help you beat the winter blues with creative and delicious dishes.
Want to survive those dark and freezing winter months? The Danish do it with hygge—a concept that’s all about coziness, simple pleasures, and the company of loved ones. Embrace this warmhearted philosophy with these 25 creative crafts and recipes, which range from gorgeous trinkets to snuggly woolens and tasty treats. Make vintage ornaments, bake plum and orange blondies, crochet boot cuffs, and more—and you’ll feel hygge warming you no matter how cold it is outside.
The ultimate cookbook for fans of all things magical! Aurélia Beaupommier pays tribute to all sorcerers, fairies, elves, mages, witches, and magicians within this spellbinding cookbook!
In The Wizard’s Cookbook, you’ll find recipes inspired by your favorite magical stories, eras, and lands—from history, myth, and fantasy—including Harry Potter, World of Warcraft, Dungeons & Dragons, JRR Tolkein, The Legend of Zelda, Narnia, and many more. These magical recipes are accompanied by beautiful full-page color photographs of the delectable food and drinks.
Ever wonder what it’s like to attend a feast at Winterfell? Wish you could split a lemon cake with Sansa Stark, scarf down a pork pie with the Night’s Watch, or indulge in honey fingers with Daenerys Targaryen?
A passion project from superfans and amateur chefs Chelsea Monroe-Cassel and Sariann Lehrer—and endorsed by George R. R. Martin himself, A Feast of Ice and Fire: The Official Game of Thrones Companion Cookbook lovingly replicates a stunning range of cuisines from across the Seven Kingdoms and beyond with over 100 recipes, divided by region. These easy-to-follow recipes have been refined for modern cooking techniques, but adventurous eaters can also attempt the authentic medieval meals that inspired them. The authors have also suggested substitutions for some of the more fantastical ingredients, so you won’t have to stock your kitchen with camel, live doves, or dragon eggs to create meals fit for a king (or a khaleesi). There’s even a guide to dining and entertaining in the style of the Seven Kingdoms. And remember, winter is coming—so don’t be afraid to put on a few pounds.
Apres All Day: 65+ Cozy Recipes to Share with Family and Friends by Kelley Epstein is the perfect winter cookbook for creative cooks who love the mountains and all their winter activities.
Après-ski is more than just an afternoon beer in the lodge. It’s an opportunity to gather with friends and family over delicious food and drinks during the cold winter months. With this cozy winter cookbook, learn over 65+ hearty recipes that embrace the après culture and cooking tips for high altitude and cold climates.
The Christmas Movie Cookbook: Recipes from Your Favorite Holiday Films by Julia Rutland is a holiday cookbook that features more than 65 seasonal and creative recipes inspired by famous Christmas movies.
Turn your winter meals into creative expressions of your favorite holiday movies. Learn how to cook the roast beast from How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Christmas Pudding from A Christmas Carol, Really Rich Hot Chocolate from Polar Express, and many more cozy recipes for winter eating.
The Winter Table: Fireside Feasts for Family and Friends Hardcover by Lisa Lemke is full of comforting delights and hearty wintertime meals to bring family and friends together.
Following her healthy and creative summertime cookbook, The Summer Table, Lisa Lemke brings another seasonal cookbook with more than 75 recipes that showcase wintertime ingredients to keep you warm, happy, and well-fed. With dishes ranging from comforting soups to cozy baking goods, there are recipes for every meal and winter occasion.
The Soup Book by Louis P. De Gouy features over 700 soup recipes to keep you warm and cozy this fall. From thick to thin, hot to cold, there are soups for every mood and skill level.
Beyond the long list of soup recipes, Master Chef Louis P. De Gouy shares the basic principles of successful preparation and tips to help you grow and get creative in the kitchen to adapt the soups to your needs and time. Discover soups from many cultures and use almost every ingredient.
Winter Drinks: Over 75 recipes to warm the spirits by Ryland Peters & Small is a comforting winter cookbook of drinks that will carry you through the cold days and darker nights during the winter season.
Winter cooking isn’t all about eating delicious and hearty dishes. You also need restorative and festive drinks to keep you warm and joyful. This winter cookbook features many soothing recipes to curl up with in front of the fire with inspiring creative winter books or hosting friends and family.
Learn how to make the best hot chocolates, spiced winter teas, hot buttered rum, mulled wine, and many more festive and creative drinks.
Home Made Winter Hardcover by Yvette van Boven is a stunning and inspiring winter cookbook with hand-drawn artwork and beautiful photography to learn international winter recipes that will warm your heart and fill your belly.
Acclaimed cookbook author and illustrator, Yvette van Boven, is an inspiring example of creative cooking, and in this new cookbook, she shares her creativity and favorite recipes to get through the cold winter months. Inspired by her childhood in Ireland and frequent sojourns in France, learn simple and delicious recipes with easy-to-follow steps for every meal of the day that are as fun to cook as they are delicious to eat.
Zach is an international writer, photographer, filmmaker, martial artist, and creator of Creative Enso, the Zen art of creative living. His goal is to empower and inspire creatives to live healthier, happier, and more creative lifestyles.
