Bookshelf

Alumni and faculty members who would like to have their books considered for this listing should contact Stacey Himmelberger, editor of Hamilton magazine. This list, which dates back to 2018, is updated periodically with books appearing alphabetically on the date of entry.

Food52 Big Little Recipes: Good Food with Minimal Ingredients and Maximal Flavor by Emma Laperruque ’14

July 1, 2022

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(Berkeley, Calif.: Ten Speed Press/Random House: 2021).
Throw out that long grocery list. This cookbook, named one of the best of the year by The Washington Post, features 60 recipes that deliver mouth-watering results “in five, four, three … or, yep, even two ingredients,” notes the publisher.

Laperruque is food editor at Food52 and an award-winning columnist. She shares tips for classics such as chili or eggplant parmesan that can be whipped up even on busy weeknights; chicken noodle soup made with just three ingredients; and amazing lemon bars with olive oil shortbread.

And what’s more the publisher adds, “You’ll find tons of need-to-know tips, mini-recipe spreads, and choose-your-own-adventure charts to give meal-planning a burst of energy: A fervent case for simpler homemade stock, a loving ode to canned tuna, a very good reason to always have bananas in your freezer, and more.”