Prepare for the Holiday Season with these Online Cookbooks!

Emily Pattni

The CSN Libraries have so many online cookbooks to prepare for the holiday season. Whether you are cooking for yourself or hoping to impress your loved ones, these books are sure to make your kitchen smell great. To read these books, click on the link and sign in with your student ID number and Canvas password.  

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Title: Modern Asian Baking at Home 

Author: Kat Lieu 

Description: Learn how to make boba, macarons, Japanese pancakes, and so many more Asian sweets. This cookbook has the most delicious flavors from matcha to ube, black sesame to butterfly pea flower.  

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Title: Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s 

Author: B. Dylan Hollis 

Description: Have you ever heard of Poorman’s Pie? Nougat bars? How about grasshopper pie? B. Dylan Hollis went viral on Tiktok for recreating recipes from different decades. With this cookbook, you can attempt to make some of these iconic dishes from the 20th century. If you are brave enough, you might also try to recreate jellied meatloaf, pickle cheesecake, or even tomato soup cake.  

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Title: Mamacita: Recipes Celebrating Life as a Mexican Immigrant in America 

Author: Andrea Pons 

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Also available at the North Las Vegas Campus Library: TX716.M4 P65 2022 

Description: November is for Mexican comfort food. These recipes will teach you to make the yummiest dishes including salsas, pozole, elote, tamales, and ceviche. Finish your meal off with some arroz con leche, conchas, or Mexican bread pudding. 

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Title: The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope 

Author: José André, Sam Chapple-Sokol, and Stephen Colbert 

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Also available at the Charleston Campus Library and North Las Vegas Campus Library: TX725.A1 A567 2023

Description: Read inspiring stories and learn the recipes for the different meals that José Andrés’ nonprofit has cooked for communities in times of need. From massaman curry to chili verde, mac and cheese to arepas, several well-known chefs and leaders share their most delicious recipes that have brought comfort to many.  

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Title: The New Cooking School Cookbook: Advanced Fundamentals 

Author: America’s Test Kitchen 

Description: Enjoy cooking but ready to take it to the next level? This book has all you need to go from making scrambled eggs to an asparagus and gruyere quiche or upgrade from making brownies to a chocolate souffle with homemade dark chocolate fudge sauce.  

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Title: Building a Meal from Molecular Gastronomy to Culinary Constructivism 

Author: Hervé This 

Description: Mixing chemistry and cooking, Hervé This explains the molecular structure of certain foods and the science behind achieving specific flavors. Learn how to make the perfect steak, boiled eggs, and lemon meringue pie by better understanding concepts like temperatures and food safety.  

 

There are even more cookbooks located at each of our three physical campus locations. See what we have available by searching our online catalog or visiting us in person. While you’re there, browse our cookbook themed book displays! 

Charleston campus book display
Charleston Display
Henderson campus book display
Henderson Display
NLV campus book display
North Las Vegas Display