It’s the new year, and if you're anything like us, one of your resolutions might be to eat out less. With a food scene as good as ours, that can be hard. Luckily Cap Times food editor Lindsay Christians can save the day with a bounty of cookbook recommendations for everyone from beginners to experienced bakers, plus some local recommendations. Christians joins host Bianca Martin and former executive producer Molly Stentz to round up the best cookbooks for the season.

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Cookbooks mentioned in the episode: 

Local favorites

— “Dane County Farmers Market Cookbook” by Terese Allen

— “Wisconsin Field to Fork” by Lori Fredrich

— “Osteria Papavero Cookbook” by Francesco Mangano and Lindsay Christians

A Midwestern perspective

— “Company” by Amy Thielen

— “Pulp” by Abra Berens

— “Home is Where the Eggs Are" by Molly Yeh

“My new year’s resolution is to cook more”

— “Small Victories” by Julia Turshen

— “The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook” by Deb Perelman

— “Dinner” by Melissa Clark

— “Milk Street Tuesday Nights” by Christopher Kimball

— “The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook” by Ina Garten

Let’s bake! 

— “Sweet Enough” by Alison Roman

— “Dessert Person” by Claire Saffitz

— “Baking with Dorie” by Dorie Greenspan

Wanna talk vegetarian?

— “Super Natural” by Heidi Swanson

— “East” by Meera Sodha

— “Fast Fresh & Green” by Susie Middleton

— “Love Soup” by Anna Thomas

The ones Lindsay is MOST excited about right now

— “Start Here” by Sohla El-Waylly

— “Signature Cocktails” by Amanda Schuster

— “More is More” by Molly Baz 

— “Cured” by Paula Forbes and Steve McHugh

This episode originally aired December 7, 2023.

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