Warm Up with Fall Comfort Food Cookbooks

Winnie the Pooh said it best in Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin, "So it is! It's first day of autumn! A time of hot chocolatey mornings, and toasting marshmallow evenings." If the cooling weather has you craving comfort foods too, look no further than these titles, many of which are available from home as e-books.

Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods by Tieghan Gerard

Popular food blogger Tieghan Gerard cooks for her family of nine siblings. With that many mouths to feed every day, the meals must be quick, comforting, and tasty.  

Carla's Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes From Around the World by Carla Hall

Comfort food is found everywhere. Carla Hall shares not only comfort food dishes from countries around the globe, but the stories that inspire these dishes.

The Chili Cookbook:  A History of the One-Pot Classic, With Cook-Off Worthy Recipes from Three-Bean to Four-Alarm and Con Carne to Vegetarian by Robb Walsh

Chili is a fall classic. This book has recipes ranging from classic meat to modern vegetarian. It also delves into the history of chili in various cultures including Tex-Mex, African American, and Greek American.

The Pho Cookbook: Easy to Adventurous Recipes for Vietnam's Favorite Soup and Noodles by Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen

Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen explores this Vietnam soup's history and provides recipes from quick and easy weeknight meals to more labor intensive slow-cooked versions.

Slow Cooker Surprises : 335+ Fuss-Free Family Recipes Including Comfort Classics and Exciting New Dishes by Hope Comerford

Recipes for casseroles, soups, and stews that can all be prepared quickly and easily using your slow cooker.

Rocco's Keto Comfort Food Diet: Eat the Foods You Miss and Still Lose Up to a Pound a Day by Rocco DiSpirito

Maintaining a Keto diet does not mean giving up the comfort foods that you love. Celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito shows how you can make foods like  glazed doughnuts, mac and cheese, and pizza Keto-friendly and delicious. 

Vegan Junk Food by Lane Gold

These recipes will satisfy all of your cravings for sugary, salty, and fried foods using vegan ingredients.

 Perfectly Golden: Adaptable Recipes for Sweet and Simple Treats by Angela Goldenrod

Recipes from Goldenrod Pastries, a gluten and dairy free bakery based in Nebraska. Each recipe can be made gluten- and dairy-free or with traditional flour and butter, whichever the reader prefers. 

Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest by Ann Accetta-Scott

Learn how to prepare and preserve your foods so you can enjoy them no matter the season.  To canning jams and jellies to drying yogurt and salting fish, find out how you can make your food last.

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