Millions of online followers have flocked to Carolina Gelen and her comforting cooking and easy, breezy style that emphasizes big flavor with a light lift. In her debut cookbook, she shares soulful recipes that use affordable, pantry-friendly ingredients and rooted in the resourcefulness of her Romanian upbringing..
PASS THE PLATE
by Carolina Gelen
Clarkson Potter, September 2024
With 100 simple recipes—almost all brand-new but including some fan favorites—for creative but familiar takes on crowd-pleasing comfort foods, Pass the Plate has you covered, from easy weeknight meals to spirited gatherings. With gorgeous photography and heartwarming stories about Carolina’s family, PASS THE PLATE will bring comfort to your kitchen and have friends and family asking for seconds
Carolina Gelen is on a mission to share her abounding love of food with you. Her journey began in Transylvania, Romania, where upon winning a Jaime Oliver contest, she immigrated to the United States in 2021. In America, Carolina worked in the kitchens of James Beard award winners, developed video and recipe content for New York Times Cooking, and was a recipe resident at Food52, all before the age of 25.

Jess Damuck’s feel–good recipes make eating healthy an easy habit to make and keep. Being a health nut is delicious, rewarding, and supremely satisfying, without any feeling of deprivation. It’s all about perfecting the basics and then getting creative to play up natural flavors while listening to your cravings. Building on the fresh, colorful, and flavor–blasting seasonal menus Damuck lives by, HEALTH NUT is playful, accessible, and irresistible. With recipes special enough to serve at dinner parties but doable enough to make on the weeknights, this cookbook will include:
With a family background in ice–cream making and a degree in food science, the flavor chemist behind LA–based Wanderlust Creamery, Adrienne Borlongan, turned her interest in recipe development and travel into a successful ice cream business. She and her husband, JP Lopez, started Wanderlust in 2017, and they now have seven stores that feature a rotating selection of around 400 different seasonal/regional flavors throughout the year. From reinvented classics with Asian flair like macadamia kona latte to bestselling Wanderlust flavors like oolong pineapple cake to « rice creams » like sticky rice mango and more, fans just can’t seem to get enough of their unique concoctions. And with THE WANDERLUST CREAMERY PRESENTS: THE WORLD OF ICE CREAM, ice cream enthusiasts will be able to learn the basics of ice–cream making and the science behind creating balanced flavor profiles. Featuring 80 deeply researched and developed ice cream flavors, this ultimate ice cream guide is full of recipes that celebrate the flavors, ingredients, and cultures from around the world. Making mouthwatering, one–of–a–kind global flavors from the comfort of your own home—no matter your skill level—has never been easier.
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According to the latest scientific research, eating with a plant slant and focusing on whole foods—vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, and nuts—is key to a longer, healthier life. In fact, new studies show that a plant-forward diet can increase your longevity by up to eight years.