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Katie Stearns's avatar

Oh Jenna, congratulations on your novel!!! Is there anything you can't do?!

And this list of winter cookbooks is stunning. So many new (to me!) titles—I wish I could buy them all! I loved your description of Roast Figs, Sugar Snow—dreamy in every sense of the word!

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you Katie! As for the winter books, I have two of the five, but need the others, especially Alpine Cooking. I am obsessed with that cover!

Kerry Faber's avatar

Congrats on the novel! Very cool!

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you Kerry!

Erin Henderson's avatar

Alpine and German cooking all the way! Visiting Alsace last year this solidified my views that this style of hearty cooking is way underrated.

Congratulations to the new book! Sounds intriguing!

Sally Ekus's avatar

Yay for novel news!! And thanks for helping us get through the 1,456.78th day of the year so far.

Jenna Helwig's avatar

My dek for tomorrow’s round-up post is “longest month ever.” 🫠 And thanks!

Laura Fenton's avatar

Forgive me for not chiming in sooner: I tried to comment from my phone yesterday! CONGRATULATIONS on the novel! This is so exciting.

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you, and you are forgiven ;)

Rebecca Poulson's avatar

Needed this! Officially requesting the Alpine Cooking one as a Valentine’s gift!

Jenna Helwig's avatar

I am going to follow suit! I am obviously overflowing with cookbooks, but I feel like I need it.

Susanna Bowers's avatar

Congratulations on the book! What a premise, I can’t wait to read 😄

Robynne, PhD's avatar

WOW! a culinary themed historical mystery is absolutely everything on my book wishlist. So excited. Congratulations!!

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Yay! Mine too :)

Hannah | A Feral Housewife's avatar

Congratulations on the novel, Jenna!! How exciting!! And what a lovely round-up of books, you’re right, that first cover is so dreamy!

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you Hannah! I just want to bite into one of those figs.

Ginger Boden's avatar

Congratulations on your novel!

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thanks Ginger :)

Lettergirl's avatar

So excited for you! Writing, selling, publishing—all of it. Adding to my TBR. Go you!

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you! I'm so excited that it will (eventually) be out in the world.

Sandra H.'s avatar

Congratulations on writing your debut novel! I love all those things too so will need to get your book when it comes out!

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Yay! Maybe we'll have a little Cookbookery book club when it comes out.

Sandra H.'s avatar

Sounds like fun!

Abena Anim-Somuah's avatar

so so excited for your book!!! Congrats. Just so in awe of you and how you do it all!

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you ❤️

Amanda Lawrence's avatar

Jenna, you wrote a NOVEL?!?! Incredible. I can't wait to read this!!

This is the most beautiful list of cookbooks. I'm swooning over all of them.

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thanks Amanda! I am obsessed with these books too. I own Tartine No 3 but haven't opened it in ages. That changes now.

Amanda Lawrence's avatar

I just got the original Tartine Bread for Christmas...didn't even know there was a Tartine No 3!

Domenica Marchetti's avatar

Congratulations on your novel ~ what an accomplishment! I'm so glad Maggie mentioned Good to the Grain. One of my favorite books and one I also pull out this time of year (it was a toss-up between that and Alpine Cooking). Also, pulling out my copy of Roast Figs, Sugar Snow. It has everything: beautiful cover, evocative title, great recipes.

Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thanks Domenica! And thanks for sharing your pick. Alpine Cooking is exactly what I want for winter.

Amy Cavanaugh's avatar

Can’t wait to read your book - congrats!