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Katie's avatar

What a wonderful roundup! And thank you for the reminder to pick up Six Seasons again—it's been WAY too long.

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

I’m not sure I’ll ever stop cooking out of it!

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Alexis deBoschnek's avatar

An excellent roundup!

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you!

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Sara Aase's avatar

Happy birthday!

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you!

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Grace Bastidas's avatar

I want all of these cookbooks, Jenna! Is there one you think is a good fit for me? Cooking for kids, easy, minimal ingredients, overbuys at farmer’s market… xx

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Do you have Six Seasons? If not then I highly recommend. As a fellow over buyer there are so many good ideas. Some are pretty simple, others you can simplify. It’s kind of a must have IMO! 💚

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Amanda Lawrence's avatar

Saw this in my inbox and immediately knew I would be blowing up my library holds. 😂 I tend to only think about Six Seasons when the produce starts rolling in, so I loooooved and needed this list so much. Also: happiest birthday to you tomorrow!

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you so much! And I want to hear what you end up checking out (including Tana French books!).

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Rachel Riggs's avatar

Thanks for all the summer cooking inspiration. Happy Birthday!!!

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you!

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Rachel Simons's avatar

Love seeing Veg Forward on this list - Susan's recipes and food styling is always so inspiring for me!

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Agree! Everything I've made from that book has been fantastic.

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Susan Spungen's avatar

Hi Jenna- Thanks for including Veg Forward! And above the fold, too! I wanted to let you know that sadly, Anna Pump passed away a few years ago. Have a great weekend full of cool cooking!

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you Susan!

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Ginger Boden's avatar

Thank you for this post! I have almost all of the cookbooks mentioned (except those specific books with “summer” in the title) and need to pull them out. I’ve been cooking a ton from The Wishbone Kitchen cookbook this past week. It has a lot of great summery/grill recipes. Happy birthday! It’s my MIL’s 85th birthday on the 4th too.

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

It's a GREAT birthday. You never have to work and there are always fireworks! :) Good to hear you've been enjoying The Wishbone Kitchen Cookbook. I haven't made anything out of it yet.

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Ginger Boden's avatar

In particular, the pork sausage burgers are outstanding. The layers of flavor are incredible.

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Good to know, thank you!

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Heddi Nieuwsma's avatar

Wonderful seeing everyone's favorite summer cookbooks! Lots of new ones for me to check out. Wishing you a Happy Birthday!

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Thank you Heddi!

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Lisa Steele | Fresh Eggs Daily's avatar

Aww ..thank you for including my cookbook in this great list! I have a few of the others, but am going to check out a bunch more. Have a great holiday weekend!

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

You too Lisa!

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Anna Ansari's avatar

I’m taking Le Sud with me later this summer— when I’m in the sud of France for 18 days. ☀️

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

Oh my gosh—the DREAM

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Anna Ansari's avatar

I mean-- I'm also taking some jars of Gymkhana's Butter Chicken Sauce, so it's going to be a mixed bag holiday, culinarily speaking :)

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Jenna Helwig's avatar

As it should be!

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