Today, I’m exploring a genre that I’ve never talked about on the podcast before: cookbooks!

Traditionally, cookbooks were simply the keeper of recipes, but today, they are so much more. They’re also part memoir, part non-fiction, part exploration and beyond. 

In this episode, I’m diving deep into the micro-genre of cookbooks as self-help tools. We’ll explore three things cookbooks provide (beyond recipes!) and I’ll offer five of my favorites for you to explore. Let’s kick off a season of winter wellness with some cookbook reading!

Here are the books mentioned in this episode. You’ll find links to my Amazon and Bookshop affiliate stores below. Thanks for your bookish support!

Mind Over Batter: 75 Recipes for Baking as Therapy by Jack Hazan (Amazon / Bookshop)

Baking by Feel: Recipes to Sort Out Your Emotions by Becca Rea-Tucker (Amazon / Bookshop)

Stir: My Broken Brain and the Meals That Brought Me Home by Jessica Fechtor (Amazon / Bookshop)

The Kitchen Healer: The Journey to Becoming You by Jules B Davis (Amazon / Bookshop)

The Year of Miracles: Recipes About Love + Grief + Growing Things by Ella Risbridger (Amazon / Bookshop)

Now, it’s your turn!

I’d love to know what you think about the idea of cookbooks as self-help tools. What are some of your favorites you could share with me? Comment below!