Shop Cookbook Lookbook

COOKBOOK LOOKBOOK
2025 Wall Calendar + Story Trove

A feast for your eyes and food for your soul. Each month features an artist and story that transports them to a time and place of comfort. Pull the inserted recipe cards, cut where indicated , and add to your menu any time of year. The paper bag on the back inside cover gives you a place to hold the cards.

Artists include Monifa Kincaid, Natalie Duran, Bertha Miller, Yvette Molina, Antoinette Ellis-Williams, Marlene Ellis, Krystle Lemonias, Ayana Kareem, Meg Ellis, Larissa Velez-Jackson, Lisa Van Croft-Ellis, and Melisa Gerecci.

I want to share with you the recipe I currently use for Chicken Soup (Monifa) I was born where the Tex meets the Mex
(Natalie) Some say Mandelbread, some say Mandelbrot, but everyone says delicious! (Bertha)I rememeber feeling at home that summer (Yvette) When I was six, I learned to cook it from my mother and grandmother (Marlene) MMMM, I say, meh mout a wata jus thinking of it (Krystle) The sweetest mango can never be compared when shared (Ayana) The first time I tasted soy sauce, it was inked on the chalky yolk of an egg (Meg) Most courses of cancer treatment incclude chemo and infusions that wreak havoc on the gut (Larissa) The slightly browned, cheesy top glistened with little pools of butter. The sizzling and bubbling squeaks were impolite distractions (Lisa) For the guest, it’s a show-stopper: poached eggs dancing with peppered oil on a bed of garlicky yogurt (Melisa)