Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes

"Amid the hype of the holiday season, you might walk right past this cookbook, with its modest title and quiet design, but take my advice and stop for a closer look. This is the work of Alison Roman, former editor at Bon Appétit, and it’s secretly spectacular. Nearly every recipe I tried was a desert-island dish: blistered green beans with creamy tahini, cumin lamb chops with charred scallions and peanuts, salted butter and chocolate chunk shortbread. Definitely for dining in, as the title suggests, since you’ll want your privacy as you’re licking every last crumb off your plate."