Pixel is the smallest dragon<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://weirder.earth/@menziesii" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>menziesii</span></a></span> Has me thinking about having an appreciation for cookbooks, whether or not I'm able to make the recipes from them. I especially appreciate those that are written as home cook memoirs (as opposed to more sanitized professional chefs). Here are some from the Asian diaspora.</p><p>One I got as a gift:<br>🌶 "Ammu: Indian Home Cooking to Nourish Your Soul" - I chose it after hearing about a different South Indian home cooking book on "The Splendid Table" podcast<br><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/book/950066/s/ammu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookwyrm.social/book/950066/s/</span><span class="invisible">ammu</span></a></p><p>Ones I gave as a gift:<br>🥥 "Coconut and Sambal: Recipes from My Indonesian Kitchen" - heard an interview by the Indonesian Australian author on "The Splendid Table Podcast"<br><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/book/1390526/s/coconut-and-sambal" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookwyrm.social/book/1390526/s</span><span class="invisible">/coconut-and-sambal</span></a></p><p>🍲 "Melting Pot: Stories and Recipes from a Chinese American Daydreamer" - found on Asian Creative network<br><a href="https://bookwyrm.social/book/1974137/s/melting-pot" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bookwyrm.social/book/1974137/s</span><span class="invisible">/melting-pot</span></a></p><p><a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/asian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asian</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/asianCuisine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>asianCuisine</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/indonesian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indonesian</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/indian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>indian</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/southIndian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>southIndian</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/ChineseAmerican" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ChineseAmerican</span></a> <a href="https://post.lurk.org/tags/bookRec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookRec</span></a></p>