5 holiday recipe books

Discover a selection of 5 cookbooks to give for Christmas, or simply to prepare holiday meals!

What’s better than a recipe book to please cooking enthusiasts?

Whether for preparing festive meals or simply enriching your culinary library, here is a selection of 5 books that will delight gourmets. From taste travels around the world, to recipes adapted to athletes, there is something for all tastes and profiles.

My sugar-free pastryby Amanda Abagima

Did you think you had to give up strawberry tarts, chocolate fondants or soft brioches to preserve your blood sugar? Amanda Abagima proves otherwise with this baking book. A former sugar addict, she transformed her relationship with food and regained vitality and well-being without ever sacrificing pleasure. Its secret: a pastry with a low glycemic index, low in carbohydrates but rich in flavors, where the right ingredients make all the difference.

Almond flour, dark chocolate, red fruits, pistachios, oilseed purees advantageously replace refined sugar and white flours. This solar book offers 55 recipes designed for everyday life: comforting breakfasts, snacks, festive desserts to enjoy with the family, even with children.

A recipe: Chocolate eclairs

Rafa’s Texan barbecueby Raphaël Guillot

Embark on an authentic road trip to the heart of Texas with Raphaël Guillot, host of the YouTube channel “Le Barbecue de Rafa”. This book relates the adventure of Rafa and his companions Patrick and Stéphane discovering legendary smokehouses and the techniques of the most renowned pitmasters, from Austin to Houston via San Antonio.

The book offers 40 iconic recipes: brisket, smoked sausages, ribs, but also side dishes such as potato salad, coleslaw, without forgetting the essential desserts. Beyond the recipes, this book transmits the history and know-how of Texas barbecue, a culinary tradition passed down from generation to generation.

A recipe: Tiny Pies-style pecan pie

Fatbulous burgersby Mister Keto

Monsieur Keto, aka Geoffrey Cornet, pioneer of ketogenic cuisine in France, revolutionizes the world of burgers with this book in which he offers 52 recipes, each designed to satisfy all types of diet: classic, low carb, gluten-free or ketogenic. Each burger is customizable according to your nutritional needs.

From local burgers like the Tartiflette or the Norman to the royal Charles III, including the Mediterranean Zeus, Monsieur Keto favors simple and raw foods. A book that proves that you can combine pleasure and healthy eating, with a touch of humor and creativity.

A recipe: nori

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Greek Islandsby Evi Siougari

Set off to discover the authentic Mediterranean with Evi Siougari, your Greek guide. Native of Greece and operator of an olive grove in the Peloponnese with her husband, she has collected 61 traditional recipes from the great Greek archipelagos: Ionian Islands, Cyclades, Crete and Dodecanese.

Passed down from generation to generation, these specialties celebrate the simplicity of raw ingredients and the richness of Mediterranean flavors. Evi also shares the basics of traditional Greek cuisine and local ingredients unique to each island. A Greek cuisine teacher in Athens and active on Instagram (@cuisinegrecque_evi), she passionately transmits her culinary heritage. This book is a true invitation to explore cuisine that is authentic, healthy and delicious, perfectly embodying the spirit of the Mediterranean diet.

A recipe: Stuffed squid

101 recipes for endurance sportsby Fabrice Kuhn and Hugues Daniel

Sports doctors Fabrice Kuhn and Hugues Daniel, themselves accomplished athletes (Ironman triathlete and marathon runner), offer a complete culinary guide for all endurance athletes. This book compiles 101 recipes specifically designed for training, competition and recovery. The authors share their expertise to create balanced meals, of high nutritional density, which maximize performance while protecting health.

On the program: daily meals rich in vitamins and minerals, complete meals that are easy to transport for training days, homemade exercise drinks that are much less expensive than store-bought ones, tailor-made cereal bars to go the distance, special recovery milkshakes and pre-competition cakes. The majority of recipes are gluten-free and dairy-free, adapted to the specific needs of athletes.