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Shop my favorite tried-and-true kitchen tools! From my favorite appliances to my trusty cookbooks, this is a roundup of all my faves!

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Cookbooks

Why I Cook by Tom Colicchio

cover of New Native Kitchen cookbook

New Native Kitchen

The Bean Book from the Rancho Gordo Kitchen

The Bean Book

Istria cookbook

Amrikan: 125 Recipes from the Indian American Diaspora

An Italian Feast

An Italian Feast

Cover of Between Harlem and Heaven cookbook by JJ Johnson, Alexander Smalls, and Veronica Chambers

Between Harlem and Heaven

Cover of Dining With the Dead cookbook

Dining with the Dead

Cover of Still We Rise by Erika Council

Still We Rise

Cover of The Prairie Homestead Cookbook: Simple Recipes for Heritage Cooking in any Kitchen

The Prairie Homestead Cookbook

Cover of Koshersoul: The Faith and Food Journey of an African American Jew

Super Italian: More than 110 Indulgent Recipes Using Italy's Healthiest Foods

Super-Italian

Cover of Black Food by Bryant Terry

The Scarr's Pizza Cookbook

The Scarr's Pizza Cookbook

Cover of Flavor+Us: Cooking for Everyone by Rahanna Bisseret Martinez

Flavor + Us

The World Central Kitchen Cookbook: Feeding Humanity, Feeding Hope

The World Central Kitchen Cookbook

The African-American Heritage Cookbook: Traditional Recipes and Fond Remembrances from Alabama's Renowned Tuskegee Institute

The African-American Heritage Cookbook

Cocina de Andalucia

Cocina de Andalucía

Cover of Diasporican by Illyanna Maisonet

Diasporican

Made Here: Recipes & Reflections from New York City's Asian Communities

Cooking Equipment

Made In 5.5 quart Harbour Blue Dutch oven with Antique Brass Knob sitting on a stovetop

Made In blue carbon steel frying pan 12" on the stove

Carbon Steel Pan

a Made In copper saucier on a kitchen stove. There's a wooden spoon inside, and a whisk on a spoon rest beside the saucier.

Copper Saucier

a food prep space with a Made In butcher block, blue carapace chef knife, mise en place, and a Diaspora Co. kitchen towel

Butcher Block

chef's knife and potato

a butcher block with a Santoku knife and prep bowl

Santoku Knife

Made In Olive Wood Bread Knife on a Butcher Block

Bread Knife

a molcajete, a paring knife, and herbs

Paring Knife

butter melting in a copper saucepan

Copper Saucepan

Stainless Stock Pot

mixed dry ingredients on a silicone spoon

sunny-side-up eggs and sausage cooking on a Made In griddle

Carbon Steel Griddle

drop biscuits frying in oil in a blue carbon steel wok

Carbon Steel Wok

Recipes from The American South beside Gullah-Geechee Pot Roast on the stove

Copper Rondeau

uncooked white pie on a made in carbon steel tawa

Carbon Steel Tawa

adding oil to a kadai

Stainless Kadai

The Made In Utility Knife, including the packaging, on the Made In Butcher Block and next to an apron and mise en place.

Utility Knife

a whole chicken on a Made In butcher block with a butcher knife

made in carbon steel seasoning wax

Seasoning Wax

chicken drumsticks being transferred to a wire rack using tongs

mallorcas on a baking slab prior to baking

Baking Slab

John and Katalina eating bison bolognese

Oval Gratin Dish

rectangular baking dish with pasta, sauce, and cheese inside

Baking Dish

potica on a plate and in a pie dish

a child holding a mise en place bowl with chopped celery

Mise en Place

the simple art of rice cookbook and a bowl of persian-style shrimp and rice

Serving Bowl

closeup of a child crushing tomatoes using a molcajete y tejolote

chai masala, a mug with a strainer, and a kitchen towel

Coffee Mugs

rajma nachos in a bowl and on a sheet tray

vegetarian gumbo in an entree bowl

Entrée Bowls

closeup of a plate with a buttermilk biscuit and eggs on a kid's table

Dinner Plates

Made In Crystal Wine Glasses, 2 bottles of Oregon Pino Noir and Houseplant gloopy incense burner with incense stick

Crystal Wine Glasses

Ethiopian sambusas made with a homemade einkorn wrapper

Appetizer Plates

An Italian Feast and Bolognese in a baking dish on a kid's table

German Potato Salad in a baking dish

Wooden Spoon

Made In frying pan universal lid

Pan Universal Lid

Made In Chef Pocket Knife

Chef Pocket Knife

filling for the beef braciole

Enameled Cast Iron Skillet

Spices & Pantry Goods

Diaspora Co. Jodhana Cumin and Single Origin Aranya Black Pepper in front of a masala dabba and molcajete

Diaspora Co.

rancho gordo beans, peas, popping corn from the bean club

Rancho Gordo

10 lb. bag of Jovial all-purpose einkorn flour on a kid's table next to a large jar of einkorn flour

Jovial Foods

Giadzy La Dolce Vita box including a variety of pastas and sauces

rice, olive oil, honey, cornmeal, and beans from Tocabe Indigenous Marketplace

Anson Mills red fife wheat bread flour and blue cornmeal in the packaging and in a bowl

Anson Mills

Lotus Foods Organic White Basmati Rice in the packaging and in a bowl

Lotus Foods

Kaia's homemade mexican sugar skull

Mexican Sugar Skull

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We reside on the ancestral lands of the Kalapuya and Luckiamute Tribes as well as the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians. The land was ceded in the Ratified Indian Treaty #282 on January 22, 1855. The languages of the Indigenous peoples of this area are Kalapuya and Chinuk Wawa.

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