Two new cookbooks are on their way!

Rice Cooker Revival is due out November 17, 2020.

Toaster Oven Takeover will be published in January, 2021.

We can tell you, shopping for groceries to test the recipes during a pandemic quarantine became a challenge and as they say, unprecedented. We do not write or publish any recipe that has not been thoroughly tested, so we stepped up and mastered on-line grocery ordering. It is a crazy time and an article in the New York Times captured it perfectly. We were honored to be interviewed for “7 Ways the Pandemic Has Changed How We Shop for Food” by Kim Severson for The New York Times.

We love writing cookbooks and sharing our passion for using appliances. It is fun to explore what else you can cook in the appliances and we know, many families will find that the appliances are the best, easiest, and fastest way to get a great tasting dinner on the table.

A rice cooker and a toaster oven? Before you say it, let us tell you, the new electronic rice cookers and toaster ovens are nothing like those appliances you might see in the garage sales or that your grandma used. These new appliances work great and offer so much versatility.

Rice cookers cook the best rice ever but do so much more. They often look like the Instant Pot or electric pressure cooker/multicookers, but are easier to use, and cook without the concerns that arise when pressure enters the picture. Best of all, many of the recipes in Rice Cooker Revival include cooking instructions for both the rice cooker and Instant Pot, so you get the best of both worlds and can use whichever appliance you like. (We love them both and use them both all of the time.) Recipes include everything you can imagine, including Brown Rice and Vegetable Buddha Bowl, Sausage and Shrimp Jambalaya, Chicken Tortilla Soup or even Warm Chocolate Lava Cake.

Toaster ovens go FAR beyond toast. Bake, broil, roast, and more. They are quick to preheat and bake so evenly that the perfect Instagram photo is easy to get. Families will love the efficiency and will count on the toaster oven when that big oven is full, or for everyday breakfast, lunch and dinner. Toast the nuts for a topping, bake the pizza or make the best Roasted Fish with Provencal Crumb Topping, Sheet Pan Beef Fajitas or German Chocolate Cake. Many of these recipes offer an alternate cooking time so you can use the convection oven setting, or not.

We will share more on both of these cookbooks as the publication dates draw near. Simon and Schuster are working their magic with beautiful graphics and photos. We can’t wait until we can share more about each book with you. If you have, or were thinking of buying a rice cooker or toaster oven, these are the cookbooks for you.