Now & Again: Go-To Recipes, Inspired Menus + Endless Ideas for Reinventing Leftovers

by Julia Turshen, David Loftus (Photographer)

Overview

Small Victories, one of the most beloved cookbooks of 2016, introduced us to the lovely Julia Turshen and her mastery of show-stopping home cooking, and her second book, Feed the Resistance, moved a nation, winning Eater Cookbook of the Year in 2017. In Now&Again, the follow-up to what Real Simple called "an inspiring addition to any kitchen bookshelf," more than 125 delicious and doable recipes and 20 creative menu ideas help cooks of any skill level to gather friends and family around the table to share a meal (or many!) together. This cookbook comes to life with Julia's funny and encouraging voice and is brimming with good stuff, including:

  • can't-get-enough-of-it recipes
  • inspiring menus for social gatherings, holidays and more
  • helpful timelines for flawlessly throwing a party
  • oh-so-helpful "It's Me Again" recipes, which show how to use leftovers in new and delicious ways
  • tips on how to be smartly thrifty with food choices

Now&Again will change the way we gather, eat, and think about leftovers, and, like the name suggests, you'll find yourself reaching for it time and time again.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452164960
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	09/04/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	849,715
File size:	25 MB
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About the Author

Julia Turshen is the bestselling author of Now & Again, Feed the Resistance, named the Best Cookbook of 2017 by Eater, and Small Victories, named one of the Best Cookbooks of 2016 by the New York Times and NPR. She has coauthored numerous cookbooks and hosted the first two seasons of Radio Cherry Bombe. She has written for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, and Saveur. Epicurious has called her one of the 100 Greatest Home Cooks of All Time. She is the founder of Equity At The Table (EATT), an inclusive digital directory of women and non-binary individuals in food. Julia lives in the Hudson Valley with her wife and pets.

David Loftus is a food and lifestyle photographer based in the UK.

Table of Contents

Introduction 11

Autumn

Sunday Morning Bangladeshi Breakfast 17

Scrambled Eggs with Cilantro + Coconut Chutney 19

Whole Wheat + Cumin Flatbreads 21

Mango with Cardamom Syrup + Pistachios 23

It's Me Again: Curried Scrambled Egg Salad, Flatbread Pizza, Mango Chutney 24

Red-Checkered Tablecloth Late Saturday Lunch 27

Garlic + Anchovy Butter Toasts 31

Italian Flag Baked Pasta 33

Arugula Salad with Lemon, Pine Nuts + Pecorino 35

Jody's Plum Bibonade 36

Polenta + Nutella Sandwich Cookies 38

It's Me Again: Arugula + Lemon Pesto, Creamy Spinach Toasts, Garlic Toast Meatballs 39

Card Night Enchiladas 41

Garlicky Shrimp with Tequila + Lime 42

Chicken + Roasted Tomato Enchiladas 44

Kale Salad with Pepita Dressing 46

Toasted Coconut Cake 47

It's Me Again: Shrimp + Kimchi Pancakes, Creamy Roasted Tomato Soup, Caldo Gallego, Kale Kuku Sabzi 49

Rosh Hashanah Dinner 51

Celebration Chicken with Sweet Potatoes + Dates 54

Baked Saffron Rice 55

Beet Salad with Poppy Seed + Chive Dressing 56

Applesauce Cake with Cream Cheese + Honey Frosting 58

It's Me Again: Coronation Chicken Salad, Stuffed Peppers, Beet Dip, Cheesy Rice Fritters 61

No Stress Thanksgiving 63

Roast Turkey Breast + Onions with Mustard + Sage 68

Apple Cider Gravy 70

Sheet Pan Bread Stuffing with Sausage + Spinach 71

Radicchio + Roasted Squash Salad 73

String Beans with Toasted Almonds + Lemon 74

Maple Roasted Apples with Vanilla Ice Cream + Roasted Pecans 75

Easy Pumpkin + Olive Oil Cake 76

It's Me Again: Crispy Stuffing with Fried Eggs; Shredded Turkey, String Beans + Cucumbers with Soy + Ginger; Roasted Applesauce; Squash Grilled Cheese 77

Winter

Brunch for a Crowd 81

Sheet Pan Frittata with Roasted Mushrooms + Ricotta 82

Spiced Banana Brown Bread 85

Shredded Cabbage Salad with Feta + Herbs 87

Cantaloupe with Lime + Salt 88

It's Me Again: Ricotta Frittata Sandwiches, Banana Bread French Toast, Couscous + Cabbage Salad, Little Cabbage Hand Pies, Easiest Cantaloupe Sorbet 89

Chili + Cornbread Lunch 91

Chicken + Black-Eyed Pea Chili 92

Skillet Cornbread with Cheddar + Scallions 93

Romaine + Celery Salad with Buttermilk Ranch Dressing 96

Caramelised Bananas with Sour Cream + Brown Sugar 98

It's Me Again: Chili Nachos, Cornbread Stuffing, Spicy Stir-Fried Lettuce + Celery with Garlic 99

Steak House Dinner for Vegetarians 101

Maple Syrup Old-Fashioneds 102

Stuffed Mushrooms with Walnuts, Garlic + Parsley 103

Iceberg Wedge Salad with Pickled Shallots 105

Charred Broccoli with Capers + Lemon 106

Double-Baked Potatoes with Horseradish + Cheddar 107

Black Forest Cake 109

It's Me Again: Penne ai Fungi; Broccoli Fritters; Superrich Potato Soup; Crispy, Cheesy Potato Cakes 113

Feast Of The Almost Seven Fishes 115

Crab Toasts with Lemon + Red Chile 117

Bagna Cauda with Endive + Fennel 118

Spaghetti with Scallops, Squid + Shrimp 119

Boozy Lemon Slushies 122

It's Me Again: Bagna Cauda Caesar Dressing, Roasted Fennel + Endive, Roasted Red Cabbage with Anchovy + Pine Nuts, Crab Cakes, Korean-Style Cold Seafood Salad, Boozy Lemon Pound Cake 123

A Not-Kosher Jewish Christmas 125

Crispy Scallion + Sesame Pancakes 126

Oven-Steamed Fish with Crispy Garlic + Red Chile Oil 130

Stir-Fried Roasted Eggplant with Pork 133

Baby Bok Choy with Sesame Sauce 134

Takeout Rice

Orange Wedges

It's Me Again: Fish + Crispy Garlic Fried Rice, Cold Rice Noodle + Bok Choy Salad, Eggplant + Pork Potstickers, Leftover Rice 135

Spring

Easy All-Green Lunch 139

Striped Bass with Butter Verde 142

Crushed Potatoes + Peas 144

Sautéed Zucchini with Green Goddess Dressing 145

Pistachio Mandelbrot Cookies 148

It's Me Again: Doug's Fish Salad, Zucchini Hummus, Pea Vichyssoise 149

Grace's Birthday Late Lunch 151

Virginia Peanuts

Mustardy Deviled Eggs 152

Simplest Pulled Pork with Vinegar Slaw 153

Sweet Potato Oven Fries with Comeback Sauce 156

Pickled Spring Vegetables 157

Healthy, Happy Wife Cake 158

It's Me Again: Deviled Egg Salad, Cuban Sandwiches, Sweet Potato Breakfast Potatoes 161

Passover Seder 163

An Orange on the Seder Plate 165

Best Matzo Ball Soup 166

Aunt Sharon's Brisket with Carrots 168

Golden Beet + Horseradish Relish 171

Crunchy Asparagus Salad with Marcona Almonds 172

Charoset Quinoa 174

Lazy Vanilla Semifreddo with Honeyed Strawberries 176

It's Me Again: Brisket Pho, Crispy Tofu + Asparagus Stir-Fry 177

Tortilla Soup for A Chilly Spring Evening 179

Simplest + Best Machos 180

Easiest Almond Horchata 181

Tortilla Soup with the Works 184

Pineapple with Homemade Tajin 187

It's Me Again: Pineapple Salsa, Arroz con Polio, Spicy Pozole 188

Just My Type of Dinner 191

Confetti Meatloaf 194

Creamy Garlic Mashed Cauliflower 195

Butter Lettuce with Shallot Vinaigrette 196

Raspberries with Cocoa Whipped Cream 197

It's Me Again: Open-Faced Meatloaf Melts, Creamy Cauliflower + Lettuce Soup, Lettuce + Spring Pea Risotto 199

Summer

Grilled Vietnamese Breakfast 203

Grilled Vietnamese Flank Steak 204

Fried Eggs 207

Warm. Grilled Eggplant + Tomato Salad with Herbs 208

Vietnamese Iced Coffee 211

It's Me Again: Steak + Kimchi Quesadillas, Eggplant Dip, Vietnamese Iced Coffee Granita, Coffee + Brioche French Toast 213

Simple Backpack Picnic Lunch 215

Pressed Broccoli Rabe + Mozzarella Sandwiches 217

Nectarines + Peanuts in Their Shells 219

Hikers' Cookies 220

It's Me Again: Broccoli Rabe Pesto, Broccoli Rabe + Farm Salad, Easy Nectarine Crumble 221

Afternoon Tacos 225

Super Crunchy Lime-y Salad 227

Kale + Mushroom Taco Filling 228

Chorizo + Potato Taco Filling 229

Warm Corn Tortillas + Lettuce Leaves 230

Lime + Hot Sauce Crema 232

Charred Tomatillo + Scallion Salsa 233

Pineapple Margaritas 234

It's Me Again: Taco Filling Hash, Chilaquiles Verdes 235

Fourth of July 237

Frozen Watermelon Aguas Frescas 238

Lamb Burgers with Grilled Red Onions 242

Grilled Okra + Corn with Lemon + Red Chile 244

Grandma's Cucumber Salad 245

Whole Wheat Berry Shortcakes 246

It's Me Again: Grilled Corn, Onion + Okra Salad; Chilled Cucumber + Yogurt Soup; Burger Bun Summer Pudding 249

Middle Eastern Dinner Outside 251

Cucumbers with Sumac + Warm Pita 252

Sliced Feta + Cherry Tomato Salad 254

Greek Yogurt with Fried Pistachios + Lemon 255

Grilled Beef + Zucchini Meatballs with Tahini Dressing 257

Yogurt Cake with Fig Preserves 259

It's Me Again; Fattoush, Turkish Breakfast, Meatball Pita Sandwiches, Poached Eggs with Yogurt + Feta 261

Seven Lists

Seven Things to Do with Leftover Wine 264

Seven Things to Do with Cooked Rice 268

Seven Things to Do with Typical Takeout Leftovers 270

Seven Things to Do with Leftover Snacks 272

Seven Things to Do with Not-So-New Produce 274

Seven Things to Bring When You're Invited to Dinner 276

Seven Great Things to Delegate 278

Recipes by Type 280

Even More Menu Suggestions 283

A Few Notes on Tools + Ingredients 284

Give Back + Do Good 288

Acknowledgments 291

Index 292

Editorial Reviews

★ 10/01/2018
Turshen's (Feeding the Resistance; Small Victories) latest cookbook organizes 150-plus recipes into menus for a variety of occasions—Card Night Enchiladas, Brunch for a Crowd, a Middle Eastern Dinner Outside—and provides innovative ideas for using leftovers; e.g., making egg salad from deviled eggs or French toast using Vietnamese iced coffee. In addition to recipes for dishes such as tortilla soup with the works, super crunchy lime-y salad, and easy pumpkin and olive oil cake, there are tips and tricks for preparation and cooking. Each menu provides a time line for steps that can be taken up to a month, three days, one day, or a few hours ahead or at the last moment. The book concludes with useful lists such as Seven Things To Do with Cooked Rice, Seven Things To Do with Not-So-New Produce, and Seven Great Things To Delegate. VERDICT No one is better than Turshen at coming up with unpretentious, delicious, and approachable recipes for home cooks of varying skill levels. An essential purchase for circulating cookbook collections. [See "Editors' Fall Picks," LJ 8/18.]—Stephanie Klose, Library Journal

Library Journal

Turshen…is at the forefront of the new generation of authentic, approachable authors aiming to empower readers who might be newish to the kitchen.

The New York Times Book Review - Christine Muhlke

No one is better than Turshen at coming up with unpretentious, delicious, and approachable recipes for home cooks of varying skill levels. An essential purchase for circulating cookbook collections.”—Stephanie Klose, Library Journal Starred Review

"Julia Turshen’s new book is a rich compendium of recipes that are reassuringly do-able, full of inviting flavour, designed to make life easier and bring pleasure to the kitchen as much as to the table. This would be quite enough, but added to this, Turshen elaborates on the recipes, adding advice as to how the various components of a recipe can be tweaked and turned into other dishes and - this is always a joy to the home cook - how leftovers can be refashioned into further meals."—Nigella Lawson, author of At My Table

A Washington Post Best cookbook of 2018!

“Julia invites us to broaden our taste buds with her fresh, approachable, never-fussy cooking. Now Again leaves no dish and no one behind: garlicky shrimp with tequila and lime will turn the next day to shrimp and kimchi pancakes; cucumbers with sumac and warm pita are a no-brainer for even the most novice of cooks; matzo ball soup and Pass­over tradition aren’t abandoned; and a wife’s birthday cake will leave no spouse unsatisfied.” -YOTAM OTTOLENGHI

“Now Again is a kitchen essential tool. Julia Turshen shares a definitive plan to help you think differently about leftovers with delicious recipes the first time and second time around.”-CARLA HALL

“Let’s be honest. If all you’re looking for is a recipe, the internet’s got you covered. But if like me you read a cookbook to make friends over food with the person who wrote it, then Now Again is perfect. Julia’s personal stories, approachable recipes, and conversational tone suggest that you’re sitting at her kitchen counter shelling peas or peeling carrots. She makes you feel like you’re a part of things. Plus Julia sheds light on two skills I need to hone: reinventing leftovers and delegating.” -VIVIAN HOWARD

“I am so excited about this book because Julia is very, very good at throwing unpretentious, cozy meals together and I know this because I’ve been shamelessly stalking her plates and picnics on social media for years, hoping to glean ideas. This book will save me a lot of snooping in the future and I don’t care that it’s only August, I’m making the Not-Kosher Jewish Christmas menu first.” -DEB PERELMAN

A Goodreads Choice Award nominee for Best Cookbook 2018

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