The Outdoor Table

Gourmet Grazing for the Great Outdoors—Picnic Ideas For Your Picnic Basket

“Full of fun tips to bring gatherings outside; the recipes, practical tips, and styling inspiration makes me want to make every meal a picnic.” —Elizabeth Minchilli, author of The Italian Table

#1 New Release in Salads

What could be the hidden key to health and happiness? It may just be tucked away in your picnic basket. The Art of Picnics encourages you to take a break from your fast-paced life to pick up a picnic basket, and reconnect with nature.

Find perfect picnic ideas for seasonal eating.There’s nothing more satisfying than yummy picnic foods and fun outdoor activities. If you’re yearning for tranquility and the charm of nature, make your backyard your own special retreat! With a bounty of family-style food recipes for foodies of all skill levels, The Art of Picnics offers a new perspective on traditional picnics.

Easy to follow recipes for outdoor entertaining. The Art of Picnics is a beautiful accessible guide to create a fun outdoor gathering. Whether it’s cooking during the day for an upcountry lunch or preparing for a twilight gathering, you’ll capture a spark of outdoor adventure with these seasonal picnic ideas. 

Inside you’ll find:

• Décor ideas with woven rugs, crate tables, mismatched china, plush pillows
• Planning recommendations like fresh-cut blooms, wine, and artisanal bread
• An outdoor cookbook full of one-of-a-kind recipes for sandwiches, grazing boards, and more!

If you’re looking for charcuterie books, a picnic snacks cookbook, or recipes for food on the go—or enjoyed Platters and Boards, The Camp Cookout, or Paris Picnic Club—then you’ll love The Art of Picnics.

Healthy Recipes for Every Step of Your Weight Loss Journey

"Get ready to indulge in creative and delicious recipes that serve up big portions and huge inspiration! This cookbook will no doubt become one of your secret weapons in the kitchen!" —Lisa Lillien a.k.a. Hungry Girl

#1 Best Seller in Low Fat Cooking

Ilana Muhlstein’s own 100-pound weight loss journey gives her the cutting edge in guiding thousands on their weight loss journey. Ilana’s first book You Can Drop It, was published by Simon & Schuster in 2020 and has sold over 50,000 copies.

Recipes for everyone in your tribe. Ilana has healthy recipes for the whole family to enjoy. From easy snacks for kids, lunch ideas for adults, to delicious dinner ideas, this cookbook for nutrition is packed with healthy recipes. “Foods that love you back" are low calorie, super healthy and high volume foods, meaning you can eat a LOT of them. You don’t have to lose your figure to feed your family!

Don’t sacrifice good food while trying to lose weight. Have you been on a high cholesterol diet? Are you looking for recipes to lower cholesterol? Have you been looking for a cookbook for nutrition? Are you looking for the next healthy bestselling cookbook? Well, you're in luck! Ilana created this cookbook full of healthy recipes that allow you to eat delicious and well-seasoned meals while also losing weight and keeping your health in check. You can eat more and weigh less, we show you how!

Inside, you’ll find:

• Healthy recipes to make easy snacks and lunch ideas for adults and kids alike
• Recipes to lower cholesterol, lose weight, and keep up a healthy eating lifestyle
• The 2B Mindset program from Ilana Muhlstein who has lost over 100 pounds without sacrificing great meals

If you liked Whole Food For Your Family, The Well Plated Cookbook, or Simple and Delicious Vegan, you’ll want to read Love the Food That Loves You Back.

Easy Plant-Based Foods and Vegan Recipes for Parties!

#1 New Release in Vegan Diets and Gluten-Free Diets

From unique vegan recipes to try at home, to party themes to entertain any guest, this cookbook is packed with tasty plant-based foods and delicious recipes set to delight even your hungriest guests!

Entertaining your hungry friends just got easier! Nicole Vranjican of “Nikki Vegan” created this vegan entertaining cookbook with you in mind. Take an elaborately fun and inviting tour through plant-based food recipes of the world, from the shores of Italy to the French countryside and beyond. This cookbook is a delightful guide full of easy vegan recipes and party themes that your guests will love.

These dinner party menu ideas bring fun to every day! Learn how to cook Greek Meatballs, Lentil au Poivre, decadent Mocha Almond Fudge Sundaes, and so much more. Enjoy vegan appetizers and meals that are super simple to make all while using affordable and accessible ingredients. These plant-based foods and vegan recipes will keep your friends and family coming back for more.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Beautiful spreads of delicious recipes for vegan appetizers, meals, and desserts
• Easy vegan recipes for parties at home and elsewhere
• Guides on how to entertain guests, create an effective shopping list, and make your home feel more inviting

If you're looking for a beautiful photography book of vegan recipes or vegan cookbooks, or if you liked PlantYou, Plant-Based on a Budget, or Making Vegan Meat, you’ll love Vegan Party Planning.

A Food-Based Way to Help Manage and Prevent Diabetes

“This book makes an important contribution to promoting health for people with diabetes or for those wanting to prevent diabetes...” ─Cheryl Anderson, PhD

Fresh, healthy, easy-to-make recipes to balance blood sugar

Start cooking with flavor again.  After her daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes, food blogger, writer, and photographer Jennifer Shun’s family’s life—and cooking—dramatically changed. Facing bland and boring meals, she developed in her California kitchen nutritious, flavorful, and enjoyable options for her family. Jennifer brings her years of personal experience with diabetes cooking to over 80 original delicious and healthy recipes that can help prevent and manage diabetes.

A healthy diabetic diet. Unlike prepacked and dull meal plans recommended by some diabetes experts, recipes in this book feature flavorful, layered, and naturally low in carbohydrate meals with no ingredient swaps or artificial sweeteners.  All ingredients are simple and natural, with nothing processed or obscure. From Pecan Pancakes to Slow-Cooked Balsamic Chicken, to Chocolate Peanut Butter Shortbread, be inspired you to cook with whole foods.

Meal planning with diabetes. For Good Measure shows you that cooking for diabetes does not need to be daunting. Armed with a dash of knowledge and a sprinkle of inspiration, delicious meals are well within your reach.

Inside you’ll find:

• Nutritional information accompanying every recipe, including serving size, yield, calories, net carbs, total carbs, fat, protein, and fiber
• Beautiful full-color photography featuring recipes for a diabetic diet
• Personal insight into using food to help prevent and manage diabetes from a perspective of abundance rather than depletion

If you liked Super Easy Diabetic Cookbook for Beginners; The Grain-Free, Sugar-Free, Dairy-Free Family Cookbook; or Simple and Delicious Vegan, you’ll love For Good Measure: A Diabetic Cookbook.

The Best Tricks, Tips, and Hacks to Your Favorite Restaurants

From Starbucks hacks to the McDonald’s secret menu, Fast Food Hacks To Save Money and More is a funny, modern guide to cheap eating out

Hack the menu, your way. From foodies to viral YouTube stars, Julia and JP skyrocketed to fame by sharing the best and most exclusive fast food hacks on their channel Hellthy Junk Food. Never doubt a hack again in this comprehensive guide to your favorite fast food chains.

Save money with cheap food. Eating cheap at your favorite chains has never been easier. With hacks for McDonald’s, Chipotle, Wendy’s, Burger King, Taco Bell, Subway, and more, this guide provides top tips on saving money at your favorite fast food restaurants.

Inside, you’ll find:

• Scannable QR codes so you can instantly find discounts on your meals
• Fun artwork and spunky colorful graphics
• An inspiration for meal budgeting that will help you enjoy all your favorite chains, at a lower cost

If you liked Nerdy Nummies, Good and Cheap, or FlavCity's 5 Ingredient Meals, you’ll love Fast Food Hacks to Save Money and More

Indulge your Love of Craft Beer with Hard Cider!

“A wonderful journey through the cider landscape”—Jim Koch, brewer and founder of The Boston Beer Company

#1 New Release in Beer

In this delicious book about hard apple cider, award-winning beverage journalist Beth Demmon invites lovers of beer to connect familiar flavors with the fastest growing and best gluten free beer alternative on earth: cider.

Beer fans: Want to try something new? Get into cider—you might be surprised! With simple guidance and easy-to-understand comparisons to beer, you don't need to be an expert to learn to love cider. Beth uses her beer knowledge to break down why certain tastes appeal, how categories overlap, and why you might just gravitate to distinct styles, regions, and approaches to cider making. 

Become a connoisseur of hard cider! Learn how to see, smell, taste, and otherwise appreciate the craft of beer and cider. Award-winning beverage journalist Beth Demmon takes us on a journey to the future of the best craft ciders. The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider is the starting point for lay people and beer connoisseurs alike.

In The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider, you’ll find:

• A guide for gluten-free beer lovers to find the best craft ciders for your palate
• A craft beer gift for any lover of beer looking to try a new drink with familiar flavors
• Beautiful illustrations of delicious drinks, with easy-to-understand and sensory-based explanations—all written by an expert
• Foreword written by award-winning journalist, best selling author, and creator of Beervana, Jeff Alworth

If you liked Fire Cider!; Cider Planet; or Cocktails, Mocktails, and Garnishes from the Garden, you’ll love The Beer Lover’s Guide to Cider.