5 Spices 50 Dishes

Breaking news: Starting in August, each of Williams-Sonoma’s 259 stores will recommend a cookbook chosen by Celia Sack, owner of Omnivore Books in San Francisco, one of the premiere independent cookbook stores in the country. Every month, Celia will select a cookbook that she thinks “no cook should live without”.

Her first pick is—drumroll, please—5 Spices 50 Dishes.

About Ruta’s cookbook: 5 Spices 50 Dishes is published by Chronicle Books, San Francisco. Now in its third print run, it’s one of the best selling Indian cookbooks at amazon.com.
You won't have to hunt down esoteric ingredients; the most “exotic” ingredient is butternut squash! Just buy these 5 common spices from your nearest grocery store. Then open the book and start cooking, with no major prior prep. It really is that easy to create 50 terrific dishes.

Where to buy: 5 Spices, 50 Dishes is available at amazon.com, bookstores around the country, Williams-Sonoma stores, and directly from the publisher Chronicle Books.