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Now We're Cooking

All-Purpose, Laid-Back Recipes (A Cookbook from @ACookNamedMatt)
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In Now We’re Cooking, Matt Broussard—known to millions as @ACookNamedMatt—proves that great food isn’t complicated. Matt’s superpower is making things easy, not just making them look easy. Drawing inspiration from the Texas border to Asia and back again, he gives home cooks of all levels weeknight-friendly... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Social media phenom Matt Broussard of @acooknamedmatt brings his "anyone can do this," no-BS approach to the home kitchen, teaching everyday cooks the moves that make food faster, bolder, and better.

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In Now We’re Cooking, Matt Broussard—known to millions as @ACookNamedMatt—proves that great food isn’t complicated.

Matt’s superpower is making things easy, not just making them look easy. Drawing inspiration from the Texas border to Asia and back again, he gives home cooks of all levels weeknight-friendly recipes with punch that can be made efficiently:

  • Warm Lacinato Kale Caesar with Crispy Chickpeas
  • Spicy Cold Korean Noodles
  • The Creamiest, Cheesiest Mac and Cheese
  • Grilled Korean Short Ribs
  • OG Beef Birria
  • Cold Corn Soup
  • Butter-Basted Steak
  • Charred Broccolini with Cotija Dressing
  • Crispy Salmon with Toasted Miso Corn
  • Spatchcocked Roast Chicken with Hasselback Potatoes
  • Tender Biscuits with Honey Butter
  • Farro Risotto with Roasted Mushrooms and Squash
  • Chai Flan

Here, too, Matt shares the best tricks he’s learned in his grandma’s kitchen and top restaurants where Matt broke out in Seattle’s electric dining scene.

Anyone can do this, and Matt makes you want to learn.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781668077146

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 10 September 2026

Country: United States

Imprint: Simon Element

Illustration: 4-C throughout; 4-C endpapers

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 17.0mm

Width: 203.0mm

Height: 254.0mm

Weight: 663g

Pages: 256

About the Author

Matt Broussard is the creator behind @ACookNamedMatt. Lauded as “The Most Fun Chef to Watch on TikTok” by Forbes, he was born in Brownsville, Texas, and learned to cook from his grandmother. He went on to some of Seattle’s best restaurants, including Palace Kitchen. With videos both fun and cutting-edge, he has drawn more than 8 million followers and billions of views across social media. Matt lives in Seattle with his cat Ladybird.

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