20 Ways to Become a Better Cook

Jamie Oliver's Comfort Food: The Ultimate Weekend Cookbook ($35) by Jamie Oliver, is pure dude food (not that we're complaining). Expect plenty of hearty dinners and desserts, ranging from nostalgic (at least for Oliver) British fare — think fish and chips, shepherd's pie, and chicken tikka masala — to comforting dishes from around the globe. One aspect we could probably do without: the calorie counts on each page. Frankly, sometimes we'd rather not know exactly what's going on with that brownie or stew calorically, but maybe that's just us.

Recipes we can't wait to try:

• Japanese katsu curry
• Gnocchi with butternut squash sauce
• Bloody mary beef stew
• Crispy duck lasagne
• Next-level steak and onion sandwich
• Bonkers bread and butter (panettone bread pudding)
• Peanut butter and jelly brownies