HELLO, HOME COOKING

Quirky, beloved, fun-loved New York Times Cooking video star Ham El-Waylly combines his unique personal heritage (representing the cuisines of Qatar, Bolivia, Brazil, and Egypt) with his 15 years as a professional chef to bring delicious, global recipes to home cooks.

Ham centers culture and community in his dishesfeaturing beloved dishes from across different nations which carry that can't-quite-put-my-finger-on-it hominess, regardless of the origin. Within these pages, cooks of all experience levels learn the base flavors of cuisines around the world, freeing them to mix, match, and alter classic dishes into something delicious and new: from the Macarona Bechamel that parallels American Mac n Cheese and Basbousa (a sweet, semolina cake) that would rival any Blondie, to Egyptian ta'amaya (like falafel but made with fava beans instead of chickpeas) and beyond, Hello, Home Cooking shows you how to highlight your own heritage in familiar recipes by swapping in certain ingredients for othersfocusing on affordability and availability.

Ham El-Waylly is a chef, recipe developer, and video creator based in New York City. You may know him from the NYT Cooking channel, where he shares ingenious tips and whips up opulent feasts from niche ingredients.