The cult favorite
More Home Cooking by Laurie Colwin is currently only $1.99, regularly $13.99 (! - which is nuts). it’s not just about the food, although that part is fun, as the food serves as a springboard for her essays on her life and her surroundings in New York. I’m providing the Kobo link, but it’s available elsewhere as well.
https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/more-home-cooking