The Old-School Cookbook Sarah Jessica Parker Swears By

Steven Ferdman/Getty Images By Ralph Schwartz/Jan. 25, 2021 7:12 pm EST

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Sarah Jessica Parker’s life looks a lot like everyone else’s, now that we’re all locked down in quarantine. Sure, not too many of us can say we were about to perform on Broadway with our famous-actor spouse, but that was before COVID-19 shut down New York’s theaters (via People). Now, Parker and husband Matthew Broderick are pretty much stuck at home, and they pass the time by cooking (via Grub Street). So do the rest of us, judging from the nationwide sales surge at grocery and kitchenware stores (via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).

Parker and Broderick both like to cook, but they approach the kitchen very differently. Broderick is happy to study the more complicated cookbooks, like Diana Henry’s From the Oven to the Table. “I don’t look at recipes nearly as much as he does, and he’s not daunted by a lot of steps,” Parker told Grub Street. “He’s a fantastic cook. I cook all the time too, but I don’t read recipes nearly as much.”

The Old-School Cookbook Sarah Jessica Parker Swears By

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By Ralph Schwartz/Jan. 25, 2021 7:12 pm EST

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Sarah Jessica Parker’s life looks a lot like everyone else’s, now that we’re all locked down in quarantine. Sure, not too many of us can say we were about to perform on Broadway with our famous-actor spouse, but that was before COVID-19 shut down New York’s theaters (via People). Now, Parker and husband Matthew Broderick are pretty much stuck at home, and they pass the time by cooking (via Grub Street). So do the rest of us, judging from the nationwide sales surge at grocery and kitchenware stores (via Pittsburgh Post-Gazette).

Parker and Broderick both like to cook, but they approach the kitchen very differently. Broderick is happy to study the more complicated cookbooks, like Diana Henry’s From the Oven to the Table. “I don’t look at recipes nearly as much as he does, and he’s not daunted by a lot of steps,” Parker told Grub Street. “He’s a fantastic cook. I cook all the time too, but I don’t read recipes nearly as much.”

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links.

Parker and Broderick both like to cook, but they approach the kitchen very differently. Broderick is happy to study the more complicated cookbooks, like Diana Henry’s From the Oven to the Table. “I don’t look at recipes nearly as much as he does, and he’s not daunted by a lot of steps,” Parker told Grub Street. “He’s a fantastic cook. I cook all the time too, but I don’t read recipes nearly as much.”

Sarah Jessica Parker has used the same cookbook since she was 18

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“It’s super-old-fashioned,” Parker said. “It’s probably super-out of style, but I love it because it’s what I’ve known.”