Here’s how I know if I need to buy a cookbook or if I can put it safely back on the shelf: I open to three random recipes and if those three recipes look really, really good — like ones I’ll actually be excited to make — it’s a keeper. And that’s how it was when I saw Rachel Simons’ Sesame on the shelves of my local book store. I fell in love with the cover design (so chic), I fell in love with the voice, and I fell in love with the granola.