Not a book, but I recently watched the anime on Netflix called Delicious in Dungeon...and it's so cozy!! Half of it is exploring a dungeon to search for a friend who's in danger, and the other half is cooking up whatever monsters they happen across so they don't have to waste money on food...
I quite liked how the game Skyrim handled magic words. Most magic in the game didn't require words, only skill (which is also something that I like to see in books - magic that relies on the caster's innate ability along with imagination and mental focus). However, the Dragonborn had the power...