By Nigella Lawson Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 288 pages With so many great Italian cookbooks out, how can a new one succeed? That’s what I asked when I first opened the pages of Nigellissima. Then I looked with wonder and awe at …
By Jonnie Downing Ulysses Press, $14.95, 160 pages Written by the much-loved blogger of CrockpotNinja.com, this book is a collection of her best slow cooker desserts. For those of us who enjoy a sweet note at the end of the …
By Richard Blais Clarkson Potter, $30.00, 288 pages If you are the kind of home cook who would rather ride your bike instead of working in the kitchen, you would still enjoy Try This at Home, a book that reads like …
By Maya Leon-Meis American Cancer Society, $19.95, 172 pages As it is co-authored by three writers with complementary fields of expertise and published by the American Cancer Society, I expected Maya’s Secrets to be great. And I was not disappointed. León-Meis (Maya) is …
By Jane Barthelemy Da Capo Lifelong Books, $18.99, 246 pages One phrase that readers will grow accustomed to in Paleo Desserts: 125 Delicious Everyday Favorites, Gluten- and Grain-Free by Jane Barthelemy is to “follow recipe exactly.” To ensure that those trying these recipes …
By America’s Test Kitchen, editor; Carl Tremblay, Keller + Keller, Daniel J. Van Ackere, photographers Cook’s Illustrated, $34.95, 312 pages As all of America’s Test Kitchen publications, The TV Companion Cookbook 2013 is superb. Yet it is not written for all cooks. Those …
By The Editors of America’s Test Kitchen and Guy Crosby Cook’s Illustrated, $40.00, 486 pages To some, cooking is more than putting together ingredients. There are those who look at cooking as a science. Cook’s Illustrated The Science of Good Cooking is a …
By Ina Garten Clarkson Potter, $35.00, 272 pages With her usual grace and aplomb, Garten guides the us through planning and executing a flawless dinner party. Stuffing the book full of recipes (almost 100!) that can be made over and …
By Shauna Sever, Leigh Beisch (photographer) Quirk, $22.95, 159 pages Exotic and seductive, yet so commonplace that even a humble butter cake is graced with a splash of this alluring little pod. How often have you poured a fragrant spoonful …
By Elizabeth LaBau Quarry Books, $24.99, 160 pages As every gourmet candy connoisseur will tell you, the finest and most exquisite candies are hand-made in small batches, from quality ingredients and with expert attention. This book will turn you into …
By Liana Krissoff Stewart, Tabori and Chang, $24.95, 272 pages Brown rice, whole-wheat flour, and oatmeal. Maybe corn? Is quinoa a grain? If those are the only whole grains you can think of, get ready to have your mind blown! Liana Krissoff …
By America’s Test Kitchen America’s Test Kitchen, $34.95, 464 pages Although it can be a delight to spend an afternoon laboring on a magnificent feast for family, every other day of the week we need something that we can prepare in a …
By Teri Lyn Fisher and Jenny Park Quirk, $18.95, 160 pages If you love giving parties, Tiny Food Party!, a trade paperback, is going to be a good addition to your cookbook collection. The concept is not original – high-end caterers are serving …
By Editors of Cook’s Country America’s Test Kitchen, $26.95, 390 pages Cook’s Country is the one show that you can’t wait to end – so you can race to the kitchen to duplicate the recipes showcased on set! This beautifully appointed book …
By Nancy Singleton Hachisu and Kenji Miura (photographer) Andrews McMeel Publishing, $35.00, 386 pages While it’s essentially a cookbook, Japanese Farm Food also narrates the history of one woman’s long romance with a country, the man she married and the cuisine that brought …
