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Canal house cooking boxed set - volumes nos 1, 2, & 3 by Melissa Hamilton et al.. Canal House (2012-01-10).

We are home cooks writing about home cooking for other home cooks. We cook seasonally because that’s what makes sense.

Summer is a collection of our favorite summer recipes, ones we cook f... more

Rustic Fruit Desserts by Cory Schreiber et al.. Ten Speed Press (2009-04-28).

An early fall cobbler with blackberries bubbling in their juice beneath a golden cream biscuit. A crunchy oatmeal crisp made with mid-summer’s sweet nectarines and raspberries. Or a comfortin... more

Urban Italian by Andrew Carmellini et al.. Bloomsbury USA (2008-10-28).

The recipes that one of New York’s best young chefs cooks in his own kitchen: a cookbook full of soulful, sophisticated food and delicious stories

While waiting for construction to finish o... more

Food and Wine Annual Cookbook 2010 by Editors of Food & Wine. Food & Wine (2010-04-06).

The contributors include the culinary world’s finest, with such cookbook authors, chefs, and food luminaries as Jean-Georges Vongerichten, David Chang, and Bobby Flay. Mouthwatering dishes fr... more

Fiesta at Rick's by Rick Bayless. W. W. Norton & Company (2010-07-05).

Entertaining made easy,  with Mexican-inspired recipes and handy tips from the celebrity chef and winner of Bravo’s Top Chef Masters.

Whether you’re hosting a casual get-together w... more

Flour by Joanne Chang. Chronicle Books (2010-10-20).

Every day 1,500 Bostonians can’t resist buying sweet, simple treats such as Homemade Pop-Tarts, from an alumna of Harvard with a degree in economics. From Brioche au Chocolat and Lemon Raspbe... more

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman. Wiley (2007-10-15).

The ultimate one-stop vegetarian cookbook-from the author of the classic How to Cook Everything  

  Hailed as a more hip Joy of Cooking by the Washington Post, Mark Bittman̵... more

Grilled Pizzas and Piadinas by Craig Priebe et al.. DK ADULT (2008-04-21).

Chef Craig Priebe’s culinary creativity comes to life through his innovative Italian dishes. Focusing on his award-winning pizzas and piadinas, he uses a variety of ingredient combinations to... more