Popular cookbooks

Gourmet Today by Ruth Reichl. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (2009-09-22).

Kitchen by Nigella Lawson. Chatto & Windus (2010-09-01).

A big, compendious, comfortable, informative and utterly engaging book, Kitchen brings us feel-good food for cooks and eaters, whether Express-style and exotic-easy during the week, or leisurely an... more

Green Market Baking Book by Laura C. Martin. Sterling (2011-01-04).

Lose the sugar with recipes for sweet and savory treats that use only natural sweeteners and seasonal products: no white sugar, corn syrup, or chemical substitutes allowed. Celebrity chefs from acr... more

One Smart Cookie by Julie Van Rosendaal. Whitecap Books (2007-10-04).

  Rich, chewy, gooey, chocolatey cookies, brownies and squares are not off limits. 

  The first edition of One Smart Cookie sold over 25,000 copies. Now this winning cookbook,... more

Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys by David Tanis. Artisan (2010-11-01).

Recipes from a very small kitchen by a man with a very large talent. Nobody better embodies the present-day mantra Eat real food in season than David Tanis, one of the most original voices in Ameri... more

Saveur by James Oseland. Chronicle Books (2011-04-20).

From the pages of Saveur magazine, one of the world’s premier food publications, comes a celebration of the enormous range of regional American and international dishes that have shaped the c... more

Harvest to Heat by Darryl Estrine et al.. Taunton Press (2010-10-12).

Now more than ever, Americans are giving careful thought to where their food comes from. And farmers, formerly anonymous suppliers of bounty, are proving an inspiration to chefs everywhere. This ... more

The Boozy Baker by Lucy Baker. Running Press (2010-06-15).

The Boozy Baker is a fun collection of recipes for cakes, pies, tarts, cookies, and more, all of which contain a healthy dose of alcohol. Home bakers will recognize classic treats such as profitero... more