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Good to the Grain by Kim Boyce. Stewart, Tabori & Chang (2010-03-01).

Baking with whole-grain flours used to be about making food that was good for you, not food that necessarily tasted good, too. But Kim Boyce truly has reinvented the wheel with this collection of 7... more

Salad as a Meal by Patricia Wells. William Morrow Cookbooks (2010-05-01).

Culinary legend Patricia Wells is back with the definitive guide to creating delicious and hearty salads for any occasion—including more than 150 recipes and gorgeous color photographs.

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Tender Volume II, . a Cook's Guide to the Fruit Garden by Nigel Slater. Fourth Estate (2010-09-01).

With over 300 recipe ideas and many wonderful stories from the fruit garden, Tender: Volume II—A cook’s guide to the fruit garden is the definitive guide to cooking with fruit from Brit... more

Plenty by Yotam Ottolenghi. Chronicle Books (2011-03-23).

Yotam Ottolenghi is one of the most exciting new talents in the cooking world, with four fabulous, eponymous London restaurants and a weekly newspaper column that’s read by foodies all over t... more

Super Natural Every Day by Heidi Swanson. Ten Speed Press (2011-04-05).

HEIDI SWANSON’S approach to cooking whole, natural foods has earned her a global readership. From her Northern California kitchen, she introduced us to a less-processed world of cooking and e... more

Gluten-Free Cupcakes by Elana Amsterdam. Celestial Arts (2011-04-26).

Cupcakes are the world’s most adorable pastry—but until now, people with gluten sensitivities struggling to find sweetness on a gluten-free diet haven’t had a cupcake cookbook to call their o... more

Tea With Bea by Bea Vo. Ryland Peters & Small (2011-09-01).

Bea’s of Bloomsbury has been offering mouth-watering teatime treats in the heart of London since 2008. Every day the layer cakes, meringues and tiers of cupcakes in the shop window entice pas... more

Gudrun's Kitchen by Irene O. Sandvold et al.. Wisconsin Historical Society Press (2011-09-01).

The youngest of a large Norwegian immigrant family, Gudrun Thue Sandvold was known for her beaming blue eyes and a reserve that gave way to laughter whenever she got together with her sisters. She ... more