Popular cookbooks from the past week

Baking Artisan Bread by Ciril Hitz. Quarry Books (2008-10-01).

While “bread” once implied a simple, sliced white loaf from the supermarket, consumers have begun to consider the product in a more sophisticated light... more

Martha Stewart's Cupcakes by Martha Stewart Living Ma. Clarkson Potter (2009-06-02).

Rose's Heavenly Cakes by Rose Levy Beranbaum. Wiley (2009-09-22).

This comprehensive guide will help home bakers to create delicious, decadent, and spectacularly beautiful cakes of all kinds with confidence and ease. With her precise, foolproof recipes, Rose show... more

My New Orleans by John Besh. Andrews McMeel Publishing (2009-09-29).

My New Orleans will change the way you look at New Orleans cooking and the way you see World-famous chef John Besh. It’s 16 chapters of culture, history, essay and insight, and pure goodness.... more

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

My Bread by Jim Lahey. W. W. Norton & Company (2009-10-05).

Lahey’s “breathtaking, miraculous, no-work, no-knead bread” (Vogue) has revolutionized the food world.

When he wrote about Jim Lahey’s bread in the New York Times, Mark Bittman’s ex... more

The Yogurt Bible (...Bible (Robert Rose)) by Par Crocker. Robert Rose (2010-07-22).

Easy-to-make recipes for great homemade yogurt that is healthy and delicious.

Making yogurt at home is surprisingly easy, and these homemade versions taste so much better than any brand... more

Knack South American Cooking by Liz Caskey. Knack (2010-07-13).

Knack South American Cooking provides an unprecedented, step-by-step approach to recreating authentic flavors of South American cuisines in the home kitchen. It brings tog... more