Cookbook reviews

General

• Katie Chin’s Everyday Chinese Cookbook: 101 Delicious Recipes from My Mother’s Kitchen by Katie Chin
• Upscale Downhome: Family Recipes All Gussied Up by Rachel Hollis
• The Starving Artist Cookbook: Illustrated Recipes for First-Time Cooks by Sara Zin
• Fish Market: A cookbook for Selecting and Preparing Seafood by Kathy Hunt (Running Press)
• Jamie Oliver’s Food Escapes by Jamie Oliver
• Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Parties That Are Really Fun
• The Brisket Book: A Love Story with Recipes
• Chili Cook-Off in a Box: Everything You Need to Host a Chili Cook-off
• Cooking Light: The Complete Quick Cook
• Cucina Povera: Tuscan Peasant Cooking
• Golden Angels: Lessons in Love and Loss from Buddy Girl and Daisy May (Blog: The Recipe Renovator)
• Hazan Family Favorites: Beloved Italian Recipes
• I Love Meatballs
• The Mom 100 Cookbook: 100 Recipes Every Mom Needs in Her Back Pocket
• Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners
• Talking With My Mouth Full: My Life as a Professional Eater
• The Whole Foods Kosher Kitchen

Entertaining and Parties

• Top 100 Step-by-Step Napkin Folds by Denise Vivaldo and AGAIN and AGAIN
• Seriously Simple Parties by Diane Rossen Worthington
• The Five Star Casual Entertaining Cookbook by Chef Johnny Prep

Health or Special Diet

• The Blender Girl by Tess Masters (vegan, GF)
• Naturally Sweet & Gluten-Free by Ricki Heller
• Gluten-Free Breakfast, Brunch & Beyond by Linda J. Amendt
• Healthy Calendar Diabetic Cooking (2nd edition) by Lara Rondinelli-Hamilton and Chef Jennifer Bucko Lamplough
• The Stress Free Diabetes Kitchen by Barbara Seelig-Brown (American Diabetes Association)
• The Back in the Swing Cookbook (breast cancer)
• The 163 Best Paleo Slow Cooker Recipes 

Fiction

• Luck, Love & Lemon Pie by Amy E. Reichert
• Kitchens of the Great Midwest by J. Ryan Stradel

TV-, Movie-, Music- and Media-Related

• The Chew: An Essential Guide to Cooking and Entertaining, Recipes, Wit and Wisdom from The Chew Hosts (Kingswell Publisher/Disney Book Group)
• Love is in the Mix by Kate Gosselin

Memoir

• One Souffle at a Time by Anne Willan

Preserving

• Saving the Season: A Cook’s Guide to Home Canning, Pickling and Preserving by Kevin West
• Blue Ribbon Preserves
• Put ‘em Up! Fruit
• Put ’em Up! Preserving Answer Book

Restaurant-Related

• L.A.’s Legendary Restaurants: Celebrating the Famous Places Where Hollywood Ate, Drank and Played by George Geary
• The Lemonade Cookbook: Southern California Comfort Food from L.A.’s Favorite Modern Cafeteria by Alan Jackson and JoAnn Cianciulli
• Los Angeles Classic Desserts: Recipes from Favorite Restaurants by Grace Bauer
• The Pink Adobe Cookbook
• Susan Feniger’s Street Food: Irresistibly Crispy, Creamy, Crunchy, Spicy, Sticky, Sweet Recipes

Single-Subject

• Sheetpan Suppers: 120 Recipes for Simple, Surprising, Hands-Off Meals Straight from the Oven by Molly Gilbert
• Cooking Techniques and Recipes with Olive Oil by Mary Platis and Laura Bashar
• Mason Jar Salads and More by Julia Mirabella
• Savory Pies by Greg Henry
• Bless This Food: Ancient and Contemporary Graces from Around the World by Adrian Butash
• The Ultimate Panini Press Cookbook by Kathy Strahs (Harvard Common Press)
• The Great Pepper Cookbook: The Ultimate Guide to Choosing and Cooking with Peppers by Melissa’s Produce    and AGAIN
• DYPs: The Perfect Everyday Potato Cookbook by Sharon Hernandez and Chef Ida Rodriguez (DYP = Dutch Yellow Potato)
• Melissa’s Hatch Chile Cookbook
• I Love Corn by Lisa Skye (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Salt Block Cooking: 70 Recipes for Grilling, Chilling, Searing, and Serving on Himalayan Salt Blocks by  Mark Bitterman
• 300 Sensational Soups

Sweets

• Something Sweet: Desserts, Baked Goods and Treats for Every Occasion by Miriam Pascal (Mesorah Publications Ltd.) and AGAIN
• 175 Best Mini Pie Recipes by Julie Anne Hession (Robert Rose Publishing)
• Christmas Cookie Contest in a Box  (Andrews McMeel Publishing)
• Desserts 4 Today by Abby Dodge
• Fat Witch Brownies: Brownies, Blondies and Bars from New York’s Legendary Fat Witch Baker
• Mini Treats & Hand-Held Sweets: 100 Delicious Deserts to Pick Up and Eat by Abby Dodge
• Pie Contest in a Box: Everything You Need to Host a Pie Contest
• Southern Pies: A Gracious Plenty of Pie Recipes, From Lemon Chess to Chocolate Pecan by Nancie McDermott

Drinks | Cocktails

• Simple Green Smoothies: 100+ Taste Recipes to Lose Weight, Gain Energy and Feel Great in Your Body by Jen Hansard and Jadah Sellner (Rodale)
• Green Smoothies for Every Season (Ulysses Press)
• Savory Cocktails by Greg Henry (Ulysses Press)

Vegan or Vegetarian

• Vegan Beans from Around the World by Kelsey Kinser (Ulysses Press)
• Eat Your Vegetables: Bold Recipes for the Single Cook by Joe Yonan
• Vegetarian Step-by-Step: The Perfect Guide to Meat-Free Meals
• Great Gluten-Free Vegan Eats from Around the World: Fantastic, Allergy-Free Ethnic Recipes
• Herbivoracious
• VB6: Eat Vegan Before 6 to Lose Weight and Restore Your Health for Good

Garden Books

• The Peanut Butter and Jelly Garden Design e-book by Lisa Orgler

Jewish

• The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen: A fresh Take on Tradition by Amelia Saltsman
• Something Sweet: Desserts, Baked Goods and Treats for Every Occasion by Miriam Pascal (Mesorah Publications Ltd.) and AGAIN

Pets

• Dog-Gone Good Cuisine by Gayle Pruitt (St. Martin’s Griffin)