Tasty:  Get Great Food on the Table Every Day
by Roy Finamore

Roy Finamore has an innate sense about really good food. In Tasty, he gives us a collection of more than 250 stylishly and seductively simple, truly wonderful dishes. The recipes are perfect for everyday and easy weekend entertaining, and they are sure to impress even the most sophisticated food lover.

"Quick yet delicious recipes. A definite keeper." — Thomas Keller, chef-owner of the French Laundry

Recipe for Chicken Milanese

Two for the Road:  Our Love Affair with American Food
by Jane and Michael Stern

Now, for the first time, the Sterns tell their personal and hilarious road-warrior stories from thirty years of driving, eating, and chronicling roadside food. From fried chicken to blueberry pie, from Maine to California, the good, the bad, and the delicious are all covered in this laugh-out-loud book.

Recipe for Mary's Place Deviled Crab

Help! My Apartment Has a Kitchen Cookbook:  100+ Great Recipes with Foolproof Instructions
by Kevin Mills and Nancy Mills

For all kitchen-phobes and cooking illiterates whose pizza bills are higher than their rent, the mom-son duo of Kevin Mills and Nancy Mills make "cooking as simple as PBJ with the crusts cut off" (Seventeen), dispensing useful cooking tips and laughs in equal measure.

Recipe for Chinese Chicken with Peanuts

The Good Egg:  More Than 200 Fresh Approaches from Breakfast to Dessert
by Marie Simmons

With recipes from basic to complex, The Good Egg artfully describes the many uses of one of cooking's most essential and healthful ingredients.

Recipe for Spaghetti and Vegetables, Carbonara-Style