Compiled by Bob Howard

— In a French Kitchen by Susan Herrmann Loomis. Gotham Books. $26.95

— The Dessert Bible by Christopher Kimball. Little Brown and Company. $20

— The World on a Plate by Mina Holland. Penguin Books. $20

— Tres Green, Tres Clean, Tres Chic by Rebecca Leffler. The Experiment. $19.95