Compiled by Bob Howard

— Dessert & Booze Hacks by Peggy Wang. Clark Potter. $19.99

— Southern Soups & Stews by Nancie McDermott. Chronicle Books. $24.95

— Pure Vegetarian by Lakshmi Wennakoski-Bielicki. Roost Books. $30

— A Jewish Baker’s Pastry Secrets by George Greenstein. Penguin Radom House. $29.99