Compiled by Bob Howard

— Fix-It and Forget-It Slow Cooker Magic by Phyllis Good. Good Books. $17.99

— At Home in the Whole Food Kitchen by Amy Chaplin. Roost Books. $40

— Preserving the Japanese Way by Nancy Singleton Hachisu. Andrews McMeel Publishing. $40

— Eat Well on $4/Day Good and Cheap by Leanne Brown. Workman. $16.95