Compiled by Bob Howard
— The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book/ Scrumptious Recipes & Fabled History from Toll House to Cookie Cake Pie by Carolyn Wyman. Along with recipes for all kinds of chocolate chip creations, Wyman serves up history and fun facts of this cookie treat. $19.95
— Pasta the Italian Way/ Sauces & Shapes by Oretta Zanini De Vita and Maureen B. Fant. More than 150 recipes for Italian sauces and soups and the pasta shapes traditionally paired with them. $35
— Butter Baked Goods/ Nostalgic Recipes from a Little Neighborhood Bakery by Rosie Daykin. Beautifully illustrated, the author provides more than 100 recipes for homemade treats and old time classics. $35.
— Cook’s Illustrated Baking Book by the editors of Cook’s Illustrated. An authoritative baking reference and recipe collection for those who want to learn how to bake and for those who want to bring their baking skills to a higher level. 450 recipes that cover anything from cookies, cakes, pies, and tarts, to biscuits, breads, pastry, and more. $40.
