Once upon a time, a family had only two recipes for cupcakes--chocolate and vanilla. Not anymore. Now Anne Byrn brings them to the next level. And who better? Recognized as the master of cake-mix baking, Anne is the author of The Cake Mix Doctor and Chocolate from the Cake Mix Doctor, which have a total of over 1.8 million copies in print. In Cupcakes she offers 135 tempting recipes for children and grown-ups, for special days and everyday, lunch bags, holiday festivities, and an unexpected dinner party dessert.

Dave's signature style calls for the fusion of comfort food homestyle cooking with a gourmet flair. Pairing classic fried calamari with an inventive orange ginger dipping sauce is typical in this intriguing collection. Dave offers over 150 tried-and-true recipes, noting which meals are the most requested among the upscale parties he caters in LA. Tempting dessert and cocktail recipes round out this promising debut.

In Turning the Tables, Shaw weaves an intriguing tapestry of journalism and opinion to deliver an unprecedented look at every aspect of the world of restaurants. His infectious enthusiasm and penetrating observations make Turning the Tables a joy to read. It is a paean to the cooks, servers, farmers, and restaurateurs who sustain us, and an unrivaled examination of a world that remains hidden to most.

Anybody who loves ice cream knows there's nothing better than a scoopful of homemade. Nothing, that is, except star pastry chef Emily Luchetti's fabulous recipes for making your own. This gorgeous cookbook doesn't just have all the crowd-pleasers, it's bursting with flavors you'll never find in any prepackaged ice cream.

Oseland, who has lived in Singapore for 20 years, hopes to help people who haven't had the benefit of a trip to West Sumatra or Kuala Lumpur to discover those places' scents and tastes. Oseland devotes close to half the book to explaining ingredients, techniques and eating traditions.

The host of "Cooking Light" and the former "Galloping Gourmet" shares his secrets for healthy living Part autobiography, part cookbook, part inspiration, this book shows how to create a healthy lifestyle and a new way of eating. Celebrity chef and world famous nutrition and healthy eating expert.

Hirsch has spent years on serious medical research into the senses of taste and smell, and he has found a significant correlation between the foods people like and their personalities. No surprise, then, that he's been able to use food choices to predict compatibility. This entertaining and insightful book explains the scientific basis of his findings but also includes fun-to-take quizzes, enlightening questionnaires, and compatibility charts based on food preferences from ice cream and snacks to spices and drinks. Destined to be this season's most talked-about mating guide, What's Your Food Sign? will make finding love as simple as pairing peanut butter with jelly.

Menus and shopping guides make planning for a weeks meals as hassle-free as possible. With more than 200 streamlined recipes and a wealth of ingenious time-saving tips, Homemade in Half the Time is the perfect cookbook for 21st-century America, when peoples schedules are more hectic than ever yet they are more demanding about the flavor and healthfulness of the meals they eat.

In St. Paul, Minnesota, a diverse group of men and women have found each other, united by a single passion: baking bread. Once a month, a professional production bakery is transformed into a lively forum for those hooked on this satisfying ritual.