If you enjoy Chinese food but have never cooked it at home, then Helen Chen’s new book, Easy Chinese Stir-Fries, is a perfect way to start. The book is relatively small with about 60 recipes, but Chen covers a range of basic stir-fries that are the heart of her family’s cooking. Born in Shanghai and [...]

The Military Wives Cookbook is more than just a collection of recipes. The Forward gives a brief history of U.S. military wives starting with the Revolutionary War and going through modern times. Every recipe pays homage to the women who have gone before with quotes from historical military wives—Libbie Custer, Frances Roe, and others—in the [...]

Amy’s Bread is a popular New York City bakery that opened in 1992. Amy Scherber started the operation in Hell’s Kitchen and has expanded to include locations in Chelsea Market and The Village. Scherber’s first book Amy’s Bread (1996) focused on her artisan breads and will come out in a revised edition in December 2009. [...]

Sometime in the fall, I received a book in the mail from Wiley Publishers, a cocktail book that immediately caught my eye. I thought it sounded like a perfect book for entertaining, and I’ve found it to be a useful addition to my bar library. 101 Champagne Cocktails by Kim Haasarud (Wiley, 2008) is a [...]