Kim Campbell’s collection of wonderful vegan recipes in The PlantPure Kitchen is impressive. Many appear to be original and fresh, and with this cookbook your vegan kitchen may be complete. If possible, purchase it in hardback edition for long-term durability.

Author and famed pastry chef Darren Purchese can make the most elegant, intricate, even magical and unbelievable desserts; but at home, his desserts are more democratic, although no less delicious.

Here is a truly awesome cookbook for children of any age as soon as the child can reach the counter. Baking Class by Deanna Cook is a must in the kitchen, even though your child may not show any interest in kitchen work and cooking. One look at the book and you may have a budding young chef ready to put on an apron.

There are a few recipe ingredients that might take a trip to a specialty market if you don’t live in NYC, but I have not found any I could not easily find, even in St. Louis.

The latest thing in kitchen appliances is the Instant Pot. This clever device makes making quick yet fancy meals possible. The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook starts with a brief lesson on using the Instant Pot; it even includes a Frequently Asked Questions section.

Studies have shown that those who eat the Mediterranean way are healthier and have fewer instances of arthritis, cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Many people feel they don’t have time to dedicate to cooking fresh meals. The authors, Serena Ball and Deanna Segrave-Daly, are both registered nurses and food bloggers.

I’ve wanted an Indian cuisine cookbook for quite some time, especially one written by an Indian author. I think it’s challenging to make curry look delicious in photographs, but I must say, the pictures in this cookbook look scrumptious.

When a cookbook author opens with information that she has lost 135 pounds, most readers sit up and pay attention. The introduction is pure inspiration for those with weight issues. But when readers get to the recipe section, they will be both inspired and amazed. The eighty recipes in this book seem really decadent even if they are, for the most part, very healthy.