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The Bonne Femme CookBook By Wini Moranville Braises and stews make for hearty, cold-weather meals, but let's face it: Some can be more about warmth than "wow." French women, however, seem to have an innate knack for coaxing something stylish from the stew pot. With a generous pour of wine here, ... Read More

By Lisa Cericola One of the perks (and curses) of being a food editor is the constant stream of cookbooks that land on my desk. There are so many great-looking books out there that few really stand out. I'm a big fan of Jamie Oliver and his work, so I was excited to get a copy of his latest ... Read More

Southern food -- from high-end fusion to homespun layer cakes -- is a huge trend in the cookbook world this fall. Here's a look at the five titles we're most excited about. Our first stop is the Lone Star state, birthplace of food blogger Lisa Fain, otherwise known as The Homesick Texan. After ... Read More

The Supper Club First as a caterer, then a private chef, Susie Cover has made a career out of keeping families well-fed. She went on to open Manhattan-based Susie's Supper Club, a prepared foods delivery service (that now has its own line of frozen meals), and this summer, she released her ... Read More

The fall cookbook season is shaping up to be one of the best in recent memory, with plenty of beautifully photographed, coffee table-worthy cookbooks to keep us happy in the kitchen well into next year. Here's a preview of five of the biggest name cookbooks that we're looking forward to checking ... Read More

Getty By Caroline Russock from iVillage The line between cocktails and snacks seems to be getting blurrier and blurrier in the hands of intrepid mixologists and brewmasters. Savory ingredients are nothing new in the cocktail world (the Bloody Mary and the beefy Bull Shot are perfect ... Read More

Tom Gilbert/2011, Television Food Network, G.P. From iVillage City girl meets country boy, the happy couple marries, moves to a vast ranch in the middle of nowhere and raises a family along with herds of cattle. If that sounds like the makings of a romance novel to you, chances are you ... Read More

By Caroline Russock Between the rising temperatures and delicious in-season produce, we've got salads on the brain. But it's easy to get stuck in a salad rut where you always reach for the same dressings and ingredients. With that in mind, here's a look at a new few cookbooks that have been ... Read More

Alamy There are all sorts of labels on milk that try to get your attention -- hormone-free, pasteurized, lactose-free, organic, rSTB-free ... and the list goes on. But what do these labels actually mean? How many of them are misleading, and which labels are worth paying a little more for? ... Read More