Selengut, Becky

Even with the bounty of excellent vegetable-focused cookbooks that are available (such as Deborah Madison’s brilliant Vegetable Literacy and Abra Berens’s thoughtful Ruffage), this effortlessly entertaining and endlessly empowering book deserves its own spot in every kitchen.

Despite its regional focus, this capable seafood cookbook will appeal to fish fans across the country. Highly recommended.

A delight to read and cook from, this is one of the most welcoming and unintimidating mushroom books to hit shelves in ages.