“I wanted to bring the best of the bayou to the table and shine a light on what was happening to the place where I grew up and the people who live there,” Melissa M. Martin. Mosquito Supper Club is a great cookbook telling all about the Louisiana bayous. My Dad grew up in New Orleans and I still remember my Grandma cooking some recipes that I am sure were inspired by bayou recipes. This cookbook shows you how to make great Cajun recipes while also drawing attention to how quickly the bayou’s and their way of life are disappearing.

“My purpose in creating Half Baked Harvest has always been to help readers get into the kitchen and create tasty, healthy(ish) recipes any day of the week. This cookbook is another tool for you to do just that,” Tieghan Gerard. I love that Half Baked Harvest Super Simple gives you so many options for meals. The wide variety of meals can be cooked in the oven, slow cooker or pressure cooker. For many recipes you will get more than one way to make a meal. The recipes are very straight forward and the ingredients easy to find.

“There’s no denying that food is a huge part of the Friends universe. Sure, we can all remember Rachel’s meat trifle, but can you recall an episode with Joey in it where he isn’t eating? Would it have been funny enough if Ross’s intestinal issues were caused by something other than eating dodgy tacos?” Amanda Yee. I have seen every episode of Friends – most a few times at least. I always loved how much food was included in Friends – it was almost a seventh friend. The release of Friends: The Official Cookbook is a welcome addition to my cookbook shelf. I hope you enjoy these recipes and reminiscing as much as…

“I hope you’ll enjoy this collection of special recipes celebrating the incomparable flavor, tantalizing texture, and vibrant color of the perfectly pleasing pumpkin. Go on, Pumpkin It Up!” Eliza Cross. I love fall but I’m not one who goes searching for everything pumpkin spice as soon as it is available. However, one of the best deserts I have ever head was my Aunt Anne’s pumpkin cheesecake. (I have tried many times to replicate it but never succeeded.) I was very excited to be gifted Pumpkin It Up!, from the author, to try some new pumpkin recipes. The recipes were so easy to follow and the results were flavorful and so filling.

“French flavors and techniques needn’t be out of reach of the everyday home cook…So roll up your sleeves and get stuck into a little kitchen work or as they say in French, mettre la main à la pâte (put your hand in the dough) and you’ll be rewarded with an everyday meal worth sitting down to,” Rachel Khoo. I have a long standing love affair with France. I love French food, Paris and all things French. The Little Paris Kitchen is a great cookbook to make french cuisine more accessible for home chefs.

“Family meals helps you build confidence in the kitchen and shows you simple ways to carve out time so that even busy families like yours can gather together for a well-balanced-and crazy delicious-meal,” Theresa DiMasi. Family Meals has a wide variety of recipes from chocolate bark to old-fashioned chicken pot pie to tender beef shanks with polenta. The recipes are very easy to understand and the ingredients easy to find.