Winter 2009 Gift Guide: Cookbooks

Holiday gift ideas, including books for novice cooks, expert cooks, and people who just like reading about cooking.

Family-Friendly Party Done Right

Recipes fit for kids, loved by adults, and perfect for a holiday get-together.

10 Beginner Cookbooks

Helpful titles for the novice cook.

With 1,200 recipes, this cookbook is a whopper.

Actress in the Kitchen

An interview with Madhur Jaffrey.

Cookbook Gift Guide

Give a gift that results in delicious food.

Cookbook Stand

Save the pages.

Whole-Wheat Pasta Taste Test

Healthy sacrifice or tasty alternative?

Kitchen Confessional

Reading Nigel Slater’s diaries.

Surgery in the Kitchen

Tiny tools help with obsessive details.

Microwave Bean-and-Cheese Burrito Taste Test

Food or foe?

10 Kitchen Hazards

Safety tips you might not have heard about.

Building the Ultimate Green Kitchen

CHOW’s ecoconscious remodel guide.

Instant Oatmeal Taste Test

Can a healthy and delicious breakfast really be that fast?

Premium Margarita Mix Taste Test

Are those gourmet mixes worth the price?