Fall 2011 cookbook roundup

TAKING IT OFFLINE
“THE FOOD52 COOKBOOK: 140 WINNING RECIPES FROM EXCEPTIONAL HOME COOKS’’ BY AMANDA HESSER AND MERRILL STUBBS
Hesser and Stubbs believe the best recipes come from home cooks. That’s why they started Food52, an online gathering place for those cooks to share and showcase their recipes by means of weekly contests. The result is this volume, a collection of winners put together over the course of a year, and the first officially crowd-sourced cookbook. You’ll find smoky pork burgers with fennel and red cabbage slaw, savory bread pudding, and feta frozen yogurt with blood orange and mint granita. (William Morrow, $35)