Cheramie Sonnier

When you try a new recipe and it flubs, do you assume you did something wrong? Or, do you consider the possibility the mistake is in the recipe?

“The Weeknight Dessert Cookbook: 80 Irresistible Recipes with Only 5 to 15 Minutes of Prep” by Mary Younkin, Page Street Publishing Co., 192 pages, paperback, $21.99 With everyone having to stay at home during the coronavirus pandemic, home cooks are surely looking for easy-to-make, delicious recipes for fast meals. Author Mary Younkin, creator of the “Barefeet in the Kitchen” food blog, thinks decadent desserts should be part of that quick meal.

“The Ultimate Companion to Meat: On the Farm, At the Butcher, In the Kitchen” by Anthony Puharich and Libby Travers, The Countryman Press, 512 pages, hardcover, $45 Carnivores will love reading the beautiful cookbook “The Ultimate Companion to Meat: On the Farm, At the Butcher, In the Kitchen” by Anthony Puharich and Libby Travers.