Happy Days Are Here Again! For as long as humans have been on earth, food has been a source of comfort. Some psychologists say that the most basic thing people seek is not money, sex, or thin thighs--it's comfort--and everybody has a favorite comfort food. Once again, the comfort and joy that certain special foods bring to us are recaptured in this refreshing cookbook, "Comfort Foods. Remember when life was simple, and Sunday dinner meant meatloaf, mashed potatoes, homemade biscuits with gravy, and apple pie? Well, you can't go back in time, but you can still prepare the classic dishes everybody loves. "Comfort Foods is a collection of more than 200 foolproof recipes that are sure to soothe souls, warm hearts, and melt the ice, including: Buttermilk Biscuits Crab Cakes New England Clam Chowder Lasagna Pecan Pie Organized in an easy-to-use format, this book will delight anyone who enjoys to eat and to serve good, wholesome food.

Made in America: Our Best Chefs Reinvent Comfort Food, features updated classic recipes from the most innovative and remarkable chefs working today. Inspired by turn-of-the-20th century regional American cookbooks, Lucy Lean, former editor of edible LA, has delved through thousands of traditional recipes to define the 100 that best represent America's culinary legacy, and challenged today's leading chefs to deconstruct and rebuild them in entirely original ways. The result is the ultimate contemporary comfort food bible for the home cook and armchair food lover. Each recipe is enhanced with an introduction that includes the background and origin of the dish and a unique profile of the chef who has undertaken it, as well as sumptuous photographs of the dish, chef, and restaurant. Representing the entire United States, chefs have been selected for their accomplishments, talent, and focus on local and sustainable cooking. From Ludo Lefebvre's Duck Fat Fried Chicken to Alain Ducasse's French Onion Soup to Mario Batali's Pappardelle Bolognese to John Besh's Banana Rum Cake, Made in America showcases our favorite dishes as conceived by our finest chefs.

Wilson invites you to experience the delicious foods of her heritage. She melds the down-home country cooking of her Southern roots with the urban cultural influences of New York City. Also included is a treasure trove of delightful stories and wisdom from the heart of her bustling kitchen.

America's best-loved comfort foods...over 200 unforgettable dishes from cooks coast to coast. You’ll find recipes for regional favorites like Philly cheesesteaks, Chicago deep-dish pizza, classic midwestern meat loaf, Kansas City ribs, southern fried chicken, Tex-Mex enchiladas, all-American apple pie and much, much more! From breakfast to dinnertime, with these family-pleasing recipes you'll be serving up meals that warm tummies and hearts alike...snacks and desserts too!

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, brownies, and 147 other favorite recipes under 350 calories! In this delectable cookbook, award-winning chef Rocco DiSpirito transforms America’s favorite comfort foods into deliciously healthy dishes—all with zero bad carbs, zero bad fats, zero sugar, and maximum flavor. What’s more, Rocco provides time-saving shortcuts, helpful personal advice, and nutritional breakdowns for each recipe from a board-certified nutritionist. So prepare your favorite foods without the guilt. Finally, a world-class chef has made healthy food taste great!

"Featuring 130 recipes with new variations on soulful favorites, this cookbook covers the globe to capture the international flavors of comfort"--

With this new collection of nearly 200 recipes, America's Test Kitchen has slashed the fat and calories (fat by half and calories by a third) of all of your feel-good favorites, thanks to exhaustive testing and fat trimming techniques that work--and we don't mean just cutting portion sizes in half. We even looked at over-the-top restaurant and fast-food dishes like crab Rangoon, meaty lasagna, and cinnamon rolls and revamped those so they no longer have to be once-in-a-while treats.