A Platter of Figs and Other Recipes: The title sums up author David Tanis’ simple approach to cooking for friends at home. (registration required)

Choose good-quality, non-factory-farmed pork, on the bone or boneless, as you prefer. What’s important is to have a nice layer of fat. (registration required)

One of the delights of winter is the availability of good shellfish, especially sea scallops. (registration required)

This salad of yellow summer squash, sliced paper-thin and dressed with fruit olive oil, makes a fine beginning to a yellow meal. (registration required)

Indian spices turn any white fish flavorful—and yellow too. (registration required)

Raita—the classic Indian yogurt sauce—can be spruced up with grated radish, carrot, or cucumber, but Tanis likes it plain. (registration required)

This is not a cooked peach dessert, nor is it overly sweet. (registration required)

One of the delights of winter is the availability of good shellfish, especially sea scallops. (registration required)

It’s right there in the title: Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, this month’s Cookbook Club pick, is indispensable for any home cook. (registration required)...

If you could use a little help building flavor and imagination into vegetable dishes, then this book will change your life.