Many feared the dogeared cookbook, long a staple in American kitchens, was a thing of the past as cooks have turned to the Internet to download recipes. Yet cookbook sales have remained steady and strong, with millions of sales as proof of the pudding. We sample the wide variety of some of the new and critically acclaimed cookbooks for our December selection of Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club.

Guest:

Amy Traverso - Food editor at Yankee Magazine, co-host of WGBH's Weekends with Yankee and author ofThe Apple Lover’s Cookbook.

Callie's Top 5 Cookbooks:

Callie's Honorable Mentions:

Amy's Top 5 Cookbooks:

Amy's Honorable Mentions:

WEB EXTRAS:

Listen to Callie and Amy discuss their honorable mention picks:

Honorable Mentions

Try out some of our favorite recipes below:

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Images copyright © by E.E. Berger
Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Reprinted with permission from Sister Pie: The Recipes & Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit by Lisa Ludwinski
Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookies Cont.
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Reprinted with permission from Sister Pie: The Recipes & Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit by Lisa Ludwinski
Buckwheat Chocolate Chip Cookie
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Images copyright © by E.E. Berger
Joe Froggers
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Recipe reprinted from Sweet Home Café Cookbook
Joe Froggers
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Recipe reprinted from Sweet Home Café Cookbook
Joe Froggers
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Photograph by Scott Suchman
Penne with Broccoli Rabe and Walnuts
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Excerpted from Solo by Anita Lo.

Reprinted with permission from Sister Pie: The Recipes & Stories of a Big-Hearted Bakery in Detroit by Lisa Ludwinski, copyright (c) 2018. Published by Lorena Jones Books, a division of Penguin Random House, Inc. Images copyright © by E.E. Berger.