Nik Sharma

Cook your way through 75+ simple yet tantalizing Mediterranean recipes that make the most of what’s in season. Mediterranean Every Day embraces a style of cooking that celebrates flavor with a relaxed, flexible attitude. It’s simple enough for a quick family meal, but never out of place for a weekend gathering with friends. Alongside stunning photography, discover easy crowd-pleasers like Herby Ricotta; weeknight meals like One-Pan Sausage, Pepper, and Onion Bake; and desserts like Roasted Figs with Dark Chocolate and Sea Salt. Beyond the recipes, this is a book that teaches how to build a wholesome, well-stocked pantry. Start off with an introduction to the Mediterranean style of cooking and then choose your own adventure: Three-Ingredient (or Fewer) Snacks and Cocktails: Whether it’s a pre-dinner snack you crave or a simple cocktail to shake up for friends, you’ll find easy and fun ideas like Smoky White Bean Hummus, Za’atar Pistachios, and Honeyed Prosecco. Salads and Soups: Enjoy creative salads like The Easiest Arugula Salad, Smoked Salmon Greek Salad, Peak-Summer Panzanella, and a must-try Niçoise. Hearty soups include Lemon Parmesan Soup with Beans and Greens and Roasted Greek Tomato Soup. Beans, Grains, and Bready Things: This non-traditional chapter features a variety of main dish–worthy recipes that can also be served as sides. Celebrate the seasons with a Spicy Broccoli Rabe and Chickpea Skillet, Lentil Fritters with Herbed Yogurt Dip, a Cheesy Brussels Sprout and Farro Bake, and risotto ideas for winter, spring, summer, and fall. Colorful Pastas: Who doesn’t love a diet that lets you eat pasta? Enjoy feel-good pastas that are heavy on vegetables. Recipes include Brown Butter Tortellini with Spinach and Hazelnuts, Melted Broccoli Pasta with Capers and Anchovies, Pasta with Burst Cherry Tomatoes and Swordfish, Israeli Couscous Salad with Herbs, Green Olives and Pistachios, and a No-Cook Summer Tomato Pasta. Gathering Dishes: The chapter’s name says it all! Whether it’s Tuesday or Saturday, and whether you’re cooking for just your family or a handful of friends, gather around Salmon in Crazy Water, Thyme Pesto Roast Chicken with Crispy Potatoes, Roasted Cod Saltimbocca, and Baked Chicken Milanese with Lemony Escarole. Desserts: Seasonal and fresh is at the heart of this chapter. Recipes include Greek Yogurt Panna Cotta, Apricot Almond Clafoutis, Rosé-Soaked Peaches, and Chocolate Olive Oil Cake.

Gain seafood cooking confidence and make fish and shellfish―healthy choices for your body and the environment―an everyday protein. Buttery, briny, light, and salty, seafood offers unique flavor profiles to prepare in myriad ways. Although it can feel daunting to achieve the perfect fish and shellfish dish at home, the right guidance can make all the difference. In For the Love of Seafood, former culinary instructor and seafood fanatic Karista Bennett provides 100 irresistible recipes to teach seafood literacy one meal at a time. Organized by difficulty, the three chapters of this book begin with short ingredient lists and steps, featuring recipes like Simple Fish Meuniere and Basic Pan-Cooked Sea Scallops. And as confidence grows, more complicated methods and exciting new ingredients appear in Roasted Salmon with Savory Strawberry Sauce, Grilled Shrimp Tacos, Lobster Rolls, Curried Halibut Cakes, and more. With bright photography and tips on sustainability and flavor pairings, this book is essential reading (and tasting) for anyone looking to improve their seafood game at home. 100 full-color photographs

100 bold cookie recipes that take the gold-star standards beyond what you’ve ever known ONE OF THE TEN BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New Yorker • ONE OF THE BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times, Food52, Salon, The Kitchn • “Jesse Szewczyk is nothing short of a cookie mastermind.”—Food52 Move beyond the same-old chocolate chip, peanut butter, and oatmeal cookies with Jesse Szewczyk’s collection of 100 brand-new, boldly flavored, and intriguing yet familiar recipes. Sophisticated and approachable—many don’t even require an electric mixer—these new classics are divided into chapters by flavors and attributes such as Chocolaty, Boozy, Fruity, Smoky, and Savory. Unexpected combinations like Malted Brownie Biscotti, Key Lime Pie Meringues, Smoked Butter & Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Chewy Blueberry Muffin Sugar Cookies, and Pretzels & Stout Cookie Bars will become your go-to treats for stealing the show
at bake sales, gift exchanges, and holiday cookie swaps. Jesse’s trustworthy recipes and pro baking advice deliver sweet satisfaction to anyone looking to up their cookie game.

With the explosion of direct-to-consumer online retailers, things have been heating up in the e-commerce industry. The differentiators of yesterday have become table stakes for modern brands-those that want to defend their position or gain market share will need to level up from foundational practices to advanced tactics. Opting in to Optimization provides a collection of principles that, when applied in a disciplined manner, has proven to help e-commerce leaders capitalize on unprecedented market demand and build sustainable, thriving businesses. Author R. Jon MacDonald has more than a decade of experience helping globally recognized brands like Nike, Xerox, Adobe, and The Economist design highly effective online purchasing experiences. In this book, he condenses all of that knowledge into a handful of powerful strategies and principles that will accelerate growth without compromising customer experience. Brief enough to review in a week, but impactful enough to last a lifetime, this book is a must-read for anyone in a leadership position at an ambitious online retailer.