My sister introduced me to Deb Perelman's Smitten Kitchen cooking blog several years ago, and I've been a huge fan ever since! A self-taught home cook with two young children, Perelman's kitchen is of the tiny, New York- apartment variety, all of which make her a master of straightforward yet crowd-pleasing recipes requiring minimal fuss. This collection of more than 100 “triumphant and unfussy new favorites” includes such delectable (and mostly vegetarian) dishes as spinach, mushroom, and goat cheese slab frittata; carrot salad with tahini, crisped chickpeas, and salted pistachios; cucumber yogurt gazpacho with mint, almonds, and grapes; dry-rub sweet potato steaks with green bean slaw; smoky sheet pan chicken with cauliflower; olive oil shortbread with rosemary and chocolate chunks; chocolate peanut butter icebox cake; and so many more! One bite and we think you'll be (yes, we'll say it) smitten! (KG)