In this week’s Friday Five, we’re celebrating food! We are privileged to have two amazing cookbook authors with books available now! Live, Eat, Cook Healthy by Rachel Khanna teaches you to assess your lifestyle and learn what foods are good for your body. It has recipes and tips on where to buy these healthful foods. Gluten-Free on a Shoestring–Quick & Easy by Nicole Hunn allows people who follow a gluten-free diet quick and cheap options that others have. While we’re on the subject, here are our picks for our favorite cookbooks. Bon appetite!

What’s on my iPod: If I Didn’t Know Better by The Civil Wars
What I’m reading: This Side of Paradise by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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1. The Complete Cooking Light Cook Book, edited by Cathy A. Wesler

This is our publicist Allyson Acker’s go-to cookbook. “It has something for everyone in the family!”

2. Good Eats: The Early Years by Alton Brown

 Our account coordinator Sam Glover’s pick is from the Food Network star, Alton Brown. “As a fan of the show it’s my go-to cookbook no matter what I’m cooking.”

3. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan

Bring Italy home with you in this cookbook, using ingredients such as polenta and risotto. As our co-founder Kim Cecere says, “This one’s a staple in our kitchen.”

4. The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones

“A certain someone so “thoughtfully” got me The Pleasures of Cooking for One by Judith Jones for Christmas…if you need a single girl’s pick.’”

-Erin Holtgreve

5. My Father’s Daughter by Gwyneth Paltrow

This is our founder and president Crystal Patriarche’s pick. The Academy-Award winning actress shares some of her favorite family recipes. “It has the BEST pancake recipe ever!”