Once again, we want to give a big thanks to all of our volunteer recipe testers for your thoughtful comments and for helping us continue to strengthen our recipe recommendations. You can read the winning headnote and tester's comments by clicking through to the Community Picks recipes — the comments are at the top. And even if the recipe you tested wasn't chosen as a CP, please feel free to leave your testing notes in the recipe's comments section. Constructive criticism is always encouraged!

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community.   

Today: JenBohn takes on new techniques in Modernist Cuisine at Home.

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community.   

Today: Aargersi delves into the hunting-driven recipes from Afield.

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community.   

Today: hardlikearmour dives into the mastery of baking through Flour Water Salt Yeast.

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community.   

Today: Cristina Sciarra contemplates the lyrical prose and intuitive recipes of Ripe.

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community.   

Today: Catherine King gets back on the sugar bandwagon for Joy the Baker Cookbook. 

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community.   

Today: LucyS takes on a great tome of Latin American food.

Read up on some of 2012's most-loved cookbooks, tested and reviewed by the one and only Food52 community.   

Today: Fiveandspice brews and bakes her way through The Blue Bottle Craft of Coffee.

It's that time again -- help us pick the contest finalists for Your Best Noodle Soups!