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

Today: Mariaraynal finds out how a little competition can be a good thing. 

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: China millman reminisces about Parisian vegetables, and then cooks from a book full of them. 

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

Today: Greenstuff absorbs the Scandinavian spirit that Fäviken has to offer.

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

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!

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

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!

Update: There's still time to be a tester for the first Piglet Community Picks! As a reminder, please send us your reviews by January 30th. All books except for Ripe, by Nigel Slater (it went fast!) still have testing slots available, and details for how to compile your reviews can be found below.

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