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. 

Will children happily eat what they've cooked? What if it's a gratin? Nicholas reports.

Gena shares tips for cooking beans, and a recipe for a hearty vegan chili. 

Banish any apprehension of cooking fish at home.