The 2015 Piglet Community Picks

Welcome to the beginning of this year's Piglet! First up: the 2015 Community Picks. (Need some light reading until the tournament starts? Sign up to review a book below, and then catch up on last year's Piglet here.) 

Today: We're still looking for cookbook reviewers! Scroll down to see which cookbooks are in need of more testers (look for a bolded author name), then call dibs on the one you want to review in the comments.

Aside from the turkey and the cookies and the many, many pies, we love this time of year because it means we get to start thinking about the Piglet Tournament of Cookbooks. We'll announce the line-up and brackets in January, but first, we're officially kicking off the Piglet Community Picks. 

Inspired by Food52 community suggestions and by the bumper crop of cookbooks out this year, we'll be featuring a Community Pick review -- written by you -- on each day of the tournament. And we'll need your help in reviewing some of this year's most-loved cookbooks.

Want to get involved? Call dibs on your favorite cookbook in the comments below (we're looking for up to 5 testers per book, so don't worry if someone else already claimed yours). The rest is simple: Get the book, test a few recipes by cooking a meal or two, and send your reviews to [email protected] by Monday, January 19th.

Reviews should be 500 to 700 words and explain what you liked about the book, why the recipes worked (or didn't), and what sets the cookbook apart from others. Most importantly, make it a great read. Just like we do for our contests, we'll pick the best community review for each book and feature it on the site. Now get cooking -- and be sure to tell us all about it! 

Update: We heard from a lot of you a few weeks ago, but a few books still need testers! The top six books in this list (look for a bolded author name) still have slots open for testing.

Love Me, Feed Me: Sharing with Your Dog the Everyday Good Food You Cook and Enjoy by Judith Jones

  

Treat Yourself: 70 Classic Snacks You Loved as a Kid (and Still Love Today) by Jennifer Steinhauer 

  

Ovenly: Sweet and Salty Recipes from New York's Most Creative Bakery by Agatha Kulaga and Erin Patinkin

  

Sweet & Southern: Classic Desserts with a Twist by Ben Mims 

 

Yummy Supper: 100 Fresh, Luscious & Honest Recipes from a Gluten-Free Omnivore by Erin Scott 

  

Death & Co: Modern Classic Cocktails by David Kaplan 

 

 

Mexico: The Cookbook by Margarita Carrillo Arronte

  

Saveur: The New Classics Cookbook by the Editors of Saveur Magazine

  

 

The Baking Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum

 

The Slanted Door: Modern Vietnamese Food by Charles Phan

 

The Kitchn Cookbook: Recipes, Kitchens & Tips to Inspire Your Cooking by Sara Kate Gillingham and Faith Durand

 

Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from London's Ottolenghi by Yotam Ottolenghi

 

Eat: The Little Book of Fast Food by Nigel Slater

  

Mrs. Wheelbarrow's Practical Pantry: Recipe and Techniques for Year-Round Preserving by Cathy Barrow

    

The Kitchen Ecosystem: Integrating Recipes to Create Delicious Meals by Eugenia Bone