AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION
Beyond Beans and Rice (Sept., $14.95) by Lorena Drago shows how South Americans with diabetes can design meal plans that fit into a healthy lifestyle. 20,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Hypertension Cookbook (Oct., $19.95) by Karen A. Levin compiles low-sodium recipes for everyday meals.
ANDREWS MCMEEL
Humble Pie: Musings on What Lies Beneath the Crust (Sept., $12.95) by Anne Dimock presents a folksy journey through a life surrounded by pies and pie-making. 40,000 first printing.
AVE MARIA PRESS
Good Cooking Habits: Food for Your Body, Your Soul, and Your Funnybone (Sept., $14.95) by Sister Karol Jackowski features stories and recipes that are delicious and divine.
BALLANTINE BOOKS
Saving Dinner for the Holidays: Menus, Recipes, Shopping Lists, and Timelines for Spectacular, Stress-free Holidays (Oct., $14.95) by Leanne Ely demonstrates that holiday meals can be as easy as they are delicious. 100,000 first printing. Ad/promo.
BETTER HOMES GARDENS
Biggest Book of Soups & Stews (Sept., $19.95) by the editors of Better Homes and Gardens details comfort recipes for all seasons and occasions.
Biggest Book of Casseroles (Sept., $19.95) by the editors of Better Homes and Gardens includes proper transporting methods in this compilation of 380 recipes.
CUMBERLAND HOUSE
Cake-Mix Cookies: More Than 175 Delectable Cookie Recipes That Begin with a Box of Cake Mix (Sept., $16.95) by Camilla V. Saulsbury serves up easy-to-follow recipes for old favorites and new discoveries.
DK
Wine Report 2006 (Sept., $15) by Tom Stevenson. Local experts from around the globe contribute their picks for the best vintages and vineyards.
FAIR WINDS PRESS
3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Recipes (Oct., $17.95) by Sue Bonet. Simple fix-and-forget recipes make it easy to come home to a waiting meal. 30,000 first printing. $30,000 ad/promo.
FOOD NETWORK
Food Network Favorites from Our All-Star Chefs (Sept., $19.95) by the editors of Food Network Kitchens reveals the cooking secrets of celebrity chefs.
GLOBE PEQUOT
The Florida Keys Cookbook: Foodways of Paradise (Nov., $16.95) by Victoria Shearer blends history, local lore and recipes.
The Little Saigon Cookbook: Vietnamese Cuisine and Culture in Southern California's Little Saigon (Jan., $15.95) by Ann Le dishes out dozens of family recipes, many surviving through oral history.
HARVARD COMMON PRESS
Some Like It Hot: Spicy Favorites from the World's Hot Zones (Oct., $18.95) by Clifford A Wright. Some 350 recipes represent the most piquant cuisines from around the globe. 30,000 first printing.
HAY HOUSE
To Serve with Love: Simple, Scrumptious Dishes from Skinny to Sinful (Sept., $19.95) by Carnie Wilson with Cindy Pearlman offers not just recipes but mood-enhancing touches for the perfect dinner. Ad/promo.
HEALTHY LIFESTYLE PUBLISHING
Sensational Stevia Desserts (Sept., $19.95) by Lisa Jobs. These 82 low-carb recipes will help make sugar and artificial sweeteners things of the past.
HP
The Book of Chilies and Stews (Oct., $12) by Sara Davis assembles flavorful recipes ranging from goulash through fish stew to vegetarian tofu chili.
INTERLINK
Flavors of Greece (Sept., $20) by Rosemary Barron. The founder of Kandra Kitchen, Greece's acclaimed cooking school, explores Greek cuisine.
KODANSHA INTL
Asian Flavors: Unlock Culinary Secrets with Spices, Sauces and Other Exotic Ingredients (Oct., $18.95) by Wendy Sweetser explores the many different cuisines of Asia in 120 authentic recipes.
LANTERN BOOKS
The Lantern Vegan Family Cookbook (Sept., $25) by Brian McCarthy presents 400 family-friendly, plant-based meals.
MARLOWE CO.
Best Food Writing 2005 (Oct., $15.95), edited by Holly Hughes, is a classic yearly collection of food writing.
The New Glucose Revolution Cookbook: 100 DeliciousLow GI Recipes for Lifelong Health (Nov., $19.95) by Jennie Brand-Miller et al. offers recipes that make eating the low-GI way simple and satisfying.
MEREDITH
Semi-Homemade Cooking (Sept., $19.95) by Sandra Lee features 30-minute meals pairing fresh ingredients with packaged foods.
Semi-Homemade Cooking 2 (Sept., $19.95) by Sandra Lee compiles family-friendly recipes for a variety of different palates and moods.
Semi-Homemade Desserts (Sept., $19.95) by Sandra Lee reveals dessert recipes that combine packaged foods with fresh.
NORTH ATLANTIC BOOKS/ FROG LTD.
Raw Food Gourmet (Sept., $14.95) by Gabrielle Chavez offers recipes for everything from appetizers to desserts.
PINEAPPLE PRESS
The Storm Gourmet: A Guide to Creating Extraordinary Meals Without Electricity (Sept., $9.95) by Daphne Nikolopolous details ways of making terrific meals working with nonperishable foods and no electricity.
CLARKSON POTTER
Rachael Ray's 30-Minute Meals, 365: No Repeats (Oct., 19.95) by Rachael Ray garnishes an array of easy-to-prepare recipes with a variety of deceptively simple variations. 600,000 first printing. 15-city author tour. Ad/promo.
100 Smart, Simple Recipes: The Food You Want to Eat (Oct., $27.50) by Ted Allen. Queer Eye for the Straight Guy's food and wine connoisseur presents satisfying food with no formalities. 3-city author tour. Ad/promo.
RIO NUEVO PUBLISHERS
The New Southwest Cookbook: Recipes from Outstanding Restaurants and Resorts in New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, and Colorado (Oct., $17.95) by Carolyn Niethammer shares 135 recipes collected from top-rated eateries.
RODALE
The South Beach Diet Good Fats/ Good Carbs Guide, Spanish Edition (Jan., $7.99) by Arthur Agatston, M.D., offers the essential good fats, good carbs guide in Spanish.
ROBERT ROSE (dist. by Firefly)
The Food Substitutions Bible: More Than 5,000 Substitutions for Ingredients, Equipment and Techniques (Sept., $19.95) by David Joachim. This A—Z compilation has 1,500 entries, conversions, equivalency tables and more.
RUNNING PRESS
Brother Juniper's Bread Book: Slow Rise as Method and Metaphor (Oct., $14.95) by Peter Reinhart, foreword by M.F.K. Fisher, will delight both the novice and the experienced baker. Author tour. Ad/promo.
Thirsty Work: A Pure and Simple Look at Wine (Nov., $24.95) by Matt Skinner. Become a true oenophile via this informative reference. 3-city author tour. Ad/promo.
SS/FIRESIDE
Anthony Dias Blue's Pocket Guide to Wine 2005 (Oct., $14.95) by Anthony Dias Blue covers not only American wineries but those from such unheralded regions as South America and Africa.
ST. MARTINS/GRIFFIN
Slow Cooker Magic: A Seasonal Selection of Family Favorite Recipes (Oct., $14.95) by Linda Rehnberg and Lois Conway gathers 100 inventive recipes for year-round family meals. Ad/promo.
SERAPHIM PRESS
The Serbian Family Table (Feb., $19.95) by Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Cathedral Parish fuses Mediterranean and Slavic cuisines in recipes passed down through generations.
STERLING
Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide (Oct., $12.95) by Kevin Zraly examines American wines, exploring vineyards from all 50 states.
TAYLOR TRADE PUBLISHING
I Love Pies and Tarts (Oct., $16.95) by Nancy Kershner. Recipes ranges from rustic pies and dumplings to sophisticated tarts and other sweets.
TEN SPEED PRESS
The Real Food Daily Cookbook: Really Fresh, Really Good, Really Vegetarian (Sept., $24.95) by Ann Gentry is a really extensive collection of vegetarian recipes from the L.A.-based Real Food Daily restaurants.
The Bar: Spirits, Cocktails, Knowledge (Sept., $16.95) by Olivier Said and James Mellgren recommends mixing those three items in equal portions.
UNIV. OF NORTH CAROLINA PRESS
Mama Dip's Family Cookbook (Oct.; $15.95, cloth, $24.95) by Mildred Council teaches the joys of feeding family and friends.
WHITECAP BOOKS
Salmon: The Cookbook (Sept., $19.95), edited by Bill Jones, features both Atlantic and Pacific salmon in more than 120 recipes.
WILDERNESS ADVENTURES PRESS
Savor Idaho Cookbook: Idaho's Finest Restaurants, Their Recipes and Their Histories (Sept., $24.95) by Chuck and Blanche Johnson serves up photos and historical info along with recipes.
WILEY
Cocktail Parties, Straight Up! Easy Hors d'Oeuvres, Delicious Drinks, and Inspired Ideas for Entertaining with Style (Oct., $16.95) by Lauren Purcell and Anne Purcell Grissinger is for hosts and hostesses eager to entertain in style without breaking their backs or their bank account.
The Healthy Beef Cookbook: Steaks, Salads, Stir-fry, and More—Over 130 Luscious Lean Beef Recipes for Every Occasion (Nov., $21.95) includes recipes that call for one of the 22 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for lean labeling.
WILEY/BETTY CROCKER
Cocina Betty Crocker: Favorite American Recipes in Spanish and English (Sept., $19.95) by Betty Crocker editors gathers 125 recipes from the Betty Crocker Cookbook10th edition.
WILEY/FOR DUMMIES
Raw Foods for Dummies (Feb., $19.99) by Cherie Soria is for those interested in incorporating raw foods into their meal plan or transitioning to a raw-foods-only diet.
WORKMAN
The New Spanish Table (Oct.; $19.95, cloth $35) by Anya von Bremzen. Colorful photos and appendices on Spanish wine accompany the 275 recipes. 40,000 first printing. 20-city author tour.