Junior League At Home
Price: $29.95

This cookbook from the Association of Junior Leagues International has some great features. First, it is spiral bound so it lays flat for easy reference while cooking.
Second, the recipes are organized by month and category, so you can quickly choose appropriate seasonal and special holiday recipes. Third, it provides great serving ideas with full color pictures depicting some of the recipes on beautiful tables set for entertaining. And most importantly, it has great recipes!

Recipes include: "Strawberry-Watermelon Lemonade," "Espresso Ice Cream with Caramel and Raspberries," and the "Virginia Bicentennial Chicken Salad" (which was served to Queen Elizabeth when she visited the University of VIrginia in 1976). 446 pages, spiral bound, hard cover.