Martha Stewart’s newest cookbook offers complete menus that take advantage of seasonal produce. The recipes are grouped into meals with each including a starter, main course, side dish and dessert. One sample menu is made up of spring’s salad with fresh mozzarella; turkey and pancetta meatballs; pasta with mint pesto and fava beans; and coffee ice cream affogato. How delicious! Buy it at Amazon

Padma Lakshmi, host of TV’s Top Chef, shows off her own culinary skills in this colorful, cosmopolitan cookbook. Some of the recipes reflect Lakshmi’s South Indian heritage. Other recipes mix elements from cuisines around the globe. Rounding out the book are personal essays written by Lakshmi and photos of her and her family, plus some glamor shots of the lovely Lakshmi nibbling on her own food. Buy it at Amazon

This is the essential Ina Garten cookbook. It focuses on the techniques behind her elegant food and easy entertaining style, and offers nearly a hundred brand-new recipes that will become your trusted favorites. Buy it at Amazon

Robin shares her unique and completely realistic strategy for dining during busy workweeks in her latest, Robin Rescues Dinner. In it you’ll find 52 weeks of meals, each including three weeknight main dishes, heaps of suggestions for transforming one dish into another, a bounty of side dishes and desserts, and clever tips and techniques to speed up preparation time. Buy it at Amazon