Best Cookbooks of 2013
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It’s not often that a year of cookbooks can be summed up in a single word. But in 2013, “uneven” fits. With a few exceptions, small books outshone the big ones. Lots of niches were explored. Vegetarians were treated to a rich buffet. While some restaurant chefs kept home cooks in mind, others seemed more interested in chronicling their impossibly perfect plates. We chose the ones we think you’ll learn from and pepper with sticky notes. Here are the Top Ten in alphabetical order, plus favorites among individual categories. See the full list here. — Bonnie S. Benwick
Top Ten “ The Animal Farm Buttermilk Cookbook: Recipes and Reflections From a Small Vermont Dairy ,” by Diane St. Clair (Andrews McMeel; 100 recipes, $27.99). There are so many good ways to use this ingredient that you might find yourself stocking it regularly. Deb Lindsey/For the Washington Post
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NASA tried one last time to contact its record-setting Mars rover Opportunity, but declared it dead on Feb. 13, 2019, 15 years after arriving at the Red Planet. The solar-powered rover has been silent for eight months, victim of one of the most intense dust storms in decades.