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Shirley Corriher, the doyenne of all things food science, divulges her secrets for foolproof secrets to gloriously golden popovers.

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Christmas cookies that are as dramatic to behold as they are delicious to nosh. Swear. From everyone’s favorite food scientist, Shirley O. Corriher

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These unusual roasted walnut and pear muffins from Shirley O. Corriher are moist and crunchy and rich and healthful all at once.

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Known as maionese de leite in Portuguese, milk mayonnaise–you heard us–is an incredibly creamy, eggless emulsion held together by oil, milk (natch), and a lotta love.

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For these ultimate chocolate chip cookies, our ever-persistent David researched for three months and ate plenty of cookies in the process. Here he shares his discoveries.

Signing his first cookbook, David Leite is unsure of where to place his John Hancock. A frantic search through books in his library turns up the answer.

Here are the best 20 cookbooks and food books of 2008 as compiled by Leite’s Culinaria.

Pasteis de nata, Portugal’s creamy custard cups wrapped in a crackly pastry, have no equal. David visits the Confeitaria de Belem, where they originated.