Includes 5 books:

1. Melissa's Hatch Chile Cookbook

Heat up everyday of the year with Melissa's Hatch Chile Cookbook, a great collection of recipes for the world's tastiest chiles. Thick, juicy, and totally delicious, Hatch chiles come in a variety of heat levels to suit every taste. Try New Mexican stews and casseroles, or get creative with amped up chocolate chip cookies, zippy Bloody Marys and more. Available fresh only in August and September, Hatch chiles are so good folks load up each summer and freeze enough roasted chiles to enjoy year-round.

2. Melissa's Great Book of Produce

"It's not enough to know your jicama from your heirloom tomatoes these days. When it comes to fruits and vegetables, there's a whole new terrain and this book is your GPS. From dragon fruit to yuzu, this smart, savvy, handsomely illustrated guide tells you how to recognize it, buy it, prepare it, and cook it, with edgy recipes from all over the world."
--Steven Raichlen, author of The Barbecue! Bible and How to Grill

3. Melissa's Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce

Filled with 450 recipes/serving suggestions, and illustrated with full-color photos throughout, Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce is a must-have selecting, storing, preparing, and serving guide that you’ll refer to time and again. Featuring 100 different organic fruits and vegetables, with recipes as mouthwatering as Tabbouleh with Edamame & Kumquats, and Tea Poached Asian Pears, at Melissa’s we really care about what you eat and offer Everyday Cooking with Organic Produce to guide your way.

4. Melissa's The Great Pepper Cookbook

The book acts as a primer of all varieties of peppers, both fresh and dried, and includes images of all varieties, seasonality and a scoville chart heat rating.

Designed in an easy-to-follow format with 150 delicious everyday recipes that celebrate the unique range of flavors peppers offer.

Filled with brilliant, colorful photographs, clear recipes and clever tricks for handling the pepper, this book will be useful for readers at any level of experience.

Beyond jalapenos and bell peppers, home cooks are now looking to learn more about these flavorful peppers, not just for their heat level, but to cook beyond their comfort zone.

5. Melissa's 50 Best Plants on the Planet Cookbook

We know that most people aren’t hitting their fruit and veggie targets a day, maybe because we’re told all the time to eat them, but not necessarily how to eat them. Which fruits and veggies pack the best punch? Which ones best suit your body if you’re looking to boost immunity or heart health, to soothe your tummy, smooth your skin or balance your mood? What should you look for when shopping, and what cooking techniques should you use? This cookbook answers these questions and more. This alphabetized encyclopedia contains information about the 50 most nutrient-rich fruits and vegetables. The health benefit of each produce item is highlighted and paired with tips on how to buy, store, and, of course, cook each item, with 150 recipes for simple sides and main courses. Discover new favorites – cactus pear, chrysanthemum leaf or dandelion green. You will use this definitive guide time and time again to make the most of every shopping experience in the produce department. The author is Cathy Thomas, the award-winning food columnist at the Orange County Register.