It's time to plan holiday celebrations, and that means cooking.  Here are a few recently published cookbooks to help, whether you are cooking for holiday entertaining or for always appreciated tasty gifts. 

Cake Pops: Holidays, by Bakerella.   Bakerella is the force behind the worldwide sensation that is cake pops (small balls of cake and frosting.) Here, she celebrates the holiday season with more than twenty winter-themed cake pop creations.

Cooking for Christmas: favorite holiday recipes to share with family and friends, from Southern Living, edited by Susan Hernandez Ray.

Baker’s Field Guide to Holiday Candy, by Dede Wilson. A collection of recipes from around the world for festive homemade sweet treats.

Holiday Dinners with Bradley Ogden: 150 festive recipes for bringing family and friends together.  Ogden is a well-known local chef.

Vegan Holiday Kitchen: more than 200 delicious, festive recipes for special occasions, by Nava Atlas.