If you’re a Food Network viewer of any regularity, you’ve seen Jeff Mauro demonstrate his skills and humor in the kitchen and on “The Kitchen,” the cooking-themed talk show, now in its 28th season, co-hosted by Mauro with Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee, Geoffrey Zakarian and Alex Guarnaschelli. Winner of the seventh season of the competition series “Food Network Star,” Mauro got there with an eggplant parmesan sandwich, which led to three seasons of his own show, “Sandwich King.”

The Chicago-born Mauro, 42, is one of the most relatable of all Food Network personalities thanks to his keep-it-real personality and sense of humor, which occasionally extends to the self-deprecating variety. His new book, “Come on Over: 111 Fantastic Recipes for the Family that Cooks, Eats and Laughs Together” (Harper Collins) has a lot of that personality spread across each page. It’s an unconventional cookbook in that each recipe is accompanied by a story – some funny, some simply meaningful – that ties into the dish at hand. The recipes and anecdotes are complimented by some truly impressive photography and easy to follow step by step directions.

NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic gave them lemons. So they made lemon rosemary chicken.

A Facebook group that swapped homemade recipes after restaurants were shuttered during lockdown has blossomed into a vibrant online community and has now produced a cookbook.

“In the Quarantine Kitchen” offers some 120 recipes from pastas to fish dishes that pandemic users have proudly posted — with all proceeds going to charity.

“It kind of grew and grew and snowballed,” said Daniella Cangiano, one of the organizers. “We were able to take something really negative and make it something really positive.”