... to a recipe can make it healthier, as well as tastier. The additional flavors reduce the need for salt, says Georgeanne Brennan, who wrote the cookbook "Brunch" and runs a cooking school in France. Here's what you need to know to experiment ...

... Alice Arndt (The Hayworth Press Inc., $24.95 paperback edition). "The Mediterranean Herb Cookbook" by Georgeanne Brennan (Chronicle Books, $22.95, soft cover). "The Edible Asian Garden" (Periplus Editions Ltd., $14.95 ...

... with food) to ''Aperitif: Recipes for Simple Pleasures in the French Style'' (Chronicle, $24.95) by Georgeanne Brennan. The Julia Child Cookbook Awards were judged by 33 respected food and beverage writers, totally independent of ...