Jessica Merchant describes herself as “seriously, passionately, inexplicably in love with food.” She writes about her adventures in the kitchen on her blog, How Sweet Eats. And now her family-friendly recipes are featured in a new cookbook, “The Pretty Dish.” She’s also a fan of homemade beauty products, so a chapter in her new cookbook includes recipes for sugar scrubs, face masks and homemade lip balms. However, most of the cookbook is devoted to what Merchant calls “everyday” recipes.