Her first cookbook, the James Beard-nominated “More Than Cake,” was an ode to fancy layer cakes strewn with flower petals and tarts made with fresh fruits and vegetables. Pickowicz swerved away from sweets with her newest book, “Everyone Hot Pot,” which is an introduction to soup-centric dinner parties, illustrated by her mother, Li Huai. (Friends have suggested that Pickowicz get a tattoo of one of the images. Her mom hates the idea: “She’s, like, ‘Please don’t do it!’ ”)journey-inline-newsletterinline-newsletter