If you like sending cookies to friends, baking for colleagues, or giving gifts "just because," then this is a cookbook for you.

The book is an extension of Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream, a philanthropic program launched by Jim Koch in 2008 to help start-ups in the food and beverage businesses.

Macsween, a popular maker of the distinctive Scottish dish, has developed a recipe for the U.S. market that swaps sheep lung for lamb heart as a main ingredient.

During a career that spanned more 50 years, she was dedicated to lifting up women in culinary fields, affectionately ...