Your favorite cookbooks? Recommendations?
Dec 27, 2008 | 12:39 pm
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As it so happens my wife has been putting together a website with a cookbook blog, reviews and excerpts that you might find interesting: http://www.cookbookmaven.com
Jan 16, 2009 | 11:57 am
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You are one classy dude.
Jan 16, 2009 | 12:03 pm
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Chez Panisse Fruits, Desserts, Vegetables
Joy of Cooking - 1974 edition
Fanny Farmer
LL Bean cookbook of new new england cookery
Mastering the art of French Cooking
The pasta and co cookbooks = first is out of print
Nigel Slater's Diaries
Fresh from the Farmers Market
And as much as I want to kick his AZZ on a regular basis --mark i'm such an elitist snob bittman's original How to cook everything.
Martha Stewart's Christmas, Pies and tarts, hors d'ouvres and her first classic cook book
Joy of Cooking - 1974 edition
Fanny Farmer
LL Bean cookbook of new new england cookery
Mastering the art of French Cooking
The pasta and co cookbooks = first is out of print
Nigel Slater's Diaries
Fresh from the Farmers Market
And as much as I want to kick his AZZ on a regular basis --mark i'm such an elitist snob bittman's original How to cook everything.
Martha Stewart's Christmas, Pies and tarts, hors d'ouvres and her first classic cook book
Jan 29, 2009 | 5:34 pm
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I guess I'm really too much of a historian...
The Settlement Cookbook (1928 edition)
Buckeye Cookery And Practical Housekeeping (1877)
The Great Western Cook Book (1857)
The Virginia Housewife: or, the Methodical Cook (1838)
(yes I own all of these)
Incidentally, these classics as well as many more great historic cookbooks can be found at the Feeding America Project
The Settlement Cookbook (1928 edition)
Buckeye Cookery And Practical Housekeeping (1877)
The Great Western Cook Book (1857)
The Virginia Housewife: or, the Methodical Cook (1838)
(yes I own all of these)
Incidentally, these classics as well as many more great historic cookbooks can be found at the Feeding America Project
Jan 29, 2009 | 10:40 pm
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Much as I love many of the suggestions in this thread, if I could have only one cookbook on a desert island -- and I'm not that far from saying, if I could only have one book, period, on a desert island -- it would be The Joy of Cooking. I am referring to the 1975 edition, of course.
Jan 30, 2009 | 7:06 am
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Jan 30, 2009 | 10:09 am
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It's likely that I would say "I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence". Most of the recipes in her cookbook are fairly easy to prepare -- German Potato Salad recipes that I've given out, Steak Diane which I've served when friends have come over, and a Greek chicken recipe that I recently made.
I love to cook, but when I entertain, I want to enjoy my night and spend more time with my guests.
I love to cook, but when I entertain, I want to enjoy my night and spend more time with my guests.
Jan 30, 2009 | 3:35 pm
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Originally Posted by Traveltalker
I love to cook, but when I entertain, I want to enjoy my night and spend more time with my guests.
Apr 1, 2020 | 8:36 am
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Cookbook Recommendations
I am looking for a new cookbook. I read them more than use them for actual recipes, I guess I am looking more for inspiration.
The four cookbooks/cookbook authors I love the most are Edouard de Pomiane, some of James Beards early works (he got too snobby towards the end), Nigel Slater's Real Fast Food and Appetite, and the I hate to Cookbook by Peg Bracken.
The four cookbooks/cookbook authors I love the most are Edouard de Pomiane, some of James Beards early works (he got too snobby towards the end), Nigel Slater's Real Fast Food and Appetite, and the I hate to Cookbook by Peg Bracken.
Apr 1, 2020 | 9:10 am
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I like Jacques Pepin's Fast Food My Way and More Fast Food My Way. Generally simpler/unfussy takes on French classics and a lot of new stuff as well.
Also Yotam Ottolenghi's Jerusalem and Poopa Dweck's Aromas of Aleppo for Levantine recipes.
Also Yotam Ottolenghi's Jerusalem and Poopa Dweck's Aromas of Aleppo for Levantine recipes.
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I hate Gwenth Paltrow and her self-righteous crazy talk, but her cookbook with Mario Batali on a culinary road trip thru Spain is great. I've given it as a FT Secret Santa gift many times. I've made many of the yummy recipes and the notes and stories are good too:
Book name is Spain...A Culinary Road Trip
You can then get most of the ingrediants at https://www.tienda.com/ and avoid going to the store.
You can then get most of the ingrediants at https://www.tienda.com/ and avoid going to the store.
Apr 1, 2020 | 10:44 am
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was the last cookbook I bought in 2017.
Or since we are in April any of the Myron Mixon competition BBQ books or the Aaron Franklin's BBQ book
Or since we are in April any of the Myron Mixon competition BBQ books or the Aaron Franklin's BBQ book
Apr 1, 2020 | 10:46 am
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OP--since you like to read them maybe one's with beautiful photos would interest you.
I probably cook the most from Chopstix by Hugh Carpenter
I do mostly grill cooking so Cook's Illustrated guide to Grilling and BBQ
I also like Union Square Cafe cookbook, Dean & DeLuca cookbook, The Barbeque Bible, Smitten Kitchen books, any Bobby Flay books