What is your favorite cookbook?
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My aunt made me a cookbook of family recipes when I got married, but I also love the "cook this, not that" cookbook. It helps me adjust other recipes I find on Pinterest1
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I love cookbooks. It's kind of a hobby with me but my latest ones are the Inspiralized recipe books by Ali Maffucci. I also love the Skinnytaste books. My go to cookbook from the beginning of time is Betty Crocker and I love the Joy of Cooking for more advanced things like Croissants.0
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the internet ..you can find anything and i mean anything on there !!!1
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The recent Thanksgiving holiday reminds me that I annually open my wife's old Home Economics textbook from her days at Texas Women's University, "Practical Cookery" to consult the chart for roasting a big bird.
The one I use is ISBN 0-471-45641-1, which is the 24th edition and originally copyrighted by The Department of Foods and Nutrition Kansas State University.
There's a plethora of "Practical Cookery titles available on Amazon, none of which are this.
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General purpose: Joy of Cooking by Rombauer.
Italian: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Hazan, The Italian Country Table by Rosseto-Kasper. Would like to add the Silver Spoon Cookbook (which is sort of the Italian Joy of Cooking).
Southern USA: Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking, Bill Neal's Southern Cooking, The Fearrington House Cookbook by Fitch.
Healthy comfort food: Healthy Homestyle Cooking, More Healthy Homestyle Cooking, Healthy Homestyle Desserts, by Tribole.
I own Washoku: Recipes from the Japanese Home Kitchen by Andoh, haven't used it much, and would like to get into Japanese cooking more.0 -
jennybearlv wrote: »Joy of Cooking It was my first cookbook when I was learning to cook and still the first place I look when trying something new.
This and anything from America's Test Kitchen.1 -
barberellass wrote: »jennybearlv wrote: »Joy of Cooking It was my first cookbook when I was learning to cook and still the first place I look when trying something new.
This and anything from America's Test Kitchen.
Yes to both - I have an older edition of "Joy of Cooking" and never miss an episode of "America's Test Kitchen" if I can help it. I learn something from every episode, even if it deals with food or cooking styles that don't appeal to me.
While we're on the subject of televised cooking, I'll throw in "Good Eats", which is like a wilder, stranger cousin of "America's Test Kitchen".1 -
Also 'Gastronaut' by Stefan Gates. How to throw an authentic Roman orgy (with amazing recipes - stuffed dormouse anyone?) How to grow delicious scabs. How to roast a whole pig in a pit in your back yard. The man's a genius.0
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It depends!!!
- Fannie Farmer for old favorites, things I remember my grandmother making, like apple crisp, gingerbread, pies, popovers, preserves. Although for most of these I don't need to refer to the recipes any more.
- San Francisco Encore for interesting taste combinations that aren't too complicated
- Mark Bittman and Martha Shulman for vegetarian ideas
- The yellow edition of the Gourmet Cookbook, Julia Child or Silver Palate if I'm looking for something special for a party, tho I often tinker with the ingredients to make it healthier. (My version of JC's daube, for example, has about a third fewer calories than hers and I don't notice any difference in taste.)
- And for basics and techniques - Joy of Cooking or America's Test Kitchen
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lizandrashaw wrote: »660 Curries by Raghavan Iyer. He traveled across India for a year learning recipes from home cooks. Every recipe I've made from it has been delicious and easy to make.
This one IS amazing.
I really love all things Moosewood, Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker and Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker.
Also fond of Prevention's Ultimate Quick & Healthy Cookbook and anything Madhur Jaffrey.
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Any and all Moosewood Restaurant cookbooks. Healthy and creative but not kooky.2
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Many of the cookbooks listed are old school high fat cookbooks. We are to support a healthier life style here. Cooking Light cookbooks are the way to go. I do have to admit The Pioneer Women cookbooks are my favorite.0
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cogodscountry wrote: »Many of the cookbooks listed are old school high fat cookbooks.
I don't see that. Yes, Joy of Cooking isn't the healthiest. But a lot of the books listed aren't unhealthy. I might think that if we were seeing a lot of, I don't know, Paula Dean or Best Buttery Brownies and 1000 Calorie Desserts (Yes, I just made those two up, I've a tired brain today) or something, but there are a lot of health conscious cookbooks listed...or cuisines which aren't known for unhealthy general focus (like 660 Curries, which is amazing, someone else mentioned it).
Also, just because a cook book has less healthy recipes doesn't mean you can't modify the recipes & make notes.
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This is my current favorite, written by a chef from my city.
https://www.amazon.com/Taste-Technique-Recipes-Elevate-Cooking/dp/1607748991/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480701155&sr=1-1&keywords=naomi+pomeroy0 -
barberellass wrote: »jennybearlv wrote: »Joy of Cooking It was my first cookbook when I was learning to cook and still the first place I look when trying something new.
This and anything from America's Test Kitchen.
Yes to both - I have an older edition of "Joy of Cooking" and never miss an episode of "America's Test Kitchen" if I can help it. I learn something from every episode, even if it deals with food or cooking styles that don't appeal to me.
While we're on the subject of televised cooking, I'll throw in "Good Eats", which is like a wilder, stranger cousin of "America's Test Kitchen".
Agree completely. America's Test Kitchen and Good Eats are my top two favorites! I have the newest ATK cookbook and it is my absolute favorite to use, even though it is HUGE and HEAVY! At least it sits nicely on my counter.0 -
ivygirl1937 wrote: »Agree completely. America's Test Kitchen and Good Eats are my top two favorites! I have the newest ATK cookbook and it is my absolute favorite to use, even though it is HUGE and HEAVY! At least it sits nicely on my counter.
I need all my counter space for my toys: my Vitamix (!!!) and my stand mixer. But I do have book cases all over the house (except in the bathroom ... so far...), and a nice big one in my kitchen, where ATK has pride of place with all my other cookery tomes.
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