Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise131 reviews Ruth Reichl Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006 Yum! + I loved this book! + Entertaining and delicious + This is nonfiction that is fun, entertaining, educational and enlightening. It shows people judging a book by its cover.             Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)574 reviews Anthony Bourdain Harper Perennial, 2007 Brings Back Memories + Oh the Memories! + A great read! It has been over 20 years since I worked in the restaurant business, but reading Bourdain's book brought back a lot of memories of what the business and the many characters who inhabit it are like. I found Bourdain's book to be very entertaining and reflects much of what I remember about the world ...             Feast: Food to Celebrate Life40 reviews Nigella Lawson Hyperion, 2004 A feast can be a daily extravagance after all + The real deal for home entertaining + Review for the baking recipes Nigella is my original muse, she single handedly got me back into the kitchen and cooking when the days of making cookies with my grandmother passed and I had to start doing it on my own. I have all of her books and honestly they are something one can actually cook from, my shelves are bending from ...             Taking Tea: The Essential Guide to Brewing, Serving, and Entertaining With Teas from Around the World1 review Andrea Israel Grove/Atlantic, 1988 Take Your Tea with This Entertaining Guide This book is pure pleasure from beginning to end. Like a good novel you just don't want to put it down. Starting with the history of tea we embark on a soothing international journey of tea traditions. The authors have filled this book with descriptive commentaries and color photographs ...             A Little New England Cookbook Susan David Chronicle Books, 1991 New England's famed cuisine -- from Vineyard Bay Scallops and fresh Boiled Lobster to Boston Brown Bread and tart Cranberry Conserve -- is highlighted in this delightful regional collection.             Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition65 reviews Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins Workman Publishing Company, 2007 This cookbook will endure for the ages + Love this book! + This book should be in every kitchen + the only cookbook you'll ever need + What???             Having Tea: Recipes & Table Settings14 reviews Tricia Foley, Catherine Calvert Clarkson Potter, 1987 Tea is for timely elegance in the afternoon (T.E.A) + Oh how I love tea! + Beautiful and Colorful + Browse this book by tea service style rather than by recipe             Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes313 reviews Giada De Laurentiis Clarkson Potter, 2005 European Flair with Simplicity + Excellent Italian + Hungry Husband + Everyday Italian             Martha Stewart's Christmas: Entertaining, Decorating and Giving6 reviews Martha Stewart, Christopher Baker Clarkson Potter, 1993 The Most Useful Christmas Book I've Found + The most beautiful christmas book! + Lovely book + Something for every ability and interest level             Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table110 reviews Ruth Reichl Broadway, 1999 Warning - lot's of gushing to follow + Warm and Engaging + Delicious to read + !!             The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook240 reviews Ina Garten, Martha Stewart Clarkson Potter, 1999 love this book + Great Food in No Time at All! + great delivery + Awesome Cookbook + Cook for ME!             Favorite Comfort Food: Classic Favorites and Great New Recipes21 reviews Martha Stewart Living Magazine Clarkson Potter, 1999 Comfort foods = fonds memories of being a kid! + Title States EXACTLY what you get! + Perfect (almost)... This cookbook reminds you of when food preparation was king & did not include pouring the ingredients from a box & adding water. Martha's recipes for macaroni & cheese, the perfect grilled cheese sandwich, shepherd's pie, caramel pots de creme or creamy rice pudding with caramelized bananas inspire ...             Little Caribbean Cookbook4 reviews Jill Hamilton Chronicle Books, 1990 Little Caribbean Cookbook + little carribean cookbook........ + Just wanted to let you know it's "Johnny Cakes" not "Bakes"! My husband is of Jamaican and Barbadian descent and loves to cook Caribbean "Soul" food. I was so excited today to find recipes for Callaloo Soup, Pepperpot, Cou-Cou, Rice and Peas and "Bakes", all of which I've watched him make and look authentic to me. I've been to Jamaica twice and learned ...             The Summer Book19 reviews Susan Branch Little, Brown and Company, 1995 Very Special Book + SUMMER TIME HAS NEVER BEEN SO SWEET + the summer book from the heart of the home + Touches the Heart + Captures the feeling of summer perfectly             How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food370 reviews Mark Bittman Wiley, 1998 Best. Cooking book. Ever. + My go-to cookbook + useful I've got a lot of cooking books. I like to cook, but I'm not terribly good at it, having only started cooking (and baking) in the last few years. This book is by far the best cooking book I've ever owned - can you imagine, reading a book on cooking this big from cover to cover? I did, and ...             How to Cook Everything: The Basics17 reviews Mark Bittman Wiley, 2003 Amazingly Easy + Great starter cookbook! + Fast food kid now cooks (a little) + Bittman speaks:             A Little New York Cookbook Barbara Bloch Chronicle Books, 1991 From delicious delicatessen sandwiches to city street vendors, famous franks and sauerkraut, A Little New York Cookbook is filled with everyone's favorite recipes from the Big Apple.             The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Children's Cookbook (Good Housekeeping Cookbooks)3 reviews Marianne Zanzarella, The Editors of Good Housekeeping Hearst, 2006 Encourages our future chefs + Happy Aunt + Good Houssekeeping Children's Cook Book The photographs in this cookbook are superb. It contains good starter recipes for children as well.             The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas4 reviews Jeff Smith William Morrow & Co, 1991 The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas + IT'S CHRTISTMAS WITH "THE FRUGS"! ........OK CHRISTMAS IN JULY THEN! + The Frugal Gourmet Celebrates Christmas + A great Christmas cookbook -- Not just your standard meals             Dad's Own Cookbook: Everything Your Mother Never Taught You23 reviews Bob Sloan Workman Publishing Company, 1993 like many an amateur chef... + Simple and Tasty Recipes + Not Just For Dads.... + GREAT, event for a more experienced cook!