Cooking for a Crowd: Menus, Recipes and Strategies for Entertaining 10 to 508 reviews
Susan Wyler

Rodale Books, 2005

GREAT COOKING IDEAS FOR PARTIES

+ Great Menus for Entertaining!
+ My New Favorite Cookbook
+ Excellent Resource
  
  











  



  
Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook75 reviews
Martha Stewart

Clarkson Potter, 1999

Excellent

+ Fancy Made Easy
+ The only Hors d'oeuvres book you'll ever need
+ This is a terrific recipe book...
+ Beautiful but not perfect
  
  











  



  
Passed Down Through 4 Generations: Victoria Taylor Murray's Favorite Family Recipes: How it all Began19 reviews
Victoria Taylor Murray, Joseph E. Taylor

PublishAmerica, 2006

This book shines! Wonderful for any cook!

+ Great history, great recipes
+ Even The Drink Recipes Are Great!
+ No matter how hungry you are,
  
  











  



  
Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table28 reviews
Mai Pham

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2001

Great authentic Vietnamese recipes.

+ Good for experienced cooks
+ just like the restaurant!
+ "Just like mom makes it!" as stated by my husband!
+ great cookbook
  
  











  



  
Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, New Tenth Edition121 reviews
Betty Crocker Editors

Betty Crocker, 2005

Betty Crocker Cook Book

+ Good for beginners & busy people
+ must have for a novice and beyond
+ Awesome Betty Crocker Cookbook
+ Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, New Tenth Edition
  
  











  



  
Party Appetizers: Small Bites, Big Flavors1 review
Tori Ritchie

Chronicle Books, 2004

SO elegant SO EASY!

even if you HATE to make food for parties, get this book. The ideas are original, the results GREAT, and really, really, anyone can make this food.
  
  











  



  
Lidia's Family Table: More Than 200 Fabulous Recipes to Enjoy Every Day-With Wonderful Ideas for Variations ...39 reviews
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich

Knopf, 2004

Excellent cookbook!

+ Solved the puzzle
+ Wonderful Basic Italian Cookbook
+ Wonderful Book as with her others
  
  











  



  
Saving Dinner: The Menus, Recipes, and Shopping Lists to Bring Your Family Back to the Table254 reviews
Leanne Ely

Ballantine Books, 2003

An Easy and Successful Way to Menu-Plan

+ Wow
+ simple recipes for good cooking while living abroad

This is such a great concept- and it works, if you are faithful to it. I got cookbook/guide a while ago and used it haphazardly at first, choosing to follow it on some weeks and ignore it on others. Then, a friend of mine who saw it at my house and ordered it started following it faithfully ...
  
  











  



  
Quick from Scratch Chicken Cookbook2 reviews
Food & Wine Magazine

AMERICAN EXPRESS, 2001

Quick from scratch !

+ Feel like a gourmet chef at home

I found this book easy-to-read and understand. Nearly every recipe is illustrated by a clear, color photo. The ingredients are common and available in most markets, and the instructions to create a tasty, visually-appealing dish are easily explained and detailed clearly. This is a great book for ...
  
  











  



  
Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes308 reviews
Giada De Laurentiis

Clarkson Potter, 2005

My Favorite Cookbook

+ EVERYDAY ITALIAN
+ Giadda alotta

I received this cookbook as a Christmas present this past year. My son is very picky when it comes to food - he has excellent taste and likes everything home-made. Which is a challenge for a working mom. We've made several recipes from this book and liked them all. A few have become favorites ...
  
  











  



  
Haley's Hints37 reviews
Graham Haley, Rosemary Haley

NAL Trade, 2004

Worth the $$

+ AMAZING
+ Great book to go to...........
+ A real life-saver.
+ Love it!
  
  











  



  
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell21 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Ballantine Books, 2006

Can't beat it.

+ Shuck this oyster for a good treat

History, History, History. And we continue to live it. Know our past control our future.
  
  











  



  
The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell21 reviews
Mark Kurlansky

Ballantine Books, 2006

Can't beat it.

+ Shuck this oyster for a good treat

History, History, History. And we continue to live it. Know our past control our future.
  
  











  



  
Haley's Hints37 reviews
Graham Haley, Rosemary Haley

NAL Trade, 2004

Worth the $$

+ AMAZING
+ Great book to go to...........
+ A real life-saver.
+ Love it!
  
  











  



  
Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes308 reviews
Giada De Laurentiis

Clarkson Potter, 2005

My Favorite Cookbook

+ EVERYDAY ITALIAN
+ Giadda alotta

I received this cookbook as a Christmas present this past year. My son is very picky when it comes to food - he has excellent taste and likes everything home-made. Which is a challenge for a working mom. We've made several recipes from this book and liked them all. A few have become favorites ...
  
  











  



  
Party Appetizers: Small Bites, Big Flavors1 review
Tori Ritchie

Chronicle Books, 2004

SO elegant SO EASY!

even if you HATE to make food for parties, get this book. The ideas are original, the results GREAT, and really, really, anyone can make this food.
  
  











  



  
Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table28 reviews
Mai Pham

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2001

Great authentic Vietnamese recipes.

+ Good for experienced cooks
+ just like the restaurant!
+ "Just like mom makes it!" as stated by my husband!
+ great cookbook
  
  











  



  
Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, New Tenth Edition121 reviews
Betty Crocker Editors

Betty Crocker, 2005

Betty Crocker Cook Book

+ Good for beginners & busy people
+ must have for a novice and beyond
+ Awesome Betty Crocker Cookbook
+ Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, New Tenth Edition
  
  











  



  
Saving Dinner: The Menus, Recipes, and Shopping Lists to Bring Your Family Back to the Table254 reviews
Leanne Ely

Ballantine Books, 2003

An Easy and Successful Way to Menu-Plan

+ Wow
+ simple recipes for good cooking while living abroad

This is such a great concept- and it works, if you are faithful to it. I got cookbook/guide a while ago and used it haphazardly at first, choosing to follow it on some weeks and ignore it on others. Then, a friend of mine who saw it at my house and ordered it started following it faithfully ...
  
  











  



  
Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook75 reviews
Martha Stewart

Clarkson Potter, 1999

Excellent

+ Fancy Made Easy
+ The only Hors d'oeuvres book you'll ever need
+ This is a terrific recipe book...
+ Beautiful but not perfect