Nathalie Dupree's Comfortable Entertaining5 reviews
Nathalie Dupree

Viking Adult, 1998

This superbly illustrated cookbook is Nathalie at her best!!

+ How to entertain without stress
+ Nathalie Dupree's Comfortable Entertaining Cookbook & Series
+ Get the book. Skip the PBS series!
+ a good read and a good resource
  
  











  



  
The 1997 Joy of Cooking295 reviews
Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, ...

Scribner, 1997

My go to book for fast everyday family meals

+ Joy of Cooking
+ The Joy of cooking
+ An excellent all-purpose, all-in-one, book on basic American home cuisine
  
  











  



  
Soup: A Way of Life12 reviews
Barbara Kafka

Artisan, 1998

One of My Favorite Cookbooks

+ I like this book, shocked to see the negatives

Barbara does a great job of pulling together a wide variety of soups that have never failed me from the simple country tomato, to the hearty beef stew to the hot and sour or the exotic Tom Ka Coconut Soup. The backstories and the basics lend to its completeness and character. This will be a staple ...
  
  











  



  
Best of the Best Vol. 9: The Best Recipes from the 25 Best Cookbooks of the Year (Best of the Best: Best ...3 reviews
Food & Wine Magazine

American Express Publishing, 2006

20 Cookbooks in 1

+ Great for those that want to try something new!

Warning! If you purchase this book you will soon be purchasing several others. No seriously, this is a wonderful and really under rated book. I got it at a Christmas gift exchange last year and since then I have purchased 5 of the cookbooks listed after making and loving several of the recipes. ...
  
  











  



  
The Big Book of Outdoor Cooking and Entertaining: Spirited Recipes and Expert Tips for Barbecuing, Charcoal ...7 reviews
Cheryl Alters Jamison, Bill Jamison

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2006

Authoritative, thorough and friendly

+ Best book ever...
+ Exploring Outdoor Cooking at Its Flavorful Best!
+ A must-have for the outdoor chef
+ terrific book
  
  











  



  
America Cooks: The General Federation of Women's Clubs Cook Book12 reviews

Putnam Adult, 1967

Test of Time

+ A wedding gift
+ Walnuts Watermelons and the wisdom of Seranne
+ The Best Gift
+ One Of The Best Cookbooks I Own
  
  











  



  
The Essential Cuisines of Mexico: Revised and updated throughout, with more than 30 new recipes.13 reviews
Diana Kennedy

Clarkson Potter, 2000

Encyclopaedic but practical reference

+ Sara
+ The Essential Cuisines of Mexico
+ Still the best
  
  











  



  
Learning to Cook with Marion Cunningham13 reviews
Marion Cunningham

Knopf, 1999

Great for a true novice like me!

+ Excellent First Cookbook for Amateur Home Cook. Buy It.
+ For beginners who want a real home cooked meal
+ Refreshingly simple and do-able cookbook!
  
  











  



  
Joy of Cooking77 reviews
Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker

The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1985

My friend and confidant in the kitchen

+ while I wouldnt cook all these the writing is HILARIOUS
+ MOT LASCAM

This is the only cookbook I have ever bought for myself. I was just learning how to cook and heard about this book. We have been good friends for almost half my life now ...bought the 1982 printing ... in 1982 :). My friend is a bit stained and yellowed and the cover is starting to become ...
  
  











  



  
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone175 reviews
Deborah Madison

Broadway, 2007

Great book.....Clarifying some of the negative reviews

+ Essential kitchen fundamentals whether vegetarian or not.
+ Essential vegetarian recipes with or without meat dishes
+ A Great General Cooking Reference...
+ Hard to find ingredients
  
  











  



  
How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food364 reviews
Mark Bittman

Wiley, 2006

By far, the best go-to cookbook that I own

+ Very informative, handy book, but if you order from here, make sure to check it upon arrival
+ I'm a not a Cook, but these come out great!
+ Where to look when all else fails
+ One of my favorite cooking tomes for general ideas
  
  











  



  
Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook36 reviews
Anya von Bremzen, John Welchman

Workman Publishing Company, 1990

I LOVE BORSCHT!!!

+ Great Variety - NOT for beginners
+ Absolutely brilliant, the last word in Russian cookbooks

This is THE cookbook for spoiled, Americanized Russians who never paid any attention to what went on in the kitchen because their mothers were such great cooks. Turns out we didn't need to...
  
  











  



  
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking112 reviews
Marcella Hazan

Knopf, 1992

An essential book for a beginning chef...

+ It's like a text book
+ Good basic Italian cooking!

...I've referred to this book over the years for technique and authenticity of Italian cooking...it is a wonderful book. I agree that it is on par with Julia Child's French cookbook. I've made many of the recipes and they are fabulous....the poached shrimp, easy and delicious...the grilled ...
  
  











  



  
The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes131 reviews

Houghton Mifflin, 2006

A must have

+ If there's a recipe you want, it's in here
+ Only the finest recipes here
+ A good buy for upper class cooks
+ Best cookbook in my collection
  
  











  



  
Ken Hom's Chinese Kitchen: With a Consumer's Guide to Essential Ingredients5 reviews
Ken Hom

Hyperion Books, 1995

Buy this book if you want to learn to cook Chinese

+ My Favorite Chinese Cookbook
+ Great Book
+ Best Chinese cook book in the U.S.A.!
  
  











  



  
Vegetables20 reviews
James Peterson

William Morrow Cookbooks, 1998

Unpretentious and genuinely elegant

+ novice to expert, there's something for everyone here
+ Very useful guide
+ Useful Basic Reference
  
  











  



  
Williams Sonoma Kitchen Companion : The A to Z Guide to Everyday Cooking, Equipment, and Ingredients5 reviews
Mary Goodbody, Carolyn Miller, ...

Time-Life Books, 2000

Must Have

+ No Kitchen Should be Without This Book
+ What your Mother Never Told You
+ NOT A DUST COLLECTOR
+ My favorite cooking info book.
  
  











  



  
Roasting-A Simple Art28 reviews
Barbara Kafka, Maria Robledo

William Morrow & Co., 1995

Invaluable helper in the kitchen

+ Wonderful!
+ Besides the oven.....
+ Changing the Way we Roast
  
  











  



  
Microwave Gourmet1 review
Barbara Kafka

Avon Books (Mm), 1991

A Cooking Bible For Wage Slaves

The Microwave Gourmet should be in the kitchen of every man or woman who works for a living. The recipes are simple and FAST -- dinner gets on the table in half an hour or less. The Basic Risotto recipe alone is worth the price of this fabulous book. And the glossary in the back, ...
  
  











  



  
A New Way to Cook30 reviews
Sally Schneider

Artisan, 2003

Not your typical "diet" cookbook

+ baker
+ One of my most used Christmas gifts.
+ My favorite