It's All American Food: The Best Recipes for More Than 400 New American Classics17 reviews
David Rosengarten

Little, Brown and Company, 2003

Good writing, reliable recipes

+ Outstanding.
+ Kitchen necessity
+ Wonderful food gets the treatment it deserves
+ Excellent!
  
  











  



  
A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen: Easy Seasonal Dishes for Family and Friends12 reviews
Jack Bishop

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

incredible way to use your farm market finds

+ My Go-To Cookbook!
+ Essential for all cooks, vegetarian or omnivorous!!!!!!
+ Great, even for Non-Vegetarians
  
  











  



  
Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home68 reviews
Mario Batali

Ecco, 2005

Great cookbook. One of the best!

+ Perfect birthday gift
+ Great Service

For as complicated as some of the recipe names sound, don't be put off. Most of them are simple, easy to prepare, and easy to acquire ingredients. Really great flavors, and terrific meals to serve to family or guests. Highly, highly recommended!
  
  











  



  
Jamie's Kitchen18 reviews
Jamie Oliver

Hyperion, 2003

Jamie Oliver Knows What He's Talking About!

+ Jamie rocks!!
+ Easy, Fun, Delicious

I now have all of Jamie Oliver's books and DVDs. I am eagerly awaiting his book on Italy to be released. B. Marold says it best, so anything I say will be redundant. What I like (love really) about his cookbooks, including this one, is that all of the recipes are cook-able. The meat, fish, ...
  
  











  



  
Once Upon a Tart...: Soups, Salads, Muffins, and More28 reviews
Frank Mentesana, Jerome Audureau

Knopf, 2003

A Show Stopper

+ Great cookbook!
+ A wonderful cookbook.
+ Not Just TART recipes
  
  











  



  
Susanna Foo Fresh Inspiration: New Approaches to Chinese Cuisine3 reviews
Susanna Foo

Houghton Mifflin, 2005

Chinese with a French/American Slant

+ Susanna Food Fresh Inspiration: New Approaches to Chinese cuisine
+ Superior celebrity chef cookbook. Good tips. Luscious recipes.

One trouble with a lot of Chinese (or other ethnic for that matter) cookbooks have is that they often call for items that might be readily available in Hong Kong but which are very difficult to find in you local supermarket -- expecially if you live in a small town like I do. Susanna Foo on the ...
  
  











  



  
The Splendid Grain9 reviews
Rebecca Wood

William Morrow Cookbooks, 1999

These recipes are consistently excellent, and wholesome too.

+ An Absolutely Fabulous Cookbook! A Must Have For Every Kitchen!
+ Awesome resource!!
+ Fabulous in Every Way
+ A kitchen library essential
  
  











  



  
It's About Time: Great Recipes for Everyday Life11 reviews
Michael Schlow, Mario Batali

Steerforth, 2005

It's About Time: Great Recipes for Everyday Life

+ must have
+ Great Food in Boston
+ Crazy
+ It's about "time" is the right word.
  
  











  



  
Ripe for Dessert: 100 Outstanding Desserts with Fruit--Inside, Outside, Alongside6 reviews
David Lebovitz

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2003

Delicious!

+ As good as Room for Dessert
+ An Outstanding Book
+ Quinces and Gravensteins and Rhubarb, oh my
+ Another Clever Title for a Cookbook
  
  











  



  
Fresh Every Day: More Great Recipes from Foster's Market22 reviews
Sara Foster, Carolynn Carreno

Clarkson Potter, 2005

Fresh and Easy Every Day!

+ Great cookbook!
+ Great Recipes for Fresh Produce!
+ Easy and tasty
  
  











  



  
Homegrown Pure and Simple: Great Healthy Food from Garden to Table4 reviews
Michel Nischan

Chronicle Books, 2005

What we all need to read

+ wonderful, pure and simple
+ This isn't your usual vegetable cookbook

Delicious, appetizing recipes fill this book, all of which were made from the freshest organic ingredients, giving a pure simple taste. An excellent second book by Michel Nischan, winner of a James Beard cookbook award in 2004 for his book, Taste Pure and Simple. Michel Nischan grew up in ...
  
  











  



  
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook239 reviews
Ina Garten, Martha Stewart

Clarkson Potter, 1999

Great Food in No Time at All!

+ great delivery
+ Awesome Cookbook
+ Cook for ME!
+ A pearl of a cookbook
  
  











  



  
Sunday Suppers at Lucques: Seasonal Recipes from Market to Table25 reviews
Suzanne Goin, Teri Gelber

Knopf, 2005

delicious, accessible seasonal meals

+ Must Love To Cook
+ When you have the time and patience, it's near perfection
+ My favorite cookbook...
+ I love this cookbook...
  
  











  



  
The Healthy Hedonist: More Than 200 Delectable Flexitarian Recipes for Relaxed Daily Feasts14 reviews
Myra Kornfeld, Sheila Hamanaka

Simon & Schuster, 2005

A wonderful sequel to The Voluptuous Vegan

+ Creative, easy, and tasty recipes
+ A Culinary Mainstay!
+ The Healthy Hedonist: My favourite cookbook!
+ The Healthy Hedonist is delicious for vegans or non-vegans, alike!
  
  











  



  
The Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 1000 Recipes131 reviews
John Willoughby, Zanne Early Stewart

Houghton Mifflin, 2004

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
  
  











  



  
Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors10 reviews
Tyler Florence

Clarkson Potter, 2005

If you love Food 911 or Tyler's Ultimate, Buy this Book

+ Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors
+ Great Chef!
+ Eat this book!
+ Good Stuff
  
  











  



  
The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant27 reviews
Judy Rodgers, Gerald Asher

W. W. Norton & Company, 2002

Zuni rocks my kitchen

+ Awesome Cookbook
+ chicken recipe is well worth the price
+ Food
+ Desert Island Cookbook
  
  











  



  
All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking36 reviews
Molly Stevens

W. W. Norton & Company, 2004

This book has made me a better cook

+ praising braising
+ Braising Bible
+ A must for your collection!
+ UPDATED: My New Favorite Cookbook c
  
  











  



  
In The Sweet Kitchen: The Definitive Baker's Companion25 reviews
Regan Daley

Artisan, 2001

The Best!

+ Wealth of information
+ Excellent recipes, ignore the Botany....
+ A good resource on ingredients and techniques
+ Excellent baking resource
  
  











  



  
Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook27 reviews
Audrey Alsterburg, Wanda Urbanowicz

Big Ideas Publishing, 2001

love it!

+ Truly a winner
+ Rebar reinvigorates !!
+ Delightfully Different
+ My "Must Have" Cookbook.