Cookbooks?

[katmar]

Although it's more of a coffee table book than a cookbook (though it's full of recipes), I absolutely adore "My Last Supper"

http://www.amazon.com/My-Last-Supper.../dp/1596912871

The photography is absolutely gorgeous and the interviews are wonderful. I have gifted this book SEVERAL times. It's lovely.

[ccjp]

I think my favorite is "The Fannie Farmer Cookbook", I love everything I've tried from it.

[Ciliatus]

I'll second Ruhlman's Ratio. I recently bought this for my fiance and I ended up finishing it before I gave it to her. Before this book, I had no interest in cooking. She cooks 90% of our meals and the other 10% are takeout or delivery, etc.. But lately I've been on a cooking mission. The book got me fascinated with cooking. This book is NOT a recipe book per se. But it has quite a few recipes in it. I highly, highly recommend this book.

[librarian50]

This is my go to cookbook:

The James Beard Cookbook [Paperback]
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I'm actually on my second copy, because the first one (from the 80s) fell apart and was just a mess.

[TinQC]

I love the local/church cookbooks. My grandma buys me cookbooks from rummage sells and such from the small town she is in. I have found that the church made cookbooks really hold recipes that my kids will eat! The mainstream cookbooks are fine, but I'm more inspired by the small town recipes

[ladyace]

In addition to the above, I like How to Cook Everything, and good old Betty Crocker.



Ladyace

[millie24]

You might like "The New Basics Cookbook" by Julee Rosso. I think it's meant to be like "The Joy of Cooking", but with recipes that are more updated and inventive.

[beekers]

I love "Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen" by Ruth Reichl.

Also, because I'm a bit of a health nut, I adore anything by Jonny Bowden, particularly "The Healthiest Meals on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What Meals to Eat and Why."

I don't cook very often, but I love flipping through actual cookbooks. My sister is in culinary school, so I'm in heaven any time I visit her in NYC. Phenomenal cookbooks (and food) galore!

[ursalita]

"How to Cook Everything" is my favorite cookbook. Mark Bittman pretty much taught me how to cook.

I've been enjoying Gwenyth Paltrow's cookbook. I didn't expect much but I love every recipe I've tried. Very simple with wonderful flavors and good ingredients.

[trarms]

I love Deborah Madison's "Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone" and Donna Hay's "Modern Classics," Books 1 & 2. Madison's is huge and appeals both to vegetarians and meat-eaters; Hay has fewer recipes, but every single one I've made has been delicious. Best Caesar salad dressing, amazing orange poppyseed cake, etc.