Recommend me a cookbook

**Razdict** · 04-16-2010, 11:05 AM

I don't know about the tenth time around but here are some interesting cookbooks:

The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating

Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

From Mom With Love . . .: A Complete Guide to Indian Cooking and Entertaining

On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen

**ironbrewer** · 04-20-2010, 04:33 AM

Madhar Jaffrey A taste of india

Diane Kennedy Cuisines of Mexico

**arghblech** · 04-20-2010, 06:10 AM

Any of the James Beard books. I really love James Beard's Theory and Practice of Good Cooking but you need to find the older printings from the 70's and early 80's.

**BigBuddha76** · 06-25-2010, 01:39 PM

My favorite is still the Mennonite Community Cookbook, followed by the Amish Community Cookbook.

any cookbook that has a recipe for funny cake and shoo fly pie are worth their weight in gold

**mkeyslehman** · 06-25-2010, 02:02 PM

I didn't thoroughly read every post here, but I did search keywords and am more than a little shocked that the America's Test Kitchen line isn't mentioned here. They put each recipe to the test, trying a number of different variables and document the entire procedure of why they settled on particular recipe / ingredients / cut of meat. For the most part it's practical recipes, too.

If you'd like a little more info without buying one of their books, tune in your local PBS station on Saturdays; ATK has several shows that air, but it's all the same folks involved.

My mom gave one of their books to my wife, who was very hesitant about it at first. It didn't take long to become her primary recipe and cooking reference book; she swears by it now

**ouch** · 06-26-2010, 08:57 AM

I've had a lot of success with this one-

I even have the matching apron.

**john parker** · 06-26-2010, 11:53 AM

Go to your public library and browse. Check out what intrigues you. Then buy it if it appeals to you enough and you want to make notes in the book.

**SiBurning** · 06-26-2010, 01:15 PM

Originally Posted by ouch

I've had a lot of success with this one-

I even have the matching apron.

Do they make a matching saucer?

**kingfisher** · 06-28-2010, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by Dennis

Can you be more specific about what you are looking for? Do you want a general subject cookbook? That would be How To Cook Everything by Mark Bittman. Specific subject cookbook? Vegetable - James Peterson, Roasting - Barbara Kafka. This list for this area is pretty big. General knowlege cookbook? Cooking and Baking by James Peterson. Mexican? something by Rick Bayless or Diane Kennedy. Italian? Essentials of Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan.

Those are all good. I could recommend more as well if you have a more specific idea. I have way too many cookbooks at home.

Perfect. I was going to recommend How to Cook Everything, and I love Essentials of Italian Cooking.

Lately I've been making recipes from Jamie Oliver's new cookbook, "The Food Revolution." These are some fantastic recipes. Highly recommended.