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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The I Hate to Cook Book -- out of print, but hilarious reading. And a few good recipes for comfort food. Meat loaf, pot roast, etc. No food pictures, only a few line drawings.

How to Cook Everything (Bittman) -- good basics with good flavor, not too many steps. It has replaced Fannie Farmer as my go-to for basic reference (how long, what temp). No pictures.

1960-ish Betty Crocker Picture Cook Book -- best classic baking recipes. Garish color photos (color printing wasn't all that great then).

Real Simple cook books -- I've had pretty good luck with these. Nothing earth shattering, but if you are bored of doing things the same ol' way and want to get out of your rut, they have new ideas that are still pretty simple and quick.

America's Test Kitchen cookbooks have great explanation of WHY things should be done a certain way, but most of their recipes (even the so-called family-friendly ones and slow-cooker ones) have way too many prep steps. I have a slow cooker b/c I want to spend 15 minutes in the morning and come home to dinner ready to be served. I don't have an extra hour to dice, saute, etc, in the morning. Sheesh.[/quote]

Prep the night before, nitwit. 8)[/quote]

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