Anonymous
Post 10/25/2015 23:42     Subject: What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Any of Marcella Hazan's cookbooks, but Marcella's Italian Kitchen is my favorite.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2015 20:48     Subject: What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Barely cooking these days with 2 small kids, but I love the Lucques cookbook and the Smitten Kitchen (and I 1000% agree with a PP about Fuschia Dunlop's books).

Dream cookbook for when I have time is "Cooking with Italian Grandmothers"
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2015 20:41     Subject: What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If only it were that simple!
I always make notes on the recipes, so the library's probably not a good idea for me!


I get them out and if I cook enough from it, I buy it.

I have been culling my collection over the past few years. I cook almost exclusively from various Americas Test Kitchen books.


I inherited a set of ATK titles and really enjoy reading their description of process. I did a beef stew from ATK last week that turned out really nicely.

+1
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2015 16:18     Subject: What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Anonymous wrote:If only it were that simple!
I always make notes on the recipes, so the library's probably not a good idea for me!


I get them out and if I cook enough from it, I buy it.

I have been culling my collection over the past few years. I cook almost exclusively from various Americas Test Kitchen books.
Anonymous
Post 10/23/2015 15:50     Subject: Re:What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
The Joy of Cooking. Great first cookbook.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 17:12     Subject: What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Mary Barry's AGA cookbook and the AGA stove to go with it.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 13:49     Subject: What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Excuse me, a dutch oven rather than a crockpot....
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 13:49     Subject: Re:What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?

The pumpkin looks amazing and is now on my 'must make' list for Thanksgiving. She says to serve it immediately, but hopefully in a crockpot it can be transported locally....



We made Marie-Helene's apple cake with calvados instead of rum and it was a big hit.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 13:46     Subject: What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Anonymous wrote:My fave is the Zuni Cafe Cookbook.

+1 She describes the process of a making a dish: what consistency to expect, when to adjust temperatures... The cookbook improved my cooking.
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On my list - I wish to live in a house filled with cookbooks.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 10:43     Subject: Re:What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Anonymous wrote:For the "Around My French Table" people: I just looked it up on Amazon, where they highlight the stuffed pumpkin recipe. Have you tried it?

I am planning to make this for Thanksgiving. I picked up a cheese pumpkin that looks right for this.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 10:24     Subject: What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Any recommendations for a cookbook for my MIL? Her husband doesn't eat beef or pork, so they do a lot of chicken and fish dishes.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 10:16     Subject: Re:What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
For the "Around My French Table" people: I just looked it up on Amazon, where they highlight the stuffed pumpkin recipe. Have you tried it?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 10:00     Subject: Re:What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
Anonymous wrote:I get cookbooks from the library all the time. I just love reading cookbooks. I find if I wind up renewing it or cooking more than one recipe more than once, then I go out and buy it anyway.

For the Zuni cookbook fan -- what recipes should I try? This has been on my shelf for probably 15-20 years now and I've only used it for two things. I would love to know your favorites.


The roast chicken with bread salad, obviously.
The pasta with bacon and roasted tomatoes is easy and to die for.
I also love the French fish stew with potatoes and leeks.

I am actually quite good a cook and her recipes annoy me somewhat because they are soooo exacting and long-winded, but it is a fun cookbook to read! I just wish there was a slimmed down version of each recipe at the end of her lengthy explanation so I didn't have to re-read through it each time I make the recipe. It's the complete opposite of Alice Waters cookbooks, which basically say, "I trust you. Here is a list of ingredients. Make something with them."
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2015 09:53     Subject: Re:What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
I get cookbooks from the library all the time. I just love reading cookbooks. I find if I wind up renewing it or cooking more than one recipe more than once, then I go out and buy it anyway.

For the Zuni cookbook fan -- what recipes should I try? This has been on my shelf for probably 15-20 years now and I've only used it for two things. I would love to know your favorites.
Anonymous
Post 10/20/2015 21:29     Subject: What is your favorite cookbook and what is your top wish list cook book?
If only it were that simple!
I always make notes on the recipes, so the library's probably not a good idea for me!