Cookbooks

[OakLeaf]

I'm actually looking for a good raw food cookbook.

Most of the books I've seen are long on preaching and short on recipes. I know why I want to eat more raw food ... I'm not interested at this point in going 100% raw and don't feel like reading why someone thinks I should ... I just want to learn more about the techniques.

Suggestions?? When I'm looking for techniques I really want a paper book...

[snapdragen]

My favorite cookbooks are my Jacques Pepin collection. That said, I get most of my day to day ideas from Eating Well, Cooking Light and Vegetarian Times - the on line magazine versions. This stew has gone into regular rotation in my house - I substitute store bought pesto because I'm lazy.

[Trek420]

I love my Molly Katzen books, Silver Palate and All Around the World, Bitter Almonds, The Complete Jewish Cookbook ... to name a few.

[shootingstar]

I tend to hunt for recipes on the Internet now....Eating Well, Epicurious and Light Cooking.

All my cookbooks are in a different city at this time. I do have 1-2 very innovative cookbooks that I love...just to read, something like reading foodie blog porn.

And occasionally I make the stir-fried butternut squash as shown here. My mother's invention that's she passed onto us.

Increasingly I realize we do have some family recipes which are quite healthy and not commonly documented which I hope to, over time in my blog.

[Atlas]

I'm actually looking for a good raw food cookbook.

Most of the books I've seen are long on preaching and short on recipes. I know why I want to eat more raw food ... I'm not interested at this point in going 100% raw and don't feel like reading why someone thinks I should ... I just want to learn more about the techniques.

Suggestions?? When I'm looking for techniques I really want a paper book...

I'm in the same boat. I don't want to be 100% raw, not even necessarily high raw, I just like the idea of eating more fresh foods. I've looked through a few of Ani Phyo's books and they have some recipes I like. The soups and things have way too much oil, but otherwise there are a lot of recipes that don't call for dehydrators and other special equipment.

[sazza]

that book sounds really good. I am always on the look out for different cookbooks to try. I have the vegan cooking for one which is really good as live on my own and does a week worth of meals so you can use up the ingredinets that you have left over and also has it in different seasons so you can get the foods in season.
I also have a yo sushi cookbook love it although have only cooked a few things from it as looks quite scary too cook lol.
another one i have cooked quite a lot from is the food doctor books has loads of healthy and easy recipes for cook also serves 2 so handy if you cook for yourself.

[Crankin]

I use recipes from Cooking Light almost exclusively, as well as a few from Food and Wine. I have about 20 cookbooks, and it seems the only ones I take out are around holiday time... The Complete American-Jewish Cookbook (an oldie), Spice and Spirit, The World of Jewish Cooking, which I love... it's recipes with a Sephardic twist, from countries all over Africa and Europe. And, the dog eared copy of the JOT (Jewish Organization of Tempe) School cookbook that was done as a fundraiser for my kids' pre-school.
I have the Moosewood low fat cookbook, as well as another vegetarian one that I used to use a lot. Those recipes are way too heavy for me, now.

[westtexas]

My go to book right now is "The Complete 15-minute Gourmet" by Paulette Mitchell. The recipes are very simple - usually very few ingredients and lots of fresh items. I eat a lot of salads and I use her base salads and dressing and then add whatever I like. My brother got me this book for Christmas (He's a big fancy gourmet type cook, one of the best chefs I know) and it is indispensable. When she says 15 minutes, she really means it too. It fits a lot in with the way I eat - an animal protein with fresh vegetables/fruits - and the portion sizes are perfect.

[KnottedYet]

My go to book right now is "The Complete 15-minute Gourmet" by Paulette Mitchell.

I'm gonna have to check out that one!

[Biciclista]

the internet has kind of spoiled me for cookbooks. If I have parsnips, i google parsnip recipes...
having said that, I have an entire shelf of cookbooks, some that i use from time to time, some that i never use.
I have a betty crocker cookbook, and have 4 page markers in it for the 4 recipes I use from it. :-)

[spindizzy]

Bonnie Stern is a local cook and I have a lot of her books. But my favourite is her latest -Friday Night Dinners http://www.amazon.com/Friday-Night-D...pr_product_top. I have made so many of the recipes from it- successfully and deliciously. Brisket, savoury short ribs, roasted potato salad, lemon loaf, salmon picatta with roasted asparagus...I need to stop now..getting hungry...

I like meat..and veggies and fruit.

[Karma007]

Veginomicon is the BEST! But then, I have all of Isa and Terry Hope Romero's books. My latest addiction is Appetite for Reduction- Even being vegan, it's totally made me rethink the common vegetable.

[linzq]

I'm actually looking for a good raw food cookbook.

Most of the books I've seen are long on preaching and short on recipes. I know why I want to eat more raw food ... I'm not interested at this point in going 100% raw and don't feel like reading why someone thinks I should ... I just want to learn more about the techniques.

Suggestions?? When I'm looking for techniques I really want a paper book...

How about Ani's Raw Food Essentials by Ani Phyo? Lots of great recipes, the raw vegan pad thai is amazing.