Cookbooks

[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. :-)

[OakLeaf]

I use my Lorna Sass cookbook at least once a week ... but only for the bean cooking time chart. Chickpeas, adzukis and mung beans, I know how long they take; anything else I have to look up.

My go-to for techniques is the Joy of Cooking.

But yeah, recipes I mostly get off the internet. It's a whole lot easier since Google smartened up and you don't have to exclude six or seven terms to avoid getting pages of restaurant menus and hardly any recipes.

[malkin]

I use my Lorna Sass cookbook at least once a week ... but only for the bean cooking time chart. Chickpeas, adzukis and mung beans, I know how long they take; anything else I have to look up.

My go-to for techniques is the Joy of Cooking.

But yeah, recipes I mostly get off the internet. It's a whole lot easier since Google smartened up and you don't have to exclude six or seven terms to avoid getting pages of restaurant menus and hardly any recipes.

That's me too, with the addition of the spinach pasta dough recipe from The Cuisinart Classroom and most of the time Brewer cooks for me anyway.

[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.

[jordanpattern]

I love Appetite for Reduction too! I know it has helped people lose weight, but for me, who needs to maintain or gain, it's a great way to eat lots of healthy, whole foods, and if I need more fat, I can add avocado or whatever to the dish I'm making.

I'm also a big fan of Colleen Patrick Goudreau's books, most recently Color Me Vegan. Again, lots of beautiful fruit and veggie recipes.

I also find a lot of recipes on the internet. I love Isa's blog (www.theppk.com/blog) especially, but she links some other great sites on her page as well.

[Chile Pepper]

Cookbooks--one of my favorite subjects!

My absolute favorite of the past couple of years is From the Earth to the Table by John Ash.

I also love both the herb cookbooks by Jerry Traunfeld.

My favorite vegetarian cookbook is the Greens Cookbook by Deborah Madison. I also have a couple of others by her, but this first one is the best.

I do a lot of Asian cooking (mostly Chinese), and I am currently loving two books by Andrea Nguyen--one on dim sum and one on Vietnamese cooking. Really good books.

My favorite dessert book is the Sweet Life by Kate Zuckerman.

I recently signed up for a website that indexes cookbooks so that you can search your personal collection online (www.eatyourbooks.com/). It's kind of fun, and I think it's a more efficient way to use my many cookbooks, although there is a fee to join. Not all of my cookbooks are indexed, but enough are that the site is working for me.

[Irulan]

Right now I'm heavily into Rick Bayless' Mexico One Plate at a Time and Mexican Everyday. I'm into it at least once a week.

I've pretty much worn out my copy of Simply Thai Cooking by Wandee Young.

I used to use Moosewood a lot, but there's way too much dairy in it for me.

[ultraviolet]

I love The Flavor Bible. It's not really a cookbook, but it's a great kitchen resource. It has lists of ingredients and flavors/spices that go well together. It makes for a great jumping off point for getting creative in the kitchen.

The only two cookbooks I use with any regularity are the Les Halles Cookbook and Mastering the Art of French Cooking. I love French flavors, but can't seem to hold the recipes in my head for very long.

[uk elephant]

My staple for most things -- Joy of Cooking (thanks mom for a well used present)

My other favourite -- Moosewood deserts (don't remember the exact title).

Neither of those books have good photos, and I do prefer cookbooks with good pictures usually, but they both have excellent recipies which generally don't fail.

[Spinner]

Right now I'm heavily into Rick Bayless' Mexico One Plate at a Time and Mexican Everyday. I'm into it at least once a week.

I've pretty much worn out my copy of Simply Thai Cooking by Wandee Young.

I used to use Moosewood a lot, but there's way too much dairy in it for me.

Absolutely love Mexican and thai food! Got the Rick Bayless´books but hadn´t heards of Simply Thai Cooking. I think I will take a look at that! Thanks for the tip! : )