Cookbooks

[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! : )