Cocktail Food: 50 Finger Foods with Attitude

By Sara Corpening Whiteford, Lori Lyn Narlock, Mary Corpening Barber, Carin Krasner, Lori Lyn Narlock, Carin Krasner
Chronicle Books - 1999

entertaining

The Cook's Canon: 101 Classic Recipes Everyone Should Know (Cookbooks)

By Raymond Sokolov
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2003

EatingWell Serves Two: 150 Healthy in a Hurry Suppers

By Jim Romanoff, The Test Kitchen of EatingWell Magazine
Countryman - 2006

cooking for 2, health focus

From Julia Child's Kitchen

By Julia Child
Knopf - 1975

french, classic, vintage

The Gourmet Slow Cooker: Volume II, Regional Comfort-Food Classics

By Lynn Alley, Leo Gong
Ten Speed Press - 2006

slow cooker

Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
Artisan - 2000

asian

Joy of Cooking: All About Breakfast and Brunch

By Irma S. Rombauer, Ethan Becker, Marion Rombauer Becker
Scribner - 2001

breakfast

Lidia's Family Table: More Than 200 Fabulous Recipes to Enjoy Every Day-With Wonderful Ideas for Variations and Improvisations

By Lidia Matticchio Bastianich
Knopf - 2004

Mad About Food

By The Junior League of Madison Inc.
Junior League of Madison - 2004

junior league, wisconsin

Perfect Pops

By Charity Ferriera
Chronicle Books - 2011

Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London's Ottolenghi

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Chronicle Books - 2011

Recipes from the Night Kitchen: A Practical Guide to Spectacular Soups, Stews, and Chilies

By Sally Nirenberg
Fireside - 1990

soups & stews

Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006

By Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker
Scribner - 2006

Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Fast and Easy Recipes for Any Day

By Moosewood Collective
Fireside - 1994

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl

By Ree Drummond
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2009

blogger

Sara Moulton Cooks at Home

By Sara Moulton
Broadway - 2002

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Ebury Press - 2010

Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen

By Clotilde Dusoulier
Broadway Books - 2007

french, blogger

Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours

By Dorie Greenspan, Alan Richardson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2010

Breakfast Book

By Marion Cunningham
Knopf - 1987

breakfast

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

By Deborah Madison
Broadway - 1997

vegetarian

Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine

By Rick Bayless
Scribner - 1996

mexican

Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking

By Heidi Swanson
Celestial Arts - 2007

vegetarian, blogger, health focus

Baking: From My Home to Yours

By Dorie Greenspan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006

New York Cookbook: From Pelham Bay to Park Avenue, Firehouses to Four-Star Restaurants

By Molly O'Neill
Workman Publishing Company - 1992

regional, new york

Staff Meals from Chanterelle

By David Waltuck, Melicia Phillips
Workman Publishing Company - 2000

restaurant

Marcella Cucina

By Marcella Hazan
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997

italian

Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook

By Audrey Alsterburg, Wanda Urbanowicz
Big Ideas Publishing - 2001

vegetarian

Bistro Cooking

By Patricia Wells
Workman Publishing Company - 1989

french

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

By Molly Wizenberg
Simon & Schuster - 2010

food writing

Baking with Julia Savor the Joys of Baking with America's Best Bakers

By Dorie Greenspan
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1996

baking

Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours

By Kim Boyce, Quentin Bacon, Nancy Silverton, Amy Scattergood
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2010

baking

The 150 Best American Recipes: Indispensable Dishes from Legendary Chefs and Undiscovered Cooks (150 Best Recipes)

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Rick Bayless
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006

Bill Neal's Southern Cooking

By Bill Neal
The University of North Carolina Press - 1989

regional, southern

How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart

By Pam Anderson
Broadway - 2000

Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food

By Diana Kennedy
North Point Pr - 1989

Big Bowl Noodles and Rice: Fresh Asian Cooking from the Renowned Restaurant

By Bruce Cost
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2000

restaurant, asian

Sylvia's Family Soul Food Cookbook: From Hemingway, South Carolina, To Harlem

By Sylvia Woods
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1999

african american

The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without

By Mollie Katzen
Hyperion - 2007

vegetables

Wraps: Easy Recipes for Handheld Meals

By Sara Corpening Whiteford, Lori Lyn Narlock, Mary Corpening Barber, Frankie Frankeny
Chronicle Books - 1997

sandwiches

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

By Marcella Hazan
Knopf - 1992

italian

Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

By Julia Child, Jacques Pepin
Knopf - 1999

BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes

By Shirley O. Corriher
Scribner - 2008

baking

The Foods and Wines of Spain

By Penelope Casas, Oscar Ochoa
Knopf - 1982

spanish

How to Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food

By Nigella Lawson
Wiley - 2002

Simple French Food

By Richard Olney, Patricia Wells, James Beard
Wiley - 1992

french, classic

The Wooden Spoon Bread Book

By Marilyn M. Moore
Atlantic Monthly Press - 1987

baking, bread

The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook

By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, Sarah Leah Chase
Workman Publishing Company - 1985

classic, entertaining

Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time")

By Rick Bayless, Christopher Hirsheimer, Deann Bayless
W. W. Norton - 2005

mexican

The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1995