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Real Food reviewed by weaponxgirl(reviewed 7th January 2010)Nigel Slater is my food god! Other food writers may come and go but my love for the slate man will never die.
From what i understand hes only well known... | |
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients reviewed by aj12754(reviewed 7th January 2010)I like all of Ina's cookbooks but especially this one and Barefoot in Paris. The recipes are very reliable, simple, and delicious ... which makes this... | |
The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes reviewed by aj12754(reviewed 8th January 2010)The more I cook from this book, the more impressed I am. Great range of recipes with very useful and informative sidebars. Aside from the infamous issue... | |
The Cake Bible reviewed by loretta(reviewed 10th January 2010)This is my favorite cookbook. I learned to bake beautiful cakes and silky fillings from this book. All of the recipes are very well tested and they are... | |
Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home reviewed by loretta(reviewed 10th January 2010)I love all the Barefoot cookbooks. In this book she took french food and made it simple, elegant and delicious.Great book. | |
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook reviewed by loretta(reviewed 10th January 2010)This is Barefoot's first book and it is very good. Well organized with beautiful pictures of the recipes. Simple clear instructions with great results.... | |
Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun reviewed by loretta(reviewed 10th January 2010)Many useful tips on entertaing in Barefoot's usual simple and elegant style. Very organized with many wonderful recipes. | |
The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook reviewed by loretta(reviewed 10th January 2010)This is a very comprehensive book on baking from the people who make great flour. All of the recipes have been well tested and they have a web site for... | |
Rose's Christmas Cookies reviewed by loretta(reviewed 10th January 2010)This is my favorite cookie cookbook. Like all of Rose's cookbooks her recipes are very well tested and all turn out perfectly. She gives all her recipes... | |
Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again reviewed by loretta(reviewed 10th January 2010)Another great book by the Barefoot Contessa. Very organized with great recipes and beautful pictures. The recipe for asian salmon is really great.
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Ciao Italia reviewed by loretta(reviewed 11th January 2010)I first heard of Maryann Esposito on PBS but it was the recipe Orsi piccoli (Little Bears) that made me buy the book (no internet in 1991). It was a recipe... | |
We Called It Macaroni: An American Heritage of Southern Italian Cooking--KCA Pbk (Knopf Cooks American Series) reviewed by gum13by(reviewed 12th January 2010)This cookbook is one in a series of ethnic/regional cookbooks published in or about 1995/96 by Knopf. The book is a beautiful compendium of stories behind... | |
How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food reviewed by lisakelsey(reviewed 12th January 2010)This is my #1 go-to book for everyday cooking. Every recipe I've tried has turned out well and the instructions are very clear and concise. It's my most... | |
Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family reviewed by loretta(reviewed 12th January 2010)I love all of the Barefoot Contessa's cookbooks but this is one I have used the most. Many of the recipes fit nicely into our way of cooking and eating.... | |
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients reviewed by loretta(reviewed 13th January 2010)This is the newest of all her books so I haven't made many of her recipes. I did make the date nut spice bread and it was wonderful. There are many more... | |
How to Bake: Complete Guide to Perfect Cakes, Cookies, Pies, Tarts, Breads, Pizzas, Muffins, reviewed by loretta(reviewed 13th January 2010)This book is aptly named, it covers all different kinds of baked goods. The book is very well organized into 9 sections. Each section begins with a list... | |
The Bread Bible reviewed by loretta(reviewed 14th January 2010)Like all of rose's books it is very well tested and covers a wlde range of breads. I own this book for a few years but it wasn't until I took a bread baking... | |
Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook reviewed by loretta(reviewed 14th January 2010)This is one of the first cookbooks that I bought when I started to cook. It was a great learning tool. Every recipe has a picture of the completed dish.... | |
All Cakes Considered reviewed by torimpls(reviewed 15th January 2010)If you've never made a cake from fear, laziness, or just never thought of it before... this book will change your cake-life. Cake is now to me the celebratory... | |
The Road to Blue Ribbon Baking: With Marjorie Johnson reviewed by torimpls(reviewed 15th January 2010)I work at a bookstore in Minnesota and I met this woman.
And she is a wonder. An absolute dynamo, classy, straight out of the 50s housewife amazing,... | |
Louisiana Real and Rustic reviewed by loretta(reviewed 15th January 2010)This cookbook gives you the flavors of Louisiana in a clear and concise manner. Recipes are easy to follow and delicious.The Jambalaya recipe is one that... | |
The Pie and Pastry Bible reviewed by loretta(reviewed 15th January 2010)Rose Levy Beranbaum is my favorite cookbook author.She taught me to bake cakes with her Cake Bible and this book is like taking a course in pastry making.As... | |
Rose's Heavenly Cakes reviewed by loretta(reviewed 15th January 2010)Rose Levy Beranbaum does it again. I waited all summer (2009) for this book,but it was worth it. The book is beautiful with pictures of all the cakes.... | |
The Silver Palate Cookbook reviewed by loretta(reviewed 16th January 2010)In the 80's this was the it cookbook,it changed the way we thought about food. We were encouraged to try new foods and combinations. Everyone was talking... | |
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook reviewed by pine1211(reviewed 18th January 2010)This is a book that I reference when I need some information about basic cooking techniques. | |
Complete Perfect Recipes reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 19th January 2010)A splendid range of recipes for what Herbert calls "classic" but I would call "basic" dishes. The sort of thing you actually cook regularly, nothing too... | |
Jelly Shot Test Kitchen: Jell-ing Classic Cocktails-One Drink at a Time reviewed by JustLaura(reviewed 23rd May 2011)I have been following this food blog for a while and they just published their first cookbook. It is a a great book with tons of pictures (which are key... | |
The Cook's Companion: The Complete Book of Ingredients and Recipes for the Australian Kitchen reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 19th January 2010)What can one say! If you were allowed only one cookbook, this magnificent, encyclopaedic work would be it. Nowadays everyone knows what you mean when you... | |
Pie: A Global History (The Edible Series) reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 19th January 2010)There are recipes (the oldest dating from 1320) in this delightful little book, but it's not really a cookbook. It's a concise and fascinating history. | |
Good Eats: The Early Years reviewed by kitchenhacker(reviewed 20th January 2010)Read a full review at: http://kitchenhacker.net/content/alton-browns-good-eats-early-years-review
The short version? this is an awesome cookbook that... | |
Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking reviewed by kitchenhacker(reviewed 20th January 2010)This was the most important cookbook published in 2009.
Ratio teaches you how to think about cooking. It focuses upon the basic ratios of ingredients... | |
The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs reviewed by kitchenhacker(reviewed 20th January 2010)There are no recipes in The Flavor Bible, but it is one of the best - and most used - cookbooks I have.
The Flavor Bible is one of the best tools for... | |
The Breakaway Cook: Recipes That Break Away from the Ordinary reviewed by kitchenhacker(reviewed 20th January 2010)Simple fusion cooking that is totally reasonable for home kitchens. Great book with some really awesome tips and techniques. It focuses on using unusual... | |
Martha Stewart's Pies & Tarts reviewed by loretta(reviewed 23rd January 2010)This was the book that first got me started baking tarts. It has many beautiful pictures,enticing you to bake. The instructions are well written and easy... | |
Nanny Ogg's Cookbook reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 23rd January 2010)Is this a cookbook? Well, it's got recipes in it and I think most of them have been tested, with the exception of Bloody Stupid Johnson's Individual Fruit... | |
Mix and Bake reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 23rd January 2010)A splendid range of recipes for all manner of baked goods. Lots of tips and hints from the very personable author. | |
Lobscouse and Spotted Dog: Which It's a Gastronomic Companion to the Aubrey/Maturin Novels (Patrick O'Brian) reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 23rd January 2010)This is a dead serious cookbook. Every recipe bar one has been tested; and the exception was not Millers (Rats) in Onion Sauce!
Absolutely fascinating... | |
On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 24th January 2010)This isn't a cookbook, it's a unique reference work. If you really want to understand what you're doing in the kitchen, to know why sauces split or the... | |
50 Fabulous Chocolate Cakes reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 24th January 2010)A little gem! No doubt long out of print and worth squillions despite the smeared pages. Most of the recipes were originally printed in 'The Age'. Each... | |
The Clever Cook reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 24th January 2010)Lots of recipes, but really a guide to how to manage without a cookbook, or without all the ingredients in a recipe. Inspiring and confidence building. | |
The Pie and Pastry Bible reviewed by andrew(reviewed 19th January 2010)This is a marvellous book. It's a master class in baking, and for someone like me who picked it up when I was just starting out with pastry, it was absolutely... | |
A Taste for All Seasons reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 26th January 2010)First published in 1975. My first copy, acquired in 1977, fell apart. The recipes may be pre-cholesterol, microwave and food processor, but they don't... | |
At Home with Michael Chiarello: Easy Entertaining reviewed by loretta(reviewed 26th January 2010)This a beautiful book with many pictures of the finished dishes. The chapters are divided by courses with clear and concise directions. There are also... | |
Cooking on the Bone: Recipes, History and Lore reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 26th January 2010)Not just recipes, but everything you never knew you didn't know about bones of every kind. A carnivore's delight. | |
The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook reviewed by loretta(reviewed 26th January 2010)If you love Martha Stewart's magazine than this is a good book for you. It is a compilation of recipes from the first ten years of her magazine. The best... | |
Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The time-honoured ways are the best - over 700 recipes show you why reviewed by weaponxgirl(reviewed 28th January 2010)oh wow, this cookbook is amazing. Working to help preserve old techniques of cooking and to teach them to a new generation, this book is superb. its encyclopediac... | |
Kneadlessly Simple: Fabulous, Fuss-Free, No-Knead Breads reviewed by carnivore31(reviewed 28th January 2010)This is one of the most useful - and in terms of end result - successful books I have ever owned. I first borrowed it from the local library and found... | |
The Complete Beverley Sutherland Smith Cookbook reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 29th January 2010)Very much a meat cookbook; includes venison and hare. Even the soups are meaty. Helpful photographs of how to carve and bone various things. The publication... | |
Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 29th January 2010)Well, we're all scared of fat these days, aren't we? Fat is essential to good nutrition, fat is where the flavour is. Just don't overdo it.
I haven't... | |
Cooking with Pomiane (Modern Library Food) reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 29th January 2010)What a wonderful man the good doctor was! Scientific explanations in the manner of Harold McGee are mingled with social commentary worthy of Brillat-Savarin... | |
Cooking With Verjuice reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 29th January 2010)We all take verjuice for granted now, but when Maggie was pioneering its marketing she published this to promote it. Still a handy reference. | |
New Larousse Gastronomique reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 29th January 2010)Well of course this isn't a cookbook, but you've got to have it. Still unsurprisingly rather francophile, but none the worse for that. The comprehensive... | |
The Original Mediterranean Cuisine reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 29th January 2010)Imagine cooking before the introduction of tomatoes! But the story of Marco Polo introducing pasta to Europe is a load of old dingo's kidneys. Scholarly... | |
Jane Grigson's Fruit Book reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 29th January 2010)A classic. Beautifully written, with all sorts of information about each fruit, as well as recipes. | |
CUPCAKES reviewed by Cooksbakesbooks(reviewed 29th January 2010)This is an excellent book to get always-reliable recipes from. There are no decorating suggestions--this was published before the big cupcake craze of... | |
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 29th January 2010)This is my only Italian cookbook. I don't need another one. | |
The Cake Bible reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 29th January 2010)Although this an American book, with all the little problems that can entail, it's a beauty. Godd recipes and a lot of really helpful commentary, tips... | |
Carolina Thyme reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 29th January 2010)This is an excellent Junior League cookbook from the Junior League of Durham and Orange Counties in NC. It has wonderful sounding recipes and my copy looks... | |
Top Secret Recipes Lite reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 29th January 2010)This book gives you recipes for some of your favorite restaurant foods make lighter. It gives nutritional information for all the recipes. If you're familiar... | |
Chalk and Cheese reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 30th January 2010)I was recently shocked to discover that this is rare, out of print, and worth about 5 times what I paid for it! I am thinking of popping it into a zip-lock... | |
La Technique reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 30th January 2010)Tremendously useful, with clear photos of everything. Possibly slightly superseded these days by You Tube. | |
Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 30th January 2010)Like her 'Fruit Book', a timeless classic, erudite, entertaining and practical. | |
The Impressionists Table reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 30th January 2010)A charming combination of art and culinary history, with recipes. Food, after all, features in a lot of Impressionist paintings. | |
Stephanie Alexander's Kitchen Garden Companion reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 30th January 2010)Stephanie turns her formidable talents to the subject of growing and cooking fruit and veggies. Not surprisingly given her work with schoolchildren, much... | |
Stephanie's Seasons reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 30th January 2010)Structured as a series of menus, but of course you can pick out individual recipes. Styled to remind you of the hand written menus at her late great, eponymous... | |
The Alice B. Toklas Cook Book reviewed by Cooksbakesbooks(reviewed 30th January 2010)For reading perhaps more than cooking from, this edition is introduced by none other than M.F.K. Fisher herself, who declares that: "I know now as well... | |
Clementine in the Kitchen reviewed by Cooksbakesbooks(reviewed 30th January 2010)This is a romp, such a good read. It is food-oriented, and contains recipes, but it is more the story of a US-born family and their French-born cook as... | |
Decadent Desserts Spring, Summer, Autumn & Winter reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 30th January 2010)Really, there are enough recipes to keep you going for years, especially if you don't do dessert all that often. Dunno about decadent - nothing is intimidatingly... | |
A Sweet Quartet: Sugar, Almonds, Eggs, and Butter reviewed by Cooksbakesbooks(reviewed 30th January 2010)This is a book about sugar, almonds, eggs and butter, and includes some excellent recipes by Fran Gage, San Francisco baker and former pâtisserie owner.... | |
Old Fashioned Homemade Icecream reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 30th January 2010)Dunno where they got 'Old Fashioned' from, but this is a fantastically comprehensive collection of ice creams, sorbets, frozen desserts and sauces. | |
The Seasonal Kitchen reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 31st January 2010)Somewhat eclipsed nowadays by 'The Kitchen Garden Companion', nevertheless an invaluable guide to growing and cooking just about every veggie and common... | |
How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 31st January 2010)I find this a very useful book. Aimed at week-night cooking, it provides formulas (supported by little "poems" :-) for various bits of the dinner, a master... | |
Celebrations, Italian Style: Recipes and Menus for Special Occasions and Seasons of the Year reviewed by loretta(reviewed 31st January 2010)Maryann Esposito takes her knowledge of Italian cooking and give it a contemporary flair. The recipes are clear and easy to follow. Each recipe has notes... | |
Cookies Unlimited reviewed by loretta(reviewed 31st January 2010)I love cookies and Nick Malgieri is one of my favorite cookbook authors. The book is divided into typrs of cookies, such as bar, drop. rolled, piped,filled,... | |
Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook reviewed by loretta(reviewed 31st January 2010)This is a thick book, half of it contains photographs of the beautiful hors d' oeuvres she makes. She gives you many recipes for making them, but ideas... | |
How to Grill: The Complete Illustrated Book of Barbecue Techniques reviewed by loretta(reviewed 1st February 2010)This is a great book for learning how to grill. Steven Raichlen is a master and knows how to teach his craft. Every recipe has very detailed instructions,... | |
The Oxford Companion to Food reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 2nd February 2010)Of course this isn't a cookbook. With this, Larousse Gastronomique and Harold McGee, and possibly La Technique, you have a pretty good culinary reference... | |
Australian Bread Book reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 2nd February 2010)Brett is actually a psychologist who writes poetry and novels, but she certainly has a grasp of baking.
Includes recipes that accommodate allergies to... | |
Cooking in Ten Minutes: or the Adaptation to the Rhythm of Our Time reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 2nd February 2010)A charming little book. Notwithstanding it's having been written in the 1930s, much of his advice is still good. | |
Glorious One-Pot Meals: A Revolutionary New Quick and Healthy Approach to Dutch-Oven Cooking reviewed by cgruner(reviewed 2nd February 2010)This is a new and clever approach to using the dutch oven. A complete meal is cooked in the pot - grains, meat and veggies. The recipes are spot on; the... | |
The Cake Bible reviewed by Cooksbakesbooks(reviewed 3rd February 2010)Before I had this book, I could not bake a cake from scratch. Now I can use recipes other than in this book, and use Rose Levy Beranbaum's techniques to... | |
Chez Panisse Desserts reviewed by Cooksbakesbooks(reviewed 4th February 2010)Lindsey Remolif Shere is one of those rare cooks who has perfect pitch. She has a keen sense of what flavors and textures are most pleasing. She has a... | |
Chez Panisse Desserts reviewed by Cooksbakesbooks(reviewed 4th February 2010)Lindsey Remolif Shere is one of those rare cooks who has perfect pitch. She has a keen sense of what flavors and textures are most pleasing. She has a... | |
Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home: Fast and Easy Recipes for Any Day reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 4th February 2010)This is definitely one of my Desert Island Cookbooks. It probably has more used and repeated recipes than any other cookbook I have (and I have a lot).... | |
How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food reviewed by gcottraux(reviewed 4th February 2010)This is my go-to everyday cookbook. Nothing too complicated or that takes too many ingredients, but always reliable and extensive. Well illustrated and... | |
The American Century Cookbook reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 5th February 2010)This book is filled with wonderful recipes from the 20th century. It's also a great read. If you're interested in food history then this is the book for... | |
The Good Housekeeping Step-by-Step Cookbook: More Than 1,000 Recipes * 1,800 Photographs reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 5th February 2010)This book is filled with wonderful color photos, both of the food and of step preparations. The nutritional information is included for all recipes. They... | |
Lee Bailey's Tomatoes reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 5th February 2010)This is a small cookbook filled with great tomato recipes. There is 35 recipes included, everything from savory to sweet. Recipes for both ripe and green... | |
25 Ways to Cook a Mouse for the Gourmet Cat reviewed by Cooksbakesbooks(reviewed 6th February 2010)This is a cute, funny little book with 25 fake mouse recipes "for the gourmet cat," by Orson Bean. Roast Leg of Spring Mouse, perhaps? Why, of course:
"Buy... | |
Jack Daniel's The Spirit of Tennesssee Cookbook reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 6th February 2010)This book has some great information about Jack Daniels and the Lynchburg area of Tennessee. It also contains some good sounding recipes often using Jack... | |
The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 6th February 2010)This is a wonderful healthy cookbook. All nutritional information is included with the recipes. Has beautiful photos of every dish... you know the kind... | |
Vegetables reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 7th February 2010)Every recipe is preceded by a little anecdote or commentary. It is this side of the EVO Watershed, and dates from the time when vegetables were liberated... | |
Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine reviewed by TorkilHeggstad(reviewed 11th February 2010)I love the organization of this book, starting with the various kinds of salsas. Not only are the salsas great tasting, this is also a really nice way... | |
The Bread Bible reviewed by Frequent Flyer(reviewed 14th February 2010)As I learned bread making. this book played a major role. It's solid, detailed and full of information on the basics - like how to convert most any recipe... | |
American Wholefoods Cuisine: Over 1300 Meatless, Wholesome Recipes from Short Order to Gourmet (Plume) reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 15th February 2010)This book was never very popular, but I find it one of the best vegetarian cookbooks around. I've met vegetarians who swear by it. Yet it never appears... | |
World Food Cafe reviewed by weaponxgirl(reviewed 15th February 2010)This is my favourite veggy cookbook of all time. With food from around the world theres something for everyone. If your looking for a veggy book with lots... | |
The Oxford Companion to Food 2nd Ed reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 20th February 2010)An essential reference. Pretty well all of the late Alan Davidson's entries, the reader is assured, remain but there has been some necessary updating.
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Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon reviewed by broadbean(reviewed 22nd February 2010)This is almost my perfect cookbook. It's interesting to read, the photos are gorgeous, and almost every other page has a little post-it to remind me to... | |
Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 28th February 2010)I had my daughter who works at the library get this one for me through interlibrary loan. Now I'm in trouble, since I know I'm going to have to buy a copy... | |
Emma: A recipe for life reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 6th March 2010)A charming biography and portrayal of post-war Italian immigrant life in Western Australia. Copiusly illustrated whith family photos and full of Emma's... |