i'd love to hear about favorite cookbooks...the ones you can't live without and why you love them.
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miss lucy's "cooking cajun".
i discovered her on RFDTV. basic techniques on cajun cooking. nothing special except for her ability to connect with her readers/viewers.
who knows how many thousands of new brides became far more than adequate cooks because of her shows.
i watched a show today and watched her sear a chuck roast for 30 minutes, turning over every 2 or three minutes and gradually adding a little water here and there and ending up with a gravy that didn't take much imagination to know that it was delicious.
congealed salads confer little excitement to me, but she knows the tricks to make them delicious.
the same with etuffe, bisques, gumbos, whatever.
i discovered her on RFDTV. basic techniques on cajun cooking. nothing special except for her ability to connect with her readers/viewers.
who knows how many thousands of new brides became far more than adequate cooks because of her shows.
i watched a show today and watched her sear a chuck roast for 30 minutes, turning over every 2 or three minutes and gradually adding a little water here and there and ending up with a gravy that didn't take much imagination to know that it was delicious.
congealed salads confer little excitement to me, but she knows the tricks to make them delicious.
the same with etuffe, bisques, gumbos, whatever.
These are my cooking bibles:
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child, et al, 1967
The New York Times Cook Book, Craig Claiborne, 1961
How To Cook Everything, Mark Bittman, 1998
The Gourmet Cookbook, Ruth Reichl, 2004
Why? I have dozens of other cookbooks, and I've read about and tried lots of other recipes, but when I want a recipe that I know I can trust, it will be in these cookbooks. I'd love to "hear" anyone else's comments about my suggestions. Thanks!
Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Julia Child, et al, 1967
The New York Times Cook Book, Craig Claiborne, 1961
How To Cook Everything, Mark Bittman, 1998
The Gourmet Cookbook, Ruth Reichl, 2004
Why? I have dozens of other cookbooks, and I've read about and tried lots of other recipes, but when I want a recipe that I know I can trust, it will be in these cookbooks. I'd love to "hear" anyone else's comments about my suggestions. Thanks!
melissa-dallas
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My two volume Doubleday cookbook is my one indispensable, and occasionally I still
go back to my old Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook.
The Doubleday has everything from the most basic to lots of foreign things. If I want a recipe for just about anything it's usually there and the recipes are good and reliable and authentic.
go back to my old Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook.
The Doubleday has everything from the most basic to lots of foreign things. If I want a recipe for just about anything it's usually there and the recipes are good and reliable and authentic.
I have several I use quite a bit..
For Tex-Mex I prefer "The Border Cookbook" by Cheryl & Bill Jamison
For Italian: "Preserving Our Italian Heritage" by Sons of Italy, Florida Foundation
"Cooking Class Chinese"
"Notes from a Scandinavian Kitchen"
For baking, I have two I like: (1)"The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion" and (2) "Small Batch Baking" by Debby Maugans Nakos--this is for when I want to bake a little something for myself
I use "Microwave Cookbook The Complete Guide" by Pat Jester for that type of cooking.
The two general cookbooks that I go to most often are Betty Crocker and The Joy of Cooking
For Tex-Mex I prefer "The Border Cookbook" by Cheryl & Bill Jamison
For Italian: "Preserving Our Italian Heritage" by Sons of Italy, Florida Foundation
"Cooking Class Chinese"
"Notes from a Scandinavian Kitchen"
For baking, I have two I like: (1)"The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion" and (2) "Small Batch Baking" by Debby Maugans Nakos--this is for when I want to bake a little something for myself
I use "Microwave Cookbook The Complete Guide" by Pat Jester for that type of cooking.
The two general cookbooks that I go to most often are Betty Crocker and The Joy of Cooking
music-city-missy
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My CI & ATK collection...
Cooks Bible
Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook
All the Cooks Illustrated volumes
All the America's Test Kitchen volumes
Why - I can read what they did and what results they go and know what I need to do to get the results I want. I am a science geek so I like to read about and understand all the science behind the things I cook.
The Doubleday Cookbook is probably about the second most used behind these
Cooks Bible
Yellow Farmhouse Cookbook
All the Cooks Illustrated volumes
All the America's Test Kitchen volumes
Why - I can read what they did and what results they go and know what I need to do to get the results I want. I am a science geek so I like to read about and understand all the science behind the things I cook.
The Doubleday Cookbook is probably about the second most used behind these
