Which cookbook could you absolutely not live without?

[Morning Dove]

I'm enjoying Simply in Season, which I bought from my CSA. It's organized by season, and is colorfully organized. It's easy to flip threw and see what vegetables are used.

Dove

 

[DuckLady]

I was given this book in 1980 and it is the first place I look when searching for a recipe. It has never EVER failed me.


The American-International Encyclopedic Cookbook
http://www.amazon.com/American-Inte...=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1248809504&sr=1-1

Both stepdaughters and niece and various cousins have dibs if I ever want to get rid of it.

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

The Fix it & forget it book about crock pot cooking

 

[saddina]

I'm Just her for the food - Alton Brown

Covers not just recipies but the WHY of cooking something with a certain way, the duck recipie in there is sublime.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/15..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=172FFN6V3HBC711AFVB5

Comes with butcher's magnets of cuts.

 

[Southernbelle]

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YES! This is another one of my favorites! The recipes are very simple and easy and taste great.

I'm not a huge fan of the Joy of Cooking books. I have one and it seems like a lot of the recipes call for expensive or bizarre ingrediants I can't get around here. I do keep it as a reference book - they have great write-ups about the history of certain dishes.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

Southern Sideboards from Southern Living.

All kinds of stuff to cook. Down home recipes. pickling, jams, jellies, cookies, pies, squirrel, lol

 

[Big Chicken Little]

Silver Palate ... Good working cookbook. There recipes are tasty and easy to prepare.

 

[FrenchHen]

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I have a crush on Alton Brown...

I love allrecipes.com. It may not count as a cookbook, but I love it.

 

[Windwhistlefarm]

Anything by Paula Deen!

 

[saddina]

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I have a crush on Alton Brown...

I love allrecipes.com. It may not count as a cookbook, but I love it.

Mr Saddi is a science teacher who also wears Jimmy Buffet shirts and rocks a tight cropped cut, and cooks. I win.