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How to Cook Everything (Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition): 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food
Mark Bittman
Wiley, 2008
My new favorite cookbook
I received this book for Christmas and have already made 6-7 recipes from it. The instructions are clear and simple enough for those who aren't gourmet cooks.
This is NOT a book for those who choose recipes based on photographs, but for those who have a basic ...
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The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition
Cook's Illustrated Magazine
America?s Test Kitchen, 2004
Very pleased
Wonderful cookbook. Bought it as a Christmas gift for my daughter. She was really pleased. She is really into the culinary arts and said this was the "best of the best".
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Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook
Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter, 2008
Martha knows how to cook!
The recipes in this book are amazing! I highly recommend it for at home cooking!
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Rocco Gets Real: Cook at Home Every Day
Rocco DiSpirito
Meredith Books, 2008
Bravo Rocco! Ciao to your chow!
Rocco gave me 'real' help! This is Rocco's best cookbook. My girlfriends and I collect them all. Some really terrific short cuts and tips in here that will make anyone a better cook. Now if he would just make housecalls! Until then my friends and I will have to ...
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The Best of America's Test Kitchen 2009: The Year's Best Recipes, Equipment Reviews, and Tastings
Cook's Illustrated, 2008
Best cookbook!
I have had the earlier version of this cookbook for years and love it. It is actually as much fun to read as it is to cook with. The show on PBS is also fun. Anytime I am thinking about adding a piece of equipment to my kitchen-I always reference this to see if there ...
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Odd Hours
Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2008
Refreshing
Odd Thomas is a great character. Very sincere, gentle and caring. I love this series of books and am looking forward to another Odd Thomas book. I love reading books and I re-read them all the time. Thank you, Dean Koontz for giving me wonderful people and places to ...
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Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life
Jamie Oliver
Hyperion, 2008
Saying "Yes" to Seasonal Cooking!
If the world were perfect, there would be a bountiful seasonal kitchen garden of infinite variety outside every kitchen door. In the spring we would find sweet spring onions and in autumn tart-sweet apples. The leaf lettuce would always taste like butter and the ...
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Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God
Francis Chan, Danae Yankoski
David C. Cook, 2008
Life Changing
Crazy Love will change your life! By the end of the book you will look at God and your response to His love in a whole new, wonderful way. I have given this book to my children and several friends.
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Kitchen Confidential Updated Ed: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly (P.S.)
Anthony Bourdain
Harper Perennial, 2007
Entertaining, Hyperbole or Not
Whether or not this account is 100% factual, it IS 100% entertaining, provided one has the stomach for such debauchery. Sure, there's a bit of "Hey, look at me!" but it takes a healthy share of that to even bother writing down one's memoirs. If Chef Bourdain is to be ...
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How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food
Mark Bittman
Wiley, 2007
Great Purchase
First, I must admit, the book is a bit overwhelming with the amount of pages it holds (it's pretty thick). But at the same time, that does mean you are getting so many recipes! It's terrific, such a variety of foods. What I like is it is both for vegetarians and vegans ...
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Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, New Tenth Edition
Betty Crocker Editors
Betty Crocker, 2005
cookbook
This cookbook was a Christmas gift for my grandaughter. She was thrilled to get it and said she would start using it right away.
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Cooked: From the Streets to the Stove, from Cocaine to Foie Gras
Jeff Henderson
William Morrow, 2007
Excellent!! Brilliantly written!!
This was an excellent book! It was very inspirational to me. It makes you realize that when you want something in life you have to be strong; you have to go out and get it. When I think of this book and what I have learned from it, I realize that you can do anything ...
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Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home
Mario Batali
Ecco, 2005
Molto Italiano
This is a beautifully produced cookbook with an abundance of photos. I find that this makes me far more likely to try a new dish when I know what it is to look like. Great recipes.
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The Best 30-Minute Recipe
Cook's Illustrated Magazine
America's Test Kitchen, 2006
LOVE this cookbook!
This has become one of my go-to cookbooks. It's so great for putting together a weeknight dinner in a flash, especially the skillet meals. Spanish Chicken and Rice, Skillet lasagna, Macaroni and Cheese, Skillet Ziti, the list goes on and on of recipes that have ...
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Weight Watchers In 20 Minutes
Weight Watchers
Wiley, 2008
Even if your lifestyle is crazy-busy, a great meal is only a short time away with this tasty collection of the newest Weight Watchers recipes. Youll find recipes that you can make in a snap in the microwave, a chapter of favorites that go from kitchen to table in a mere 15 minutes, fast dinners that you can prepare with just 5 ingredients, and ...
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