I really enjoy cookbooks. Each one offers unique perspective and inspiration. I find flipping through the glossy pages both relaxing and exciting. There are so many possibilities! What will catch my eye and end up on our dinner table next? Having an assortment of cookbooks on my shelves keeps our table interesting. When I get bored with one I have several others to consult.
I thought it might be fun to share my collection with you. Some live with me in the kitchen and are tattered and splattered, while others are more like pieces of art and are crisp as the day of publication. All are treasured!
America’s Test Kitchen Best Recipes of 2008
Back to the Table: The Reunion of Food and Family by Art Smith
Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
Barefoot Contessa Family Style by Ina Garten
Barefoot in Paris by Ina Garten
Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook: Bridal Editions
Betty Crocker’s Low-fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today
The Big Fat Duck Cookbook by Heston Blumenthal
Cooking ‘Round the Clock by Rachael Ray
Crazy About Cupcakes by Krystina Castella
Easy Healthy (Paragon Books Ltd.)
Fast and Festive Meals for the Jewish Holidays by Marlene Sorosky
Food Editors’ Favorites: Treasured Recipes by Barbara Gibbs Ostmann and Jane Baker, eds.
The Good Housekeeping Cookbook
Good Housekeeping Light & Healthy Cookbook: 375 Delectable Recipes for Everyday Meals (Hearst Books)
The Healing Cookbook (Health Magazine)
Hello, Cupcake! by Karen Tack & Alan Richardson
The Newlyweds’ Cookbook (Ryland, Peters & Small)
The Pampered Chef Cooking for Two & More
Pasta! by Pamela Sheldon Johns
Perfect Chocolate (Parragon Books Ltd.)
So Easy, So Delicious by Ellie Deaner
The Sunday Night Football Cookbook
SuperFoods (Health Magazine)
Taste of Home’s Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2001
Taste of Home’s Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2002
Taste of Home’s Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook 2003
Williams-Sonoma A Taste of the World: Featuring the Best Recipes from Around the World
Williams-Sonoma Bride & Groom Cookbook: Recipes for Cooking Together
Williams-Sonoma Cakes: Made Easy with Step-By-Step Photographs
Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Baking
30 Minute Meals: Comfort Foods by Rachael Ray
101 Simple Suppers (Hylas Publishing)
101 Low-fat Feasts (Hylas Publishing)
The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes by Judith Finlayson
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Hi!
I found your blog by reading the Flour cookbook blog. I love cooking (your recommendations for the soba noodle salad look delicious)and am also a Pampered Chef consultant so I was SO EXCITED to see the Cooking for Two & More on your list of cookbooks. It is always nice to hear that people are enjoying our products.
Katie
I have a leaning tower of cookbook library myself… Consuming Passions : A Food-Obsessed Life by Michael Lee West is one of my favorites especially when it comes to food from the South. Her voice and her love of food and family are completely authentic. Have been debating the addition of the Barefoot Contessa series so was pleased to see you have used them all and well.