The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

By Deb Perelman
Knopf - 2012

Bouchon Bakery

By Thomas Keller, Sebastien Rouxel
Artisan - 2012

Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine

By Rick Bayless
Scribner - 1996

Odd Bits: How to Cook the Rest of the Animal

By Jennifer McLagan, Leigh Beisch
Ten Speed Press - 2011

Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch

By Nigel Slater
Ten Speed Press - 2011

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman
Broadway - 2005

Plenty: Vibrant Recipes from London's Ottolenghi

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Chronicle Books - 2011

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: Our Year of Seasonal Eating

By Barbara Kingsolver
Faber and Faber - 2008

locavore

The Japanese Grill: From Classic Yakitori to Steak, Seafood, and Vegetables

By Tadashi Ono, Harris Salat
Ten Speed Press - 2011

Latin Grilling: Recipes to Share, from Patagonian Asado to Yucatecan Barbecue and More

By Lourdes Castro
Ten Speed Press - 2011

Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours

By Kim Boyce, Quentin Bacon, Nancy Silverton, Amy Scattergood
Stewart, Tabori & Chang - 2010

Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours

By Dorie Greenspan, Alan Richardson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2010

Super Natural Every Day: Well-loved Recipes from My Natural Foods Kitchen

By Heidi Swanson
Ten Speed Press - 2011

Bones: Recipes, History, and Lore

By Jennifer Mclagan
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2005

The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant

By Judy Rodgers, Gerald Asher
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2002

restaurant, challenge

My Sweet Mexico: Recipes for Authentic Pastries, Breads, Candies, Beverages, and Frozen Treats

By Fany Gerson, Ed Anderson
Ten Speed Press - 2010

dessert, mexican

The Good Friends Cookbook

By Fare for Friends Foundation
Key Porter Books - 1993

Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed

By Shirley O. Corriher
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997

BakeWise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes

By Shirley O. Corriher
Scribner - 2008

baking

Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One (1) (Vol 1)

By Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck, Sidonie Coryn
Alfred A. Knopf - 2001

french, classic

High Flavor, Low Labor: Reinventing Weeknight Cooking

By J.M. Hirsch
Ballantine Books - 2010

quick, casual

Vijs At Home: Relax, Honey: The Warmth and Ease of Indian Cooking

By Meeru Dhalwala, Vikram Vij
D&m Adult - 2010

indian

The River Cottage Preserves Handbook

By Pam Corbin, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Ten Speed Press - 2010

The River Cottage Bread Handbook

By Daniel Stevens, Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Ten Speed Press - 2010

baking, bread

You Can Can!: A Visual Step-by-Step Guide to Canning, Preserving, and Pickling, with 100 Recipes

By Better Homes & Gardens
Wiley - 2010

The Good Stuff Cookbook: Burgers, fries, shakes, wedges, and more

By Spike Mendelsohn, Micheline Mendelsohn
Wiley - 2010

Sausage: Recipes for Making and Cooking with Homemade Sausage

By Victoria Wise
Ten Speed Press - 2010

The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accessories

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press,U.S. - 2007

dessert

Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate

By Alice Medrich, Deborah Jones
Artisan - 2003

baking, chocolate

Vij's: Elegant and Inspired Indian Cuisine

By Vikram Vij, Meeru Dhalwala
Douglas & McIntyre - 2006

indian, challenge

Williams-Sonoma Mastering: Frozen Desserts

By Melanie Barnard
Free Press - 2006

dessert

Panini Express: 70 Delicious Recipes Hot Off the Press

By Lauren Chattman, Daniel Leader, Ellen Silverman
Taunton Press - 2008

sandwiches, baking

Ready for Dessert: My Best Recipes

By David Lebovitz
Ten Speed Press - 2010

baking, dessert

Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The time-honoured ways are the best - over 700 recipes show you why

By Darina Allen
Kyle Cathie - 2009

Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking

By Michael Ruhlman
Scribner - 2009

handbook

Canadian Living Cooks: 185 Show-stopping Recipes from Canada's Favourite Cooks

By Elizabeth Baird, Daphna Rabinovitch, Emily Richards
Random House Canada - 2003

canadian

A Passion for Baking: Bake to celebrate, Bake to nourish, Bake for fun

By Marcy Goldman
Oxmoor House - 2007

baking

The Delectable Past: The Joys of the Table, from Rome to the Renaissance, from Queen Elizabeth I to Mrs. Beeton

By Esther B. Aresty
Macmillan Pub Co - 1978

Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes

By Jennifer McLagan
McClelland & Stewart - 2008

The River Cottage Cookbook

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Simon Wheeler
Ten Speed Press - 2008

Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

By Peter Reinhart
Ten Speed Press - 2009

baking

The River Cottage Meat Book

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
Ten Speed Press - 2007

The Best of BetterBaking.com: More Than 200 Classic Recipes From the Beloved Baker's Website

By Marcy Goldman
Whitecap Books Ltd. - 2009

baking, canadian

A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking

By Marcy Goldman
Whitecap Books Ltd. - 2009

The Cook's Illustrated Complete Book of Poultry

By the Editors of Cook's Illustrated
Clarkson Potter - 1999

goose

My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method

By Jim Lahey, Ron Manville, Mark Luinenburg, Rick Flaste
W.W. Norton & Co. - 2009

baking

Rose's Heavenly Cakes

By Rose Levy Beranbaum
Wiley - 2009

baking, cakes

Ad Hoc at Home

By Thomas Keller
Artisan - 2009

restaurant

Jane Brodys Good Food Book

By Jane Brody
WW Norton - 1985

Italy the Beautiful Cookbook

By Lorenza De' Medici
HarperCollins, Advantage Publishers Group - 1999

italian