Ad Hoc at Home

By Thomas Keller
Artisan - 2009

favorite

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)

By Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, Steven L. Hopp
Harper Perennial - 2008

food writing

The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution

By Alice Waters
Clarkson Potter - 2007

favorite

Authentic Mexican 20th Anniversary Ed: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico

By Rick Bayless
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2007

favorite

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

By Shirley O. Corriher
Scribner - 2008

reference

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients

By Ina Garten
Clarkson Potter - 2008

new

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook

By Ina Garten, Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999

entertaining

The Best Recipes in the World

By Mark Bittman
Broadway - 2005

retired

The Big Book of Chicken: (Chronicle Books))

By Maryana Vollstedt
Chronicle Books - 2008

weeknight cooking

Bistro Cooking

By Patricia Wells
Workman Publishing Company - 1989

retired

Bouchon

By Thomas Keller
Artisan - 2004

new

The Busy Person's Guide to Preserving Food: Easy Step-by-Step Instructions for Freezing, Drying, and Canning

By Janet Chadwick
Storey Publishing, LLC - 1995

reference

The Cast Iron Skillet Cookbook: Recipes for the Best Pan in Your Kitchen

By Sharon Kramis, Julie Kramis-Hearne
Sasquatch Books - 2004

new

Chefs of the Triangle: Their Lives, Recipes and Restaurants

By Ann Prospero
John F Blair Pub - 2009

new

The Cook's Illustrated Cookbook: 2,000 Recipes from 20 Years of America's Most Trusted Cooking Magazine

By Editors at Cook's Illustrated Magazine
Cook's Illustrated - 2011

new

Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed

By Shirley O. Corriher
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997

reference, possibly retire

Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin

By Kenny Shopsin, Carolynn Carreño
Knopf - 2008

food writing

The Elote Cafe Cookbook

By Jeff Smedstad
- 2009

new

The Essential Cuisines of Mexico: Revised and updated throughout, with more than 30 new recipes.

By Diana Kennedy
Clarkson Potter - 2000

retired

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

By Marcella Hazan
Knopf - 1992

favorite

Feast: Food to Celebrate Life

By Nigella Lawson
Hyperion - 2004

entertaining

Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes

By Mark Bittman
Simon & Schuster - 2009

reference, possibly retire

The Foster's Market Cookbook: Favorite Recipes for Morning, Noon, and Night

By Sara Foster, Sarah Belk King, James Baigrie, Martha Stewart
Random House - 2002

favorite

Glorious One-Pot Meals: A Revolutionary New Quick and Healthy Approach to Dutch-Oven Cooking

By Elizabeth Yarnell
Broadway - 2009

new

High Flavor, Low Labor: Reinventing Weeknight Cooking

By J.M. Hirsch
Ballantine Books - 2010

possibly retire

Honey from a Weed (The Cook's Classic Library)

By Patience Gray
The Lyons Press - 1997

food writing

How to Cook Everything (Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition): 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food

By Mark Bittman
Wiley - 2008

favorite

The Improvisational Cook

By Sally Schneider
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2006

reference

Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: And Other Cooking Projects

By Karen Solomon
Ten Speed Press - 2009

new

Joy of Cooking: All About Breakfast and Brunch

By Irma S. Rombauer, Ethan Becker, Marion Rombauer Becker
Scribner - 2001

retired

Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition - 2006

By Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker
Scribner - 2006

reference

Kitchen Simple: Essential Recipes for Everyday Cooking

By James Peterson
Ten Speed Press - 2011

new

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and Shouldn't Cook from Scratch -- Over 120 Recipes for the Best Homemade Foods

By Jennifer Reese
Free Press - 2011

new

Marcella Cucina

By Marcella Hazan
Humanity Press/prometheus Bk - 1999

retired

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

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

food writing

Mrs. Restino's Country Kitchen

By Susan Restino
Chelsea Green Publishing Company - 1996

retired

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

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

possibly retire

The New Blue Ridge Cookbook: Authentic Recipes from Virginia's Highlands to North Carolina's Mountains

By Elizabeth Wiegand
Globe Pequot - 2010

new

Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook

By Beth Hensperger
Harvard Common Press - 2004

slow cooker

An Omelette and a Glass of Wine (The Cook's Classic Library)

By Elizabeth David
The Lyons Press - 1997

food writing

Outstanding in the Field: A Farm to Table Cookbook

By Jim Denevan, Marah Stets
Clarkson Potter - 2008

possibly retire

The Paris Cookbook

By Patricia Wells
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2001

new

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

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

retired

Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day

By Peter Reinhart
Ten Speed Press - 2009

new

The Provence Cookbook

By Patricia Wells
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2004

new

Pure Simple Cooking: Effortless Meals Every Day

By Diana Henry
Ten Speed Press - 2009

retired

Real Fast Food

By Nigel Slater
Penguin UK - 1993

possibly retire

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

By Rick Bayless
Scribner - 1996

favorite

Roast Chicken And Other Stories

By Simon Hopkinson
Hyperion - 2007

food writing

Salsas That Cook : Using Classic Salsas To Enliven Our Favorite Dishes

By Rick Bayless
Scribner - 1998

possibly retire