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Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking reviewed by cjross(reviewed 1st April 2010)Possibly my favourite cookbook! (The only other contender is How to Cook Everything Vegetarian, and that's a different style of book anyways). There... | |
Appetite reviewed by jenenifer(reviewed 1st April 2010)Is it reliable? Are the recipes well-tested? Remember, you can always edit or delete your review later. | |
The Bold Vegetarian Chef: Adventures in Flavor with Soy, Beans, Vegetables, and Grains reviewed by mandelicious(reviewed 31st March 2010)I have enjoyed all the recipes I have made from this book, but have tried only handful despite having owned this book for many years. The relatively long... | |
Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock reviewed by roguen(reviewed 31st March 2010)My first vegan cookbook! So far, I have been very pleased with the results. There is an assortment of recipes to select; however, I think Moskowitz's... | |
The Kitchen Diaries: A Year in the Kitchen reviewed by devviepuu(reviewed 30th March 2010)when i started reading this book, i had hoped it would provide me with some inspiration, especially for writing about my food, and as an added bonus might... | |
50 Great Curries of India reviewed by anskth(reviewed 30th March 2010)Is it reliable? Are the recipes well-tested? Remember, you can always edit or delete your review later. | |
Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook reviewed by RosieGreenie(reviewed 30th March 2010)I was given this book the first year I was living out of home, and it was fantastic. The recipes themselves are great because Jamie's chatty way of writing... | |
The 1997 Joy of Cooking reviewed by beijingdream(reviewed 30th March 2010)As an American living in China, it can be difficult to source ingredients in the same way that most cookbooks and websites expect. Besides the fact that... | |
Sunday Best Baking: Over a Century of Secrets from the White Lily Kitchen reviewed by eblue(reviewed 30th March 2010)Is it reliable? Are the recipes well-tested? Remember, you can always edit or delete your review later. | |
Jacques Pepin's Simple and Healthy Cooking reviewed by eblue(reviewed 30th March 2010)I've never been disappointed by anything I've made in this cookbook. It may seem a little less adventuresome in the ingredient listings - how many people... | |
Rachael Ray Express Lane Meals: What to Keep on Hand, What to Buy Fresh for the Easiest-Ever 30-Minute Meals reviewed by NSane(reviewed 30th March 2010)I love Rachael and she helped me learn how to cook. However, I thought this book was to gimmicky. To be fair, she always talks on her shows about having... | |
Framed reviewed by patisseriemonky(reviewed 30th March 2010)Love this Food blog! Great photos and great recipes. | |
Feast of Santa Fe: Cooking of the American Southwest reviewed by sturlington(reviewed 29th March 2010)I bought The Feast of Santa Fe while I was in Santa Fe, and it was a truly great find. This is not only a cookbook but also a history of New Mexican cuisine,... | |
Stars Desserts reviewed by stegui(reviewed 29th March 2010)Every recipe is perfection! The Chocolate Hazelnut Cake is a permanent fixture for me. | |
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone reviewed by aneelee(reviewed 29th March 2010)This is, by far, the most weathered and tattered book in my kitchen. It is filled from cover to cover with accessible, delicious and everyday meals that... | |
The Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accessories reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)If you have an ice cream maker and you want to have some good suggestions on what to do with it, this is THE book to get. It's as simple as that. Ice cream,... | |
Tassajara Cooking : A vegetarian cooking book reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)These are usually not really recipes but more like suggestions to help your own imagination. As you'd expect in a Buddhist vegetarian cookbook, it is a... | |
Sophie Grigson's Sunshine Food reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)Lovely original mediterranean recipes. They are easy to make, and do not need very weird ingredients.
I especially love the socca, and the Moroccan fruit... | |
Sophie Grigson's Feasts for a Fiver reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)There are some wonderful original ideas here, great twists on everyday ingredients. Or would you combine rhubarb and mackerel? She does, and it tastes... | |
On Rice: 60 Fast and Easy Toppings That Make the Meal reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)60 fast easy recipes in many different styles, to make your everyday cooking more interesting. | |
More Vegetables, Please: Delicious Vegetable Side Dishes for Everyday Meals reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)Like the title says: Some suggestions for simple but interesting things to do with your everyday vegetables. Many recipes are so simple they are more like... | |
Keeping it Simple reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)Not really my style of recipes. A bit too much "meat and two veg". | |
Great Food Without Fuss: Simple Recipes from the Best Cooks reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)There are some lovely recipes in here, by good cooks as well. There are very many variations to the recipes, and basic recipes, and more elaborate ones,... | |
Food & Wine Magazine's 2001 Cookbook: An Entire Year's Recipes reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)Loads of interesting recipes by many well-known cooks. Nice photos, too. | |
David Lebovitz reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)Interesting stories, reliable information (also about kitchen utensils, restaurants and other food-related stuff) and wonderful ice cream recipes. | |
Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)Good recipes. Somehow, they look very fancy but are quite basic really, and I think I prefer it the other way round. | |
Bread tomato garlic reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)Some nice ideas, but that's basically all. The book doesn't really add anything to the titles of the recipes. | |
The Best of Food & Wine: Vegetables, Salads & Grains (ILLUSTRATED) reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)Slightly dated, but there are some very good ideas in here. | |
The 30-minute Cook: The Best of the World's Quick Cooking (Penguin cookery books) reviewed by wester(reviewed 29th March 2010)There are a few great recipes in this book, quick, original and very tasty. However, somehow I don't seem to make very many more than just those. | |
Culinaria France reviewed by friederike(reviewed 28th March 2010)Love this book. Admittedly, it’s more of a culinary travel guide rather than a cookbook, but it’s just so full of information and has beautiful pictures.... | |
Muffins reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)I bought this book (and actually all books of this series I own) because the recipes looked attractive and innovative, the dishes are beautifully presented... | |
Grown in Britain Cookbook reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)I love the concept of it - it starts with a month-by-month overview about which ingredients are in season, while the main part is arranged by ingredient,... | |
The Middle Eastern Kitchen reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)I bought this book when I already owned two Middle Eastern cookbooks - yet, how could I resist a book with such an unusual set-up, especially since I've... | |
Taste: A New Way to Cook reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)I absolutely love the concept of this book, going by flavours as opposed to course, and explaining how we actually perceive flavours, how they work and... | |
Chinese Cuisine: Cantonese Style reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)Great Chinese cookbook! I love the fact that it's a bilingual book and very typical Chinese in some of its instructions. Several of the dishes feature... | |
Yan-Kit's Classic Chinese Cook Book reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)This book was given to me by an old family friend who had spent years in China, and she insisted that I receive the 1984 edition (or a later reprint),... | |
Yan-Kit's Classic Chinese Cook Book reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)This book was given to me by an old family friend who had spent years in China, and she insisted that I receive the 1984 edition (or a later reprint),... | |
Le Cordon Bleu Complete Cookery Techniques: With over 200 Basic Recipes from the World's Most Famous Culinary School reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)Comparable to The Cook's Book, this book covers mainly cooking techniques (as the name implies) but also offers several recipes. Excellent choice! | |
100 15-Minute Fuss-Free Recipes: Time-Saving Techniques And Shortcuts To Superb Meals In Minutes, Including Breakfasts, Snacks, Main Course Meat, Fish ... Dishes, Plus Dazzlingly Simple Desserts reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)For a large part, this book is somewhat of a cheat - about half of it is filled by sections on basic equipment, a 'Breakfast and Brunch' section with recipes... | |
The Oxford Companion to Food 2nd Ed reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)Not a cookbook but a food encyclopedia that I referred to in one of my reviews and that I consult once in a while. It usually answers my questions, although... | |
Essentials of Cooking (Cookery) reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)Not really a cookbook, more of a book of techniques. It's quite interesting, but I would still rather recommend The Cook's Book or Le Cordon Bleu Complete... | |
The Cook's Book: Techniques and Tips from the World's Master Chefs reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2010)Half cookbook, half instruction on cooking techniques, this is a brilliant book to fall back on. And the recipes are excellent! | |
Banc reviewed by The Ducks Guts(reviewed 27th March 2010)Hard to review as it is a good book, and interesting, but expensive and the only recipe I have made from the book was nothing special for the hours of... | |
The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes reviewed by Alison(reviewed 26th March 2010)As with everyone else, this is an excellent cookbook. II often start here when looking for recipes. It has such a wide variety, and I find the ones I have... | |
Smitten Kitchen reviewed by wester(reviewed 23rd March 2010)There is no other website that makes me go "yes! I'll make this tonight!" as often as this one. And when I do just that, I am usually very happy I did.
The... | |
Chocolate & Zucchini reviewed by andrew(reviewed 23rd March 2010)I've just started using this website for cooking advice and recipes, so it's based on limited experience. Still I'm impressed. Clothilde's natural yeast... | |
Half a can of tomato paste and other culinary dilemmas: A cookbook reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)There's usually something that could have been done differently to suit my tastes in every cookbook. Well, for this cookbook, I have absolutely no complaints... | |
One Potato, Two Potato reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)This is an encyclopedic look at potatoes. Simply put, if you ever cook potatoes, you should have this cookbook in your collection.
I can't imagine any... | |
Mark Bittman's Quick and Easy Recipes from the New York Times: Featuring 350 recipes from the author of HOW TO COOK EVERYTHING and THE BEST RECIPES IN THE WORLD reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)In tiny print on the cover it says, "Originally published as The Minimalist Cooks at Home, The Minimalist Cooks Dinner and The Minimalist Entertains".... | |
Mario Tailgates NASCAR Style reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)Mario has dedicated this book: "To Americans at leisure. We got it down." Well said and a promise of great recipes contained in the book.
Many of the... | |
Good Day for a Picnic: Simple Food That Travels Well reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)This book, according to Jackson is "about picnics that require no grills and no cooking at the picnic site. In other words, all the work is done beforehand...."... | |
French Women Don't Get Fat reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)The author was raised in France, spent a year here in the US - where her new American eating habits caused weight gain - and went back to France where... | |
Frank Stitt's Southern Table: Recipes and Gracious Traditions from Highlands Bar and Grill reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)This is one gorgeous cookbook. It's a large, coffee table type book and is very heavy. The photographs by Christopher Hirsheimer are fantastic and add... | |
Extreme Lo-Carb Meals On The Go: Fast And Fabulous Solutions To Get You Through The Day reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)I may as well jump right in with the features I don't like. If this book had been titled, "Another Cookbook of Low-Carb Recipes, Tips and Information",... | |
Dining by Design: Stylish Recipes - Savory Settings reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)This is one beautiful cookbook put out by the Junior League of Pasadena. It's a large hardcover filled with glossy pages and many photos. The theme creates... | |
Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread Cookbook reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)Like other books by this author, this is a great book to read as well as to cook with. True to its name, this book is mostly soup recipes with a few classic... | |
Chilis to Chutneys: American Home Cooking with the Flavors of India reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)The author is a native of India but moved to America and now lives in California where she teaches cooking classes. The introduction of the book gives... | |
Chai: The Spice Tea of India reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)I have to admit, chai always seemed to me like one of those things you just buy at restaurants and probably can't make taste very good at home. Then I... | |
Breakfasts for lovers reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)What a pleasure to find a cookbook filled with wonderfully named menus for gourmet breakfasts.
This book has 31 menus, with recipes. They are whimsically... | |
At Mesa's Edge: Cooking and Ranching in Colorado's North Fork Valley reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)The recipes are quite interesting: clearly a mixture of family favorites from the author's Italian roots along with new recipes developed for the bounty... | |
A Year in a Vegetarian Kitchen: Easy Seasonal Dishes for Family and Friends reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)This is one of my favorite cookbooks and I've considered it as a candidate to cook all the recipes from over the course of a year. Every time I pick it... | |
The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)The author has chosen to include only those authentic recipes as found around the Mediterranean instead of dishes inspired by the cuisine that are not... | |
Conveniently Vegan: Turn Packaged Foods into Delicious Vegetarian Dishes reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 21st March 2010)The basis for this book is to help vegans cook healthy, inexpensive meals while taking advantage of convenience foods available like frozen vegetables,... | |
The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook reviewed by loretta(reviewed 21st March 2010)This is the follow-up cookbook to the Silver Palate. More great innovative recipes from these two talented cooks.
One of my most beloved appetizer recipes... | |
Another Blue Strawbery reviewed by loretta(reviewed 20th March 2010)This is another book by James Haller about cooking without recipes. It can help you to be more creative,but it's not for someone that needs to follow an... | |
The Blue Strawbery Cookbook: Cooking (Brilliantly) Without Recipes reviewed by loretta(reviewed 20th March 2010)This book tries to be different by telling you that it is about cooking without recipes. Each chapter tries to explain the concept of how each course is... | |
Bon Appetit Weekend Entertaining: A Cookbook, Menu Planner & Entertaining Sourcebook for Occasions Large or Small, Casual or Elegant reviewed by loretta(reviewed 20th March 2010)I love this book because it gives me inspiration and ideas for entertaining. There is a section with tips on how to plan and give a great party. The book... | |
Jeannette's secrets of everyday good cooking reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 17th March 2010)This is another of my Desert Island Cookbooks. I love this book! Seaver is a working French worman, married to an American, striving to maintain her French... | |
The Pressure Cooker Recipe Book reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 15th March 2010)I confess to being a little disappointed with this. I use my pressure cooker a lot - just select a suitable recipe and cut the cooking time by two thirds.
This... | |
Beef: And Other Bovine Matters reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 15th March 2010)Torode is originally Australian and has a breezy tone which he apparently employs to good effect on TV. He certainly has a comprehensive knowledge of beef... | |
The Naked Chef reviewed by wester(reviewed 9th March 2010)Some great basic recipes that I keep coming back to, some good ideas to vary them. This is the kind of cookbook you use more than you think you do. | |
What We Eat When We Eat Alone: Stories and 100 Recipes reviewed by wester(reviewed 7th March 2010)This is a book you get for the stories at least as much as for the recipes, good as they may sometimes be.
The elation mixed with fear of moving out... | |
RECIPES MY MOTHER GAVE ME: Stephanie Alexander presents 'Through my Kitchen Door', the first published cookbook of her mother, Mary Burchett reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 6th March 2010)One of the greatest disappointments of my life was the realisation that my dear Mum, some time in the early stages of the dementia that eventually finished... | |
Is There a Nutmeg in the House? reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 6th March 2010)I can't believe that, at the time of writing, I am the only Cookbooker to have a copy of this. I know it's not "100 Ways With A Kilo of Mince" or "Sophisticated... | |
A New Book of Middle Eastern Food (Cookery Library) reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 6th March 2010)Wonderfully informative, this is one of those books you read for the writing, rather than use to cook out of. | |
Master Class Lessons with the World's Greatest Chefs reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 6th March 2010)I'vr never actually made anything from this book, it's a bit intimidating. But it's intereting to look back on what was hot in 1988. | |
Emma: A recipe for life reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 6th March 2010)A charming biography and portrayal of post-war Italian immigrant life in Western Australia. Copiusly illustrated whith family photos and full of Emma's... | |
Cravat-a-licious: the Selected Works of the Master Chef Critic reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 6th March 2010)This isn't a cookbook, it's a collection of Preston's articles and columns. However, it does include some recipes for biscuits (or cookies to the Cousins). | |
The Conscious Cook: Delicious Meatless Recipes That Will Change the Way You Eat reviewed by bookwoman(reviewed 4th March 2010)I bought this cookbook because I have a family member who is trying to move to Vegan eating and I will try some of the recipes but my initial reaction... | |
Ken Hom's Chinese Cookery reviewed by broadbean(reviewed 1st March 2010)A good, staple introduction to Chinese cookery, with a variety of dishes from many different parts of China. | |
Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 28th February 2010)I had my daughter who works at the library get this one for me through interlibrary loan. Now I'm in trouble, since I know I'm going to have to buy a copy... | |
Ceylon Cookery reviewed by broadbean(reviewed 22nd February 2010)This is the "classic cookbook" of Sri Lanka - although it's decades old, it's still used in all the cookery schools and hotel schools there. | |
Arabesque: A Taste of Morocco, Turkey, and Lebanon reviewed by broadbean(reviewed 22nd February 2010)This is almost my perfect cookbook. It's interesting to read, the photos are gorgeous, and almost every other page has a little post-it to remind me to... | |
The Amateur Gourmet reviewed by aj12754(reviewed 22nd February 2010)Adam Roberts is a blogger living in NYC and loving the food opportunities he's afforded by living there. He is really in love with food and cooking and... | |
New Food: From the New Basics to the New Classics reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 20th February 2010)I do like Jill Dupleix. She doesn't vamp like Nigella nor rattle on like Nigel but her recipes are very do-able. My main complaint about this book is that... | |
The Oxford Companion to Food 2nd Ed reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 20th February 2010)An essential reference. Pretty well all of the late Alan Davidson's entries, the reader is assured, remain but there has been some necessary updating.
Complements... | |
World Food Cafe reviewed by weaponxgirl(reviewed 15th February 2010)This is my favourite veggy cookbook of all time. With food from around the world theres something for everyone. If your looking for a veggy book with lots... | |
American Wholefoods Cuisine: Over 1300 Meatless, Wholesome Recipes from Short Order to Gourmet (Plume) reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 15th February 2010)This book was never very popular, but I find it one of the best vegetarian cookbooks around. I've met vegetarians who swear by it. Yet it never appears... | |
Kitchen Scraps reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 14th February 2010)A new book for me. I've made only one recipe so far, and it was a hit. The book is a great read, very funny with clever illustrations. There are lots of... | |
Peter Reinhart's Artisan Breads Every Day reviewed by Frequent Flyer(reviewed 14th February 2010)I really enjoy the book and have not been disappointed in the recipes and the techniques promulgated here. My favorite recipe for Whole Wheat bread is... | |
The Bread Lover's Bread Machine Cookbook reviewed by Frequent Flyer(reviewed 14th February 2010)This was my first book on bread making. It not only applied to using my bread machine, but after the machine lept off the counter to it's death, this... | |
The Bread Bible reviewed by Frequent Flyer(reviewed 14th February 2010)As I learned bread making. this book played a major role. It's solid, detailed and full of information on the basics - like how to convert most any recipe... | |
Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine reviewed by TorkilHeggstad(reviewed 11th February 2010)I love the organization of this book, starting with the various kinds of salsas. Not only are the salsas great tasting, this is also a really nice way... | |
Hala Food Fun and Laughter reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 7th February 2010)Even though the target audience for this book is Muslim cooks, I think
cookbook collectors who are interested in or curious about other
cultures or religions... | |
Cuisine of the Sun reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 7th February 2010)Here it is! Nouvelle Cuisine and the Great EVO Watershed, at source! Took a while to filter through to the English speaking world but. Reading this book,... | |
Taste of Class reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 7th February 2010)First publshed in 1980, which is the edition I have, this is competitive dinner party stuff. However, many of the recipes look more elaborate than they... | |
A Gourmet Harvest: A Guide to Growing and Preparing the Exotic, the Delicate and the Simply Delicious reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 7th February 2010)As a book it's a bit all over the place. How to grow some things, how to cook other things you could never grow, sometimes just explanations of what something... | |
Vegetables reviewed by bunyip(reviewed 7th February 2010)Every recipe is preceded by a little anecdote or commentary. It is this side of the EVO Watershed, and dates from the time when vegetables were liberated... | |
The New Mayo Clinic Cookbook reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 6th February 2010)This is a wonderful healthy cookbook. All nutritional information is included with the recipes. Has beautiful photos of every dish... you know the kind... | |
Jack Daniel's The Spirit of Tennesssee Cookbook reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 6th February 2010)This book has some great information about Jack Daniels and the Lynchburg area of Tennessee. It also contains some good sounding recipes often using Jack... |