Beard On Pasta

By James Beard
Alfred A. Knopf - 1983

classic, pasta

Butter Sugar Flour Eggs: Whimsical Irresistible Desserts

By Gale Gand, Rick Tramonto, Julia Moskin
Clarkson Potter - 1999

baking, desserts

Cakes and cowpokes: New desserts from the old Southwest

By Wayne Harley Brachman
W. Morrow - 1995

baking, desserts, southwestern

Chocolate and Vanilla

By Gale Gand, Lisa Weiss
Clarkson Potter - 2006

baking, desserts

Farmer John's Cookbook: The Real Dirt on Vegetables

By Farmer John Peterson
Gibbs Smith Publishers - 2006

vegetables

Home Cooking

By Laurie Colwin, Anna Shapiro
Harper Perennial - 1993

best-loved, food writing

Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia

By Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid
Random House Canada - 2000

Martha Stewart's Hors d'Oeuvres Handbook

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1999

entertaining

The Perfect Recipe: The Ultimate, Hands-Down Best Way to Cook Our Favorite Foods

By Pam Anderson Executive Editor, Judith D. Love
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 1998

Real Stew: 300 Recipes for Authentic Home-Cooked Cassoulet, Gumbo, Chili, Curry, Minestrone, Bouillabaise, Stroganoff, Goulash, Chowder, and Much More

By Clifford A. Wright, Neverne Covington
Harvard Common Press - 2002

soups & stews

Sacramental Magic In A Small-town Cafe: Recipes And Stories From Brother Juniper's Cafe

By Br. Peter Reinhart
Running Press - 1994

baking, soups & stews

Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition

By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins
Workman Publishing Company - 2007

classic

Terrific Pacific Cookbook

By Anya von Bremzen, John Welchman
Workman Publishing Company - 1995

Vegetable Love

By Barbara Kafka, Christopher Styler
Artisan - 2005

vegetables, from library

The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day

By Martha Stewart
Clarkson Potter - 1995

Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time")

By Rick Bayless, Christopher Hirsheimer, Deann Bayless
W. W. Norton - 2005

mexican

The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook

By Julee Rosso, Sheila Lukins, Sarah Leah Chase
Workman Publishing Company - 1985

classic, entertaining

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

By Shirley O. Corriher
Scribner - 2008

baking

The Foods and Wines of Spain

By Penelope Casas, Oscar Ochoa
Knopf - 1982

spanish

How to Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food

By Nigella Lawson
Wiley - 2002

Simple French Food

By Richard Olney, Patricia Wells, James Beard
Wiley - 1992

french, classic

The Wooden Spoon Bread Book

By Marilyn M. Moore
Atlantic Monthly Press - 1987

baking, bread

Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

By Julia Child, Jacques Pepin
Knopf - 1999

Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

By Marcella Hazan
Knopf - 1992

italian

Big Bowl Noodles and Rice: Fresh Asian Cooking from the Renowned Restaurant

By Bruce Cost
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2000

restaurant, asian

Sylvia's Family Soul Food Cookbook: From Hemingway, South Carolina, To Harlem

By Sylvia Woods
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1999

african american

The Vegetable Dishes I Can't Live Without

By Mollie Katzen
Hyperion - 2007

vegetables

Wraps: Easy Recipes for Handheld Meals

By Sara Corpening Whiteford, Lori Lyn Narlock, Mary Corpening Barber, Frankie Frankeny
Chronicle Books - 1997

sandwiches

Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food

By Diana Kennedy
North Point Pr - 1989

How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes and Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart

By Pam Anderson
Broadway - 2000

The 150 Best American Recipes: Indispensable Dishes from Legendary Chefs and Undiscovered Cooks (150 Best Recipes)

By Fran McCullough, Molly Stevens, Rick Bayless
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006

Bill Neal's Southern Cooking

By Bill Neal
The University of North Carolina Press - 1989

regional, southern

Good to the Grain: Baking with Whole-Grain Flours

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

baking

Baking with Julia Savor the Joys of Baking with America's Best Bakers

By Dorie Greenspan
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1996

baking

A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table

By Molly Wizenberg
Simon & Schuster - 2010

food writing

Bistro Cooking

By Patricia Wells
Workman Publishing Company - 1989

french

Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook

By Audrey Alsterburg, Wanda Urbanowicz
Big Ideas Publishing - 2001

vegetarian

Marcella Cucina

By Marcella Hazan
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1997

italian

Baking: From My Home to Yours

By Dorie Greenspan
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2006

New York Cookbook: From Pelham Bay to Park Avenue, Firehouses to Four-Star Restaurants

By Molly O'Neill
Workman Publishing Company - 1992

regional, new york

Staff Meals from Chanterelle

By David Waltuck, Melicia Phillips
Workman Publishing Company - 2000

restaurant

Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways to Incorporate Whole and Natural Foods into Your Cooking

By Heidi Swanson
Celestial Arts - 2007

vegetarian, blogger, health focus

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

By Rick Bayless
Scribner - 1996

mexican

Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone

By Deborah Madison
Broadway - 1997

vegetarian

Breakfast Book

By Marion Cunningham
Knopf - 1987

breakfast

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

By Dorie Greenspan, Alan Richardson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - 2010

Chocolate & Zucchini: Daily Adventures in a Parisian Kitchen

By Clotilde Dusoulier
Broadway Books - 2007

french, blogger

Plenty

By Yotam Ottolenghi, Jonathan Lovekin
Ebury Press - 2010

Sara Moulton Cooks at Home

By Sara Moulton
Broadway - 2002

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl

By Ree Drummond
William Morrow Cookbooks - 2009

blogger