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A Taste of the Tropics: Traditional and Innovative Cooking from the Pacific and Caribbean reviewed by lemonadesandwich(reviewed 29th December 2010)This cookbook could use some editing (and I notice there is a later edition, so it may have gotten some.) Some recipes are missing things like oven temperature... | |
Feeding the Whole Family: Cooking with Whole Foods reviewed by mishamonet(reviewed 29th December 2010)One of my favourite cookbooks. The first few chapters discuss what whole foods are and I found them very informative. This is a great cookbook for a... | |
Sara Foster's Casual Cooking: More Fresh Simple Recipes from Foster's Market reviewed by cadfael(reviewed 30th December 2010)This is an excellent cookbook for what it is intended-casual cooking from market products. I have been cooking from it for a couple of years and highly... | |
Aromas of Aleppo: The Legendary Cuisine of Syrian Jews reviewed by cadfael(reviewed 30th December 2010)This is a big, beautifully photographed book that gives you a glimpse of the culture and the personal history of the family. Richly detailed, a worthwhile... | |
Whoopie Pies : Dozens of Mix 'em, Match 'em, Eat 'em Up Recipes reviewed by lemonadesandwich(reviewed 30th December 2010)This is a fun little book. You probably don't need a whole book of whoopie pie recipes, but there's enough here that I have on my to do list. The savory... | |
Tender: Volume II, A cook's guide to the fruit garden reviewed by friederike(reviewed 7th January 2011)The first volume covered the growing and cooking of vegetables; Vol. II does the same for fruit. Of course you can expect quite a range of desserts, cakes,... | |
The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 11th January 2011)I placed this book on my wish list after a friend told me it was one of her husband's favorite cookbooks. I was thrilled with I got it from Paper Back... | |
Recipes from the Root Cellar: 270 Fresh Ways to Enjoy Winter Vegetables reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 14th January 2011)I don't know about you, but I find it harder to cook inspired dishes other than soups in the winter. In the summer it's easy; just about all the veggies... | |
Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections from the Pit Bosses reviewed by NancyM(reviewed 14th January 2011)This book is much more than a bunch of regional recipes. It's stuffed full of reading about the origins of barbecue in Texas and profiles many of the people,... | |
The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant reviewed by Queezle_Sister(reviewed 17th January 2011)This is a beautiful cookbook that reads like you are cooking with an old friend. I love what this cookbook tells us about shopping, about learning about... | |
The Harney & Sons Guide to Tea reviewed by Peckish Sister(reviewed 23rd January 2011)This is not a cookbook and there are not recipes. But if you are a tea lover and want to learn more about tea, it is an amazing book. It also does not... | |
Traditional Ukrainian Cookery ~ 1982 Thirteenth Edition reviewed by Peckish Sister(reviewed 23rd January 2011)I am sorry that this cookbook is currently out of print. Unlike some of the Ukrainian cookbooks that churches have put out and contain many popular American... | |
Rachael Ray's Look + Cook reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 24th January 2011)This is one of my favorite Rachael Ray books. I love that it has over 600 photos with the 100 main courses in pictures. Then it has 125 more 30 minute... | |
The Cuisine of Italy: All the Recipes reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th January 2011)I actually picked up this book at an airport as I was leaving Italy, one of those books you'll find in piles at shopkeeper's cash register in at least... | |
DK Children's Cookbook reviewed by Queezle_Sister(reviewed 30th January 2011)This cookbook is great in the way that is can give great instructions with pictures for young people that can not read. I only gave this book a four because... | |
Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 7th February 2011)I'm loving this book already. It's divided into seasons and also contains a chapter of some of the author's favorite meals for when eating alone or only... | |
Best Slow Cooker Cookbook Ever: Versatility and Inspiration for New Generation Machines reviewed by Peckish Sister(reviewed 8th February 2011)The main draw back is that most recipes cook in less time than the average person spends at work. I solve that problem by either cooking them on the weekend... | |
World Food Greece (World Food Series) reviewed by Peckish Sister(reviewed 11th February 2011)This book is wonderful if you have been to Greece and want to cook the food. It has beautiful and appetizing pictures of the food from the recipes and... | |
The Providence and Rhode Island Cookbook: Big Recipes from the Smallest State reviewed by Queezle_Sister(reviewed 13th February 2011)This is a sweet little cookbook designed for a niche market: those people with a tie to Rhode Island. Having grown up in Rhode Island, but now living... | |
The Tea Drinker's Handbook reviewed by Peckish Sister(reviewed 13th February 2011)This is not a cookbook and there are no recipes. But if you a tea drinker and want to understand more about how tea is grown, picked, processed, and how... | |
Western National Park Lodges Cookbook reviewed by Peckish Sister(reviewed 13th February 2011)This cookbook has gorgeous pictures of selected National Parks, restaurants and their foods. We have been visiting Western National Parks the last two... | |
Ice Cream: The Perfect Weekend Treat reviewed by friederike(reviewed 13th February 2011)So far I am very happy with this little book. It doesn't contain a lot of recipes, but those I have tried were very good. Additionally, and I really enjoy... | |
Ice Cream Handbook reviewed by friederike(reviewed 13th February 2011)I'm not too wild about this book. In all fairness, I haven't tried any of the recipes yet, but it doesn't give any instructions for people don't own an... | |
Mediterranean Hot: Spicy Recipes from Southern Italy, Greece, Turkey & North Africa reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 18th February 2011)I picked this book up on a remainder table for a amazingly low price, making it a really good buy. We've really enjoyed all the recipes I've tried. A few... | |
The Fannie Farmer Baking Book reviewed by stegui(reviewed 21st February 2011)This is the best go-to book for classics. | |
The Savory Way reviewed by Queezle_Sister(reviewed 22nd February 2011)This is a wonderful vegetarian cookbook that has a broad range of recipes that, in my experience, seem to work well. It has a well laid out table of contents... | |
Beef! reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)This is the website of Beef! Magazine, a culinary magazine directed specifically to guys - and they're having a lot of fun with it. Usual topics are meats... | |
Café Fernando reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)This is a blog by a well-connected Turkish guy who lives in Istanbul and had spent a few years in San Francisco and has created an incredibly interesting... | |
Ottolenghi: The Cookbook reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)This is definitely my go-to-cookbook. Lot's of vegetarian dishes you can either serve as a side or a main dish, always with an interesting take on common... | |
100 Great Breads reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)I'm slightly disappointed at this book. The recipes look very interesting and vary from simple, straight-forward breads to more out-of-the-range recipes... | |
All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)This book really taught me a lot about braising - how it works, what the difference is with other techniques, what you need to do to prevent the meat from... | |
Culinaria Russia: Ukraine-georgia-armenia-azerbaijan (Cooking) reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)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.... | |
Ottolenghi reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)I've already raved about Ottolenghi's recipes elsewhere - if you like unexpected or middle-eastern cuisine, most of the recipes are just brilliant and... | |
The New Vegetarian - Ottolenghi (Guardian) reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)I've already raved about Ottolenghi's recipes elsewhere - if you like unexpected or middle-eastern cuisine, most of the recipes are just brilliant and... | |
Joy of Baking reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)Huge database of baking recipes. The two I've tried were very good. Nice photos, but the overall layout of the website is less pleasing. | |
Ice Cream Ireland (Murphys Ice Cream) reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)This blog by Murphys Ice Cream, a small family-run Irish ice cream maker is unbelievable for all the enthusiasm that just drips off the pages. And there... | |
Nordljus reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th February 2011)Beautiful blog layout, gorgeous photos, surprising and challenging recipes - a pure joy to look at. Unfortunately, many of her recipes just look out of... | |
Nothing Fancy: Recipes and Recollections of Soul-Satisfying Food reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 28th February 2011)I really have enjoyed this book. Diana Kennedy, author of the classic books on Mexican cuisine, has written a lovely book about recipes she grew up with... | |
My Italian Garden: More than 125 Seasonal Recipes from a Garden Inspired by Italy reviewed by KVizz(reviewed 5th March 2011)The recipes are simple and beautiful, but it is not the recipes that make this book one of my all-time favorites. It is the story around the recipes....a... | |
Spices of Life: Piquant Recipes from Africa, Asia and Latin America for Western Kitchens reviewed by wester(reviewed 5th March 2011)The (non)organization of the book makes it almost impossible to find recipes.
The index only lists the main ingredients (such as potatoes) or the sort... | |
The Blue Chair Jam Cookbook reviewed by lemonadesandwich(reviewed 7th March 2011)This is a monster cookbook! Everything you could possibly want to know about jam. Its a fabulous reference, and the detailed instructions, the list of... | |
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food reviewed by Queezle_Sister(reviewed 14th March 2011)This cookbook is an excellent reference, and I keep it right next to my copy of Joy of Cooking.
This book's chapters cover basic technical information... | |
Marie Claire Comfort reviewed by friederike(reviewed 19th March 2011)The appeal of this book lies mainly in its beautiful photos - a real coffee table book. It's not really that practically organised - the titles of the... | |
Ma p'tite cuisine reviewed by broadbean(reviewed 20th March 2011)This is a cookbook published by the French publication house Marabout. I bought it a few years ago from a cookshop which had a number of absolutely beautiful... | |
Semi-Homemade Money-Saving Slow-Cooking: 128 Quick-to-Cook Meals reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 20th March 2011)I got this one recently from Paper Back Swap. I enjoy using my slow cooker, especially during the week when I can put things in the cooker before I leave... | |
The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking) reviewed by Peckish Sister(reviewed 20th March 2011)This is a great vegetarian cookbook. If you are used to cooking from the classic Moosewood Cookbook, this will have recipes lower in fat, and has a surprising... | |
Moosewood Cookbook reviewed by Peckish Sister(reviewed 20th March 2011)This is a great vegetarian cookbook with a surprising wealthy of various recipes for all courses. These recipes have a big reliance on dairy-based ingredients... | |
Not Your Mother's Casseroles reviewed by Queezle_Sister(reviewed 21st March 2011)This cookbook. from TheKitchn's Faith Durand, uses a liberal definition of casserole to bring us a wide assortment of baked dishes. I especially like... | |
Moosewood Cookbook reviewed by wester(reviewed 21st March 2011)I definitely wish I had had this book when I was a vegetarian student who was just learning to cook. It would have improved the quality of my food no end.... | |
Desperation Dinners reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 22nd March 2011)In spite of the rather cutesy name, this book is actually quite good. It's full of interesting and tasty recipes that can be prepared quickly. | |
LITTLE VEGETARIAN FEASTS: MAIN-DISH SALA reviewed by kaye16(reviewed 23rd March 2011)Of course, the real title of this book is Main-Dish Salads.
A small book, but full of really good recipes for exactly what the title says - vegetarian... | |
The Cuisine of the Rose: Classic French Cooking from Burgundy and Lyonnais (Penguin Cookery Library) reviewed by friederike(reviewed 24th March 2011)There are some great recipes in this book - but make sure that you have a whole day's worth of time, you'll probably need it. The recipes are accompanied... | |
How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food reviewed by friederike(reviewed 24th March 2011)I'm going to make myself unpopular: I don't like this book, for the simple reason that more than half of the recipes I prepared (well, 3 out of 5) turned... | |
Brigitte - Unsere besten Menüs reviewed by friederike(reviewed 26th March 2011)This cookbook is the result of a cooking contest organised by the popular women's magazine Brigitte. Approximately 25 three-course menus with self-created... | |
Roast Figs, Sugar Snow: Food to Warm the Soul reviewed by friederike(reviewed 26th March 2011)Cold-weather recipes - a very interesting concept. This book collects a number of recipes you would eat when snow falls outside - so that means seasonal... | |
Falling Cloudberries: A World of Family Recipes reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2011)I always thought that this was the first book combining cooking with beautiful photos and a narrative in such a way that you can completely forget that... | |
Good Housekeeping: Step-by-step Cookbook: Over 650 Easy-to-follow Techniques and Triple-tested Recipes (Good Housekeeping) reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2011)A good cookbook for beginners, covering a lot of basic equipment, ingredients and techniques along with many recipes. It really begins at the beginning,... | |
The New English Table: Over 200 Recipes That Will Not Cost The Earth reviewed by friederike(reviewed 27th March 2011)Rose Prince's approach in this book is to present recipes for local foods, thereby rediscovering local ingredients and decreasing the ecological foot print.... | |
New Covent Garden Food Co. Soup for All Seasons: B Our Favorite Seasonal Recipes (New Covent Garden Soup Company) reviewed by moomin_mama(reviewed 27th March 2011)A great idea - making soup has to be one of the healthiest and most convenient ways to use seasonal igredients. Many of the soups contain dairy products,... | |
SAINSBURY'S COMPLETE VEGETARIAN COOKING. reviewed by moomin_mama(reviewed 27th March 2011)Old-fashioned take on vegetarian cooking that often relies a lot on strange combinations (presumably to ensure a balanced mix of food types), and either... | |
THE BEST OF SAINSBURY'S ORIENTAL COOKING reviewed by moomin_mama(reviewed 27th March 2011)Not a bad book at all, but let down by the photography which makes all of the dishes look brown and sludgy and is the reason I've hardly used it. | |
Delia Smith's Summer Collection: 140 Recipes for Summer reviewed by moomin_mama(reviewed 27th March 2011)I bought this after trying her Oven-roasted Ratatouille, which was published in a magazine or newspaper and taken from this book. I'm not a fan of Delia... | |
Potato: The Definitive Guide to Potatoes and Potato Cooking reviewed by moomin_mama(reviewed 27th March 2011)Lots of hints and tips for buying, storing, preparing and cooking potatoes, with a list of different potato varieties. The recipes all look and sound good,... | |
The Cookery Year: With Over 200 Seasonal Recipes reviewed by moomin_mama(reviewed 27th March 2011)Lovely to browse through, the recipes are not as daunting as they first appear and can often be simplified, although for me this is almost a coffee-table... | |
Take 6 Ingredients reviewed by moomin_mama(reviewed 27th March 2011)A very good idea, this is not basic, hearty one-pot cooking but a variety of clever dishes, many of which use luxury or unusual ingredients (foie gras,... | |
The Best Ever Vegetarian Cookbook (Best Ever Cooks Collection) reviewed by moomin_mama(reviewed 29th March 2011)Good, clear simple instructions and nice photos for each recipe, and a good starting point for vegetarians - nothing too challenging to make or eat. On... | |
Michael Symon's Live to Cook: Recipes and Techniques to Rock Your Kitchen reviewed by auntandiz(reviewed 1st April 2011)I love this cookbook! I have to say I'm a fan of Michael Symon so I'm not surprised I love the book.
I've made several recipes including the Spice Tomato... | |
Mediterranean Seafood: A Comprehensive Guide with Recipes reviewed by friederike(reviewed 1st April 2011)What a great informative book! About two thirds of this 300 page book is more or less an excyclopedia of fish and seafood of the Mediterranean. For each... | |
Giada at Home: Family Recipes from Italy and California reviewed by Queezle_Sister(reviewed 3rd April 2011)This is a lovely cookbook - with fantastic pictures, and clearly written recipes. The recipes cover a broad expanse of food, including breakfast, lunch,... | |
Vegetarian Epicure reviewed by Peckish Sister(reviewed 6th April 2011)This cookbook is incredibly similar to the Moosewood Cookbook. So if you like that one, you should like this one as well. The main drawback was that I... | |
Vegetarian Epicure reviewed by Queezle_Sister(reviewed 6th April 2011)For the past 20 years, this has been my favorite cookbook. The sight of the cover still makes me happy. Recently, I prepared 6 recipes as part of my... | |
The Geometry of Pasta reviewed by broadbean(reviewed 6th April 2011)I haven't tried any of the recipes from this yet, but it's a gorgeous looking book. It is organised by shape of pasta, with each shape getting a short... | |
The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century reviewed by aj12754(reviewed 7th April 2011)This cookbook has now been in my kitchen for several months and I am extremely happy with it. Lots of variety in terms of ingredients and techniques,... | |
Tomato blessings and radish teachings reviewed by sturlington(reviewed 7th April 2011)This collection of essays and reflections, interspersed with recipes, is more a handbook for conscious cooking than a cookbook. Heavily influenced by Buddhist... | |
100 Grillrezepte reviewed by friederike(reviewed 9th April 2011)This was one of those cheap 5 Euro books I picked up at a train station kiosk, and it's remarkably good and contains very diverse recipes! Very happy with... | |
Chinese Cuisine: Szechwan Style reviewed by friederike(reviewed 10th April 2011)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... | |
Jamie's Ministry of Food: Anyone Can Learn to Cook in 24 Hours reviewed by redjanet(reviewed 10th April 2011)This is one of my favourite cook books and one that I would recommend to anyone who is fairly new to cooking and doesn't know where to begin. There are... | |
Clinton St. Baking Company Cookbook: Breakfast, Brunch & Beyond from New York's Favorite Neighborhood Restaurant reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 11th April 2011)One of the things I like about this book is that most of the recipes serve 2-4, except of course the muffins and desserts. Even though this is a cookbook... | |
Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time") reviewed by southerncooker(reviewed 11th April 2011) This book contains recipes from season 4 of the Public TV series Mexico One Plate at a Time. I like that at the end of each recipe Rick gives what he... | |
The Foster's Market Cookbook: Favorite Recipes for Morning, Noon, and Night reviewed by sturlington(reviewed 11th April 2011)I don't love this cookbook as much as the previous two Foster's Market Cookbooks, primarily because this one has more big dishes and fewer adaptable basics.... | |
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook reviewed by sturlington(reviewed 13th April 2011)This is my first Barefoot Contessa cookbook. So far, I haven't had the opportunity to cook much out of it. The recipes I have tried have made enormous... | |
Baking: From My Home to Yours reviewed by carpecookie(reviewed 13th April 2011)All the recipes I have tested from this book are excellent. The Lenox biscotti, the 15-minute magic Amaretti Torte are especially notable for their outstanding... | |
MACARONS reviewed by carpecookie(reviewed 15th April 2011)I was disappointed with this book. I bought it based on the fact that Claire Damon (Paris pastry chef/baker) was listed as the author. This is not true.... | |
Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating with More Than 75 Recipes reviewed by sturlington(reviewed 16th April 2011)Review too long to post here. Read it on my blog: http://simplycooking.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/review-food-matters/
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Jane Brody's Good Food Book reviewed by Barbara(reviewed 17th April 2011)This is one of my favourite cookbooks! I have the paperback edition and it is stained and falling apart with use. My mother has this cookbook too, and... | |
Kayotic Kitchen reviewed by Barbara(reviewed 17th April 2011)This is a very professional and attactive site with beautiful photography and good recipes. Although Kay is Dutch, she writes (very idiomatically) in English... | |
Smitten Kitchen reviewed by Barbara(reviewed 17th April 2011)SmittenKitchen has been my go-to blog since I discovered it 3 or 4 years ago. Whenever I'm looking for a new recipe, I start browsing there. She doesn't... | |
The Moro Cookbook reviewed by Barbara(reviewed 17th April 2011)This book gets lots of good press, but for me the jury is still out. I've not been overwhelmed by any of the recipes I've tried so far. For now it gets... | |
Jane Brody's Good Food Book: Living the High-Carbohydrate Way reviewed by Barbara(reviewed 17th April 2011)This is one of my favourite cookbooks! I have the paperback edition and it is stained and falling apart with use. My mother has this cookbook too, and... | |
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone reviewed by Barbara(reviewed 17th April 2011)I know this book gets great reviews, but I find that I don't cook very much out of it. I check it out for basic information on grains, beans, and vegetables... | |
The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition reviewed by sturlington(reviewed 20th April 2011)The New Best Recipe, from the editors of Cook’s Illustrated, is a hefty tome weighing in at over 900 pages and collecting 1,000 of what are purportedly... | |
Ad Hoc at Home reviewed by sturlington(reviewed 20th April 2011)This is a beautiful cookbook filled with classic American dishes. The recipes, for the most part, are complicated, multi-step affairs, although there are... | |
MoonPie reviewed by lemonadesandwich(reviewed 29th April 2011)This is the official MoonPie website, so it has a few recipes to do with your extra MoonPies (as if there is such a thing.) It's not very extensive, but... | |
Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking reviewed by aj12754(reviewed 30th April 2011)The more I turn to this book, the better I like it. Great photos, lots of excellent information about Italian ingredients, and -- best of all -- recipes... | |
Giada at Home: Family Recipes from Italy and California reviewed by JustLaura(reviewed 1st May 2011)I just received this book on Wed and have cooked 5 recipes from it already (it is Sun) and there are so many more I would like to make. They all just... | |
500 Vegan Recipes: An Amazing Variety of Delicious Recipes, From Chilis and Casseroles to Crumbles, Crisps, and Cookies reviewed by amefree(reviewed 4th May 2011)I got this cookbook because I was excited to try the number of seitan based "faux meat" recipes in it. Unfortunately, it seemed as though a number of the... | |
The Bread Bible reviewed by lovesgenoise(reviewed 4th May 2011)The Bread Bible covers a wide range of breads, from baking powder-leavened quickbreads to yeasted flatbreads, artisanal loaves and even how to create your... | |
Grillen & Picknicks reviewed by friederike(reviewed 5th May 2011)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... | |
Aufläufe & Gratins reviewed by friederike(reviewed 5th May 2011)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... | |
Kürbis, Kraut & Co. reviewed by friederike(reviewed 5th May 2011)I bought the books in this series because the recipes looked attractive and innovative, the dishes are beautifully presented and they just looked like... |