 | Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $3.09 Predictable, I know, but the best basic reference manual around. Bonus points if you can acquire the earlier editions from your elders! Different eras provide different info.
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 | The Simple Art of Perfect Baking by Flo Braker
Buy used from: $14.00 The BEST on baking. Without peer for its descriptions, you will be able to see EXACTLY what she describes. It's almost uncanny.
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 | Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads: Revised and Expanded by Bernard Clayton
Buy used from: $1.98 Like JOY, above, a great reference tome.
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 | Lord Krishna's Cuisine: The Art of Indian Vegetarian Cooking by Yamuna Devi
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $16.18 The JOY-type tome for eastern vegetarian cooking. (It has me addicted to milk fudge tho'.)
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 | Classical Turkish Cooking: Traditional Turkish Food for the American Kitchen by Ayla E. Algar
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $5.84 Proof that you can have loads of flavor without loads of garlic and hot pepper. Un-fussy format. Have yet to find a bad recipe inside.
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 | The Book of Sushi by Kinjiro Omae
Buy used from: $0.01 Small & unpretentious, packed with useful information on both the making & the eating of sushi; ex: turn nigiri over & dip fish side into sauce, the rice side will absorb too much sauce.
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 | The Italian Baker by Carol Field
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $8.75 (Obviously I have no fear of carbs!) If you love crusty loaves, breadsticks, focaccia, or pizza, check this out.
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 | The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $8.99 (No, I'm not one.) Not western fare doctored to be vegan, these are simply great recipes that also happen to be vegan!
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 | Risotto: Over 100 delicious 'little rice' recipes by Jenny Stacey
Buy used from: $3.00 Officially, I dislike rice outside of sushi...Until this book introduced me to Leek, Artichoke & Ham Risotto...so good!
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 | Breakfast Book by Marion Cunningham
Buy new: $13.60 / Used from: $2.14 I prefer breakfast foods at dinner time, but either way this book will provide a lot of ideas.
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 | Sultan's Kitchen: A Turkish Cookbook by Ozcan Ozan
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $10.08 We are making a study of Greek vs. Turkish baklava -- so far this book has the number one version.
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 | The Essential EatingWell Cookbook: Good Carbs, Good Fats, Great Flavors (Eating Well) by Patricia Jamieson
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $8.99 I've gotten the magazine since its first incarnation & everything I've tried has been good! Its idea is that each person can eat as healthily as they care to; it does not preach a diet plan.
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 | Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
Buy used from: $8.49 Good food, knowledgeably written, and beautifully laid out.
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 | License to Grill: Achieve Greatness At The Grill With 200 Sizzling Recipes by Christopher Schlesinger
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $2.24 Whether grilling at home, or taking supplies to a picnic, an excellent book.
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 | Breads (Easy & elegant meals) by Cynthia Scheer
Buy used from: $0.01 If you yearn for delicious yeast or quick breads, both are in this out-of-print little treasure.
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 | Fondues & Hot Pots by Susan Fuller Slack
Buy new: $14.21 / Used from: $5.00 Great to read, fun to use, introduce your friends to what fondue can be....
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 | A Taste of Persia: An Introduction to Persian Cooking by Najmieh Batmanglij
Buy used from: $12.61 A beautiful and informative book - hopefully I can update this after I've tried more recipes from it. (The first two have been very good.)
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