 | The Evolution of Cajun and Creole Cuisine by John D. Folse
Buy used from: $7.84 This is the bible of cajun food. There is a more expensive newer version but it is too cumbersome to be useful.
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 | Frank Davis Cooks Naturally N'Awlins by Frank Davis
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $3.80 I have cooked almost every recipe in this book and all have been outstanding.
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 | Potsticker Chronicles: America's Favorite Chinese Recipes by Stuart Chang Berman
Buy new: $23.07 / Used from: $5.00 The best book I have found on Americanized Chinese Chinese. Read my review.
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 | Chinese Cuisine, Made Simple by Dorothy Huang
Buy used from: $27.95 One of the best books on Chinese cuisine. She has been teaching for about 30 years. Check out my review.
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 | Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $9.97 It has been around for a while. The most comprehensive of the good Italian Cookbooks. The pages are not glossy and there are no pictures.
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 | Foods of Sicily and Sardinia and the Smaller Islands by Giuliano Bugialli
Buy new: $27.26 / Used from: $22.31 The capanata recipe is one of the top ten recipes I have ever eaten.
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 | Guiliano Bugialli's Food of Naples and Campania by Giuliano Bugialli
Buy used from: $12.29 Everything I have tried has been awesome. Giuliano Bugialli is the best as far as Italian cuisine is concerned.
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 | Bugialli on Pasta by Giuliano Bugialli
Buy used from: $0.01 Good book with a lot of techiniques for making fresh pasta. The puttensca recipe is worth the price of the book by itself.
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 | Giuliano Bugialli's Foods of Tuscany by Giuliano Bugialli
Buy used from: $3.21 Great authentic italian food from the Italian master.
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 | Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen: Capturing the Vibrant flavors of a World-Class Cuisine by Rick Bayless
Buy new: $25.20 / Used from: $10.92 In my opinion, possibly the best Mexican food recipes of all time.
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 | Mexico One Plate At A Time by Rick Bayless
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $19.99 Maybe the second best as far as mexican is concerned.
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 | The Cuisines of Mexico by Diana Kennedy
Buy used from: $9.74 It does not get any more authentic than this. Diana Kennedy is the Queen of Mexican Cuisine.
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 | Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico by Rick Bayless
Buy used from: $12.70 Another great book by Rick Bayless.
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 | The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos by Robb Walsh
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $8.98 The bible of Tex-Mex cooking.
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 | Thai Food by David Thompson
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $19.95 Thai food bible. The Thai goverment commissioned him to write the bible of Thai food. There is no reason for anyone to ever write or buy another Thai book.
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 | Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia by Jeffrey Alford
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $23.54 This is a must have book. Covers several countries in Southeast Asia. Try the Buddhist Sour Soup.
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 | The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon
Buy used from: $67.72 Covers all of southeast asia by country. Recipes are authentic.
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 | Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table by Mai Pham
Buy new: $20.90 / Used from: $11.25 Great book with authentic recipes.
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 | The Vietnamese Cookbook (Capital Lifestyles) by Diana My Tran
Buy used from: $69.96 Another authentic Vietnamese cookbook. Good recipes.
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 | Simple French Food by Richard Olney
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $6.74 This is another great book by Olney. The recipes are good. Too bad he died.
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 | Lulu's Provencal Table: The Exuberant Food and Wine from the Domaine Tempier Vineyard by Richard Olney
Buy used from: $34.44 As with his other books. Everything I have tried has been awesome.
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 | Glorious French Food: A Fresh Approach to the Classics by James Peterson
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $10.51 Good recipes with a lot of detail. The Gratins are awesome.
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 | The Great Book of French Cuisine: Revised Edition by Henri-Paul Pellaprat
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $12.38 Contains every French recipe on the planet.
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 | The French Menu Cookbook by Richard Olney
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $7.95 Great recipes. Everything I have tried has been awesome.
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 | Good Food No Fuss: 150 Recipes and Ideas for Easy to Cook Dishes by Anne Willan
Buy used from: $6.54 Easy and tasteful French cuisine. The dishes are fresh and simple.
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