 | The 1997 Joy of Cooking by Marion Rombauer Becker
Buy new: $27.36 / Used from: $8.43 The classic reference
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 | The Il Fornaio Baking Book: Sweet and Savory Recipes from the Italian Kitchen by Franco Galli
Buy used from: $3.88 Italian style rustic breads
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 | The Wine Lover's Cookbook: Great Recipes for the Perfect Glass of Wine by Sid Goldstein
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $1.99 The best cookbook for lazy weekend dinners. My favorite risottos are in this book.
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 | The Big Book of Breakfast: Serious Comfort Food for Any Time of the Day by Maryana Vollstedt
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $7.49 Breakfast for breakfast and breakfast for dinner.
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 | The Big Book of Casseroles: 250 Recipes for Serious Comfort Food by Maryana Vollstedt
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $4.84 This book has an excellent section on gratins and comes in handy for inspiring utilize surprise.
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 | Cezanne and the Provencal Table by Jean-Bernard Naudin
Buy used from: $0.67 This is a book that's more about lifestyle than cooking...
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 | Quick Food: 200 Easy Everyday Ideas for Busy Cooks by Editors of Laurel Glen
Buy used from: $0.28 Food that's quick to prepare, but often you spend your time saved looking all over town for the ingredients.
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 | Bowl Food: Comfort Food for People on the Move (Laurel Glen Little Food Series) by Editors of Laurel Glen
Buy used from: $2.84 Another excellent quick-prepare one bowl meal reference...but you'll spend your time saved looking for the ingredients. Excellent photos and inspiration, though.
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 | One Bowl: One-Dish Meals from Around the World by Kelly McCune
Buy used from: $0.01 This one-bowl meal book has most of the provencal and asian classics.
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 | Herb and Spice Handbook by Arabella Boxer
Buy used from: $2.16 An attractive and handy herb and spice reference.
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 | On Rice: 60 Fast and Easy Toppings That Make the Meal by Rick Rodgers
Buy used from: $0.07 Don't boil another bag of Uncle Bens until you read this.
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 | Souped Up by Jane Pettigrew
Buy used from: $0.01 What can I say? I'm a soup, stew and casserole addict.
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 | Sashimi: The Essential Kitchen Series by Hideo Dekura
Buy used from: $3.29 This book has an excellent section on cleaning and slicing fish for sashimi and tataki.
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 | Polenta by Brigit Legere Binns
Buy used from: $0.48 Grits...not just for breakfast anymore.
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 | Cafe Brazil (Conran Octopus Cookbook Series, 3) by Michael Bateman
Buy used from: $1.65 You never knew tapioca was so versatile. If you like fish, beans, pork and cheese, try Brazilian food.
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 | Perfect Preserves by Hilaire Walden
Buy used from: $3.32 An excellent and attractive reference on a variety of presevation techniques.
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 | Asian Vegetables: From Long Beans to Lemongrass, A Simple Guide to Asian Produce Plus 50 Delicious, Easy Recipes by Sara Deseran
Buy used from: $1.68 This book will clue you in on what to do with all of those odd vegetables you see at the Asian market.
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 | New Soy Cookbook : Tempting Recipes for Soybeans, Soy Milk, Tofu, Tempeh, Miso and Soy Sauce by Lorna Sass
Buy used from: $0.55 Full of not-nessecarily-vegetarian recipes for a variety of soy products.
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 | Flavored Breads (Collister, Linda. Basic Baking.) by Linda Collister
Buy used from: $0.01 A good book for quick non-craft style breads.
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 | Vegetarian Table: France by Georgeanne Brennan
Buy used from: $7.29 Not one of my favorites, but it does have a lot of delicious greens and root vegetable recipes. It's a good book of companion recipes, but not sufficient for meal planning.
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 | Pasta Harvest: Delicious Recipes Using Vegetables at Their Seasonal Best by Janet Fletcher
Buy used from: $0.01 A handy reference for quick pastas with seasonal vegetables.
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 | Vegetarian Dinner in Minutes by Linda Gassenheimer
Buy used from: $0.01 This book reminds me of the food I ate in college. Needless to say, I don't use it very often.
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 | The Cheese Course by Janet Fletcher
Buy new: $14.96 / Used from: $0.43 Turn your cheese into an entire course. This book has excellent serving suggestions, as well as a good basic reference on cheese types and appropriate storage and serving.
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 | Simple French Desserts by Jill O'Connor
Buy used from: $9.95 This book is bound to help you impress somebody.
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