 | The Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook
Buy used from: $10.99 I live & die by this book. It's the first place I go when I need a basic recipe.
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 | I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking by Alton Brown
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $14.49 Fun with kitchen science! Recipes in the book are better than on Alton's show.
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 | The Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American Cooks by Edna Lewis
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $9.99 My new favorite. I'd kill to spend a day in the kitchen with Chef Peacock and Miss Edna.
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 | Professional Cooking by Wayne Gisslen
Buy used from: $13.50 My first culinary textbook,& it's still a staple in my kitchen years later.
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 | Modern Classics (Book 1) by Donna Hay
Buy new: $17.96 / Used from: $6.75 Don't tell my clients, but many of my recipes much of my inspiration comes from this book.
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 | Gracious Goodness: The Taste of Memphis
Buy used from: $0.70 A rare gem of Southern cooking. Worth finding!
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 | The Appetizer Atlas: A World of Small Bites by Arthur L. Meyer
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $19.06 The only appetizer book you'll ever need.
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 | The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $34.49 So decadent it's down-right erotic.
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 | The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day by Martha Stewart
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $0.19 There's a reason why Martha's been so successful - she's good at what she does. This is the only Martha book you'll ever need.
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 | Hot and Sticky BBQ by Ted Reader
Buy used from: $0.55 A Canadian friend introduced me to Ted's work. Fabulous stuff!
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 | Culinaria: The United States: A Culinary Discovery by Randi Danforth
Buy used from: $18.51 The recips are hit & miss, but this is a fascinating read if you're interested in American regionalism in food.
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 | A Taste of Cuba: Recipes From the Cuban-American Community by Linette Creen
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $3.63 There's not much Cuban food in my part of the country & it's a shame. Linette Creen to the rescue!
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 | Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain
Buy used from: $0.01 Not a cookbook, but a must-read if you're interested in the restaurant industry.
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 | The 1997 Joy of Cooking by Marion Rombauer Becker
Buy new: $27.36 / Used from: $10.48 What? Did you think I'd forget the end-all, be-all classic?
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 | Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals 2 by Rachael Ray
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.01 Practical, fun, and useful for any level of cook. Ray's writing is as incessantly perky as her Food TV shows.
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 | Cheese Primer by Steven Jenkins
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.19 No recipes, just an excellent, easy-to-use reference. My husband & I are eating our way through this book.
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 | Zingerman's Guide to Good Eating: How to Choose the Best Bread, Cheeses, Olive Oil, Pasta, Chocolate, and Much More by Ari Weinzweig
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $0.01 If you're a foodie, this should be your bible. Read this book. Live this book. Worship this book.
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 | Zingerman's Guide to Giving Great Service by Ari Weinzweig
Buy new: $16.95 / Used from: $9.60 More bowing to the alter that is Zingerman's.
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 | Mommy Made and Daddy Too! (Revised): Home Cooking for a Healthy Baby & Toddler by Martha Kimmel
Buy new: $12.24 / Used from: $1.74 Because you're never too young to develop good taste.
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