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Apples for Jam: A Colorful CookbookApples for Jam: A Colorful Cookbook by Tessa Kiros
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $14.99
Things Cooks Love: Implements, Ingredients, RecipesThings Cooks Love: Implements, Ingredients, Recipes by Sur La Table
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $4.95
This is a great cookbook for learning about different cooking implements, vessels for cooking, ingredients and ethic cooking. It has great info for foodie want-to-be folks as well as seasoned cooks. There are great recipes through out that use the implement described or are from the region highlighted.
Slurp: Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All NightSlurp: Drinks and Light Fare, All Day, All Night by Jim Hensley
Buy new: $13.25 / Used from: $2.63
This is a fun cookbook for drink recipes and appetizers. The drinks are both alcoholic and non-alcoholic. The book is organized by time of day with drink and food recipes for morning, noon and evening. There are classic and contemporary cocktails featured as well. An added bonus is the beautiful photography throughout.
The Berghoff Family Cookbook: From Our Table to Yours, Celebrating a Century of EntertainingThe Berghoff Family Cookbook: From Our Table to Yours, Celebrating a Century of Entertaining by Carlyn Berghoff
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $6.95
This cookbook features recipes from the famous Chicago landmark restaurant as well as contemporary recipes from its owners. It's a gem.
Small Plates, Perfect Wines: Creating Little Dishes with Big FlavorsSmall Plates, Perfect Wines: Creating Little Dishes with Big Flavors by Lori Lyn Narlock
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $3.74
This a a wonderful cookbook and one of my favorites. The recipes are tapas but I have found that they make a perfect entree for two. I created a dinner party recently cooking entirely from this excellent cookbook which was a lot of fun and the food was a hit with all.
50 Great Pasta Sauces50 Great Pasta Sauces by Pamela Sheldon Johns
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $4.22
50 Great Pasta Sauces is a great cookbook. The sauces are organized by ingredient. Good recipes I've made include Four-Cheese Sauce, Cream Sauce, Lemon-Tuna Sauce and Roasted Chicken Sauce. I notice the author, Pamela Sheldon Johns is publishing another cookbook called 50 Great Appetizer Recipes. I plan to buy it as soon as it comes out.
Mod Mex: Cooking Vibrant Fiesta Flavors at HomeMod Mex: Cooking Vibrant Fiesta Flavors at Home by Scott Linquist
Buy new: $21.89 / Used from: $5.71
Quick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked Meals in 30 Minutes or LessQuick-Fix Vegetarian: Healthy Home-Cooked Meals in 30 Minutes or Less by Robin Robertson
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $11.25
Easy vegan recipes that are delicious and quick to make.
The Texas Cowboy KitchenThe Texas Cowboy Kitchen by June Naylor
Buy used from: $9.99
Great tex-mex cooking accompanied by tales and photos of cowboys and western life.
Goodness Gracious: Recipes for Good Food and Gracious LivingGoodness Gracious: Recipes for Good Food and Gracious Living by Roxie Kelley and Friends
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $4.93
This cookbook is filled with great recipes which as simple to make and satisfying to eat.
Just a Matter of Thyme: A Simple Collection of Satisfying RecipesJust a Matter of Thyme: A Simple Collection of Satisfying Recipes by Roxie Kelley and Friends
Buy new: $12.20 / Used from: $4.36
I find this cookbook filled with easy to make recipes that make great meals.
1001 Foods: The Greatest Gastronomic Sensations on Earth1001 Foods: The Greatest Gastronomic Sensations on Earth
Buy used from: $50.98
Filled with descriptions, photos and recipes this is an food bible, food wish-list and cookbook all in one.
Keeping Good Company: A Season-by-Season Collection of Recipes, with Entertaining and Homemaking IdeasKeeping Good Company: A Season-by-Season Collection of Recipes, with Entertaining and Homemaking Ideas by Roxie Kelley and Friends
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $1.85
This beautifully illustrated book is organized around the changing seasons to make the most of incorporating fresh ingredients into everyday family meals and special holiday gatherings.
The Art and Soul of BakingThe Art and Soul of Baking by Sur La Table
Buy new: $26.40 / Used from: $19.99
This cookbook is stuffed with excellent information, tips and how-to instruction. It will empower you to be a baking genius.
Organic Marin: Recipes from land to tableOrganic Marin: Recipes from land to table
Buy new: $19.79 / Used from: $10.64
Everything I've made from this beautiful cookbook has been simply excellent.