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The Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian FoodThe Splendid Table: Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food by Lynne Rossetto Kasper
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $6.99
Lovely cookbook with superb recipes and fascinating history and stories
The New Best Recipe: All-New EditionThe New Best Recipe: All-New Edition by Cook's Illustrated Magazine
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $18.49
Great for new cooks. Good, simple and thoroughly tested recipes
Vegetarian Cooking for EveryoneVegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
Buy used from: $8.38
Wonderful for vegetarians and for side dishes for carnivores
The Modern Art of Chinese Cooking: Techniques and RecipesThe Modern Art of Chinese Cooking: Techniques and Recipes by Barbara Tropp
Buy used from: $29.06
Barbara Tropp's magnum opus. Definitive Chinese cooking
The Provence CookbookThe Provence Cookbook by Patricia Wells
Buy new: $22.76 / Used from: $5.25
A joy to read. Wonderful, rustic food.
Jacques Pepin's Table: The Complete Today's GourmetJacques Pepin's Table: The Complete Today's Gourmet by Jacques Pepin
Buy used from: $4.99
Beautiful menus and terrific recipes presented in Pepin's wonderful style
The Bread BibleThe Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $19.00
Everything you've ever wanted to know about bread
Bobby Flay's Bold American FoodBobby Flay's Bold American Food by Bobby Flay
Buy new: $25.05 / Used from: $6.59
Intensely flavored food beautifully presented
Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals 2Rachael Ray 30-Minute Meals 2 by Rachael Ray
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.01
Ray is every chef's nightmare. Terrific quick meals with no pretense
Sauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce MakingSauces: Classical and Contemporary Sauce Making by James Peterson
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In a word, superb.
Glorious French Food: A Fresh Approach to the ClassicsGlorious French Food: A Fresh Approach to the Classics by James Peterson
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $10.70
Excellent, award-winning collection of French recipes by a master teacher
Fish & Shellfish: The Cook's Indispensable CompanionFish & Shellfish: The Cook's Indispensable Companion by James Peterson
Buy new: $32.30 / Used from: $6.89
The best seafood cookbook around
The Silver SpoonThe Silver Spoon by Phaidon Press
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $12.90
The Fannie Farmer Cookbook of Italy. Absolutely amazing
The French Laundry CookbookThe French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller
Buy new: $29.25 / Used from: $26.86
Many of the ingredients cant be found in avg .grocery stores but still beautiful
The Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American CooksThe Gift of Southern Cooking: Recipes and Revelations from Two Great American Cooks by Edna Lewis
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $10.38
Wonderful and warm southern cooking by the queen
BouchonBouchon by Thomas Keller
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $21.96
Another magnificent Thomas Keller cookbook
Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time")Mexican Everyday (Recipes Featured on Season 4 of the PBS-TV series "Mexico One Plate at a Time") by Rick Bayless
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $15.41
Wonderful easy to prepare Mexican food
The New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, And Science Of Good CookingThe New Making of a Cook: The Art, Techniques, And Science Of Good Cooking by Madeleine Kamman
Buy used from: $14.49
Brilliant. Madeline Kamman's crowning achievement
Charcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and CuringCharcuterie: The Craft of Salting, Smoking, and Curing by Michael Ruhlman
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $21.60
An extraordinarily fascinating book
All About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated CookingAll About Braising: The Art of Uncomplicated Cooking by Molly Stevens
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $19.95
Lucid text and wonderful recipes
Tasty: Get Great Food on the Table Every DayTasty: Get Great Food on the Table Every Day by Roy Finamore
Buy new: $19.80 / Used from: $4.24
Terrific recipes and warm and funny anecdotes. A wonderful addition to any cookbook library.
One Potato, Two PotatoOne Potato, Two Potato by Molly Stevens
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $1.13
A wonderful single-subject cookbook that doesn't limit itself to ONE subject. Everyone loves potatoes and this cookbook will only help to significantly increase that love!