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Cookbooks: My Favorite Five
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Food for the Soul: Traditional Jewish Wisdom for Healthy EatingFood for the Soul: Traditional Jewish Wisdom for Healthy Eating by Chana Rubin
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $10.24
I loved this so-much-more-than-a-cookbook book. The author gives out sound and reasonable advice on nutrition and manages to make it extremely interesting! The recipes are wonderful (at least the ones I've tried); simple, but elegant and delicious. I would highly recommend this book to anyone serious about eating healthier (while actually enjoying the food).
365 Ways to Cook Chicken: Simply the Best Chicken Recipes You'll Find Anywere!365 Ways to Cook Chicken: Simply the Best Chicken Recipes You'll Find Anywere! by Cheryl Sedaker
Buy used from: $0.15
The best chicken recipe book ever published. The recipes are simple and scrumptious. You couldn't ask for more in a recipe book!
Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious RecipesEveryday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes by Giada De Laurentiis
Buy new: $20.47 / Used from: $15.20
I consider Giada's Italian recipes the best. Never overly-complicated; simple food that is always satisfying. You need this book in your collection!
Craig Claiborne's Kitchen PrimerCraig Claiborne's Kitchen Primer by Craig Claiborne
Buy used from: $2.28
Every beginning cook needs this book. Read it carefully and learn well.
I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0 by Alton Brown
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $21.44
The other book new cooks need. Great for those of us who learned to cook, but didn't really realize it was working all due to science! Alton explains it all!