 | Beat This! Cookbook by Ann Hodgman
Buy used from: $3.38 Ann Hodgeman dares you to beat her recipes. She provides many humorous background stories for each recipe. The recipes are good too.
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 | Beat That! Cookbook by Ann Hodgman
Buy used from: $5.00 This is the companion cookbook to "Beat This". You will see the author actually concede a recipe or two to others who have sent in better recipes. This author has a funny life.
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 | New York Cookbook: From Pelham Bay to Park Avenue, Firehouses to Four-Star Restaurants by Molly O'Neill
Buy new: $17.95 / Used from: $0.01 Who doesn't love New York? Read about the fascinating people who make up some of the best cooks in the City. Read about National Spaghetti Carbonara Day.
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 | The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $17.06 You know a cookbook is a winner when the price never goes down. This is the first of the Contessa's books and every recipe is treat to read about. She is a cook who appreciates other cooks and learns from them.
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 | At Home with Michael Chiarello: Easy Entertaining by Michael Chiarello
Buy used from: $17.64 Okay, I have a crush on Chef Michael. You will too after you read about his fabulous Napa lifestyle. His signature is to take familiar foods such as Ceasar Salad and present it to friends with a whole new twist.
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 | Chez Jacques: Traditions and Rituals of a Cook by Jacques Pepin
Buy new: $29.70 / Used from: $10.00 A fascinating auto-biography from the worlds ranking chef. Some classic recipes too.
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 | The Barbecue! Bible: Over 500 Recipes by Steven Raichlen
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $1.13 I was thrilled to read about some of the worlds best Hawker food from of some of the places I have eaten at first hand. Raichlen circles the globe and relates great stories. Everyone with a barbeque should read this bible.
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 | The All-American Cookie Book by Nancy Baggett
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $4.37 This book is an all time excellent resource. Every conceivable cookie is explored in delicious detail in this great read. She provides fun stories too.
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 | A Passion for Baking by Marcy Goldman
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $16.55 This is one of the cookbooks that accidentally came to my attention through a cookbook club that I forgot to reply to. I have used it at least a dozen times. The introductory chapters are manditory reading if you want to be a successful baker. There are some great baking tips.
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 | CookSmart: Perfect Recipes for Every Day by Pam Anderson
Buy new: $16.30 / Used from: $0.02 Anderson gives specific detail on how she has arrived at the Perfect Recipe ie:Ceasar Salad. Incidentally I have made the Ceasar Salad at least 100 times and I always think of Pam's last words from this chapter..."My teenage daughters say they can eat this salad everynight" My daughters said the same thing.
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 | The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller
Buy new: $31.50 / Used from: $30.00 This might even be considered a great picture book as well as a great read. This is cooking in its purest form.
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 | Desperation Entertaining! by Beverly Mills
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $0.01 I have dreams of grandeur when it comes to entertaining, I live life through these girls. Hillarious
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 | Mormon Family Cookbook by Helen Thackeray
Buy used from: $5.66 Regional cooking at its finest. These 3 women, all professionals in their own right, have gathered basic and timeless recipes that will live forever. . One author was the General Foods kitchen manager for over 40 years. Favorite chapters are: Meet Together Often, In the Season Therof, Enjoy Your Year's Supply. Very Mormon subjects all.
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| Jim Fobel's Old-Fashioned Baking Book by JIM FOBEL
Buy used from: $1.72 This is probably one of the most interesting reads. The author has used all of his ancestors recipes and gives stories for each one. His grandmother baked both a cake and pie every day! Facinating
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