Kay in Cal Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 I enjoy reading cookbooks and have quite a few, but most of them I can honestly say I've never used. For years I had a battered old copy of the Joy of Cooking that was my most used reference, but now for a quick question (how long should I bake this?) I just Google. The cookbook that I seem to turn to most when I want to actually cook something, or even find a new recipe to try, is The New Best Recipe from Cook's Illustrated. http://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-All-New/dp/0936184744 How about you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CactusPair Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I like to read cookbooks, but I only really use 2. The Joy of Cooking and Special Diet for Special Kids. The Internet is where I get a lot of cooking info now, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban_mom Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 squirrel???? But I am sorta into southern cooking these days, so I reference it for fun stuff...especially desserts. A guy we know from church has been texting me: "when do I get to eat your strawberry cake again?" ever since I pulled that one out. But you don't want to get it for health conscious reasons...most recipes include either jello or mayonnaise or cream of chicken/celery/broccoli soup. But their crab cakes recipe is fabulous-o. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philda62 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I use my Better Homes and Garden and Pillsbury cookbooks a lot. I have several others but do not use them as often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dani n Monies Mom Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The Joy of Cooking is the one I come back to the most. I checked out the Blue Willow Inn cookbook, but never used a recipe. I think I better check it out again, you make it sound so good. Ava Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lwilliams1922 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 nurishing traditions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Sandra Lee's 20-minute meals is awesome!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 As much as I love cookbooks (I own shelves full!), I usually don't cook from them. Simply Recipes, on the other hand, is a wonderful resource that I use all the time. Only one recipe hasn't made the cut around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jami Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Other than allrecipes.com you mean? :D I use my Better Homes and Gardens book quite a bit and one that my high school National Honor Society gathered local recipes for, it's got a lot of "down-home cooking" type recipes. I also have a Saving Dinner cookbook that I like several things from, even though I don't use the full menus or lists. But mostly I just Google what I'm looking for. :001_smile: Jami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The red plaid one (is it Better Homes and Gardens?) . I also have a really neat one from the Mennonite General Conference group (I think) called Extending the Table. It is wonderful too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarah CB Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I love Jamie Oliver's cookbooks - I think my favourite is Jamie's Dinners. He uses real food and it's been a neat adventure for me to make some of his dishes. Last week I made Chicken Tiki Masala and it was *so* good. I usually try to make something new from one of his cookbooks every week or two. http://www.amazon.com/Jamies-Dinners-Essential-Family-Cookbook/dp/1401301940/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1221698460&sr=8-1 I use The Joy of Cooking for general questions. I use Food that Really Schmeks fairly often as well - my mom used it when I was growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mamagistra Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 My most-used faves are America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook (like Best Recipe but with some simplification) and Julie Sahni's Classic Indian Cooking. When I feel like something global, I rely on Jeff Smith's The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors...mmm, peasant food. :drool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoughCollie Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I like the Betty Crocker Cookbook, edition from the 1970s. I hardly ever use a cookbook, though I love reading them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PineFarmMom Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I go to allrecipes for practically everything, but as far as cookbooks, I like some of my old southern living cookbooks. I used to have this incredible one from my mom's church. I swear, I wish I could go to one potluck at that church...everything in that cookbook was superb. I lost it. I've looked and looked, to no avail. :( Teresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Governess Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Saving Dinner by Leanne Ely. All of the meals are fast and simple or go in the crockpot. Everything I have made has been a hit. The book is actually set up as a weekly menu. Each week has 7 recipes and a shopping list. Some of the recipes will use extra meat from the previous night's meal, etc. and they are based on the seasons, so fall includes more soups and spring more spring veggies, etc. I don't use the lists because they are made for a family of 6 and it's too much food for us. But I highly recommend it to anyone who has a hard time organizing a week's worth of meals and doesn't like to spend a lot of time in the kitchen with complicated recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PariSarah Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 How to Cook Without A Book. By Pam Anderson. Have I mentioned it here before? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmommy Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I have shelves of cookbooks and actually use many of them regularly. We try new recipes all the time. Here are the ones that get pulled out every week: Simply In Season (and Simply In Season Kids) More With Less My boys love it when I pull out this book. All American Cookie Book. It means treats for them. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moira in MA Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Like many posters, I have lots of cook books. Difference is, I use them but never quite follow the recipe -- kwim? I have to plan our weekly meals pretty carefully due to eating preferences, braces and time constraints. I find Moosewood Simple Suppers, If Kalimos Has a Chef and Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone, and Madhur Jaffrey's Food for Friends and Family and her Indian Cooking to be most commonly used. I also use the Winter Vegetarian (in winter!) I find that I quickly get into a rut if I don't use cook books. I recently bought Alice Water's The Art of Simple Food to use to teach dd (14) to cook. I seldom 'read' a cookbook, just browse with something particular in mind. This one, I read and tested. It is thorough and, as it's title promises-- simple. Perfect as a learning book. Moira Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaceyinLA Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Whole Foods for the Whole Family by La Leche League International. This is, without a DOUBT the BEST cookbook I've ever come across. There's no gourmet stuff, but the book is LOADED with good info and recipes. Mine is about ready to be replaced it's so worn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faith Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 nurishing traditions Same here OR the internet for recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Southern Living Cookbook used to be #1. Now, it is a crockpot cookbook, sorry don't remember the name, I purchased from Cracker Barrel. That or the one my sil put together for me for Christmas last year.. It is fabulous! She took all the recipes I had called and asked for at one time or another, plus the ones my kids had raved about and assembled them scrapbook fashion into a cookbook. Marvelous gift!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarahli Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Just started using this one, daily. Supper's on the table, come home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolash Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Better Homes and Gardens and a church cookbook from our third appointment. I will also occasionally use one of my Rachel Ray's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 American Wholefoods Cuisine -- My copy is about 25 years old and is in three pieces (the spine having dissolved years ago). I suppose I should get a new one. For baking, it's a tie: King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking and Bob's Red Mill Baking Book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquilt Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Whole Foods for the Whole Family by La Leche League International. This is, without a DOUBT the BEST cookbook I've ever come across. There's no gourmet stuff, but the book is LOADED with good info and recipes. Mine is about ready to be replaced it's so worn. I agree - I use mine a lot :) Shameless plug, my mom has a recipe in that cookbook from when she was actively involved in LLL while home with us - she's on page 32 "Button Soup". I also use More With Less a lot. My mom put together a cookbook when I got married that I use a lot, with lots of family recipes for favorites; I've added to it and it's a favorite resource now.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommylawyer Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The Joy of Cooking The All-New Ultimate Southern Living Cookbook Couldn't live without either! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_Edgerton Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The Classic Cookbook by Christopher Kimball (the America's Test Kitchen guy) The Ultimate Vegetarian Cookbook by Paul Gayler and it isn't really a cookbook but I use it almost daily as a reference Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Companion I also use Nigella Lawson's cookbooks especially Nigella Express. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doran Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 As much as I love cookbooks (I own shelves full!), I usually don't cook from them. Simply Recipes, on the other hand, is a wonderful resource that I use all the time. Only one recipe hasn't made the cut around here. I was JUST ON this site tonight and thought to myself, "Now this actually looks like a good resource." Great to know you agree. ;) I have many cookbooks. I have one or two recipes in each one that I use with regularity. The books open to those pages almost automatically, and the paper there is spattered with ingredients matching whatever is printed on that page. The other pages of each book are clean and unused. :D I suppose, if push came to shove and I had to give up all but one, I'd keep Joy of Cooking (the old version) and go from there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cin Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I use Taste of Home. Well, their website. I've never had a bad recipe from them. It's nothing special, just really delicious, down home, recipes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 One Bite Won't Kill Ya, Jan Karon's Mitford cookbook and 5 in 10 (a cookbook from Berekely) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire up north Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Fannie Farmer. I'm actually on my 3rd copy cuz I wore my first two copies out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshyne Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 How to Cook Without A Book. By Pam Anderson. Have I mentioned it here before? :D Love this one! I bought it after hearing you rave about it. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Once Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Fannie Farmer. I'm actually on my 3rd copy cuz I wore my first two copies out! :iagree: I think the manufacturing maybe a tish off. I'm looking at buying my second one. I do love my Fannie Farmer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairie~Phlox Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I use a cookbook that I got a long time ago called Not Just Beans I'm not even sure if you can get the cookbook anymore. But it has tons of mixes in it, like Shake & Bake, salad dressings, etc. I also use Betty Crocker's Cookbook. I have lot of other cookbooks, but use allrecipes.com a lot too. Phlox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie in SWVA Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Almost 30 years ago now, my mother-in-law got me one of the first editions of the More With Less Cookbook. I am now on my fourth copy of that book. One mildewed, one caught on fire, one just fell apart from use. Just tonight, most of our dinner came from recipes in that book - Master Baking Mix, Applesauce Crunch. and Brown Breadsticks. Even though I often wander from that cookbook, I always return to my favorites that I have found there. Some of that publisher's new creations are fun - Simply in Season and Extending the Table - are fun, but the original is still the best. More with Less got us through our lean years and even though we are now in our more well to do years, it is still a good and comforting friend. Susie in SWVA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I talk to the trees Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Fannie Farmer. I'm actually on my 3rd copy cuz I wore my first two copies out! Yup! Fannie Farmer here, too! We have a paperback copy that I found at a yard sale for 25 cents. It has been used so much that it has split into 3 pieces, which we now affectionately refer to as Volumes 1, 2, and 3. Pizza dough, for example, can be found in the last few pages of volume 2!:D Funny that this should come up right now. Last night, I told dh that if he wanted to buy me something to forget flowers and candy, and just get me a new, hardback edition of Fannie Farmer! (What was I thinking?! Never tell a man to NOT bring you chocolate!) -Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The Pillsbury cookbook gets used frequently. So does my Joy. My favorite for baking is the King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion. I really want the second book, but I keep forgetting to tell dh in time for him to order if for birthday/Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizzyBee Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I love my cookbooks, but I really need to give them away, because in reality I use http://www.allrecipes.com 99% of the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The American Woman's Cook Book, copyright 1947, taught me how to cook and bake. I've looked over many other books, and I keep coming back to this one. I just really like the recipes and teaching information. In addition to the recipes I actually use, it has historical value as well. It includes recipes for partidge, quail, grouse, squirrel, oppossum, hot dog and hamburger buns, and marshmallows. People use to make their own marshmallows?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 The Moosewood Cookbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staci in MO Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 It's what I often buy for shower gifts. I also have the Taste of Home Cookbook, which I use a lot, but I still use Better Homes and Gardens more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 http://www.amazon.com/Betty-Crocker-Cookbook-Everything-Today/dp/0764568779/ref=ed_oe_o and www.allrecipes.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tap Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Cooking Light- Best of America The Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rose in BC Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Other than allrecipes.com you mean? :D I use my Better Homes and Gardens book quite a bit and one that my high school National Honor Society gathered local recipes for, it's got a lot of "down-home cooking" type recipes. I also have a Saving Dinner cookbook that I like several things from, even though I don't use the full menus or lists. But mostly I just Google what I'm looking for. :001_smile: Jami Actually I collect cookbooks but I really like my new Cooking Light compilation. I love Cooking Light magazines too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 More With Less, Betty Crocker CookBook, and AllRecipes.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I use my Better Homes and Garden and Pillsbury cookbooks a lot. I have several others but do not use them as often. These are my "go to" books, also, though my Pillsbury seems to have taken a side trip during our last move. Other than those, the one I use the most is the cookbook our extended family put together for a family reunion about ten years ago. Some of the aunts actually followed Grandma into the kitchen and watched! So we now have at least reasonable estimates for all those "a little of this" and "til it looks right" measurements. Priceless in the comfort food department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I agree with the LLL cookbook, it really is great. I subscribe to Martha Stewart's Everyday Food magazine. I love getting a new mini-cookbook in the mail every month. I always get inspired by something. I use a *ton* of recipes I've culled from those magazines. Although...we have had a few misses as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I enjoy reading cookbooks and have quite a few, but most of them I can honestly say I've never used. For years I had a battered old copy of the Joy of Cooking that was my most used reference, but now for a quick question (how long should I bake this?) I just Google. The cookbook that I seem to turn to most when I want to actually cook something, or even find a new recipe to try, is The New Best Recipe from Cook's Illustrated. http://www.amazon.com/New-Best-Recipe-All-New/dp/0936184744 How about you? Much the same for me, same authors except I use America's Test Kitchen Family Cookbook. It has a loose-leaf format that is easy to use. Many of the same recipes as the New Best Recipe book but a lot of them are simpler fare for busy nights. Many recipes are too fattening, however, so I employ some substitutions here and there to use less fats. [ex: using olive oil instead of butter]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alenee Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I still love my Betty Crocker books as well except when I want to bake from scratch and the recipe calls for packaged ingredients. That's when I turn to my new favorite, Mennonite Country Style Recipes and Kitchen Secrets. It truly seems to have everything. In fact, as soon as I post this I'm going to look up why my pastry dough hasn't been sticking together correctly...:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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