Favorite cookbook?!


Question: Favorite cookbook!?
What is your favorite cookbook and why!?

Mine is the out of print Great American Favorite Brand Name Cookbook (c 1993)!. It's my fave because the recipes are mostly easy and very delicious - there are thousands of them and lots of great photos too!. I've made dozens of dishes from this book that all came out awesome!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


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My favorite has always been the Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery - 23 volumes! You can find any cooking term or ingredient alphabetically!.The recipes range from healthy to positively sinful! It has pictures of ingredients, like cheeses and apples, and the best use for each type!. The set is 30 years old, they have been scorched in a fire, they are falling apart and I still love them and use them!. The recipes are easy to follow and many have visual directions!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

My favorite cookbook is Dinosaur Barbeque with recipes from this BBQ roadhouse style joint in Syracuse NY!. I get fun recipes from there!.
But my go to cookbook is still my Betty Crocker with the ring binder that I have had since the late 80's!. I use it for pie dough, banana bread, beef stroganoff and lots more!.!.!.!.lemon bars!.!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

The Joy of Cooking, and what missywaityourturn said: the volumes from the Women's Day Encyclopedia!.!.!.!.!.!.!.my mom stashed them in a box during an early 80's renovation of her kitchen!.!.!.!.!.!.she "unearthed" them in the last 2 years!.!.!.!.!.!.gave 'em all to me!.!.!.!.!.!.Sweet!!!

James Beard and Julia Child's, anything by them, The Science of Food!.!.!.!.!.!.!.!.the author escapes me right now!.!.!.!.!.


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The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, Betty Crocker, Julia Child's The Way to Cook, The Best of Food and Wine (which had the best Osso Bucco recipe)!. MaryAnn Esposito's Ciao Italia, Plus several local cookbooks, like The Silver Palate and The Hay Day Cookbook!. I love, love , love to cook!. I also love the many copies of my subscriptions to Bon Appetit and Gourmet!. Tried and true!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Mine default cookbook has always been the BH&G one, the one with the red plaid cover!. I love it because it runs the gamut from easy to difficult, and has so many useful tips, tricks, and substitutions!. When in doubt, I turn to that book!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Steven Raichlen's BBQ USA, 750 pages of interesting stories and recipes from barbque joints and chefs all over the US , Culinary Institute of America's Professional Chef, 1000 pages of every basic method and process and recipe you could possibly need to get started in any home or commercial kitchen!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Wow, I don't have a favorite!. I have dozens of cookbooks and I love to cook, but I'm more of an experimental chef!. I like to make use of what I have and have fun with flavors!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Well its not a cookbook !.!.!. I subscribe to Taste of Home magazine and I like it because it has a ton of recipes for comfort food from back in the day and also new recipes!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I have lots of favorite cookbooks!.

Five of my favorite cookbooks deals with recipes and foods that the British Royal Family have eaten!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Everyday Italian By Giada delaurentiis
shes so awesome!
i see her on the food network everyday and
now shes prego!Www@FoodAQ@Com

I love the old Betty Crocker Cookbook, and anything by Fanny Farmer!Www@FoodAQ@Com

Justin Wilson cookbooks, love those cajun recipesWww@FoodAQ@Com

Wilton, semi-homemade with sandra lee, and paula deenWww@FoodAQ@Com

Eat This ~ Dom DeluiseWww@FoodAQ@Com





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