Reading Ideas: Cookbooks

Note that I haven’t read most of these, and this is just a sampling of options. I compiled it by referencing Amazon listmania lists and the most recent bestsellers. The possibilities are endless! What’s your favorite cookbook?

• A Man, a Can, a Plan : 50 Great Guy Meals Even You Can Make by David Joachim
• A Real American Breakfast: The Best Meal of the Day, Any Time of the Day by Cheryl Alters Jamison
• Baking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America by The Culinary Institute of America
• Baking with Julia Savor the Joys of Baking with America’s Best Bakers by Dorie Greenspan
• Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (Better Homes & Gardens Plaid) by Better Homes & Gardens
• Betty Crocker’s Picture Cookbook by Betty Crocker Editors
• Breakfast Book by Marion Cunningham
• Chez Panisse Café Cookbook by Alice L. Waters
• Classic 30-Minute Meals: The All-Occasion Cookbook by Rachael Ray
• Cooking Light Complete Cookbook: A Fresh New Way to Cook (Book & CD-ROM) by Editors of Cooking Light Magazine
• Crepes: Sweet and Savory Recipes for the Home Cook by Lou Seibert
• Emeril’s New New Orleans Cooking by Emeril Lagasse
• Everyday Food: Great Food Fast by Martha Stewart Living Magazine
• Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes by Giada De Laurentiis
• Fannie Flagg’s Original Whistle Stop Cafe Cookbook: Featuring : Fried Green Tomatoes, Southern Barbecue, Banana Split Cake, and Many Other Great Recipes by Fannie Flagg
• Fresh from the Vegetarian Slow Cooker: 200 Recipes for Healthy and Hearty One-Pot Meals That Are Ready When You Are by Robin Robertson
• Frugal Gourmet by Jeff Smith
• How to Cook Everything (Completely Revised 10th Anniversary Edition): 2,000 Simple Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman
• Hungry Girl: 200 Under 200: 200 Recipes Under 200… by Lisa Lillien
• Jacques Pepin’s Simple and Healthy Cooking by Jacques Pepin
• James Beard’s American Cookery by James Beard
• Jane Grigson’s Fruit Book (At Table) by Jane Grigson
• Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition – 2006 by Irma S. Rombauer
• Julia’s Kitchen Wisdom: Essential Techniques and Recipes from a Lifetime of Cooking by Julia Child
• Madhur Jaffrey’s World Vegetarian: More Than 650 Meatless Recipes from Around the World by Madhur Jaffrey
• Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart
• Mastering The Art of French Cooking, Volume One (1) (Fortieth – 40th – Anniversary Edition) (Vol 1) by Julia Child
• Mr. Food Cooks Like Mama by Art Ginsburg
• New Tastes from Texas by Stephan Pyles
• Nobu: The Cookbook by Nobuyuki Matsuhisa
• Patsy’s Cookbook: Classic Italian Recipes from a New York City Landmark Restaurant by Salvatore Scognamillo
• Rachael Ray’s Big Orange Book: Her Biggest Ever Collection of All-New 30-Minute Meals Plus Kosher Meals, Meals for One, Veggie Dinners, Holiday Favorites, and Much More! by Rachael Ray
• Rao’s Cookbook: Over 100 Years of Italian Home Cooking by Frank Pellegrino
• Staff Meals from Chanterelle by David Waltuck
• The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook by Alice B. Toklas
• The American Country Inn and Bed & Breakfast Cookbook, Vol. 1: More Than 1,700 Crowd-Pleasing Recipes from 500 American Inns by Kitty Maynard
• The America’s Test Kitchen Family Cookbook, Heavy-Duty Revised Edition by America’s Test Kitchen
• The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recip… by Alice Waters
• The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
• The Best Recipes in the World by Mark Bittman
• The Big Book of Breakfast: Serious Comfort Food for Any Time of the Day by Maryana Vollstedt
• The Big Book of Casseroles: 250 Recipes for Serious Comfort Food by Maryana Vollstedt
• The Bon Appetit Cookbook by Barbara Fairchild
• The Collard Patch by Mary Lou Cheatham
• The Flying Biscuit Cafe Cookbook: Breakfast and Beyond by April Moon
• The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life by Ellie Krieger
• The French Laundry Cookbook by Thomas Keller
• The Gluten-Free Vegetarian Kitchen: Delicious and Nutritious Wheat-Free, Gluten-Free Dishes by Donna Klein
• The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion: The All-Purpose Baking Cookbook by King Arthur Flour
• The Mediterranean Vegan Kitchen by Donna Klein
• The New Becoming Vegetarian: The Essential Guide To A Healthy Vegetarian Diet by Vesanto Melina
• The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition by Cook’s Illustrated Magazine
• The Pie and Pastry Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
• The Professional Chef by Culinary Institute of America
• The Secrets of Jesuit Breadmaking by Rick Curry
• The Silver Spoon by Phaidon Press
• The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids’ Favorite Meals by Missy Chase Lapine
• The Tra Vigne Cookbook by Michael Chiarello
• The Zuni Cafe Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco’s Beloved Restaurant by Judy Rodgers
• Tyler’s Ultimate: Brilliant Simple Food to Make Any Time by Tyler Florence
• Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
• Weber’s Big Book of Grilling by Jamie Purviance