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The Joy of Cooking

by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker

Since its original publication, Joy of Cooking has been the most authoritative cookbook in America? the one upon which millions of cooks have confidently relied for more than sixty-five years. It's the book your grandmother and mother probably learned to cook from, the book you gave your sister when she got married. This, the first revision in more than twenty years, is better than ever. Here's why: Every... (more)

Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book

by Sandra Granseth, Tricia Laning

Whether a pro in the kitchen, or a novice just starting out, cooks will find everything they need to serve delicious meals. Each recipe contains fewer calories, less salt, sugar, and fat--prepared with less time and effort. Includes more than 1,300 delicious recipes for all occasions, hundreds of cooking tips, 30 pages of easy-to-use charts, nutritional analysis for each recipe, and more than 440 full-color... (more)

The Moosewood Cookbook: Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York

The Moosewood Cookbook: Recipes from Moosewood Restaurant, Ithaca, New York

by Mollie Katzen

Since its original publication in 1977, this influential and enormously popular cookbook has been at the forefront of the revolution in American eating habits. MOOSEWOOD was listed by the New York Times as one of the top ten best-selling cookbooks of all time, and no wonder. With her sophisticated, easy-to-prepare vegetarian recipes, charming pen-and-ink drawings, hand lettering, and conversational tone, Mollie... (more)

I'm Just Here for the Food

Food + Heat = Cooking

by Alton Brown

As host of Food Network's Good Eats , Alton Brown entertains and informs viewers with a lively mix of wit blended with wisdom, history with pop culture, and science with the kind of common cooking sense that our grandmothers took for granted. In this, his first cookbook, Brown presents readers with an instruction manual for the kitchen, combining 60 wide-ranging recipes with a wealth of culinary information that... (more)

Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook)

Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook)

by Rachael Ray

Even your favorite dinner can lose its appeal when it’s in constant rotation, so mix it up! With her largest collection of recipes yet, Food Network’s indefatigable cook Rachael Ray guarantees you’ll be able to put something fresh and exciting on your dinner table every night for a full year... without a single repeat! Based on the original 30-Minute Meal cooking classes that started it all, these recipes prove... (more)

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats

Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats

by Sally Fallon, Pat Connolly, Mary G. Enig

A full-spectrum nutritional cookbook with a startling message--animal fats and cholesterol are vital factors in the human diet, necessary for reproduction and normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Includes information on how to prepare grains, health benefits of bone broths and enzyme-rich lacto-fermented foods.

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook

by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero

Full of innovative recipes “for which even a carnivore would give up a night of meat” ( San Francisco Chronicle ), Veganomicon proves that vegan cuisine has no limits when it comes to flavor. This exuberant and masterful collection features 250 gourmet recipes—many of which are free of gluten, soy, or tofu—that taste even better than their meat and dairy counterparts. The cookbook is complete with menus and... (more)

How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food

How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food

by Mark Bittman

Great Food Made Simple Here's the breakthrough one-stop cooking reference for today's generation of cooks! Nationally known cooking authority Mark Bittman shows you how to prepare great food for all occasions using simple techniques, fresh ingredients, and basic kitchen equipment. Just as important, How to Cook Everything takes a relaxed, straightforward approach to cooking, so you can enjoy yourself in... (more)

Fix-It and Forget-It Cookbook

by Dawn J. Ranck, Phyllis Pellman Good

Who’s hungry? EVERYONE. Who has time to cook? NO ONE. Dig out the slow cooker. Add a second and a third if you wish. Fill one with main-dish fixins and the others with go-alongs. Do it in the morning—or between work and after-school events. Come home to richly-flavored, ready-to-serve food. Slow cookers are having a comeback. With good reason. They are friends on a day of running errands. They... (more)

Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock

Vegan with a Vengeance : Over 150 Delicious, Cheap, Animal-Free Recipes That Rock

by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

In Vegan with a Vengeance , Isa Chandra Moskowitz, cohost of the vegan cooking show, The Post Punk Kitchen , brings the do-it-yourself, community-driven ethos of punk rock into the kitchen. Her cooking philosophy embraces being kind to animals (all recipes are completely animal-product free) and your wallet--while being creative and having fun in the process. She emphasizes fresh ingredients over heavily... (more)

Mastering the Art of French Cooking

by Julia Child

Revised edition of the classic cookbook, originally published in 1961.

Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 10th Edition

Betty Crocker Cookbook: Everything You Need to Know to Cook Today, 10th Edition

by Betty Crocker

The Best Just Got Better The Most Trusted Cookbook From foolproof, dependable recipes to reliable how-to advice, the Betty Crocker Cookbook has everything you need for the way you cook today. Whether you're a new or experienced cook, The Betty CrockerCookbook? is the book for you! Comprehensive resource, with more than 1,000 easy-to-follow recipes Creative cooking ideas,... (more)

Nigella Bites

From Family Meals to Elegant Dinners - Easy, Delectable Recipes for Any Occasion

by Nigella Lawson

With her charming style, delicious recipes, bestselling cookbooks, and popular cooking show, Nigella Lawson has become a household name -- symbolizing all that is sumptuous and pleasurable about food. In Nigella Bites , Nigella shares her favorite recipes that are easy to make after a busy day at the office, perfect to linger over during a lazy weekend, or fun to make with kids on a rainy afternoon. All the... (more)

Rachael Ray Express Lane Meals: What to Keep on Hand, What to Buy Fresh for the Easiest-Ever 30-Minute Meals

Rachael Ray Express Lane Meals: What to Keep on Hand, What to Buy Fresh for the Easiest-Ever 30-Minute Meals

by Rachael Ray

How can you get a wholesome, delicious dinner on the table without spending time on long lines at the supermarket? Rachael knows how! Her secret weapon is keeping plenty of versatile, flavorful ingredients in the cupboard, fridge, and freezer, combining these staples with just a few fresh items—never more then ten—to create delicious meals for every night of the week. In Express Lane Meals , Rachael provides her... (more)

The Cake Mix Doctor

by Anne Byrn

The Cake Mix Doctor is in! And the prescription is simple: By doctoring up packaged cake mix with just the right extras--a touch of sweet butter here, cocoa powder there, or poppy seeds, vanilla yogurt, sherry, eggs, and grated lemon zest for the Charleston Poppy Seed Cake--even the least experienced baker can turn out luscious signature desserts, time after time. The proof is in the taste, and the taste never... (more)

Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make

Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make

by Alan Richardson

Witty, one-of-a-kind imaginative cupcake designs using candies from the local convenience store. America's favorite food photography team, responsible for the covers of America's top magazines, shows how to create funny, scary, and sophisticated masterpieces, using a zipper lock bag and common candies and snack items.With these easy-to-follow techniques, even the most kitchen-challenged cooks can • raise a... (more)

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

by Zoe Francois, Jeff Hertzberg

There’s nothing like the smell of freshly baked bread to fill a kitchen with warmth, eager appetites, and endless praise for the baker who took on such a time-consuming task. Now, you can fill your kitchen with the irresistible aromas of a French bakery every day with just five minutes of active preparation time, and Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day will show you how. Coauthors Jeff Hertzberg and Zoë... (more)

JAMIE AT HOME: COOK YOUR WAY TO THE GOOD LIFE

JAMIE AT HOME: COOK YOUR WAY TO THE GOOD LIFE

by Jamie Oliver

Home is where the heart is . . . This book is very close to my heart. It's about no-nonsense, simple cooking with great flavors all year round. When I began writing it, I didn't really know what recipes I would come up with, but something began to inspire me very quickly . . . my vegetable patch! I came to realize last year that it's not always about looking out at the wider world for inspiration.... (more)

I'm Just Here for More Food

Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking

by Alton Brown

In his best-selling first book, Food Network star Alton Brown described what happens when food meets heat. Now Brown is back and ready to revolutionize the world of baking-and more. Breads, cakes, cookies, pies, custards, ice creams: The popular host of Good Eats explores the science behind our favorite sweets-and savories-explaining it all in his own inimitable style. The book opens with a complete... (more)

Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again

Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again

by Ina Garten

Throughout the years that she has lived and worked in East Hampton, Ina Garten has catered and attended countless parties and dinners. She will be the first to tell you, though, that nothing beats a cozy dinner, surrounded by the people you love most, in the comfort that only your own home can provide. In Barefoot Contessa at Home , Ina shares her life in East Hampton, the recipes she loves, and her secrets to... (more)

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by Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker

by Sandra Granseth, Tricia Laning

by Mollie Katzen

Food + Heat = Cooking

by Alton Brown

by Rachael Ray

by Sally Fallon, Pat Connolly, Mary G. Enig

by Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Terry Hope Romero

by Mark Bittman

by Dawn J. Ranck, Phyllis Pellman Good

by Isa Chandra Moskowitz

by Julia Child

by Betty Crocker

From Family Meals to Elegant Dinners - Easy, Delectable Recipes for Any Occasion

by Nigella Lawson

by Rachael Ray

by Anne Byrn

by Alan Richardson

by Zoe Francois, Jeff Hertzberg

by Jamie Oliver

Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking

by Alton Brown

by Ina Garten