LaTavolaMarche wrote:

Favs:

Silver spoon Cookbook - FABULOUS index - easy to search by food/ingredient.
Artusi - Italian culinary bible (ours is in Italian)
Joy of Cooking - American bible of cooking - best cookies recipes
Larousse Gastronomique is an encyclopedia of gastronomy
Jamie's Italy
The Beautiful Cookbook series - for their incredible photos - I put a collection of these in all the guest bedrooms.

Joy of Cooking!!!! Yes, ofcourse, how could I forget? This was my stepmom's only cookbook and I remember her copy being totally smudged with all sorts of stains, and there were always bits of flour between the pages.
Thanks for reminding me about this one, I'll definitely get a copy.

Last edited by dawnrigoni (Sat 28 Mar 09 4:56pm)

minerva wrote:

Question??? for bcrain...............it really is such a good idea for JO to do a children's range of junior cookbooks (especially since he's such  a family man, & devoted to changing cooking/eating habits)...........why don't you suggest it to the "office"?
It may be that being so busy doing all his usual stuff, he hasn't thought of it yet?

Thanks for the feedback ladies! I think I will as I have something else I need to comment on. I really think that would be awsome for kids. At certain times my son gets books given to him that are somehow funded by the Gov't and these kids in Elementary schools are all given these books for free ( somehow I am sure I have paid for it one way or another ) But you know what? They are kind of lame and uninteresting books to tell you the truth. That's what made me think of JO... it seems a perfect fit.( especially for the kids in the UK )

Ok, finally I made my decision:

Happy Days with the Naked Chef - Jamie Oliver
50 Great Curries of India - Camellia Panjabi
Medina Kitchen: Home Cooking from North Africa - Fiona Dunlop

   

OK everyone, I have a new favorite cook book:
The Hummingbird Bakery cookbook!!! It arrived today and OH MY GOD, everything looks so amazingly scrumptious. As soon as I bake something from it I'll post it in my blog.
By the way, the hummingbird bakery is in London and specializes in cupcakes.

I just got a few new cookbooks

1. Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet, Padam Lakshmi, I really like this one
2. mezze, Beverly le Blanc, lots of basics
3. Gordon Ramsay, Healthy Appetite, I like it but haven't cooked from it yet.

I also really like this magazine http://www.flavoursmagazine.ca/