Your favourite cookbook? - Page 2

BeccaAnn · 09-10-2009, 02:46 AM

My favorite cookbooks are series called "Gooseberry Patch". They collect recipes from all over (thought it does seem like most are from the American Midwest) and bring them together and each book has a different theme. The recipes aren't from professional chefs but everyday people who understand that most people don't have a lot of time for cooking.

Stitchawl · 09-10-2009, 03:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Gideon

I really like the Moosewood cookbooks.

Moosewood?!?

You a hippie, son? Do you wear Birkenstocks, drink 'Celestial Seaons's' "Red Zinger" tea, and quote Rod McKuen?

Moosewood has some really great veggie dishes. In fact, it was Moosewood's recipes that made me realize that vegetarian cooking could actually be delicious! I remember when it first came out... I was almost afraid of it. It might just be the most influential cookbook of our generation!

Stitchawl

Donnageddon · 09-10-2009, 03:51 AM

My favorite cookbook is Tandoor Chef Chicken Tikka Masala. Without fear of violating copywrite, I will transcribe:

1. Peel back corner of entree
2. Heat in microwave on high for 3 minutes
3. Remove entree cover and stir rice and sauce
4. Heat on high for 2 more minutes
5. Leave in microwave for 2 minutes
6. Stir and enjoy

All my favorite cookbooks end like that! Ah, the joy of cooking!

hallali · 09-10-2009, 05:36 AM

Oh thank you guys and gals! A lot of inspiration for further cookbook fun

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Ea · 09-10-2009, 11:06 AM

Unfortunately (for you) my favourite cookbook authors only write in Danish, but I can recommend this one: The Scandinavian Cookbook.

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Originally Posted by bookfiend

Not strictly a cookbook, but I love Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking, by Michael Ruhlman. There's an e-book version at Books on Board. It doesn't have a lot of recipes, but shows you how to be a very flexible cook, once you know the ratios for basic foods (breads, cakes, sauces, broths, etc.).

Great suggestion, I like books like this. It's important to understand not only how, but also why.

lmarie · 09-11-2009, 06:22 PM

My current favorite:

How to cook everything vegetarian. Mark Bittman.

Two new ones for me, that I'm really enjoying (I'm on a slow-cooking kick right now):

135 best vegetarian slow cooker recipes. Judith Finlayson
Fresh from the vegetarian slow cooker. Robin Robertson.

Old standbys:

The joy of cooking. Rombauer(s). (Well, duh!)
The vegetarian epicure. Anna Thomas.
Simply vegetarian. (You probably can't find this -- no author, but wow, great and easy recipes. Publisher: Crystal Clarity.)

My favorite old hippie cookbook, which I keep mainly for the picture on the back of the book jacket, in which three women in long dresses and buns are gathered around a wooden table drinking tea (such a period piece!): Laurel's kitchen. Laurel Roberson, Carol Flinders, Bronwen Godfrey.

Verencat · 09-11-2009, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

Aside from that, any opinions here on Larousse Gastronomique?

I skimmed through it a couple of times, it's interesting and contains a lot of useful info on types of food (rare vegetables, exotic food), but I'm never used their recipe, their not that appealing, IMHO

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

And as one of the things I really liked about nigella's book was that she gave the ratio for shortcrust pastry and not just the quantities for each recipe (and as a result I make a really really good shortcrust pastry), it's looking ever more appealing

I love Nigella, she cooks the way I like to: lusciously, following her instinct and taste of luxury more then normal standards. Her recipes are an ode to the senses.

I have a couple hundred cook books, but those I could not do without:
-The Five Rose Cook Book, perfect for basic baking recipes;
-Pickles and Preserves, by Marion Brown (I have the 1955 edition that belonged to my grand-dad, and it's so incredibly useful);
-Canada's Best Slow Cooker Recipes, by Donna-Marie Pye;
-Twelve Months of Monastery Soups, by Victor-Antoine D'avila Latourrette, good and often really soothing recipes.

I'm also a fan of The Classic Zucchini Cookbook, that I don't have, but I copied recipes from my mom's copy. In fact, I really like themed cookbooks, like The Ultimate Potato Book and the oh so delirious Bakers Best Chocolate Cookbook.

And I also like the Chocolate and Zucchini site, held by Clotilde Dusoulier, a fun and creative chef, with easy recipes.

Patricia · 09-11-2009, 11:07 PM

My favourites are anything by Elizabeth David. I've got her complete works. I probably use her French Provincial Cookery most often.

For baking, Marguerite Patton has some useful books, and I've found her recipes more reliable than Delia Smith's. Mary Berry also has some good baking recipe books.

I've got about a thousand cookery and household management books, but will be having a cull soon.

Stitchawl · 09-11-2009, 11:40 PM

I guess we have few members from Hawaii or the islands of Micronesia (Guam, Saipan, Yap, Rota, etc...) as no one has mentioned the one cookbook found at most supermarket check-out counters in this places;

"100 All Time Favorite 'Spam' Recipes!"

(Hawaii is the #1 ingestor of our favorite canned meat product, with the various Pacific islands coming in a close second. I used to see so many people buying case-loads of 'Spam' at the Cost-Co on Guam. It was so popular you could actually order Spam dishes in many local family restaurants! "Denny's" served a 'Fried Spam and Egg' breakfast!)

Stitchawl

BenG · 09-12-2009, 11:00 AM

My new favorite cookbook is The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook.
I love Frogmore Stew (aka Low Country Boil). The Lees' recipe is here: http://www.mattleeandtedlee.com/recipes.php

WT Sharpe · 09-12-2009, 09:43 PM

"To Serve Man."

Stitchawl · 09-12-2009, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

"To Serve Man."

You've been watching waaaay too much TV!

Stitchawl

BenG · 09-13-2009, 03:22 AM

...or reading Damon Knight.

Stitchawl · 09-13-2009, 04:30 AM

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Originally Posted by BenG

...or reading Damon Knight.

Is that who wrote the 'Twilight Zone' episode, or the book it may have been based upon?

Stitchawl

BenG · 09-13-2009, 09:36 AM

He wrote the short story the episode was based on.
Anyone remember the Simpsons' Halloween episode where Bart and Lisa find a book on the aliens' ship titled "How to Cook Humans" but dust was covering part of the cover and it really was "How to Cook For Humans", then more dust was removed to reveal "How to Cook Forty Humans" and finally "How to Cook For Forty Humans."

09-10-2009, 03:51 AM	#18
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	My favorite cookbook is Tandoor Chef Chicken Tikka Masala. Without fear of violating copywrite, I will transcribe: 1. Peel back corner of entree 2. Heat in microwave on high for 3 minutes 3. Remove entree cover and stir rice and sauce 4. Heat on high for 2 more minutes 5. Leave in microwave for 2 minutes 6. Stir and enjoy All my favorite cookbooks end like that! Ah, the joy of cooking! Last edited by Donnageddon; 09-10-2009 at 04:05 AM. Reason: congenital intelligence defect

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09-10-2009, 02:46 AM	#16
BeccaAnn Groupie Posts: 188 Karma: 660 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Spearfish, SD, USA Device: Sony PRS-505	My favorite cookbooks are series called "Gooseberry Patch". They collect recipes from all over (thought it does seem like most are from the American Midwest) and bring them together and each book has a different theme. The recipes aren't from professional chefs but everyday people who understand that most people don't have a lot of time for cooking.

09-10-2009, 05:36 AM	#19
hallali Connoisseur Posts: 52 Karma: 468 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Köln, Germany Device: Es ist das PB 302, ich schiele aber schon auf das 360	Oh thank you guys and gals! A lot of inspiration for further cookbook fun .

09-11-2009, 06:22 PM	#21
lmarie Dilettante Posts: 153 Karma: 500 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Philadelphia area Device: EB1150, Cybook Gen3, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo, Kobo Clara BW	My current favorite: How to cook everything vegetarian. Mark Bittman. Two new ones for me, that I'm really enjoying (I'm on a slow-cooking kick right now): 135 best vegetarian slow cooker recipes. Judith Finlayson Fresh from the vegetarian slow cooker. Robin Robertson. Old standbys: The joy of cooking. Rombauer(s). (Well, duh!) The vegetarian epicure. Anna Thomas. Simply vegetarian. (You probably can't find this -- no author, but wow, great and easy recipes. Publisher: Crystal Clarity.) My favorite old hippie cookbook, which I keep mainly for the picture on the back of the book jacket, in which three women in long dresses and buns are gathered around a wooden table drinking tea (such a period piece!): Laurel's kitchen. Laurel Roberson, Carol Flinders, Bronwen Godfrey.

09-11-2009, 11:07 PM	#23
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	My favourites are anything by Elizabeth David. I've got her complete works. I probably use her French Provincial Cookery most often. For baking, Marguerite Patton has some useful books, and I've found her recipes more reliable than Delia Smith's. Mary Berry also has some good baking recipe books. I've got about a thousand cookery and household management books, but will be having a cull soon.

09-11-2009, 11:40 PM	#24
Stitchawl Opsimath Posts: 12,344 Karma: 187123287 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Chiang Mai, Northern Thailand Device: Sony PRS-650, iPhone 5, Kobo Glo, Sony PRS-350, iPad, Samsung Galaxy	I guess we have few members from Hawaii or the islands of Micronesia (Guam, Saipan, Yap, Rota, etc...) as no one has mentioned the one cookbook found at most supermarket check-out counters in this places; "100 All Time Favorite 'Spam' Recipes!" (Hawaii is the #1 ingestor of our favorite canned meat product, with the various Pacific islands coming in a close second. I used to see so many people buying case-loads of 'Spam' at the Cost-Co on Guam. It was so popular you could actually order Spam dishes in many local family restaurants! "Denny's" served a 'Fried Spam and Egg' breakfast!) Stitchawl

09-12-2009, 11:00 AM	#25
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	My new favorite cookbook is The Lee Bros. Southern Cookbook. I love Frogmore Stew (aka Low Country Boil). The Lees' recipe is here: http://www.mattleeandtedlee.com/recipes.php

09-12-2009, 09:43 PM	#26
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,072 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	"To Serve Man."

09-13-2009, 03:22 AM	#28
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	...or reading Damon Knight.

09-13-2009, 09:36 AM	#30
BenG Home Guard Posts: 4,730 Karma: 86721650 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Alpha Ralpha Boulevard Device: Kindle Oasis 3G, iPhone 6	He wrote the short story the episode was based on. Anyone remember the Simpsons' Halloween episode where Bart and Lisa find a book on the aliens' ship titled "How to Cook Humans" but dust was covering part of the cover and it really was "How to Cook For Humans", then more dust was removed to reveal "How to Cook Forty Humans" and finally "How to Cook For Forty Humans."