Favorite Cookbooks

Give my book a look, at the cafe or at Goodgrits.com, it usually comes upright but it was a long weekend.
Thanks
Jim

I know the feeling.

OMG, I am my mother!!

I used to watch my mother "read" cookbooks and think--"Good Grief! can't she read anything of any importance?" Now, as I read all of her cookbooks (dozens of them) plus more that I have purchased, plus magazines and watching Food Network, I now get it. Thinking about cooking food for family and friends is pretty doggone good entertainment. Thank goodness I kept that 1st edition Joy of Cooking that belonged to my grandmother, not to mention all the rest of the upgrades (you never know when you're gonna have to catch, cook & clean that turtle for 1st class turtle soup).

Our Junior League just came out with a new one. Of course, it's good. I'm in there. :funn:

I really like the Southern Living yearly cookbooks, Emeril's "every day is a party"-I think that's what it is called-I lost the cover-and the University of Memphis alumni cookbook has some very interesting ideas in it. Being a "former" restaurant manager, I have dozens of cookbooks & recipes I have compiled. There was a time when I would rather read a menu in a good retaurant insted of my cookbooks, but now I am getting that itch again to create.

By the way, I have used Emeril's chili recipe and added my own ingredients to it to make the best chili I have ever had. It has won 3 different chili cookoffs. It is a tad bit on the hot side but nothing a cold PBR tallboy can't fix.

Emeril drives me crazy to watch, so I don't. but I love his recipes to death, so I get 'me off the food channel website. the best thanksgiving turkey I ever cooked was his. he has some good stuff no lie!

Now you've got me thinking about Telluride.

Honga's is one of my favorite restaurants in Telluride - the mojitos are my favorite !

Our Junior League just came out with a new one. Of course, it's good. I'm in there. :funn:

What's the name of the new book?

CP here! I have this book,its a grayt read! I was temperally married to a cajun from south la. big mistake,but a good cook book!

A bunch of my cookbooks were under a window that leaked wind driven rain during Katrina, and the Stuffed Griffin among others had some nasty looking mold. I was so upset. I went through them all and chose to salvage just three -- The Stuffed Griffin, The River Cafe (where Jamie Oliver worked and copied most of his recipes from...if you like the Naked Chef, order the gorgeous River Cafe books.... http://www.amazon.com/River-Cafe-Cookbook-Ruth-Rogers/dp/0091812550/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208143986&sr=8-1)
and Talk About Good! it's basically the Cajun Bible. Given that I had to Clorox, wipe down with alcohol, leave in the sun, and iron these cookbooks, trust me when I say they are staples in a good kitchen.

My favorite cookbook right now is Susan Spicer's Crescent City Cooking http://www.amazon.com/Crescent-City-Cooking-Unforgettable-Recipes/dp/1400043891/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208144222&sr=1-1 I can't even begin to tell you how good this book is. Susan Spicer's restaurant, Bayona, is one of my two favorites in New Orleans. Her food is rich without being heavy. It's just really fresh and flavorful. The crazy thing is, the cookbook shows that the food is pretty simple, too. It's just that she uses some great flavor combinations. She also is pretty frugal about ingredients, and tells you when olive oil will do over extra virgin olive oil, and recommends cheeses other than parmesan reggiano. It's a great cookbook. I could live off her Green Rice recipe.

Thanks Punzy! I just ordered these as a gift for one of our favorite dinner party throwin' couples. They love the Naked Chef. So, I'm hoping they don't already have the River Cafe. I also hope the books arrive in time to let me read through them first!

I am looking for a cookbook with Thai recipes. Any suggestions?

my new favorite cookbook:

Columbia Restaurant Spanish Cook Book



we tried out the 1908 salad and arroz con pollo last night. yummmmmm. the book contains dishes from the florida restaurants, and others, cuban, spanish and creole inspired.

the cover is our favorite Columbia Restaurant located in St Augustine.

I have been collecting cookbooks for 25 years now. I have hundreds....I read them like novels. I bring them in the car wherever we go, like when a little kid brings dolls or a blankie, I have a few [food] magazines and a cookbook or two with me at all times. I always want some new options for dinner that night.

Next to my bed I have about 30 of my babies stacked up. I'll take about 3 or 4 on the bed with me each night, and just read and peruse until my brain is totally filled up with recipes. My brain tries to "store" recipes in my there, against my will.
Then every so often, I'll test myself. I'll think, hmmm, what ever happened to that great recipe for blueberry buckle -- even if I have no intentions of making a blueberry buckle that day. And then I will wrack my brain and library room trying to remember which book or magazine it's in. And when I finally find the recipe, it's so sweeeeeet. And I'm not even going to mention how many recipes I have stored on the iMac right now

My favorite book currently, and this changes weekly, is Everyday Food. It came out last year. I love the little food magazine gems of the same name, Everyday Food.
They're the perfect size for riding in the car. They're small, Readers Digest-sized. It's part of the Martha Stewart family of magazines, and they have a really great website too. http://www.marthastewart.com/everyday-food?src=footer


Try this recipe, it's my current fav, so easy and light, perfect for summertime.

Arugula with Roasted Salmon and New Potatoes

from the May 2008 issue of Everyday Food.

Ingredients

Serves 4.

* 1 pound red new potatoes, quartered
* 3 tablespoons olive oil
* Coarse salt and ground pepper
* 1 pound skinless salmon fillet
* 3 tablespoons white-wine vinegar
* 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
* 1/4 cup snipped chives
* 10 ounces baby arugula


Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees. On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss potatoes with 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper. Roast 10 minutes.
2. Toss potatoes, and push to sides of sheet; place salmon in center, and season with salt and pepper. Roast until potatoes are tender and salmon is opaque throughout, 10 to 15 minutes. Transfer salmon to a plate; break into large pieces with a fork.
3. While salmon is cooking, whisk together vinegar, mustard, chives, and remaining 2 tablespoons oil in a large bowl; season with salt and pepper. Add arugula and potatoes; toss to combine. Top salad with salmon pieces. Devour.

Wow.

I feel like I just stood up in front of a room full of strangers and stated, My name is Mary, and I am a recipeaholic.

I feel like I just stood up in front of a room full of strangers and stated, My name is Mary, and I am a recipeaholic.

We all have our dirty little secrets.

My favorite is the Joy of Cooking. I ended up with 3 of them, my mother and great aunt had it when the passed away. Very detailed book, tells just about everything you want to know about cooking!

I just picked up this cookbook & can't wait to try out some recipes. My MIL recommended it to me : )

My grandmother and I both adore cookbooks, I have many but she has tons! My favorites are the locally published fundraiser cookbooks, especially those done by garden clubs and churches-is that just a Southern thing?

My favorite real published cookbook is my Paula Dean combo pack of books 1 and 2 as well as the Los Barrios cookbook. Los Barrios is a pretty famous San Antonio restaurant, the daughter has been on Emeril's show as well as Throwdown with Bobby Flay for puffy taco's-a personal favorite of mine!