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A List of Cookbooks I Love and Use 😊💕
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items Internet makes it so easy to have any recipe at your fingertips. I will never give up the satisfaction and joy of paging through a great cookbook.
These cookbooks are on my favorites.
I have had this book for quite a few years. I never get tired of cooking in cast iron. I have and continue to pull out this cookbook when I’m looking for something good to make. I’m using it today to make the Chicken Pot Pie.
Cook It in Cast Iron: Kitchen-Tested Recipes
If you bake or want to bake your own bread, this is a must have. Ken Forkish breaks every part of bread making down with descriptive colorful pages. My son gave this to me for Christmas a few years back and it gets plenty of use. The smell of fresh b...
Flour Water Salt Yeast: Artisan Bread & Pizza
This is a great cookbook if you like making cookies. Not to many pictures but the book makes up for that with the quality and quantity of their recipes. 🍪😊💕☺️
King Arthur Baking Co. Essential Cookie Guide
The Joy of Cooking is a classic. This one I’m showing is new and revised. I bought my copy in 2000 as a young mother. I learned many recipes and techniques in my book. My kids are grown and in their late 30’s. I used the valentines they got at school...
Joy of Cooking: Fully Revised and Updated
I love so many of the America's Test Kitchen cookbooks. When I was diagnosed with stage 3 chronic kidney disease I purchased this cookbook. One of the pluses of the America's Test Kitchen they explain why the recipes work. Also, beautiful photos an...
The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Recipes
This is a lovely cookbook, beautiful photos and quality recipes. I use the pie crust recipe in this book all the time. Everyone comments on the flaky crust. If you love to bake pies this cookbook is a must.
Art of the Pie: Guide to Crusts & Fillings
This is another America's Test Kitchen cookbook. Since it is just my husband and myself having a book that focuses on cooking for two. The recipes are fabulous and the recipes are easy to follow.
Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook, 10th Ed
My husband bought me a pasta machine, I purchased this book for recipes. It is not only a cookbook it shares the world of pasta making. It really is a beautiful book, making it good for gift giving.
Mastering Pasta: Handmade Pasta & Risotto
If you love Chinese food but are having trouble finding recipes that result in the taste of your favorite takeout. This is the book for you. Written by a family that has been in the Chinese Food Restaurant for years and the recipes are just what I w...
The Woks of Life: Recipes from a Chinese American Family
I can never have too many cookie recipes. This is a good addition to any cookbook collection.
The Perfect Cookie: Guide to Cookies & Bars
When air fries became all the rage I purchased this book as an introduction to air fryer cooking. I have bought other air fryer cookbooks but I always go back to this one.
Simply Ming Air Fryer Cookbook: Healthy Recipes
I have made so many recipes in this book. My sister always wants me to make the buttermilk scones. I have to admit they are delicious. If your looking for scone recipes I recommend this book whole-heartedly.
Tea & Scones: Ultimate Teatime Recipes
This is a fun cookbook if you want to make some fancy French pastries. The recipes are a little more complex but well worth the effort.
French Pastry Made Simple: Éclairs & More
I love this cookbook, it has so many incredible cake recipes. If you want to bring a show stopper cake to an engagement, you will find just the perfect recipe.
The European Cake Cookbook: Decadent Traditions
Hey, we all need recipes to keep us moving down there. This cookbook is so helpful when I'm cooking for gut health support.
Cook for Your Gut Health: Boost Fiber & Reduce Inflammation
I'm a Northern girl living in New Mexico. Trading in my New England pot roast for a dish with a Mexican taste. As always, America's Test Kitchen cookbooks are a staple in my cookbook collection.
The Best Mexican Recipes: Real Flavors
This is another great bread cookbook to have on hand. I love all the information America's Test Kitchen cookbooks adds. I have made many loaves from this book.
Bread Illustrated: Step-By-Step Bakery Guide
Mastering spices has always eluded me until I purchased this cookbook. They explain everything you ever want to know about spices and how to enhance any dish. A must for your collection.
Spiced: Unlock the Power of Spices
I made my husband so happy when I decided to use this cookbook for a few recipes in one week. Yum Yum so tasty.
The Savory Baker: 150 Creative Recipes
My most recent purchase, just in time for fall baking. Full of information, photos and delicious recipes.
Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook