What's your go-to cookbook?

[AnnieW625]

Better Homes and Gardens: http://www.amazon.com/Better-Homes-G...2256820&sr=8-1

I love the binder version of this cookbook and I have seen it recently from time to time at Target so I'd check there first, but if not then check Half.com, or some local used book stores. Sometimes at Target it's been sold in a Breast Cancer Awarness (pink plaid) cover.

[fivi2]

Speaking of the Six O'Clock Scramble cookbooks, here's one that just came out and I was going to mention it to you all (seeing as how we're all talking about eating more "green" here recently).

http://www.amazon.com/dp/0312578113?...7R9FY1SPXYXZ6&

I don't have it yet, but it's on my wish list!

Thanks! I added it to my Wish list also!

[hillview]

America's Test Kitchen/Cook's Illustrated cookbooks!

-- I have about 10 others but not really keen on them.
/hillary

[cvanbrunt]

thanks! anything, really, just not too complicated and with not too many ingredients, and kid-friendly (not spicy). love chinese, korean, vietnamese...

China Express by Nina Simonds
Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A culinary journey through southeast asia by Alford and Duguid. A really beautiful cookbook just to look at, as well.
Lemongrass and Lime by Mark Read
Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table by Mai Pham
Growing up in a Korean Kitchen by Hi Soo Shin Hepinstall
Terrific Pacific Cookbook by Anya Von Bremzen This is a fantastic read. Recipes are from the Pacific Rim region and are really fantastic. One of my all time favorites.

[tmarie]

American Test Kitchen, Gourmet, Ina Garten. I have also been using a lot of Giada DeLaurentis(sp?)'s recipes from Foodtv.com.

tmarie

[BelleoftheBallFlagstaff]

My inspiration is magazines (Bon Appetit, Cooking Light, Vegetarian Times) and blogs. The only cookbook I really ever refer to is The Joy of Cooking.

I have 2 JOC, one from my parents marriage and one my dad bought me.

[toby]

Cooks Country magazine- by the same people as Cooks Illustrated, but the recipes are easier/faster.

365 Easy One Dish Meals
http://www.amazon.com/365-Easy-Dish-.../dp/0060186623

DO NOT like Rachel Ray (the amount of liquid was off in the first recipe that I tried in the 30-Minute Get Real Meals and this annoyed me!)

[turtle12]

China Express by Nina Simonds
Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A culinary journey through southeast asia by Alford and Duguid. A really beautiful cookbook just to look at, as well.
Lemongrass and Lime by Mark Read
Pleasures of the Vietnamese Table by Mai Pham
Growing up in a Korean Kitchen by Hi Soo Shin Hepinstall
Terrific Pacific Cookbook by Anya Von Bremzen This is a fantastic read. Recipes are from the Pacific Rim region and are really fantastic. One of my all time favorites.

thanks carrie! i just ordered the last one, since you said it was your favorite!! thanks again!

[C99]

Not a cookbook, but I get a lot of recipes out of Everyday Food magazine, to which I have a subscription. To make it better, I bought my mother a subscription and she is a real foodie with way more time on her hands than me, so she gives me her reviews of things she makes. I also like Epicurious for some things, and a surprising number of my greatest hits have come from BH&G magazine. In terms of cookbooks, I like the Joy of Cooking and another pasta book whose name I cannot remember -- it is at home and would be glad to post the name later if it would be helpful. It's one of those ones where the pages are stuck together from use, so you know it's good!

I stole an idea from a friend who reads cookbooks as reading material: she keeps a notebook with all of her "best in class" recipes. The stuff everyone likes, is easy to make, or you could probably memorize. This ends up being my go-to cookbook a lot of the time.

[♥ms.pacman♥]

i like America's Test Kitchen's Family Cookbook. really good recipes. the downside to most of the recipes in this book is that 1) the recipes are by no means low-fat of any kind and 2) a lot of them are impractical for any mom to make on a regular basis (usually require lots of ingredients therefore an extra tip to grocery store, and the recipes require a a couple hours to make).