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Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition
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This classic cooking reference has been revised and spruced up for it's 75 birthday. Personally, I still love my early 1970's edition best, but I might just be swayed by this new and fancy copy.
Updated Sep 20, 2007
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The New Moosewood Cookbook
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I love the original Moosewood Cookbook. The recipes are easy to follow and always turn out well. They also have the added benefit of being fairly healthy and inexpensive to make.
Updated Dec 10, 2007
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The New Laurel's
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if you've got a new vegetarian on your holiday list, this book would make a great gift. I always turn to it when I need instructions on how to cook grains and beans.
Updated Dec 10, 2007
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Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbook
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This is one of those classic cookbooks that nearly everyone's mother or grandmother had. I have two copies from two different eras and love them both. This particular copy has the added advantage of benefitting breast cancer research.
Updated Dec 10, 2007
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Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition
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It's the classic cookbook that elevated the level and quality of home cooking nationwide. It's a crime for any cook not to have the Chicken Marbella in their repertoire.
Updated Dec 10, 2007
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Super Natural Cooking: Five Delicious Ways To Incorporate Whole & Natural Ingredients into Your Cooking
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I love this book for it's approach to healthy tasty food. It's another one that would be great for all the vegetarians on your list, as well as everyone who wants to incorporate more whole grains and other healthy stuff into there eating life.
Updated Dec 10, 2007
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The Fannie Farmer Cookbook: Anniversary
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Marion Cunningham is one of my very favorite food people out there and I often turn to my squat paperback edition of the Fannie Farmer Cookbook just to read her words and immerse myself in her wonderful food philosophy.
Updated Dec 10, 2007
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Home Cooking: A Writer in the Kitchen
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While not exactly a cookbook, this collection of essays from writer Laurie Colwin has lots of recipes tucked in among the stories and anecdotes. Reading them makes you long to leap up and start cooking, which makes it a very effective cookbook in the long run.
Updated Dec 10, 2007
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The Way We Cook
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This is one of my favorite cookbooks to flip through when I'm in need of inspiration or motivation to cook.
Updated Sep 9, 2007
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The Frog Commissary Cookbook
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This is a cookbook from a now-defunct mini-chain of restaurants in Philadelphia. It has really amazing recipes for salads, coleslaws and quiches and is the book from which I learned to make vinaigrettes.
Updated Dec 10, 2007
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