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caudio51
11-29-2006, 02:33 PM
For those that like to cook, any books you enjoy cooking out of.

We have always used the Joy of Cooking
Terrasco
11-29-2006, 02:50 PM
The Joy of Cooking was one of the best investments I ever made. Definitely a must have! That is the cookbook I have used the most over the years, by far.

Cookbooks with big pictures are good too. I like looking at the pictures.
acaffey
11-29-2006, 02:54 PM
How to Serve Humans.
Wasch_24
11-29-2006, 03:02 PM
The South Beach Diet Cookbooks are very cool IMO.
N2Advnture
11-29-2006, 04:18 PM
BBQ Bible! :thumbsup:
DocLogic77
11-29-2006, 04:24 PM
I rarely read cook books but I love epicurious.com.
CWS
11-29-2006, 04:31 PM
One of my favorites was left to me by my grandmother...1425
Vincent Prices's Treasury of Cooking. This has receipes from great resturants around the world.

Another is a series put out by Sunset magazine on grilling.
caudio51
11-29-2006, 04:55 PM
Wow, that is very cool Chuck, how old is that book?
CWS
11-29-2006, 05:52 PM
It is actually still in print but ours is a first edition signed by Price and his wife. My grandparents used to hold "balls" at their hacienda in Santa Barbara and many of the old Hollywood types would attend. The story goes that Vincent Price brought one of his signature dishes and the book to get in.
caudio51
11-29-2006, 05:53 PM
Wow, that is even cooler!
Greg
11-29-2006, 05:54 PM
Very cool Chuck, I need to find a copy!
Wasch_24
11-29-2006, 05:57 PM
That is very cool.
Fox
11-29-2006, 08:01 PM
Very cool, Chuck.

Also, the old Better Crocker loose-leaf version from about 30 years ago is quite excellent. We still have one and use it often. It not only has great recipes, but has a lot of useful kitchen information for all levels of experience.
joshua
12-01-2006, 06:23 PM
Joy Of Cooking should be on everyones shelf. It has all the basics and common dishes and details and techniques that make it so useful.

Heres a pretty nice book we have in our house:
http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Spoon-Phaidon-Press/dp/0714845310

It's sort of the Italian version of Joy of Cooking, translated into English.
cvm4
12-01-2006, 11:19 PM
I rarely use them because I more then likely have to make out a list of ingredients I don't have. And then the spices and other stuff add up that I won't use except when cooking that dish. I've come up with some creative bachelor recipes :rofl:
Terrasco
12-01-2006, 11:28 PM
Joy Of Cooking should be on everyones shelf. It has all the basics and common dishes and details and techniques that make it so useful.

Heres a pretty nice book we have in our house:
http://www.amazon.com/Silver-Spoon-Phaidon-Press/dp/0714845310

It's sort of the Italian version of Joy of Cooking, translated into English.

I heard about that when it came out. That sounds like a definite must have.
caudio51
12-02-2006, 12:34 PM
I rarely use them because I more then likely have to make out a list of ingredients I don't have. And then the spices and other stuff add up that I won't use except when cooking that dish. I've come up with some creative bachelor recipes :rofl:

Mac & Cheese out of a box doesn't count as a recipe
cvm4
12-02-2006, 12:36 PM
Believe me, I don't eat that shit.