tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post5958134975429103332..comments2024-03-29T08:42:30.985-04:00Comments on Mystery Lovers' Kitchen: What's Your Favorite Cookbook?Korina Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06533228666706765470noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-49507538817351583192010-10-04T07:34:57.662-04:002010-10-04T07:34:57.662-04:00My favorite cookbook is my first cookbook - With a...My favorite cookbook is my first cookbook - With a Jug of Wine by Morrison Wood. I hand carry it when we move. I don't trust the movers with the silver, my jewelry or that cookbook. <br /><br />It's interesting as famous as David Lebowitz has become, one of his favorite cookbooks is the first one, Chez Panisse Desserts. Of course he was a pastry chef there for many years before moving on Sam Hoffer / My Carolina Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15358601435867848753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-22146422292105100302010-10-04T01:06:20.037-04:002010-10-04T01:06:20.037-04:00My favorite cookbook is the one my husband and I h...My favorite cookbook is the one my husband and I have assembled over the past 15 years of our marriage of all of the recipes we've created, discovered, altered, etc. and put into one bursting-at-the-seems binder. But as far as published books goes, I think probably a local Junior League production called ST. LOUIS DAYS ST. LOUIS NIGHTS is the one that gets the most use. I am a copious Pattie @ Olla-Podridahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17347912758342365514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-68451241973946695712010-10-03T20:52:39.976-04:002010-10-03T20:52:39.976-04:00Lynn, I'm fascinated by your list. The Comple...Lynn, I'm fascinated by your list. The Complete Asian Cookbook intrigues me. I have a few Chinese cookbooks, but they've never quite hit the spot for me.<br /><br />Alan, you will LOVE the cookbook from America's Test Kitchen. How do I get on their ARC list? : ) I have several of their cookbooks and they're fabulous. I love knowing why things worked or didn't work. Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-67471284865642674352010-10-03T20:42:49.630-04:002010-10-03T20:42:49.630-04:00Babs, I think a lot of us could go on and on. We ...Babs, I think a lot of us could go on and on. We love our cookbooks!<br /><br />NoraA, the 2nd Ave. Deli Cookbook sounds so intriguing!<br /><br />Erin, Gooseberry Patch always draws me in with their adorable illustrations. So cute!<br /><br />Elizabeth, you're so right about modernizing them. As much as I love 1 cup of butter, 1 cup of sour cream, and 1 cup of heavy cream -- yikes! We Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-66486985493607360142010-10-03T20:03:12.799-04:002010-10-03T20:03:12.799-04:00I just picked up a really good one (an ARC from BE...I just picked up a really good one (an ARC from BEA) from America's Test Kitchen about cooking healthy (I forget the exact title).Alan Orloffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03695574442723430347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-54494347335461304362010-10-03T19:29:17.334-04:002010-10-03T19:29:17.334-04:00Kaye's reply made me laugh, as I did exactly t...Kaye's reply made me laugh, as I did exactly the same thing! I have a collection of over 100 cookbooks and had to force myself to stop buying them, even before the recession. (I use the library & the net for new recipes)<br /><br />Joy of Cooking has always been my standby, and like you, Krista, I still give them as gifts. My copy is so tattered I had to make a cover for it out of a brownLynn in Texashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16624333137637840905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-6811535648684717352010-10-03T19:16:54.551-04:002010-10-03T19:16:54.551-04:00Wow, Dave! A Year On the Grill is looking very fa...Wow, Dave! A Year On the Grill is looking very fancy! I think you may have become a domestic diva! <br /><br />I will admit that I see fabulous recipes on blogs. It's the recipe sites that often leave me cold.<br /><br />~ KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-89435001638509589632010-10-03T18:40:07.603-04:002010-10-03T18:40:07.603-04:00That's a tough one! I love Giada DeLaurentiss ...That's a tough one! I love Giada DeLaurentiss and then my go too is an old Fannie Farmer book.<br /><br />beholdthemetatron.comPretty Zestyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05066119133197587199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-54211277757226583722010-10-03T18:16:49.887-04:002010-10-03T18:16:49.887-04:00I've got all of my grandmother's Junior Le...I've got all of my grandmother's Junior League cookbooks. I love checking out the old recipes (and maybe modernizing them a *little* to make them healthier!)Elizabeth Spann Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15625595247828274405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-64546358537600134682010-10-03T17:59:07.517-04:002010-10-03T17:59:07.517-04:00I would have to say ALL the Gooseberry Patch cookb...I would have to say ALL the Gooseberry Patch cookbooks.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01632797473377023535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-41568407199379731372010-10-03T17:45:17.443-04:002010-10-03T17:45:17.443-04:00I have a ton of cookbooks that I've used.. I h...I have a ton of cookbooks that I've used.. I have to say a favorite would be a tossup between:<br /><br />The 2nd Ave. Deli Cookbook (Recipes and Memories from Abe Lebewohl's Kitchen)<br /><br />and<br /><br />Junior's ! Remembering Brooklyn with<br />Memories from It's Favorite RestaurantNoraAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14820850644240626655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-90473752151124215522010-10-03T16:57:44.870-04:002010-10-03T16:57:44.870-04:00What a great discussion you can never have too man...What a great discussion you can never have too many cook books just like mysteries there is never enough ha. I have my grandmothers 1950 Betty Crocker Cookbook that I love. I also have their 1950's cookie one. I also have a Pillsbury cookbook that my mom got when she got married in the 60's. I also love my Irish cookbook and my quiche cookbook. I could go on and on with this one ha.~ Babs ~https://www.blogger.com/profile/14447816893758898115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-6722079753537532372010-10-03T16:17:41.842-04:002010-10-03T16:17:41.842-04:00I am a product of the Internet. Most everything I...I am a product of the Internet. Most everything I make has been inspired by blog posts. But, The Bread Baker's Apprentice did change my baking skills astronomically.Inspired by eRecipeCardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09104173871760979364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-90092385716318671242010-10-03T14:47:16.845-04:002010-10-03T14:47:16.845-04:00Dru, I have Betty Crocker cookbooks, too. Some pu...Dru, I have Betty Crocker cookbooks, too. Some purchased ages ago by my mother.<br /><br />Patricia, maybe those drips and splatters are like a blue ribbon to a cookbook. The books that don't get used much are in perfect condition. <br /><br />~ KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-92052470461756617802010-10-03T14:44:33.490-04:002010-10-03T14:44:33.490-04:00Diana, I heard the same comment on Facebook. I ha...Diana, I heard the same comment on Facebook. I have a wisp of a cookbook that came from a school I attended, and I'm so upset that I can't find it. It contained recipes that I've never seen anywhere else.<br /><br />Cleo, I forgot about The Frugal Gourmet! Must dig that one out.<br /><br />Molly, it's okay if you don't like to cook -- as long as you like to eat. ; ) Hmm, Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-51460571340811129082010-10-03T14:40:15.288-04:002010-10-03T14:40:15.288-04:00Layinda, I'm often disappointed by on-line rec...Layinda, I'm often disappointed by on-line recipes. Seems like a lot of sites pick up any recipe and then the same recipe is repeated everywhere over and over.<br /><br />Oh, Kaye! I have this image of you sitting on the floor surrounded by cookbooks! I'm learning about a lot of cookbooks today and Jean Anderson's sounds like I need to check it out.<br /><br />~ KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-87807912496290439922010-10-03T14:16:06.590-04:002010-10-03T14:16:06.590-04:00Like you, I have ruined my "Joy of Cooking&qu...Like you, I have ruined my "Joy of Cooking" over the years with drips and spatters. Julia Child's "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" holds a place of honor on my kitchen shelf, although the recipes in it are rather fancy to use very often. I also have a lot of cookbooks that people have given me over the years.Patricia Rockwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08599725587514470536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-89532545937648118872010-10-03T13:30:09.693-04:002010-10-03T13:30:09.693-04:00My favorite cookbook is the Betty Crocker Cookbook...My favorite cookbook is the Betty Crocker CookbookDruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978384022143035332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-43831545022172913652010-10-03T13:24:12.703-04:002010-10-03T13:24:12.703-04:00I have a confession. I don't like to cook. T...I have a confession. I don't like to cook. The one cookbook I pull out again and again is "Hey, it's Potluck" by the Decorah,IA Wal-Mart Associates to benefit Children's Miracle Network. I have given this book as a gift several times and it never fails to please. It boasts a crowd pleasin' "Party Punch" recipe, infamous "Taco Dip", stick to your Jen Ericksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07175859120604245571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-72583569469301989892010-10-03T12:54:19.408-04:002010-10-03T12:54:19.408-04:00Wonderful post. Joy of Cooking is so handy to revi...Wonderful post. Joy of Cooking is so handy to review basic recipes, and I love my Julia Child's The Way to Cook. I've always been a fan of Jeff Smith, as well, from the old Frugal Gourmet show on PBS and I love his cookbooks, too.<br /><br />Cook with joy!<br />~ Cleo<br /><a href="http://www.coffeehousemystery.com/" rel="nofollow"> Coffeehouse Mystery.com</a><br /><a href="http://Cleo Coylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15557517506340986862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-66556652945497895872010-10-03T12:42:56.864-04:002010-10-03T12:42:56.864-04:00My favorite cookbooks are the ones published as fu...My favorite cookbooks are the ones published as fundraisers by the church groups, PTA, FOL, Home Extension groups, etc. I have several spanning the last 30 or so years and I still go back to them for some of my family's favorites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-34728456510295060042010-10-03T12:20:03.913-04:002010-10-03T12:20:03.913-04:00This is hard! And you've had me sitting in th...This is hard! And you've had me sitting in the floor pulling out cookbooks trying to decide. Which means I've been sitting there getting totally immersed in them all, saying "Oh - I need to fix this! And this! And this!" And finally decided, if I could only choose one, I'll choose my "latest" favorite - Jean Anderson's "A Love Affair with Southern Kaye Wilkinson Barley - Meanderings and Museshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486129009717476920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-66156464648877919402010-10-03T12:07:29.371-04:002010-10-03T12:07:29.371-04:00I love Ina Garten's The Barefoot Contessa Cook...I love Ina Garten's The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook. Her hummus, onion dip and fresh corn salad are my favorites. Something I've discovered recently online is food.com (used to be recipezaar.com). Type in anything you want to make and dozens of recipes pop up with pictures, ratings and comments. Very easy to see what's good and what's not. So far, everything I've made has been Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-54452516001343316792010-10-03T11:49:28.674-04:002010-10-03T11:49:28.674-04:00I've never heard of Improvisions. Sounds very...I've never heard of Improvisions. Sounds very useful. And I love Pot Pies!<br /><br />~ KristaKristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11002970043709820868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4309470395783938361.post-41523587649120595372010-10-03T11:27:14.542-04:002010-10-03T11:27:14.542-04:00Can I have 3? I love The Settlement Cookbook (old...Can I have 3? I love The Settlement Cookbook (old version) for the basic stuff. But Diane Phillips' Pot Pies is real comfort food. And Improvisations - which has recipes for leftovers which are better than the first cooking.cttigerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00707845229199038938noreply@blogger.com