The Book Shelf
Like most foodies, I have been collecting cookbooks for as long as I can remember! By now, many of them have gone by the wayside, but the most extraordinary ones are still on my shelf, grease-stained, dog-eared and well-loved. Some are brand spanking new – hot off the press and wowing me with every recipe that I cook from them. But they all contribute to the flow of tantalizing dishes that my friends and family experience as I explore the genius of each of the chefs and creators of these books. I really wanted to include a list of them on this blog because they are such and important part of me as a cook and hostess. So many memories have been created through the recipes that reside within the pages of these books.
Many of these books are my own and many have come home often for a visit from my school or public library (Yeahhh libraries!!), others I have borrowed from friends. I hope you enjoy this list. As time permits, I will annotate it so you can better decide which ones you may wish to try or include in your personal collection. Feel free to let me know what you think of the books or if you have any recommendations.
Adams, Shelley. Whitewater Cooks at Home
Adams, Shelley. Whitewater Cooks with Friends
Adams, Shelley. Whitewater Cooks with Passion
Alford, Jeffrey and Naomi Duguid. Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet
Alsterberg, Audrey and Wanda Urbanowicz. Rebar: Modern Food Cookbook
Barnaby, Karen. The Girls Who Dish!
Barnaby, Karen. The Girls Who Dish! : Seconds Anyone?
Bernard, Françoise. La Cuisine: Everyday French Home Cooking
Boulud, Daniel and Melissa Clark. Braise: A Journey Through International
Cuisine.
Brimacombe, Karen. The Best of Bridge: Royal Treats for Entertaining
Clements, Diane. Chef on the Run
De Havilland, Alaina. Pacific Palate: Cuisines of the Sun
Dhalwala, Meeru and Vikram Vij. Vij’s at Home: Relax Honey
Dragonwagon, Crescent. Bean by Bean: a Cookbook
Fairchild, Barbara: The Bon Appétit Cookbook
Finlayson, Judith. The 150 Best Slow Cooker Recipes
Garrett, John. Horizons: The Cookbook
Goldstein, Joyce. The Mediterranean Kitchen
Goldstein, Sid. The Wine Lover’s Cookbook: Great Recipes for the Perfect Glass of Wine
Goodman, Myra. The Earth-Bound Cook: 250 Recipes for Delicious Food and a Healthy Planet
Green, Patricia and Carolyn Hemming. Quinoa 365: The Everyday Superfood
Green, Patricia and Carolyn Hemming. Quinoa Revolution: Over 150 Healthy, Great-Tasting Recipes Under 500 Calories
Hartman, Geraldine. The Groovy Green Kitchen: Weeknight Veggie Slow Cooker
Hay, Donna. The New Cook
Howard, Margaret. All Fired Up: Outdoor and Indoor Grilling
Hyam, Nathan. Salad Dressing 101: Dressings for all Occasions
Jamal, Krishna. HeartSmart Flavours of India
Katzen, Mollie. Still Life with Menu
Katzen, Mollie. Vegetable Heaven
Kotsopoulos, Peggy. Must Have Been Something I Ate
Lindsay, Anne. Lighthearted Everday Cooking
Mayhew, Debra (editor). The Soup Bible
Maynard, Moya. Exotic Cookery
Miller, Mark and Stephan Pyles, and John Sedlar. Tamales
Moosewood Collective. Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant
Morgan, Jinx and Jefferson Morgan. The Sugar Mill Caribbean Cookbook: Casual and Elegant Recipes Inspired by the Islands
Morris, Sallie and Lesley Mackley. Choosing and Using Spices
Ornish, Dean. Eat More, Weigh Less
Ottolenghi, Yotam. Jerusalem
Ottolenghi, Yotam. Plenty
Ottolenghi, Yotam. Plenty More
Petusevsky, Steve. The Whole Foods Market Cookbook: a Guide to Natural Foods with 350 Recipes
Poladitmontri, Rut and Judy Lew. Thai Cuisine: Lemongrass Cookbook
Reisman, Rose. Secrets for Permanent Weight Loss
Schlesinger, Chris and John Willoughby: The Thrill of the Grill
Seed, Diane. Favorite Indian Food
Slater, Lisa. Brownie Points
Steinberg, Rafael. Pacific and Southeast Asian Cooking
Stern, Bonnie. Simply HeartSmart Cooking
Stern, Bonnie. More HeartSmart Cooking
Townsin, Troy and Cheryl-Lynn Townsin. Cooking with BC Wine
Vaughan-Johnston, Sally. Fan Fare! : Best of Bridge Cookbook
Walden, Hilaire. Sensational Preserves
Waverman, Lucy and Beppi Crosariol. The Flavour Principle
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13 Responses to “The Book Shelf”
Wow! I love this page! 😀
So glad you do, Fae! We are like-minded foodies with a love for awesome cookbooks!
Very nice collection! I am a collector of cookbooks too(looking through food pictures and recipes just exhilarates me!)… but my collection is nowhere as big as yours! 🙂
I know, I could spend hours just pouring through cookbooks too and collecting them becomes a wee bit addictive. Good thing my friends and family know my weakness, because many of them on my list came as gifts! 🙂
I just checked out your cookbook collection and it is amazing the different ones we all have. I too have been collecting them a long time and should put a list on my blog. I have donated many in the past as how many books can you have. Cookbooks and gardening take up a lot of space in my library. Thanks for sharing 🙂
Yes, I think you should put up a list of yours too! I love nothing more than going to friends’ homes and perusing their cookbook shelf, so this could be the virtual version 🙂 Let me know when you set it up so I can visit 🙂
Great collection, Julianna! I’m definitely going to be checking a few of these out 🙂
Awesome, let me know what you think!
Wow!! So many cookbooks and you have a great collection. Chef Julianna. 🙂
Yes, it is a bit of an obsession! 🙂
I’m honored to be on this list.😀
But of course you are there, Geraldine! 😀
Hi Julianna! I noticed you didn’t have anything by David Lebovitz! To be honest, I haven’t made anything from his physical cookbook yet, but I would definitely recommend visiting his blog (if only for the mouth watering pictures from his kitchen in Paris).
I’m excited to browse through your list! Thanks for sharing 🙂 -Aya