What's your favorite or "go to" cook book?

[KLafser]

Anymore, I'm mostly online for recipes. I like the feedback from others who have tried creating the concoction and what changes they've made to make it even better/unique. That said, I do have cookbooks that consistently produced excellent results as well as some that always have awful results (one, in particular, was a gift from a dear relative and I don't have the heart to get rid of it). So, I'm wondering, what's your favorite source for recipes? If it's an actual book, please share the title!

[KLafser]

My favorite printed book is one that is long out of print: The Little Pie Company of the Big Apple. It has a whole chapter dedicated to apple pies followed by chapters on fruit pies, cream pies, and then a couple sections on other delectable baked goods. If you can find it, I highly recommend it!

[TaaraLynn]

Well, my mom always goes by this Pillsbury cookbook from 1979. She's had it since I was younger. It's A+, pretty sure she received (or took) it from my grndmother. We rarely go online for recipes.

[KLafser]

Well, my mom always goes by this Pillsbury cookbook from 1979. She's had it since I was younger. It's A+, pretty sure she received (or took) it from my grndmother. We rarely go online for recipes.

Growing up, my mom had this set called Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery, and it was a 12 volume set. I loved it because you really could look up any ingredient and it would have a description, origin, and typical uses - it's where I learned about quince! I was so excited a few years ago when, for Christmas, my parents gave me and my 2 sisters our own set. They has scoured flea markets until they had 3 complete sets. I don't cook from it much anymore as the recipes tend to be that 'fat-heavy' type from the past, but I do peruse it now and then!

[bstarr100]

I am most fond of Ina Garten. Her recipes are well written and for the most part do not require hard-to-find exotic ingredients. I consistently get great results whenI use them. I also like the books from Cook's Illustrated. As far as a general reference goes, I use The All New Good Housekeeping Cookbook. It has come a long way in terms of updating its recipes, with the advantage of their having been thoroughly tested before publication.

[KLafser]

I am most fond of Ina Garten. Her recipes are well written and for the most part do not require hard-to-find exotic ingredients. I consistently get great results whenI use them. I also like the books from Cook's Illustrated. As far as a general reference goes, I use The All New Good Housekeeping Cookbook. It has come a long way in terms of updating its recipes, with the advantage of their having been thoroughly tested before publication.

I will take a look at the ones you mention. My go-to magazine for recipes has always been Southern Living. I will try Good Housekeeping too!

[EllieA]

I guess my go-to reference book is The Joy of Cooking. It covers most categories, from how to butterfly a duck to different types of pastry cremes. But I also have favorites for most recipe types when I want to try something new-- The Moosewood Cookbooks are fantastic for browsing through, I have a really cool Chinese cook book called something like 1000 Chinese Recipes (maybe) that is true Chinese cooking, recipes separated by region, The Silver Spoon is great for seafood, I have a bound recipe book from a restaurant I love that has really nice marinade recipes... There are so many types of cooking that everything could never be contained in one place. And the internet certainly has it's place, as well, but for me does not replace cookbooks in recipe searches so much as supplement them.

[Aisha I]

My favourite cookery book is AFRICAN KITCHEN COOKERY BOOK by Okoro T. Ifeoma

[KLafser]

My favourite cookery book is AFRICAN KITCHEN COOKERY BOOK by Okoro T. Ifeoma

Ooooo... tell me more about this one. Would love to try it!

[Aphroditelaughs]

I love Mark Bitman’s Kitchen Express. A bunch of recipes that take twenty minutes or less. Plus, he doesn’t provide exact amounts, instead saying some of this and some of that. This has really helped me to improvise in the kitchen.

[Elizabeth Pass]

If I need a new recipe, my first thought is to call mom. Her mother was illiterate so recipes were never written down. Instead, they were passed down, from memory, through experience. My mother had a lot of recipes written down but most things she can just rattle off without looking.

My second option is Pintrest. Its so easy to search and save on there.

Once I find something I really like, and I've changed it to be even better (in my opinion), I print it with a personal picture and save it in my recipe binder.

[Jackie Holycross]

It's funny, more and more I go online to find a recipe especially if I have a few ingredients and I just want to find a way to combine them. Also, I am making my own notebook of recipes I try and really like. I don't put one in there until I have made it successfully.

[Auschef_53]

I have over 350 cookbooks but I don't use them anymore. I also don't use recipes. If I want to cook something, based on what I have available, I look up a recipe on the web, scan it and then do my own thing.

[dtb]

Jamie Oliver's cookbooks are my favorites. He has a way with "veg," and I really like veggies. He has a variety of fish pie recipes, and they are always a hit.

[thaservices1]

The Settler's Cookbook! I grew up with it. It has everything from cherry cordial to possum (the recipe for which begins with, 'feed the possum on buttermilk and sweet cornbread for two weeks')
The Betty Crocker book is a great go to as well. But for anything new I too search online.