here are the ones i refer to on a weekly basis:The Joy of CookingThis book is opened several times a week either by me or by Kenny. I'm always looking for information on certain ingredients, ways of cooking meats, recipes for different cookies or desserts. This cookbook never fails me. The Oatmeal Cookie recipe is the best I've come across, the instructions on how to cut certain cuts of meat are invaluable for success, and the amount of ethnic recipes (it includes Doro Wat!) is impressive. Just this week, I used it to look up "short ribs" since we have a few of those from the 1/4 cow we recently purchased and I've never prepared them before. It has an easy recipe for "Braised Short Ribs" that was a huge success this week with all the men in the household (with a side of mashed potatoes and broccoli) I bought this book years before I met Kenny and it's turned into his favorite go-to book as well.The Enchanted Broccoli ForestI love Mollie Katzen. I've been reading her blog for years. There is a vegetarian inside of me that I like to acknowledge every now and then, but we can't be lifelong friends as I love meat too much. I have two of Katzen's many cookbooks, but this one is my favorite. The actual recipe for the "Enchanted Broccoli Forest" is fun for kids. I use her recipe for quiches pretty exclusively (and we have a lot of eggs these days, so we need good quiche recipes!), but what I love best about this cookbook is that it was transcribed entirely by hand. Every single page, including the pictures were hand-written and photocopied. It gives it a personal recipe-collection feel.More with Less and Simply in SeasonI list these two books together because they're done by the same publishers (World Community Cookbooks). My copy of More with Less is my mom's original copy that she received either as a wedding gift or early on in her married life. I use the Honey Whole Wheat bread recipe when I'm in the mood to make our own bread (not so much lately, admittedly). There's also a great recipe for Pakistami Kima which graces our table once every other week, at least. Simply in Season is a new cookbook that lists recipes by each section. This cookbook is common sense: use ingredients that are in season in your growing area, and you'll save money (and if everyone eats this way, think of all the environmental changes for good that can happen! but i digress...). I go to this cookbook a lot in the winter when root vegetables and apples are in abundance and I need different recipes to keep those ingredients exciting. And two "Honorable Mentions" as I don't refer to them weekly, or even monthly, but I still love them!The Complete Cooking LightI found the best teriyaki hamburger recipe in this cookbook. It's like eating chinese dumplings between a hamburger bum. Simply delicious. I love that this cookbook contains a lot of great, tasty recipes that aren't filled with fat. I believe in eating whole ingredients...we don't have margarine or skim milk. We eat the real stuff in moderation. But when it comes to fettuccine alfredo or grilled burgers in the summer, this is a great resource for lighter versions!allrecipes.comthis is not cookbook, but i refer to it quite a bit. if i'm looking for something particular, and I don't know if it's in any of my bookshelf cookbooks, this is where i go. i have a huge online "recipe box" at this site and we use a lot of these recipes on a weekly or bi-weekly basis. i don't refer to it weekly since i print out favorite recipes and put them in my recipe binder. i love reading through the comments on each recipe since you get different ways of improving on, or changing the recipe up a bit. our favorite Chicken Tikka Masala recipe is from here!
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so, please share with me your favorite cookbooks or places of recipe treasures. either leave me a comment or blog about it at your place and let me know you've blogged about it. you can never have too many!
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