What fun! When I read Jill Santopietro’s “The Cookbook Chronicles” in the NYT blog The Moment, I knew I had to check my books. My top three:
Mastering the Art of French Cooking- Joy of Cooking (although mine’s from 1975, so it doesn’t quite make the cut)
- Recipes Worth Sharing, now out of print. It’s a collection I wrote of recipes from the column I did for years at the Kansas City Star. Mentioning it isn’t a shameless plug, because, as I said, it’s out of print. You can find copies at Amazon, and the Star’s store seems to have some copies left.
Meanwhile, the Silver Palate Cookbook also would have been on my list, except my daughter gave me the brand-spanking new edition for Christmas.
How about you? What are your most-stained cookbooks?
Gills n Thrills // Aug 5, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
Meryl // Aug 5, 2008 at 1:40 pm
How to Grill
http://www.amazon.com/How-Grill-Complete-Illustrated-Techniques/dp/0761120149/ref=pd_bbs_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1217965121&sr=8-2
Mostly just the page with the grilled pizza, although there are some other great recipes for veggies and meat as well.
Robert // Aug 5, 2008 at 5:56 pm
My used to be Mark Bittman’s How to Cook Everything, which is a great generalist cookbook I turn to time and again for basic, solid recipes. But, after I trashed the first copy, my wife recently bought me a new edition which is relatively (and temporarily) sauce, burn, and crumb free.
I love the burner marks on the Julia Child book!
Jennifer (Baklava Queen) // Aug 6, 2008 at 5:18 am
Probably my family cookbook (compiled by the Chef Mother) — though the basic Betty Crocker and the Moosewood Low-Fat Favorites come close. (The latter is especially sad with the cracked binding and the pages falling out!)
Janet Majure // Aug 6, 2008 at 11:03 am
Gills: Oh, that Deborah Madison is good, isn’t she?
Meryl: I don’t know that one; I’ll have to check it out, and when I get a minute I’ll go in and make that link a little easier.
Robert: I don’t have that one, but it’s on my list!
Jennifer: I have an ancient Betty Crocker book that I love, too. I don’t think I’ve seen the low-fat Moosewood Cookbook.
Thanks for your stained books, everybody, and if you’re here the first time, please chime in!
I am not a big cook but the most stained for friends for many years was The Enchanted Broccoli Forest.
Janet Majure // Aug 10, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Ah, yes, Rhea, Mollie Katzen is a favorite, although I don’t have that particular cookbook. This is fun hearing what people like best! Thanks for stopping by.