The Cookbook Library
A few weeks ago, I was inspired by Jules to do a post on my Unread Library. Since then, I've decided to also do a post on my collection of cookbooks. Because here in lies another issue of mine: buying cookbooks and then creating barely any of the recipes out of them, or even (gasp!) none! A few of these have been gifts, but I have bought a lot of them- and even though it has been with good intentions- the madness has got to stop somewhere.
So I will not be buying any more cookbooks until I've tried at least 4 recipes from each of the ones I already have. And believe me- this is harder than it sounds- because I have a lot.
And I've already been tempted- Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc (which I've been wanting to buy FOREVER) was on sale at Gilt for $28 and I stood strong (even though I added it to my cart 3 different times).
So here is my Cookbook Library:
How big is your cookbook library?
So I will not be buying any more cookbooks until I've tried at least 4 recipes from each of the ones I already have. And believe me- this is harder than it sounds- because I have a lot.
And I've already been tempted- Thomas Keller's Ad Hoc (which I've been wanting to buy FOREVER) was on sale at Gilt for $28 and I stood strong (even though I added it to my cart 3 different times).
So here is my Cookbook Library:
- *Easy Entertaining- Ryland, Peters, & Small
- *Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey- Jill O'Connor
- *The Athlete's Palate Cookbook- Yishane Lee
- *Food & Wine, The magazine's annual cookbook 2007
- *Food & Wine, Best of the Best vol.10
- *Weekends- Katie Brown
- *The New Best Recipe- From the Editors of Cook's Illustrated
- *Mastering the Art of French Cooking- Julia Child
- *What's A Cook To Do- James Peterson
- *Everyday Italian- Giada de Laurentiis
- *Real Kitchen- Tyler Florence
- *Barefoot Contessa Family Style
- *Open House Cookbook- Rachael Ray
- *Feast- Nigella Lawson
- *How to be a Domestic Goddess- Nigella Lawson
- *Harumi's Japanese Cooking
- *At Home with Michael Chiarello
- *Nestle Classic Recipes
- *Cookies- Martha Stewart
- *Cupcakes- Martha Stewart
- *Mrs. Field's Cookie Book
- *Food for Friends- Fran Warde
- *Instant Entertaining- Donna Hay
- *Baking Handbook- Martha Stewart
- *The Essential Pasta Cookbook- Bay Books
- *Simple Chocolate- Gina Steer
- *Pie & Tart- Williams Sonoma
- *Emeril's Delmonico- Emeril Lagasse
- *Sweet Serendipity- Stephen Bruce
- *The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook
- *Sunshine Cocktails- Ben Reed
- *Hershey's Classic Recipes
- *Top Secret Restaurant Recipes- Todd Wilbur
- *How to Cook Everything: Mark Bittman
- *Book of Great Chocolate Desserts: Maida Heatters
- *The Desperate Housewives Cookbook- Christopher Styler
How big is your cookbook library?
wow that's an impressive library! even with my small library, i have a few cookbooks that i haven't used. bad me.
ReplyDeleteYum, is it weird that those cookbook pictures made me drool? I have the ad hoc book - I recently made the panna cotta and cherry compote recipes from it. They were great!
ReplyDeleteI should set a similar goal for myself. I have a ton of cookbooks that I haven't made a single recipe out of! (But I have to say that I do love my Ad Hoc cookbook. I've made 5 recipes out of it already.)
ReplyDeleteI trimmed our cookbook library down when we moved. I think we have about 10-15 right now. I really want the Ad Hoc cookbook.
ReplyDeleteI see you're a Food Network fan? Me too! I tend to forget my cookbooks and turn to googling recipes, but I am going to try and be better about using my books this fall and winter! Something about the weather changing makes me want to play chef.
ReplyDeleteBig Apple and Mrs HC- I'm so jealous that you have the Ad Hoc cookbook... once I reach my goal I will too
ReplyDeleteM and C: that's crazy you have 10- 15 after trimming down- you must have had a lot before!
jduck: Yes- I totally am! And I do the same thing- I always end up googling or looking on foodnetwork.com for a quick recipe for the ingredients I have on hand