tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post5358486450981069968..comments2024-03-22T00:35:19.082-07:00Comments on Casual Kitchen: The Favorite Cookbooks of My Favorite BloggersDanielhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-39070994880231933972010-04-18T16:43:26.872-07:002010-04-18T16:43:26.872-07:00Clearly "Joy" is a staple cookbook--that...Clearly "Joy" is a staple cookbook--that's exactly why I wanted input from readers too! Thanks for adding it to the mix. <br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-79003556181858886682010-04-18T16:09:09.515-07:002010-04-18T16:09:09.515-07:00I am absolutely flabbergaste that The Joy of Cooki...I am absolutely flabbergaste that The Joy of Cooking didn't make this list. It's the only cookbook you need! The rest is just personal preference!Mattheous @ Menu Musingshttp://www.menumusings.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-3801203436128264702010-04-12T13:52:50.337-07:002010-04-12T13:52:50.337-07:00I like the "More with Less Cookbook" and...I like the "More with Less Cookbook" and recently found "How to Cook Without a Book" - by Pam Anderson - already making stuff out of there and learning some good basics that apply to many different situations.LoriMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04747704639006572076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-60572637015331599402010-04-10T14:42:51.475-07:002010-04-10T14:42:51.475-07:00What, no Joy of Cooking fans? For shame! The mos...What, no Joy of Cooking fans? For shame! The most recent edition, fortunately, gets back to the roots of Joy, homely basic recipes. But I still have and love the great 1975 version too. What other single book would tell you how much sugar to add when you're freezing strawberries, and how to make cold cucumber soup?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989191167177860812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-84049804999522755102010-02-14T14:29:44.196-08:002010-02-14T14:29:44.196-08:00Gen, thanks for your input! This post gets a good...Gen, thanks for your input! This post gets a good amount of traffic, despite its age, so I'm happy to see new readers supply their favorites too. <br /><br />DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-16532659500331714772010-02-14T13:00:28.334-08:002010-02-14T13:00:28.334-08:00Waaay after the fact....I depend on Moosewood Cook...Waaay after the fact....I depend on Moosewood Cooks at Home and (my kids say) the Internet and reliable people like you.<br /><br />Thanks!<br />GenGenhttp://www.multigenmom.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-55771368709302300992008-02-26T11:30:00.000-08:002008-02-26T11:30:00.000-08:00Spectacular suggestions Mr. The Sieve. Thank you!...Spectacular suggestions Mr. The Sieve. Thank you!<BR/><BR/>DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-61577686966003187242008-02-25T14:30:00.000-08:002008-02-25T14:30:00.000-08:00When I look at the cookbook shelf I always feel li...When I look at the cookbook shelf I always feel like a major league manager in the 8th inning of a 1-run ballgame in October looking out to the bullpen for some picthing help. There are a lot of guys out there but only one or two that you really trust, your go-to guys. And you keep going to them again and again.<BR/><BR/>Here are my "go-to" cookbooks, tattered, spice-stained, prehaps misrepresented, but loved:<BR/><BR/>1) Bistro Cooking at Home, Gordon Hammersly: most restaurant cookbooks tend to suck; they spend a lot of time telling you how cool it is to be a famous chef and leave you with a bunch of trimmed down versions of house "specialties," without truly teaching or inspiring. Hammer is humble and talented. Its french bistro, for sure, traditional meat and potatoes, but with a lot of respect for the seasons, the ingredients, the flavors. The braised short ribs are memorable. Cassoulet.... well, I guess I'm still not that ambitious. Thats what restaurants are for, right? Speaking of - If you haven't made the pilgrimage to his restaurant on Tremont St in Boston, hop on the Acela ASAP.<BR/><BR/>2) The Chefs of the Times: This is another type of book that I usually dont like - a collection of disparate recipes from disparate chefs. This is the type of book you might see at small townlibrary booksale in the summer in Maine or upstate new york for a buck or 2, but you'd pass by it, not expecting much. Drop the dollar, you wont regret it. This one is based on the NYTimes column back in the '90s called The Chef, where each week a famous chef worte a column about his/her inspiration and then included a couple of recipes that showcase their work. I learned a ton reading the stories, how they arived at their recipes, how they even ended up cooking to begin with. Marcus Samuellson's African Swedish fusion... enough said, what a story. Jean-George Vongrichten "poaches" his salmon in the oven on 175 degree heat. I now do this one all the time - my wife and I call it Levitating Salmon. So much here. More about the inpsiration than the recipes, but plenty of both.<BR/><BR/>Lastly, 3) Passione, by Gennaro Contaldo. This is the guy who taught the Naked Chef everything he knows about Italian. He emmigrated from the Amalfi Coast to London many years ago and opened a restaurant - but the cookbok isnt about the restaurant, it's about Amalfi, the coast, the ingredients, the simple tastes and preparations. Lots of great recipes and reminders about what is important in life - like eating fresh seafood, local ingredients and enjoying some limoncello.<BR/><BR/>Enjoy, thanks CK.<BR/><BR/>The SieveAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-74447705397667785072008-02-13T18:35:00.000-08:002008-02-13T18:35:00.000-08:00Thanks for all the suggestions! This is turning o...Thanks for all the suggestions! This is turning out to be a fun exercise.<BR/><BR/>Stepford Wife: thanks for all of your titles! I'm quite interested in the At Home, At Sea cookbook and the Sugar Mill Caribbean cookbook in particular--I'll have to check them both out. <BR/><BR/>JA's Mom: I hear you on the Betty Crocker. There's something about a classic old reliable cookbook. Thanks for your comment. <BR/><BR/>GRM: I totally agree on Better Homes and Gardens. It's excellent and it also has extra sentimental value to me because my mother gave me a copy just before I went out to live on my own. <BR/><BR/>DKDanielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02388302796031288076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-92150837373403931892008-02-13T14:08:00.000-08:002008-02-13T14:08:00.000-08:00My favorite cookbook of all time is the "Better Ho...My favorite cookbook of all time is the "Better Homes and Garden's Cookbook", the red and white checkered one. <BR/>Every recipe I ever make (except for the muffin recipes) is a hit. If I have never made a dish before I use this as a base and then branch out. You can't beat the consistency of it.<BR/><BR/>Also its great for new cooks (mothers buy this for your daughters when they head off to college:)), because it doesn't have complex spices or techniques for cooking and it has everything from pancakes to greek pasticcio. <BR/><BR/>I have gotten rave reviews from the spanikopita, oven fried chicken, creamy herbed porkchops, coconut macaroons, blue cheese stuffed meatballs and ranger cookies. I highly recommend it.Zombiemommyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12484880804068329390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-58051374700934857392008-02-13T13:04:00.000-08:002008-02-13T13:04:00.000-08:00I love the good old Betty Crocker. she tells me ho...I love the good old Betty Crocker. she tells me how to make a pie crust, what temperature my chicken should be and has the best recipe for pancakes, banana bread, and muffins.<BR/>I couldn't live without it.Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13342498096558048221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-64231829191890289912008-02-13T08:30:00.000-08:002008-02-13T08:30:00.000-08:00I love the Taste of Home Cookbook, and the Taste o...I love the Taste of Home Cookbook, and the Taste of Home Baking Book. And I adore all of their magazines as well. I don't know where I'd be without them. Cooking Light has an annual recpie book that I adore. <BR/><BR/>One I love that I'm sure you've never heard of is "At Home, At Sea: Recipes from the Maine Windjammer." It's the most wonderful cookbook ever... I absolutely crave cooking from it sometimes. If you can find it, you *HAVE* to check it out.<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/At-Home-Sea-Recipes-Windjammer/dp/0974970603/ref=cm_cr-mr-title<BR/><BR/>The Sugar Mill Carib. Cookbook is also great. It has some pretty exotic recipes in there... Not everybody's taste I'm sure, but it is one I love. Perhaps I'm biased, though, as we ate there when we were on honeymoon... :)<BR/><BR/>http://www.amazon.com/Sugar-Mill-Caribbean-Cookbook-Inspired/dp/1558321217/ref=cm_cr-mr-titleThe Stepford Stepmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02323001886312519104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37886248.post-41589972782057470382008-02-13T06:33:00.000-08:002008-02-13T06:33:00.000-08:00Goody! A whole new list of books to watch for.I c...Goody! A whole new list of books to watch for.<BR/><BR/>I check out Barefoot Contessa's from the library all the time. Still waiting to find an affordable copy for myself!Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08455517419708043340noreply@blogger.com