Last night I realized I have quite a few cookbooks on top of our fridge. Thought you might all like to know what we use for culinary inspiration. Something else I realized is that two of the books I use the most aren't fancy or written by some famous chef . . . they were bin bargains that I received as gifts a few years ago.
Anyway, here's the list . . . and if you know of any must-have books, leave a comment. We'd love to get your input :) AS WELL, if you want to ask us a question -- any question at all -- head over to the call for FAQs post.
BAKING:
Martha Stewart's Cookies: The Very Best Treats to Bake and Share (by Martha Stewart)
Martha Stewart's Brownies: 175 Inspired Ideas for Everyone's Favorite Treat (by Martha Stewart)
Crazy About Cupcakes (by Kristina Castella)
Babycakes: Vegan, (Mostly) Gluten-Free, and (Mostly) Sugar-Free Recipes from New York's Most-Talked-About Bakery (by Erin McKenna)
Moosewood Restaurant Book of Desserts (by the Moosewood Collective)
Sweetie Pie: The Richard Simmons Private Collection of Dazzling Desserts (by Richard Simmons)
Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook (by Martha Stewart)
Cupcakes, Muffins, and Baked Goods (by Paragon Books)
COOKING:
Martha Stewart's Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook (by Martha Stewart)
Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home (by the Moosewood Collective)
Sundays at Moosewood Restaurant (by the Moosewood Collective)
The New Vegan Cookbook (by Lorna Sass)
Low-Fat and Fast Asian (by the editors at Vegetarian Times)
Vegetarian (Cook's Library) (by Parragon Publishing)
Better Homes and Gardens Fondue and Tabletop Cooking (by Better Homes and Gardens)
Favorite Brand Name Vegetarian Cooking (by Louis Weber)
A LITTLE OF BOTH:
Deceptively Delicious (by Jessica Seinfeld)
Tassajara Cookbook (by Karla Oliveira)
Moosewood Restaurant Simple Suppers (by the Moosewood Collective)
Everyday Food: Great Food Fast (by Martha Stewart)
WISH LIST:
How it All Vegan!: Irresistible Recipes for an Animal-Free Diet (by Sarah Kramer and Tara Barnard)
Vegan Cupcakes Take Over the World (by Isa and Terry of PPK)
Really, any of the books by Isa and Terry
Moosewood Restaurant Cooking for Health (by the Moosewood Collective)
Really, any Moosewood Collective books I don't already have
The Grit Cookbook: World-Wise, Down-Home Recipes (by Jessica Greene and Ted Hafer)
Raw: The Uncook Book (by Juliano Brotman and Erika Lenkert)
Living Raw and Raw Food/Real World (by Sarma Melngailis)
Etc.
Now's your turn. What's on YOUR shelf?
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9 comments:
Add the vegan yum yum cookbook to your wishlist! its amazing!
My favorite cookbook this time of year is always Vegetarian Hearth, by Darra Goldstein. So many vegetarian recipes rely on charismatic vegetables--tomatoes, red bell peppers, avocados--for their flair, which aren't the most affordable (or local) veggies this time of year. Veg Hearth is all about rutabagas, turnips, beets, and whole grains.
Thanks! Those sound like good ones :)
I love Robin Robertson's "The Vegetarian Meat & Potatoes Cookbook". What I've enjoyed about this cookbook is the utilization of basic ingredients (primarily speaking). Foodie critics have their place, but with all due respect to "Skinny Bitch in the Kitch" and "The Real Food Daily Cookbook" not everyone has access to vegan mayonaise, umeboshi paste and/or frozen vegan beef strips.
I live by the the Veganomicon by Isa and Terry. This is the book that convinced me I really could cook beyond stir fries.
The New Vegetarian Epicure by Anna Thomas is another favorite. Not only does it give recipes, it gives menus, and that was pretty helpful to me back when I was utterly clueless in the kitchen.
The New Enchanted Broccoli Forest by Mollie Katzen of all the Moosewood goodness is a must have. It's full of fun and easy stuff that you can take on the go, as well as more hearty, complicated recipes. It's also where I learned to make the world's best enchilada sauce.
And lastly, Cooking with Seitan by Barbara and Leonard Jacobs opened up a whole new world to us. I bought this book right after I learned how to make seitan in the crock pot. When I started using this book, my husband and step-son went vegetarian at home, which made me quite happy.
Wow. Thanks for your suggestions!!! Can't wait to hit up the store and check some of these out :) I've never even heard of the "Vegetarian Meat & Potatoes" or "New Enchanted Broccoli" . . . and Stephen will be happy to know you can make seitan in a crock pot. Another experiment for him.
Happy Friday, everyone! <3
I find myself turning to Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything - Vegetarian quite a bit. It's nice because it gives multiple versions of a recipe or suggestions of different sauces to pair for different twists on the basic recipe, and is extremely accessible. It covers a lot of things that I already know, but is so extensive that there is even more that I don't know!
Laurel's Kitchen. Taught me so much about baking and food combining. I also love the King Arthur Flour cookbooks for baking (really breaks down the chemistry).
I think my most-used cookbook is Vegetables Every Day by Jack Bishop. It's really helped me figure out what to do with all the random veggies I get in my CSA box.
I also love Veganomicon - everything I've made from that book has been so yummy.
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