
I've been putting off this project for a long time because, frankly, I don't know how to start. I have a gazillion cookbooks, I've written about most of them and I have no idea how to organize them in this index.
I could do it the way Librarians do it...simply by alphabetical order of the author, or I could do it the way we often find books in a bookstore...by category and author. I choose the latter, simply because it's also how I organize my bookshelves...in my own fashion, of course.
The other monumental question .... is ...do I link to each recipe I've adapted over the years? I'm not sure, but I guess I will just jump in the deep end, start with the books (they all have links to recipes anyway), and let it evolve as it will.
Reference Cookbooks (those "how to" encyclopedia books that should be in every kitchen...at least one volume)
The Cook's Book
The Culinary Institute of America Cookbook, CIA chefs
Herbs & Spices, Jill Norman
The Illustrated Kitchen Bible
Baking Books (Breads, cakes, cookies, chocolate, desserts, etc.)
The Complete Canadian Living Baking Book
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, J Hertzberg & Z Francois
The Seven Sins of Chocolate, L Schott
Ethnic & Country Specific (Indian, Chinese, Japanese, Spanish, Italian, American, etc.)
Time Life Series of Foods of the Worlds (out of print, unfortunately)
New Orleans Seafood Cookbook, Ralph Brennan
Beyond the Great Wall, Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid
Marty's World Famous Cookbook-secrets of the Muskoka Landmark Cafe (Ontario), Marty Curtis
ZOV - Recipes & Memories from the Heart, Zov Karamardian
Morimoto-The New Art of Japanese Cooking, Morimoto
The New American Cooking, Joan Nathan
Chocolate for Breakfast, Barbara Passino
Ethnic Paris Cookbook, C Puckette & O Kiang-Snaije
A Spoonful of Ginger, Nina Simonds
Anita Stewart's Canada, Anita Stewart
Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone, Curtis Stone
Healthful (not that the others aren't)
The Healthiest Meals on Earth, J Bowden
The Healthy Kitchen, Andrew Weil & Rosie Daley
Jewish (until I write something for each one, here's a snapshot of some of the ones I use often but somehow never wrote about)
Norene's Healthy Kitchen, Norene Gilletz
Second Helpings Please! & The Food Processor Bible (or Pleasures of my Food Processor, if you're lucky enough to have a copy..out of print), Norene Gilletz
A Treasury of Jewish Baking, Marcy Goldman
Healthy Cooking for the Jewish Home, Faye Levy
Bonnie Stern Friday Night Dinners, Bonnie Stern
My Favorite Celebrity Chefs
A la di Stasio, Josee di Stasio
Giada's Kitchen, Giada de Laurentiis
Bitchin' Kitchen, Nadia Giosia
Bobby Flay's Burgers, Fries & Shakes, Bobby Flay
Fresh & Local, Craig Flinn
Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Ina Garten
Ainsley Harriott's Fresh & Fabulous Meals in Minutes, Ainsley Harriott
Nigella Christmas, Nigella Lawson
In the Kitchen with Anna, Anna Olsen
Appetizers & Finger Foods
Small Bites, Jennifer Joyce
Vegetarian
Quick Vegetarian Pleasures, Jeanne Lemlin
Grilling
Grill It! C Schlesinger & J Willoughey
General (meaning I don't know where to put these)
300 Sensational Soups, M Deeds & C Snyder
The Mixer Bible, M Deeds & C Snyder
Every Kitchen Tells Its Stories, Ruth Daniels
ZOV-Recipes & Memories From the Heart, Zov Karamardian
Blue Eggs & Yellow Tomatoes, Jeanne Kelley
Wine Bar Food, C & T Mantuano
Once Upon a Tart, Frank Mentesana & Jerome Audureau