Monday, April 13, 2009

All My Cookbooks - The Index

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

Notes on Cooking, Lauren Braun Costello

The Illustrated Kitchen Bible

The Illustrated Quick Cook

Baking Books (Breads, cakes, cookies, chocolate, desserts, etc.)
The Complete Canadian Living Baking Book

The Everything Cookies & Brownies Cookbook, Marye Audet

The Craft of Baking, Karen DeMasco

A Passion for Baking, Marcy Goldman

The New Best of BetterBaking.com, Marcy Goldman

Baking, From my home to yours, Dorie Greenspan

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day, J Hertzberg & Z Francois

Healthy 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)

Curry Cuisine

Classic Lebanese Cuisine, Chef Kamal Al-Faquih

Everyday Indian, Bal Arneson

The Blackberry Farm Cookbook, Sam Beall

New Orleans Seafood Cookbook, Ralph Brennan

Beyond the Great Wall, Jeffrey Alford & Naomi Duguid

250 True Italian Pasta Dishes, John Coletta

Marty's World Famous Cookbook-secrets of the Muskoka Landmark Cafe (Ontario), Marty Curtis

Ciao Italia: 5 Ingredient Favorites, Mary Ann Esposito

Bistros and Brasseries, John W Fischer & Lou Jones

The Provencal Cookbook, Gui Gedda & Marie-Pierre Moine

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

The Flavors of Asia, Mai Pham

Ethnic Paris Cookbook, C Puckette & O Kiang-Snaije

A Tavola!, Gianni Scappin & Vincenzo Lauria

The Southern Italian Table, Arthur Schwartz

A Spoonful of Ginger, Nina Simonds

Anita Stewart's Canada, Anita Stewart

Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone, Curtis Stone

Basic Thai Cooking, Jody Vassallo

Healthful (not that the others aren't)

South Beach Diet Super Charged, Arthur Agatston

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

Fresh Canadian Bistro, Craig Flinn

Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, Ina Garten

Ainsley Harriott's Fresh & Fabulous Meals in Minutes, Ainsley Harriott

Nigella Christmas, Nigella Lawson

Cook with Jamie, Jamie Oliver (a great general reference book)

Jamie's Dinners, Jamie Oliver - ( could easily go in the "reference" section)

Jamie's Italy, Jamie Oliver

Fresh with Anna Olson

In the Kitchen with Anna, Anna Olsen

The Best of Chef at Home, Michael Smith

Martha Stewart's Dinner at Home, Martha Stewart

A Year in Lucy's Kitchen, Lucy Waverman

Appetizers & Finger Foods
Small Bites, Jennifer Joyce

Vegetarian
Quick Vegetarian Pleasures, Jeanne Lemlin

Clean Food, Terry Walters

Grilling
300 Big & Bold Barbecue & Grilling Recipes, Karen Alder & Judith Fertig

Grill It! C Schlesinger & J Willoughey

General (meaning I don't know where to put these)

Everyday Easy One-Pot

Canadian Living Slow Cooker Collection, Elizabeth Baird & CL Test Kitchen

The New Book of Soups, Culinary Institute of America (CIA)

Earth To Table, Jeff Crump & Bettina Schormann

300 Sensational Soups, M Deeds & C Snyder

The Mixer Bible, M Deeds & C Snyder

Every Kitchen Tells Its Stories, Ruth Daniels

Slow Cooker Comfort Food, Judith Finlayson

ZOV-Recipes & Memories From the Heart, Zov Karamardian

Blue Eggs & Yellow Tomatoes, Jeanne Kelley

James McNair's New Pizza, James McNair

Wine Bar Food, C & T Mantuano

Once Upon a Tart, Frank Mentesana & Jerome Audureau

All The Best Recipes, Jane Rodmell

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