Top Five Cookbooks: Every Kitchen Should Have One

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Top Five Cookbooks!

Millions of home cooks refer to some sort of literature for special ingredients, best recipes, how-to cooking tips, or step-by-step videos.

Below are a few of my favorite goto’s

Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook

Get a sneak peek “Look inside” of the contents in this book.

Cook’s Illustrated is an American cooking magazine. It is published every two months by the America’s Test Kitchen company in Massachusetts. It is full of great information even for the novice cook.  A major perk is that it contains no advertising.

I could thumb through the pages of this magazine and never find the same thing twice. It is chuck-full of great recipes. Cook’s test recipes until they get it right and then they share with the world. You can also find equipment reviews that include cookware, kitchen tools & gadgets.  

The Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook should be in every kitchen.  

BUY IT:  Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook on Amazon

Betty Crocker Cookbook : Everything you need to know to cook from scratch

Look inside the Betty Crocker Cookbook.

Betty Crocker Cookbooks have been around for ages. I should know because for over forty years I have had the ring-bound cookbook that used to belong to my grams. I always turn to Betty’s Cookbooks. 

BUY IT: Betty Crocker Cookbook : Everything you need to know to cook from scratch, on Amazon

 

Betty Crocker Cookbook: Bridal Edition

The Special Keepsake Edition of the “Big Red” Cookbook

Get a sneak peek and Look Inside the Bridal Edition.

Although I don’t have the Betty Crocker Bridal Edition I hear it is the same “Red Book” and makes a perfect gift for the newlyweds.  This cookbook is not part of the 5 recommendations but I share this as part of the Betty Crocker cookbook.  Continue reading for the rest of my recommendations. 

BUY IT:  Betty Crocker Cookbook Bridal Edition, on Amazon

The King Arthur Flour: Baker’s Companion

The ALL-PURPOSE Baking Cookbook

It’s true what the cover says, “No home baker should be without The King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion”. 

All of King Arthur recipes are tested by their inhouse bakers before publishing in the cookbooks. That way you can bake without fear of “will this recipe turn out?”. Another thing, King Arthur has a Hot Line available so if you ever come across a question with any of their recipes someone is always just a phone call away.   I call that class!

BUY IT:   The King Arthur Flour: Baker’s Companion, on Amazon

Mastering the Art of French Cooking

By Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, and Simone Beck

Get a sneak peek of Julia Child Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Many French savory recipes call for wine, not cooking wines but full bodied wines. I am not a big drinker but I will add a nice wine to my recipes if called for. There are many recipes I like in this cookbook but one of my favorites is the Beef Bourguignon. I like this recipe the best because this is a dish Nial likes to make and it comes out w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l!  

Why is this cookbooks one of my favorites? Well, who doesn’t want to make a French dish! After all, I love saying what Julia always says, “Bon Appetit!”. 

BUY IT:  Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Knopf on Amazon

Joy of Cooking, 75th Anniversary Edition

By Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, and Ethan Becker

A Best Seller “Joy of Cooking”. A cookbook Julia Child called, “a fundamental resource for any American cook”.

This cookbook is full of great information and recipes. It covers anywhere from Nutrition and entertaining to cooking, cocktails to canning and everything in between! Yes, Joy of Cooking is a favorite of mine and I highly recommend adding this to your collection of cookbooks.  

BUY IT: Joy of Cooking, 75th Anniversary Edition, on Amazon

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