Which are your go-to cookbooks? Name up to five.
Beverly Rowe
Land O Lakes
Betty Crocker
Better Homes and Gardens
Taste of Home yearbooks
Paula Deen
Lita Jones
Betty Crocker, Better Homes and Gardens, THE JOY OF COOKING, BETTY CROCKER MICROWAVE COOKING and many community cook books
Sharon
Fannie Farmer
Penney Wilfort
1. BETTY CROCKER'S PICTURE COOKBOOK
2. Taste of Home annual cookbooks
3. BEST-EVER CASSEROLES COOKBOOK (Gooseberry Patch)
4. THE AMERICAN WOMAN'S COOKBOOK edited by Ruth Berolzheimer, 1944
5. Rival's crock-pot cookbooks
Jane Haase
Vicksburg Junior League
Ambrosia (Vicksburg)
Better Homes and Gardens
Southern Living annual books
Sue, Saratoga
THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING COOKBOOK, slow-cooker cookbook, microwave cookbook, gas barbeque cook book, Weight Watchers cookbook
Ellen O.
THE JOY OF COOKING --- old and new editions (they have different recipes!)
Kay Tibbles
A TASTE OF OREGON
BOUND TO PLEASE (Boise ID)
Southern Living cookbooks
Lynn
My biggest go-tos are my own recipe cards and a family-produced cookbook. Otherwise, I mostly use:
THE JOY OF COOKING by Rombauer/Becker
QUICK & HEALTHY by Ponichtera
HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE TREASURY
Mary Hundley
Any book by Ina Garten
My family cookbook that my sisters and I compiled; it's is in the second printing (over 100 copies each time --- big famiily)
Better Homes and Gardens
A church fundraiser cookbook
Richard N Bartels
My to-go-to cookbooks are:
THE NEW JAMES BEARD (which I've had since the 70s)
THE NEW YORK TIMES COOKBOOK
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF ITALIAN COOKING
By the way, I answered the poll as "1-5," because that's how many I own. My wife, on the other hand, has at least 60. She loved the bookcase in the kitchen when we bought this house. It was full on the day we moved in and she keeps buying more cookbooks!
Dr. Judy Glies
LIDIA'S ITALIAN
Better Homes and Gardens
Julia Childs
Emeril
M. Hazen's Italian
Sonia Zaffiris
Moosewood cookbook, THE SOUTH BEACH DIET COOKBOOK, Jenn-Aire cookbook and one from St. Nicholas Greek Church
Carol Grubbs
For everyday cooking, I use the internet.
For trying something different, I use Cook's Illustrated yearly cookbooks.
Bev Uebel
Southern Living
Cooking Light
Weight Watchers
Taste of Home
Genie Burns
1. FANNIE FLAGG'S WHISTLE STOP CAFE COOKBOOK
2. THE PAT CONROY COOKBOOK
3. WHITE TRASH COOKING
4. RIVER ROAD RECIPES
5. TURNIP GREENS IN THE BATHTUB
Merle Hazard
Southern Living annuals
Taste of Home annuals
CHARLESTON RECEIPTS REPEATS
Best of Country annuals
Fran Keneston
Barefoot Contessa Cooks at Home
Giada De Laurentiis: Everyday Italian
Beth Cummings
1. CELEBRATE SAN ANTONIO (put out by the San Antonio, TX Junior Forum --- I purchased at the Alamo in 1989 --- wonderful Tex-Mex and Southern recipes)
2. THE ORIGINAL THAI COOKBOOK by Jennifer Brennan
3. CAJUN-CREOLE COOKING by Terry Thompson-Anderson
4. SPLENDID SOUPS by James Peterson
5. THE HAWLEY LUTHERAN LADIES AID COOKBOOK, 3rd Edition --- from Hawley, Minnesota, 1965
Sharon Elliott-Fox
1. META GIVEN'S MODERN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF COOKING (out of print. I purchased in mid-1950s and it's still the best.
2. WEIGHT WATCHER'S NEW COMPLETE COOKBOOK MOMENTUM PROGRAM
3. a Betty Crocker cookbook
4. a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook
Rosemary Sobczak
Betty Crocker
THE JOY OF COOKING
Better Homes and Gardens
Liz Cranage
THE BETTY CROCKER COOKBOOK. The rest are either church or school collections
Harriet Stay
The one I reach for most is BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS NEW COOKBOOK, 1979. My original one wore out. Then in 1980,Better Homes and Gardens came out with ALL-TIME FAVORITE RECIPES. While visiting Sonoma, CA, I chanced upon KNUDSEN DAIRY FOOD COOKERY...filled with goodies all made with dairy products. Great appetizers, side dishes and desserts. This one is now on its second "taping" to keep it together. While rafting on the Payette River, I enjoyed a cookout with the Long family. Their small cookbook is called RECIPES FROM THE RIO...great "outdoor" recipes. The gift cookbook from my mom that I love to read is the BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS HERITAGE COOKBOOK, which features the history of U.S. cooking from colonial until 1975, with ethnic and historical changes influencing recipes and ingredients. I have even tried a few recipes that turned out pretty good. Some not.
Sharon Westafer
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS HERITAGE COOKBOOK
THE BEST OF BYERLY'S COOKBOOK Vol. I
THE BEST OF BYERLY'S COOKBOOK Vol. II
SOUTHERN LIVING SLOW COOKER COOKBOOK
Dorothy Boyum
Betty Crocker Cookbook
Karen
The Kosher Palette
The Joy of Cooking
Linda Bentzen
THE JOY OF COOKING
BETTY CROCKER'S COOKY BOOK
COLORADO CACHE COOKBOOK
CREME DE COLORADO COOKBOOK
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS NEW COOK BOOK
Linda M. Johnson
THE JOY OF COOKING
Better Homes and Garden
JANE BRODY'S GOOD FOOD BOOK
THE GOOD HOUSEKEEPING ILLUSTRATED COOKBOOK
BETTY CROCKER'S CHINESE COOKBOOK
Rosemary Simm
1. 1001 COOKIE RECIPES
2. BIGGEST BOOK OF SLOW COOKER RECIPES
3. THE ULTIMATE SOUTHERN LIVING COOKBOOK
4. Crisco community recipes
5. FEEDING THE FLOCK
Mellena Driver
It is a set of five called TREASURE CHEST COOKBOOKS. They were given to me by my grandmother. They are labeled DESSERT, MEATS, VEGETABLES, SALADS and CASSEROLES. Absolutely priceless!
Betty C. WILKINS
Better Homes & Gardens
The Joy of Cooking
Ellen
My go-to cookbooks are THE JOY OF COOKING, BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS NEW COOK BOOK (pink edition) and my grandmother's church cookbook given to me by my grandfather when I got married.
marion miller
I go to the cookbooks from unprofessional cooks who share their recipes. Usually, charitable organizations put these out.
Debi
MISSISSIPPI DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOLUTION RECIPE BOOK
HEAVENLY TASTES --- Presbyterian collection
SOUTHERN COOKING --- Business and Professional Women's Club
Tamara Randi
Better Homes and Gardens
Regal Bread Machine
THE TASSAJARA BREAD BOOK
DINING AT GREAT AMERICAN LODGES
THE JOY OF COOKING
Diana Trabanco
COMFORT FOODS by Rachael Ray
and other 30 minute meal cookbooks
THE JOY OF COOKING
and two published by our church with local recipes
Jamille Krupa
All Rachael Ray
All Barefoot Contessa
THE KING ARTHUR FLOUR BAKING COMPANION
All Lidia Bastianich's Books
PILLSBURY: THE COMPLETE BOOK OF BAKING
Nanci Garon
THE SILVER PALATE GOOD TIMES COOKBOOK
NOURISHING TRADITIONS
THE ART OF SIMPLE FOOD
The Culinary Institute of America's VEGETABLES
Coral Harrison
Better Homes and Gardens, Fannie Farmer, THE JOY OF COOKING, Betty Crocker
Lynn Clifford
The Best of Byerly's
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS NEW COOK BOOK
Mary Raglow
America's Test Kitchen (any year)
BIGGEST BOOK OF EASY CANNED SOUP RECIPES
Barefoot Contessa
THE WILLIAMS-SONOMA COOKBOOK
EVERYDAY ITALIAN by Giada de Laurentiis
Lindsey Hedrick
Better Homes and Gardens, JOY OF COOKING, COCKRELL FAMILY COOKBOOK, TASTES OF SOUTHPORT, BEACH ROAD BAPTIST CHURCH COOKBOOK
Susan Mulcaire
Cooking Light Magazine! I love it.
Linda Harrison
THE LADY & SONS SAVANNAH COUNTRY COOKBOOK, RECIPES FROM MISS DAISY'S, SIMPLE ELEGANCE, Better Homes and Gardens
Marilyn Moore
The Best of Bridge Series
Better Homes and Gardens
Donna Hull
THE FIVE ROSES COMPLETE GUIDE TO GOOD COOKING
Jean Pare's MUFFINS AND MORE
Betty Crocker
Good Housekeeping
LOONEYSPOONS
John Stover
1. BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS SEAFOOD RECIPES
2. BETTY CROCKER'S NEW CHOICES COOKBOOK
3. BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS NEW COOKBOOK
4. BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS SALAD RECIPES
5. THE JOY OF COOKING
amy f
THE JOY OF COOKING
FIX-IT AND FORGET-IT COOKBOOK
kattykathy
Better Homes & Gardens
Kathy Vieira
I love cookbooks and own many. I do notice that the first ones I reach for are the Taste of Home and Paula Deen cookbooks, as well as three books published by my kids' schools throughout the years.
Janet Cross
RIVER ROAD RECIPES
WEIGHT WATCHERS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
THE NEW ORLEANS COOKBOOK
Better Homes and Gardens
Jean J
COOKING WITH MY MOM
FARM RECIPES AND FOOD SECRETS FROM THE NORSKE NOOK
Betty Crocker
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO COUNTRY COOKING
Lynn Ketelsen
Anything by Sunset
Byerly's
Julia (of course)
THE BEST BAKE SALE EVER COOKBOOK
My recipe box from my mom! :-)
Lisa
America's Test Kitchen
JOY OF COOKING
CANADIAN LIVING EVERYDAY FAVOURITES
Marty
THE SPICE COOKBOOK
BOBBY FLAY'S GRILL IT
I'M JUST HERE FOR THE FOOD by Alton Brown
LOW-FAT LIVING COOKBOOK
Georgene Thomas
a Better Homes and Gardens cookbook from 1949
a Betty Crocker cookbook from 1950
an old Crisco cookbook (1952)
a Spry cookbook from the same era
a Pillsbury cookbook from 1965
Lindanataya
DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET
RECIPES FOR A SMALL PLANET
JOY OF COOKING
Bea
THE FIRESIDE COOKBOOK by James Beard
VERY FINEST RECIPES by Cookbook Publishers
a Rival crock-pot cookbook
THE PERFECT CHOCOLATE DESSERT by Consumer Guide Editors
FAVORITE RECIPES OF AMERICA by Favorite Recipes Press
Sandra Hughes
I have so many cookbooks, but they are all lined up on shelves --- just like all my fiction and nonfiction --- and I browse them all the time. However, the two favorites I keep in my kitchen drawer are LONE STAR LEGACY and the annual Southern Living1976 edition. Of course I have a lot of the Southern Living annual books, and they go way back, but this one is my favorite.
Jaime Huff
COOKING LIGHT ANNUAL RECIPES 2004
Cooking Light 2006
BEST OF SOUTHERN LIVING
a Thai cookbook
a Vietnamese cookbook
Kaye DeMaio-Hays
Better Homes and Gardens (my grandmother's)
CROCKERY COOKERY
Sandra Smith
The Office cookbook (compiled by my former employer)
Grandma's favorite (a collection of my family's recipes)
any of my Weight Watchers cookbooks
any of my Gooseberry Patch cookbooks
THE DINNER DOCTOR
Dorothy Boyum
Betty Crocker
michelle stein
THE JOY OF COOKING
MICROWAVE GOURMET
TRADITIONS, a cookbook published by my temple sisterhood
Aileen Broussard
1. POTS, PANS AND PIONEERS
2. PIRATE'S PANTRY
Linda Miller
MENNONITE COMMUNITY COOKBOOK, BRICKERVILLE UNITED LUTHERAN CHURCH COOKBOOK, THE JOY OF COOKING, TASTE OF HOME: WINNING RECIPES, THE COOKIE BIBLE
Val Pearson
The Better Homes and Gardens recipe books! I buy each new one as they come out.
Pink Cookie
All of Ina Garten's Barefoot Contessa books
Molly Stevens -ALL ABOUT BRAISING
Nigella Lawson's NIGELLA EXPRESS and FEASTE
RICARDO: Meals for Every Occasion
KITCHEN SEASONS by Ross Dobson
Jeanne
Betty Crocker
Local community organization cookbooks
Brenda Tucker
My cookbook that I have used for more than 30 years is THE JOY OF COOKING. I don't even think I need the new 75th edition.
Margaret Holdman
Betty Crocker
The Red Hat Society Cookbook
Best of Bottles, Cans, etc.
Janice Hoaglin
Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook;
New American Diet;
Fix-It and Forget-It Lightly;
Sonoma Diet Cookbook;
Jane Brody's Good Food Book
June Drotleff
Betty Crocker Cookbook
Joy of Cooking
Katherine Stephens
AUNT BEA'S MAYBERRY COOKBOOK, JC PENNEY COOKBOOK and a recipe book my library put out several years ago.
Jean
THE LADY & SONS COUNTRY COOKBOOK by Paula Deen
THE LADY & SONS TOO! by Paula Deen
BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS NEW COOKBOOK
AMERICA'S BEST-LOVED COMMUNITY RECIPES by Better Homes & Gardens
Jay
Southern Living Annual Recipes
Cooking Light Annual Recipes
Farm Journal Favorites
California Wine Country
Better Homes and Gardens
Judie H
1. TRATTORIA by Biba Caggiano
2. compilation of local recipes by a local service organization
3. COOKING LIGHT ANNUAL RECIPES 2007
4. LIDIA'S FAMILY TABLE by Lidia Bastianich
Pam Campion
Betty Crocker
Pillsbury Kitchen Family Cookbook
Peggy
Barefoot Contessa
Giada de Laurentis
Sara Foster
Noteworthy
Fran
Any by Sandra Woodruff.... THE BEST-KEPT SECRETS OF HEALTHY COOKING, FAT-FREE BAKING, etc. You cannot go wrong with her recipes, and they are good for you too!
Ben Furnish
Fannie Farmer
THE "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK" BOOK by Mary Lane Kamberg
THE "I DON'T KNOW HOW TO COOK" BOOK MEXICAN by Linda Rodriguez
NEW YORK COOKBOOK by Molly O'Neal
MORE-WITH-LESS COOKBOOK by Doris Longacre
Jean V,
The Centennial Junior League Cookbook
A Pinch of Salt Lake Junior League Cookbook
Always in Season Junior League Cookbook
