Then for some horribly stupid reason I decided to make a list. Of course, as soon as I started said list I realized it would be a horrible, time-consuming, and tedious process. But did I stop? No, no I did not:(
Here it is, in all its glory/shame: (There are some out of order numbers as I placed the same book in multiple categories on occasion (just to make it more difficult on myself)
Some of the lay-out /fonts look a little goofy- but I swear they look perfect in editing mode so you'll just have to live with it:)
Baking/Cake Decorating
Cake Decorating:
Karen Tack and Alan Richardson: Super cuteness:)
6. Hello, Cupcake
7. What’s New, Cupcake?
8. Cake Pops by Bakerella, Angie Dudley More cuteness, but harder than it looks
10. Hot Cakes, Debbie Brown
11. Sugarcraft Flowers, Claire Webb
12. Cakewalk: Adventures in Sugar, Margaret Braun (out of print)
goreous sugarcraft
I LOVE to look at this one, but way out of my league skills wise
goreous sugarcraft
I LOVE to look at this one, but way out of my league skills wise
15. The Homemaker’s Pictorial Encyclopedia of Modern Cake Decorating,
McKinley and Norman Wilton (12th Printing, 1959)
McKinley and Norman Wilton (12th Printing, 1959)
91. Martha Stewart’s Wedding Cakes
short on actual decorating how-to's but tons of breathtaking cakes and good recipes
Cake/Dessert Baking:
short on actual decorating how-to's but tons of breathtaking cakes and good recipes
Cake/Dessert Baking:
Anne Bryn: For when you're in a hurry, also great flavor combo ideas
Rose Levy-Beranbaum: Must haves!
18. The Cake Bible
19. Rose’s Heavenly Cakes
22. Perfect Light Desserts, Nick Maglieri and David Joachim
24. Sweet Miniatures, Flo Braker
81. Booze Cakes, Krystina Castella and Terry Lee Stone
very fun book
81. Booze Cakes, Krystina Castella and Terry Lee Stone
very fun book
Cookies:
25. Cookie Craft: From Baking to Luster Dust,
Valerie Peterson and Janice Fryer
26. Great Cookies, Carole Walter
Valerie Peterson and Janice Fryer
26. Great Cookies, Carole Walter
Chocolate:
Alice Medrich: Love the author, she introduced me to cacao nibs!
27. Chocolate Holidays
28. Bittersweet
Candy:
31. Homemade Candy, Farm Journal
General Baking:
33. How to Bake, Nick Maglieri
34. Home Baking, Jeffrey Alford and Naomi Duguid
(more books by authors in Asian)
35. Baking, James Peterson
(more books by authors in Asian)
35. Baking, James Peterson
Bread:
Jeff Hertzberg, M.D., and Zoe Francois: got me to embrace bread-baking!
36. Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
37. Healthy Bread in 5 Minutes a Day
38. My Bread, Jim Lahey with Rick Flaste continued my new-found love of yeast breads
General Cooking
Magazine Books:
Cooking Light Magazine Books:
The best cooking magazine around, don't let the "light" part scare you away
The best cooking magazine around, don't let the "light" part scare you away
39. Annual Recipes 1990
40. Annual Recipes 1991
41. Annual Recipes 1992
43. Annual Recipes 1993
44. Annual Recipes 1994
45. Annual Recipes 1995
46. Annual Recipes 1996
47. Annual Recipes 1997
48. Annual Recipes 1998
48. Annual Recipes 1998
49. Annual Recipes 1999
50. Annual Recipes 2000
51. Annual Recipes 2001
52. Annual Recipes 2002
53.Annual Recipes 2003
54. Annual Recipes 2004
55. Annual Recipes 2005
56. Annual Recipes 2006
57. Annual Recipes 2007
58. Annual Recipes 2008
59. Annual Recipes 2009
60. Annual Recipes 2010
61. Superfast Suppers
62. Five Star Recipes
63. Slow Cooker
64. Best Ever Kitchen Secrets
66. Low-Carb Slow Cooker Recipes
67. Cook Once, Eat Twice
68.Gifts From Your Kitchen
69. Test Kitchen Favorite, Vol. 1
70.Annual Recipes 2002
71.Annual Recipes 2003
72. Annual Recipes 2004
73. Annual Recipes 2005
Southern Living/Sunset:
Gourmet:
Betty Crocker: I enjoy the old, cheesy, sexist volumes :)
79.Betty Crocker’s Outdoor Cookbook (1961)
80.Betty Crocker’s Hostess Cookbook (1967)
82.Betty Crocker’s New Cookbook (late 90’s)
83.Betty Crocker’s New Picture Cookbook (1961)
83.Betty Crocker’s New Picture Cookbook (1961)
84.Betty Crocker’s Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook
85. Betty Crocker’s New International Cookbook (1994) Broadened my culinary horizons
The Culinary Institute of America:
beautiful and great to read (though I can't say I've used them yet)
beautiful and great to read (though I can't say I've used them yet)
86. Baking at Home With the Culinary Institute of America
87. Breakfast and Brunches with the Culinary Institute of America
88. Gourmet Meals in Minutes with the Culinary Institute of America
89. Hors d’Ouvres at Home with the Culinary Institute of America
90. One Dish Meals with the Culinary Institute of America
Authors/Celeb Chefs:
93. Christmas with Martha Stewart Living, vol. 4
94. Christmas with Martha Stewart Living, vol. 6
96. Entertaining
Alton Brown: One of my favorite chefs of all time
97. I’m Just Here for the Food
98. I’m Just Here for More Food
99. Good Eats: The Early Years
100. Good Eats: The Middle Years
Julia Child:
101. The Way to Cook
Wolfgang Puck:
Jacques Pepin:
105. Fast Food My Way
Emeril Lagasse:
106. Prime Time Emeril,
107. A Beautiful Bowl Of Soup
108. 15 Minute Gourmet: Vegetarian
109. The 15 Minute Chicken Gourmet
110. Recipes 1-2-3
111. Recipes 1-2-3 Menu Cookbook
112. Healthy 1-2-3
Barbeque:
Steve Raichlen (more by author in Mexican): YUM!
113. BBQ USA
114. The Barbecue Bible
115. Indoor Grilling
117. The Ultimate Barbecue Sauce Cookbook , Jim Auchmutey and Susan Puckett
118. Marlboro Cook Like A Man Cookbook
Slow Cooker:
122. The Ultimate Slow Cooker Cookbook, Carol Heding Munson
Bacon:
Wild Game:
124.The NAHC Wild Game Cookbook 1997
Spicy:
127. Hot and Spicy, Linda Fraser
Healthy Cookbooks:
Richard Simmons: (Yes, he of the short shorts and white-guy afro Richard Simmons)
(these are worth purchasing for the pictures alone)
(these are worth purchasing for the pictures alone)
129. Sweetie Pie
130.Farewell to Fat Cookbook
Evelyn Tribole:
kind of old, so heavier on the fat free and margarine subs than I like, but good stuff nonetheless
kind of old, so heavier on the fat free and margarine subs than I like, but good stuff nonetheless
131. Healthy Homestyle Desserts
132. Healthy Homestyle Cooking
Todd Wilbur: Fun reads
133. Top Secret Recipes Lite!
134. Low-Fat Top Secret Recipes
Around the World
Mexican/Hispanic:
Rick Bayless: another of my favorite chefs:)
136. Mexican Everyday this book is WONDERFUL!
137. Fiesta at Rick’s just got this one, can't wait to try out the recipes
138. Authentic Mexican: Regional Cooking from the Heart of Mexico
140. High-Flavor, Low-Fat Mexican Cooking, Steve Raichlen (more books for author in BBQ)
Mary Sue Miliken and Susan Feniger: Lots of good recipes in these two
144. Mesa Mexicana
145. Too Hot Tamales
146. The Ecuador Cookbook, Christy Buchanan and Cesar Franco
241. Tacos, Mark Miller : two thumbs up:)
241. Tacos, Mark Miller : two thumbs up:)
Indian:
Madhur Jaffrey: another great, great chef
147. Indian Cooking with Madhur Jaffrey
240.From Curries to Kebabs: Recipes from the IndianSpice Trail
240.From Curries to Kebabs: Recipes from the IndianSpice Trail
Italian:
150. Simple Italian Food
151. Italian Grill
154. Italian Slow and Savory, Joyce Goldstein
(other books by author in Mediterranean, Jewish)
155. Sopranos Family Cookbook, Allen Rucker
(other books by author in Mediterranean, Jewish)
155. Sopranos Family Cookbook, Allen Rucker
157. Buca de Beppo: Into the Sauce
Asian:
Nicole Routhier: Yet another fave author
159. The Foods of Vietnam one of my favorite cookbooks
160. Cooking Under Wraps (wrapped food in general, not just Asian)
162. Hot Sour Salty Sweet:
A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia
163. Mangoes & Curry Leaves:
Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent
164. Beyond the Great Wall:
Recipes and Travels in the Other China
165. Betty Crocker’s New Chinese Cookbook
A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia
163. Mangoes & Curry Leaves:
Culinary Travels Through the Great Subcontinent
164. Beyond the Great Wall:
Recipes and Travels in the Other China
165. Betty Crocker’s New Chinese Cookbook
166. The Japanese Kitchen, Kimiko Barber
this one I haven't used yet since it requires a lot of weird ingredients (and this
is coming from someone who has a cache of unusual ingredients and spices)
this one I haven't used yet since it requires a lot of weird ingredients (and this
is coming from someone who has a cache of unusual ingredients and spices)
Mediterranean:
168. Mediterranean Fresh, Joyce Goldstein
(more by author in Italian, Jewish)
Paula Wolfert: (more by author in African and European)So good!
(more by author in Italian, Jewish)
Paula Wolfert: (more by author in African and European)So good!
169. Mediterranean Cooking
170. The Cooking of the Eastern Mediterranean (delicious!)
171. The Slow-Mediterranean Kitchen
174. Classical Turkish Cooking, Ayla E. Algar
175. A Biblical Feast: Ancient Mediterranean Flavors for Today’s Table, African:
175. A Biblical Feast: Ancient Mediterranean Flavors for Today’s Table, African:
Kitty and Owen Morse, with Tershia d’Elgin
Kitty Morse: Great books!
176. Cooking at the Kasbah: Recipes from My Moroccan Kitchen
177. The Vegetarian Table: North Africa
177. The Vegetarian Table: North Africa
178. The Scent of Orange Blossoms: Sephardic Cuisine From Morocco
179. A Taste of Africa, Dorinda Hafner
179. A Taste of Africa, Dorinda Hafner
180. Fresh Moroccan: Nada Saleh
Middle Eastern:
Other European/Eastern European:
185. A Taste of Portugal, Shirley Sarvis
187. The Cooking of Southwest France: Recipes from France's Magnificent
Rustic Cuisine, Paula Wolfert (more by author in Mediterranean, African)
Rustic Cuisine, Paula Wolfert (more by author in Mediterranean, African)
188. The Armenian Table: Highly recommended!!!
More than 165 Treasured Recipes that Bring Together Ancient Flavors
More than 165 Treasured Recipes that Bring Together Ancient Flavors
and 21st-Century Style, Victoria Wise
East Village, Tom Birchard and Natalie Danford
Other International:
85. Betty Crocker’s New International Cookbook (1994)
Time-Life Books: (the 1970's)
193. The Cooking of Germany
194. The Cooking of Vienna’s Empire
195. Latin American Cooking
196. The Cooking of the Caribbean Islands
197. Recipes: Russian Cooking
198. Recipes: African Cooking
201. The Philippine Cookbook, Reynaldo Alejandro
202.Food of Burma: Authentic Recipes from the Land of the Golden Pagoda
203. Carribbean Cooking: Elizabeth Lambert-Ortiz
202.Food of Burma: Authentic Recipes from the Land of the Golden Pagoda
203. Carribbean Cooking: Elizabeth Lambert-Ortiz
Jewish:
204. A Drizzle of Honey, David M. Gitlitz and Linda Kay Davidson
very interesting reading, about the Spanish "hidden" jews in the time of the Spanish Inquisition)
(No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!)
very interesting reading, about the Spanish "hidden" jews in the time of the Spanish Inquisition)
(No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!)
205. Cucina Ebraica, Joyce Goldstein (more by author in Italian, Mediterranean)
206. Harriet Roth’s Deliciously Healthy Jewish Cooking
178. The Scent of Orange Blossoms: Sephardic Cuisine From Morocco ,
Kitty Morse
178. The Scent of Orange Blossoms: Sephardic Cuisine From Morocco ,
Kitty Morse
Drinks:
Just For Fun:
209. White Trash Cooking, Ernest M. Mickler
210. Are You Hungry Tonight? Elvis' Favorite Recipes, Brenda Butler
211. In the Kitchen With the Chippendales: More Than 70 Romantic Recipes
210. Are You Hungry Tonight? Elvis' Favorite Recipes, Brenda Butler
211. In the Kitchen With the Chippendales: More Than 70 Romantic Recipes
Dog/Cat Food:
213. Doggy Desserts, Cheryl Gianfrancesco
214. The Ultimate Cat Treat Cookbook, Liz Palika
215. Pupsnacks, Stephanie Mehanna
216. Barker’s Grub, Rudy Edalati
Miscellaneous (Theme Ingredient):
221. Edamame, Anne Eagan
224. Pomegranates: 70 Celebratory Recipes, Ann Kleinberg
225, Quick Pickles: Easy Recipes for Big Favor, Chris Schlesinger & Susie Cushner
225, Quick Pickles: Easy Recipes for Big Favor, Chris Schlesinger & Susie Cushner
Miscellaneous (Other):
227. Japanese Garnishes , Yukiko and Bob Haydock
Terrance Brennan, Andrew Friedman, and Christopher Hirsheimer
231. Foods of the Americas: Native Recipes and Traditions,
Smithsonian American Indian, Fernando and Marlena Divina
Smithsonian American Indian, Fernando and Marlena Divina
232. Simple Soirees: Seasonal Menus for Sensational Dinner Parties, Peggy Knickerbocker
233. Don't Panic - Dinner's in the Freezer:
Great-Tasting Meals You Can Make Ahead,
Susie Martinez, Bonnie Garcia , and Vanda Howell
Great-Tasting Meals You Can Make Ahead,
Susie Martinez, Bonnie Garcia , and Vanda Howell
234. Finger Food, Elsa Petersen-Schepelern
235. What to Cook, Arthur Schwartz
236. Recipes to the Rescue,
Thrilling Kitchen Adventures...Just in the Nick of Time?,
Chuck Smothermon and Lou Brooks, eds.
Thrilling Kitchen Adventures...Just in the Nick of Time?,
Chuck Smothermon and Lou Brooks, eds.
237. Ethnic Cooking, Wisconsin Style, American Cancer Society
239.The Complete Vegetarian Cookbook, Murdoch Books
I have the same problem. I made a list of my cookbooks, but--how to display them on my shelf, and see them so I USE them once in a while.
ReplyDeleteSo I group them by theme. Is there a more creative way?