Cookbooks

Here are my favorite cookbooks. I own most of them, have used them all, and recommend them highly. If you click on a book, you'll get the Amazon information page.

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Vegetarian Cookbooks

The Greens Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine from the Celebrated Restaurant by Deborah Madison I love this book. It's chock-full of marvelous recipes from Greens, a well-known vegetarian restaurant located in San Francisco.

The New Laurel's Kitchen by Laurel Robertson This is my favorite general cookbook for vegetarians. It's like The Joy of Cooking for us leaf-eaters.

The New Moosewood Cookbook (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking) by Mollie Katzen This is a mainstay at our house. Some of the best vegetarian recipes you'll ever find.

The New Enchanted Broccoli Forest (Mollie Katzen's Classic Cooking) by Mollie Katzen Another classic by Mollie Katzen.

General Cookbooks

The Homemade Pantry: 101 Foods You Can Stop Buying and Start Making by Alana Chernila My favorite new cookbook. This has so many great recipes like homemade ketchup, pop tarts, granola bars, yogurt, etc., and most are actually vegetarian.

The Fannie Farmer Cookbook: Anniversary by Marion Cunningham My go-to general cookbook. It has all the basic and classic recipes, from cornbread to cobbler, and they are delicious.

Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer
The all-time classic general cookbook. It has all the basic and fancy recipes, with explanations of many, many cooking techniques and an indispensible substitutions table.

The Silver Palate Cookbook by Sheila Lukins & Renee Russo If you're looking for something special, this book is full of what you need. Excellent, delicious, creative recipes.

The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook by Sheila Lukins & Renee Russo More great recipes from the girls.

CookWise: The Hows & Whys of Successful Cooking, The Secrets of Cooking Revealed [Hardcover] by Shirley Corriher The technical side of cooking, explained brilliantly with excellent basic recipes.

For more books, check out my other lists:

Knit, Crochet, & Craft Books
Housekeeping Books
Health Books
Gardening Books