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Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking

Jeff Hertzberg MD, Zoe Francois

Thomas Dunne Books, 2007

Excellent way to start Baking Bread
I recommend this book to anyone who likes to cook, and wonders what it would be like to bake your own bread at home, from scratch. Perhaps the most amazing thing about this book is how the authors make themselves available to the readers after you purchase it. I had ...

The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl

Ree Drummond

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2009

The Pioneer Woman Cooks
My daughter told me about this book. So I ordered one for each of us. The recipes are simple good down home cooking and the personal story is really sweet.

The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals

Michael Pollan

Penguin, 2007

I'll never eat the same
I have been more and more interested in the food system and how to eat more naturally and healthy. This book was just what I needed! I could relate with the author, going through the process of going down the rabbit hole of our modern food system. He isn't out to ...

The Carb Lovers Diet: Eat What You Love, Get Slim For Life

Ellen Kunes, Frances Largeman-Roth

Oxmoor House, 2010

Visualize that the more healthful foods are just as fulfilling as the high calorie ones.
The Carb Lovers Diet shows you many great ways to replace the foods you love with more healthful alternatives. It is a no-brainer to pick the more healthful alternatives when they taste so yummy. Weight loss is as much mental as it is physical. Be positive in life. ...

Perfect One-Dish Dinners: All You Need for Easy Get-Togethers

Pam Anderson

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010

The perfect one-dish dinner cookbook!
This is first of Pam Anderson's cookbooks that I've owned and I already adore it. The first time I flipped through the book, I marked off about 15 recipes that I wanted to make immediately. As I feel the first recipe from a new cookbook is a crucial choice, I chose ...

Around My French Table: More Than 300 Recipes from My Home to Yours

Dorie Greenspan

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010

I want to try every recipe!
As with all of Dorie's books, this does not disappoint. Beautiful photographs, little bits of Dorie's hints and wisdom and the most delicious and easy recipes. I always thought of French food as being more intimidating. Nothing very complicated and has definitely made ...

Barefoot Contessa Cookbook Collection: The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook, Barefoot Contessa Parties!, and ...
Ina Garten

Clarkson Potter, 2010

The Century Vocabulary Builder

Public Domain Books, 2003

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Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?: Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips
Ina Garten

Clarkson Potter, 2010

Ina Garten, bestselling cookbook author and beloved star of Barefoot Contessa on Food Network, is back with her easiest recipes ever. In Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? Ina proves once again that it doesn?t take complicated techniques, special equipment, or stops at more than one grocery store to make wonderful dishes for your family ...

Cake Pops: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes for More Than 40 Irresistible Mini Treats

Bakerella, Angie Dudley

Chronicle Books, 2010

Cake Pops
I purchased two of these books, one for my sister, one for me. I love it!! I've read through it several times & can't wait to try my hand at making cake pops. And the pictures are just so cute.

What's New, Cupcake?: Ingeniously Simple Designs for Every Occasion

Karen Tack, Alan Richardson

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010

Amazing Book!
This is a great book! The ideas are fun and imaginative, and easy to follow! I would recommend this book to anyone.

Kitchen Confidential

Bloomsbury USA, 2008

A classic... If you eat food, you will enjoy it
So... there's probably not a whole lot I can add to the hundreds of other reviews, and "Kitchen Confidential" has already demonstrated it's ability to shake things up in the culinary world, so I'll just give my short two cents. For one, and this is something often ...

Good Eats 2: The Middle Years

Alton Brown

Stewart, Tabori & Chang, 2010

Another outstanding Voume to the series!
What an excellent follow up to the 1st book, Good Eats "The Early Years." Yet again, I am very happy to have purchased the 2nd Volume in this series. Just a short blurb about us: I admit it, we are foodies. It started with my hubby (a bit like Alton Brown so naturally ...

Mastering the Art of French Cooking, Vol. 1

Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, ...

Alfred A. Knopf, 2001

How Did I Cook Without This One???
I have a cookbook collection, but for some reason, fear perhaps, never bought this book. I finally broke down, and have not been disappointed with anything I made using this book. The instructions are clear. The ingredients are not hard to find. I have learned ...

Top 100 Baby Purees: 100 Quick and Easy Meals for a Healthy and Happy Baby

Annabel Karmel

Atria, 2006

A fantastic resource that takes out the hassle of creating your own meals
I bought this book when I first started weaning my son at 5 and a half months. The recipes are great, easy to follow and my son loves them all. I would have found it impossible to think up the combinations of tastes, textures and flavours on my own so have found this ...