Jess Dang Jess Dang is the Founder of Cook Smarts where she also wears the hat of Chief Kitchen Coach. She left the corporate world in 2011 to start Cook Smarts because she was passionate about bringing food education back to our schools and family dinners back into our lives. Follow me here
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I go to "The New Best Recipe" a lot. If I am looking how to make a classic, their recipes are reliable and i love the explanations.
I've always loved "The Silver Palate" and "The New Basics" by Rosso and Lukins, but I'm currently inspired by "Ottolenghi."
"The Art of Simple Food" by Alice Waters is the book I take off my shelf most frequently. I like scanning the latter half for easy dinner ideas and I go back to certain classics over and over again (e.g., strawberry ice cream). One of these days, I hope to take a stab a roasting a chicken!
i have this older better home and gardens cookbook that i love
Not the most useful generally, but for split peas, daal, and lentil recipes I love Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cooking (https://www.amazon.com/Madhur-Jaffrey-Indian-Cooking/dp/0764156497/ref=la_B000APHK8K_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344881739&sr=1-2). Great explanation of Indian spices and techniques. Definitely my go-to book if I'm bored or want something that's not stir fry.
The Joy of Cooking for me!
Love new ideas!
Awesome! Let me know if you get any of these books.