Help for the food-imagining-impaired: cookbooks and sources of recipes with pretty pictures? [more inside]
posted by bookdragoness on Nov 6, 2009 - 15 answers

I once read an old cookbook that, at the end, had a recipe for saint. I want to find it again. Any clues? [more inside]
posted by kenko on Oct 4, 2009 - 3 answers

Where can I find a database of cookbook indexes? [more inside]
posted by chefscotticus on Oct 3, 2009 - 4 answers

What is an example of a cookbook wherein the recipes have had the hell tested out of them? [more inside]
posted by BostonTerrier on Aug 20, 2009 - 32 answers

Rick Bayless' Mexican Everyday is my go-to cookbook. Can anyone recommend any other cookbook authors that can teach me about other traditional world cuisines? Who's the Rick Bayless of Indian food? The Asian Rick Bayless? Who's the Mediterranean's answer to Rick Bayless? [more inside]
posted by chrchr on Jun 28, 2009 - 17 answers

Looking for cookbooks, blogs, websites, and forums that specialize in simple, healthy recipes. [more inside]
posted by Afroblanco on Jun 2, 2009 - 20 answers

Overlap between Mark Bittman's cookbooks? [more inside]
posted by Bezuhin on Feb 15, 2009 - 9 answers

Lamb and chicken, pork and beef... which is the meatiest Indian cookbook? [more inside]
posted by vorfeed on May 30, 2008 - 10 answers

Help this impatient person learn how to cook from a book. [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Dec 19, 2007 - 24 answers

Latin American cookbook recommendations? [more inside]
posted by AceRock on Sep 27, 2007 - 9 answers

What are the ethics and conventions surrounding review copies of books? [more inside]
posted by climalene on Sep 12, 2007 - 29 answers

I'm looking for blogs where people are cooking their way through all the recipes in a particular book or by a particular chef e.g. Kathryn Cooks with Jamie and The Next Nigella. Do you know of any others?
posted by janecr on Feb 17, 2007 - 11 answers

I'm looking for some great ice cream cookbooks... [more inside]
posted by Marky on Nov 6, 2006 - 6 answers

Why do American cookbooks give ingredient measurements by volume and number instead of weight? [more inside]
posted by betterton on May 3, 2006 - 35 answers

Is there a website that contains a recipe directory for printed cookbooks? [more inside]
posted by chefscotticus on Mar 28, 2006 - 2 answers

I like to cook, but I'd like to know more of the theory of how and why to do things. [more inside]
posted by synecdoche on Feb 3, 2006 - 30 answers

I'm searching for some good vegan cookbooks that focus on Asian cuisine. Japanese, Korean, Indian, Thai, etc. A vegan Indian cookbook would be especially nice. [more inside]
posted by luneray on Nov 9, 2005 - 10 answers

Book writing software: specifically for a cookbook... [more inside]
posted by Atom12 on Nov 8, 2005 - 13 answers

I need some suggestions for cookbooks with really odd recipes. Cookbooks that have colorful themes or contain recipes that always seem to list canned peaches or SPAM in their ingredients are good for starters but anything really bizarre, unique, or old-timey will do.
posted by rokabiri on May 23, 2005 - 18 answers

I'm looking for a cookbook on grilling that has a decent coverage of grilled food from all parts of the world. Do you have any recommendations?
posted by madman on Jan 13, 2005 - 2 answers

My beloved fiancee is trying to improve her cooking, with a course and by diving into cooking books. As the guinea pig, it is in my interest to help her on her way. [more inside] [more inside]
posted by Frasermoo on Nov 17, 2004 - 18 answers

Continuing the food theme: what cookbooks would you recommend that you find both inspirational and reliable? Inspirational, as in the recipes just beg to be tried, or the photographs look so mouthwatering. And reliable, as in you've learned to trust that the recipes will turn out well - if not every time - then much more often than not. We have shelf-full of cookbooks already, but I'd still like to add a few more…
posted by misteraitch on Sep 29, 2004 - 25 answers

I'm looking for recommendations for a reference cookbook to supplement my current bible, The Joy of Cooking. Your thoughts? [A list of what I've got already will greet you inside.] [more inside]
posted by me3dia on Mar 7, 2004 - 38 answers