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Favorite Cookbooks

Cook's Illustrated (America's Test Kitchen)

An all-around excellent resource.

Crust & Crumb (Peter Reinhart)

Excellent introduction to bread baking.

The Bread Baker's Apprentice (Peter Reinhart)

The natural sequel to Crust & Crumb.

Great Cookies (Barbara Walters)

From classic favorites to the truly inventive.

Chez Panisse Cafe (Alice Waters)

It's Alice Waters. Need I say more?

Chez Panisse Fruit (Alice Waters)

She's uncompromising, but damn, she gets results.

Chez Panisse Vegetables (Alice Waters)

Fantastic, but I just don't seem to use it as much as her other books.

Baking with Julia (Julia Child)

Classic French style made accessible.

The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook (Ina Garten)

Cater-style recipes are excellent for larger parties.