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Tami Moore » Blog Archive » Recipe Organization — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:05:13 +0000

[...] I hate cookbooks. [...]

By: Tami

Tami — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:41:59 +0000

@Airlia
Oooh, I had their magazine last year (Cook’s Illustrated, that is). Great stuff and I love how they do all the experimentation for you and educate as they give you recipes.

Thanks for the link! (And not too expensive, either, nice!)

PS Thanks for delurking! <3

By: Airlia

Airlia — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:19:45 +0000

I know this is an old post, but you linked to it, recently. I highly suggest
Cooke’s Illustrated, The Best Vegetable Recipes (Best Recipe Classics).

http://www.amazon.com/Best-Vegetable-Recipes-Recipe-Classics/dp/1933615168/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1262193022&sr=8-3

It does a great job explaining why you should do simple things like prick a potato before baking and what happens if you don’t. The recipes are reliably good and range from simple to more complex. My cooking skill is still growing and this book scales with me.

All the Best Recipe Cooke’s Illustrated books have this style, but I like the food category specific ones best.

PS I enjoy your writing; I’m a transplant lurker from the ego site.