I have a very large collection of cookbooks. One day, my husband gave me an assignment: to write a list of my top ten favorite cookbooks and then to write three or four sentences about each one. So I did. And now I'll start putting it into this food blog...
My Top Ten Favorite Cookbooks (off the top of my head):
1. Farm Journal Homemade Cookies, by the Editors of Farm Journal, edited by Nell B. Nichols, Farm Journal Field Food Editor, ©1971
2. Joy of Cooking, by Irma Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker, © 1931
3. Verdura — Vegetables Italian Style, by Viana La Place, © 1991
4. Northwest Bounty, by Schuyler Ingle and Sharon Kramis, forward by Marion Cunningham, © 1988
5. The Village Baker’s Wife, by Gayle Ortiz, © 1997
6. Moosewood Cookbook, by Mollie Katzen, © 1977
7. Great Whole Grain Breads, by Beatrice Ojakangas, © 1984
8. Basic Macrobiotic Cooking, by Julia Ferre, © 1987
9. The Good Cake Cookbook, by Diana Dalsass, © 1982
10. The Greens Cookbook, by Deborah Madison, © 1987
Plus a bonus favorite:
11. Zen Macrobiotic Cooking, by Michel Abehsera, © 1968
