I love and use: Lickity Split Meals- Zonya Foco RD Saved by Soup- Judith barrett The Ultimate Healthy eating Plan- Liz Pearson RD Moms Meal Makeovers- forget the authors, think it is Janice Bissex Andrew Weil books I'll keep thinking...
Posts: 8 | Location: midwest | Registered: March 14, 2006
The New Basics by Julee Rosso & Sheila Lukins is my absolute favorite. I like it because I can find lots of recipes for a whole lot of occassions in it. There are quick and easy recipes, middle of the road recipes, and more involved recipes. I like the way it's organized, too. Many different sections from finger foods to appetizers to soups, salads, vegetables, side dishes, fish, meats, etc. No matter what I need a recipe for, I can usually find one I like in it.
Posts: 8 | Location: NE | Registered: February 28, 2006
I clicked on the reply then sat here for several minutes thinking through my very small collection of cookbooks and realized I don't have a favorite. I've been cooking from magazines for several years now and I find cookbooks a bit...dull, I guess (please don't through tomatoes at me!).
Now the cookbook I use the most (when we have venison in the house) is probably North American Hunt Club's Wild Game recipes.
Normal people, those who are healthy and well balanced, don't become writers.
Originally posted by staying healthy: Ginger, is there a nutritional breakdown with each recipe? And if so, do they separate fat with a saturated fat number?
Alas, there is no nutritional breakdown with each recipe, nor is there anything about saturated fat. Some of the recipes are lighter, some are far from it. I do tend to modify the fat content when I can...f/f half & half instead of heavy cream, canola oil instead of butter, etc.
Posts: 8 | Location: NE | Registered: February 28, 2006
I promise I am not just saying this because this is the Eating Well bulletin boards but The Essential Eating Well cookbook is one of my most used cookbooks. I also love all the Cooking Light Annuals.
I have quite a few cookbooks and those are the ones I use the most! I try to cook healthy and can depend on the recipes in these books. I can find quick recipes for a simple weeknight meal and more impressive meals for company.
I just went to my cookbook shelves and really I dont have any that I use as often as the Eating Well and Cooking Light books!
I do like Sara Foster Fresh Everyday too but don't use it as often.
I hope no one minds if I bump this thread. Cookbooks are one of my favorite things. As a matter of fact, I think I have a problem when it comes to buying them. I'm getting to the point where I have too many to keep track of.
My favorites, though, that I use the most are Moosewood Cooks at Home, and one that I write in, which I use to keep recipes given to me by family and friends, and that I write my favorite magazine recipes in. The Moosewood Cooks at Home book is wonderful--I make at least one recipe a week from there. It has so many family favorites for me--Zucchini Lemon Spaghetti, Curried Fried Rice, Bulghur Burgers, and an assortment of pizzas that we like to use for inspiration to top our honey whole wheat dough. This book was a gift to me from my best friend, and I have to say, it was the second-best holiday gift I ever received (the first being my Cuisinart food processor).
When I went veggie in high school, my mom bought all the Moosewood cookbooks and made stuff out of them. To this day, one of her favorite recipes is Confetti Spaghetti, not sure which one it was in. I still crave that... And the Swiss Cheese and Onion soup. OOh, maybe I'll make that next weekend...
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Posts: 294 | Location: EatingWell | Registered: December 07, 2005
I made 2 recipes out of "Not Your Mother's Slow-Cooker Cookbook" this weekend that turned out really nice. It's huge too. I'm so loving slow cooker season!
--- Carolyn Associate Editor & BB Moderator
Posts: 294 | Location: EatingWell | Registered: December 07, 2005
I use Eating Well cookbooks a lot, but as for favorite cookbooks I can't recommend The New American Plate by the National Cancer Institute highly enough. The recipes are fantastic, healthy and delicious. Beautiful, too.
but The Essential Eating Well cookbook is one of my most used cookbooks. I also love all the Cooking Light Annuals. 
