Kent wrote:
> I'm sure this has been asked many times before, but now and then one must
> search for what is new, and what people think.
> When I want to find a recipe


What cookbook do you open when you want to find a particular recipe and
what are your favorite cookbooks are two different questions. Like you,
I reach for Joy of Cooking when I know I want to make souffle (for
example) and need to know basic recipe and technique, but there are lots
of other reasons for a cookbook to become a favorite.


After Joy, the next book I use a lot for basic information is The
Victory Garden Cookbook by Marian Morash. Sometimes I just need to know
what to do with a vegetable, and she always has the answer plus useful
tables along the lines of how many pounds equals how much grated.


I like the Silver Palate cookbooks and the old Mollie Katzen and
Moosewood cookbooks. I don't feel like getting up and going to the
other room to get the titles right, but I like the ethnic cookbooks so I
can make an authentic Greek recipe or a Thai one. I like those to have
lots of pictures and sometimes just look at the pictures.


--Lia