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Recommended Cookbooks
1. Mark Bittman, How to Cook EverythingMark Bittman, How to Cook Everything
The Joy of Cooking for contemporary times
2. Elizabeth David, Is There a Nutmeg in the House?
Inspired living, inspired eating. And the power of whole nutmeg revealed!
3. Euell Gibbons, Stalking the Wild AsparagusEuell Gibbons, Stalking the Wild Asparagus
The Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarity of American field and stream (all rolled into one). Cat tails, elder blow and possom, and a larder full of bacon and white sugar to boot.
4. Larousse Gastronomique
The Encyclopedia of French Culinary Tradition. A couple of centuries' worth of recipes, clearly explained.
Mario Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages5. Mario Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages
Mario Batali recognized what's been absent from the American interpretation of Italian cuisine for so long. He's given Italy back to the Americans, and inspired a generation of chefs and home cooks.