This is a list of books and resources that I go to often when creating my desserts. I think it’s really important to acknowledge those who have worked so hard to create such wonderful books and who give me some much needed inspiration. On another blog, I saw a carousel widget that featured that blogger’s favorite cookbooks. And I thought it was pretty cool! It was sponsored by Amazon. And while I like and use Amazon… a lot… (I purchase many books through them and have a wishlist growing there!); they wanted to charge me a handling fee if no one purchased a book from my carousel! Nothing against Amazon, but I’m not here to promote them. I’d rather promote the authors of these awesome cookbooks! And so I decided that in appreciation for the many wonderful authors whose books I refer to and enjoy so much….. I am going to slowly incorporate a featured cookbook in a widget on my home page. So please look there to see those books that I have reviewed so far. Also, the color highlighted titles here have been reviewed and you will find them on the side widget of my blog. And here they are, in no particular order…….
DESSERT COOKBOOKS
The All American Cookie…..Nancy Baggett
Mad About Macarons…..Jill Colonna
The Art of the Cookie…..Shelly Kaldunski
Cookies…..Sally Sampson
The Best of the Bake Off Cookies…..Pillsbury
Best Loved Cookies…..Southern Living
Macarons…..Annie Rigg
Christmas Cookies…..Avenel Books
World Breads…..Paul Gayler
The Bread Bible…..Beth Hensperger
Simply Great Breads…..Daniel Leader
Sarabeth’s Bakery…..Sarabeth Levine
Savory Baking…..Mary Cech
The Art of French Baking…..Ginette Mathiot
The Craft of Baking…..Karen DeMasco and Mindy Fox
Rose’s Heavenly Cakes…..Rose Levy Beranbaum
Desserts by the Yard…..Sherry Yard
Sugar Baby…..Gesine Bullock-Pradu
Miette…..Meg Ray
Salty Sweets…..Christie Matheson
The Happy Baker…..Erin Bolger
Bite Size Desserts…..Carole Bloom
The Boozy Baker…..Lucy Baker
Cutie Pies…..Dani Cone
Sticky, Chewy, Messy, Gooey…..Jill O’Connor
Baked Explorations…..Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito
Luscious Berry Desserts…..Lori Longbotham
Desserts…..Love Food
Bon Appetit Desserts…..Barbara Fairchild
The Art of the Dessert…..Ann Amernick
No Fat – Low Fat Desserts…..Simona Hill
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams at Home…..Jeni Britton Bauer
Scoop…..Ellen Brown
Cupcake Heaven…..Susannah Blake
Cupcakes, Cupcakes, and More Cupcakes…..Lilach German
Cupcakes…..Shelly Kaldunski
Martha Stewart’s Cupcakes…..Martha Stewart
Whoopie Pies…..Sarah Billingsley and Amy Treadwell
Baking…..James Peterson
The Essential Baking Cookbook…..Bay Books
A Passion for Baking…..Mary Goldman
America’s Best Lost Recipes…..Cook’s Country Editors
Baking Basics…Betty Crocker
Baking Basics…Kitchen Aid
*(Both Baking Basics books were given to me by my sons…I guess they thought I needed the help!)*
Puddings, Custards and Flans…..Linda Zimmerman
Hershey’s Chocolate Treasury…..Hershey
Real Chocolate…..Chantal Coady
Chocolate and Confections…..Culinary Institute of America
Chocolate Desserts…..Pierre Herme
Intensely Chocolate…..Carole Bloom
Simply Chocolate…..Southern Living
TRADITIONAL COOKBOOKS
Sunday Suppers at Lucques…Suzanne Goin
Kitchen Sense…Mitchell Davis
Two’s Company…Bev Bennett
Texas Table…Larry Ross
Open House Cookbook…Sarah Lee Chase
Heritage of Southern Cooking…Camille Glenn
Heart of the Artichoke…David Tanis
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook…Ina Garten
American Country Cooking…Mary Emmerling
Great Good Food…Julee Rosso
The New Basics Cookbook…Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins
The Silver Palate Cookbook…Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins
The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook…Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins
Dolce Vita…David Rocco
Around the World…Sarah Ainley
Tapas – A Collection of Spanish Style Recipes…Parragon Publishing
Tuscany – The Beautiful Cookbook…Lorenza de ‘Medici
The New York Times Bread and Soup Cookbook…Yvonne Young Tarr
The Joy of Cooking…Irma Rombauer
America’s Best Lost Recipes…The Editors or Cook’s Country Magazine
BARTENDING
The Silver Book of Cocktails…McRae Books
Cocktails 2007…Food & Wine
The Martini Book…Sally Ann Berk
150 Classic Cocktails…Hamlyn
Cocktails 2011…Food and Wine
I also love to consult these publications: Fine Cooking, Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Food and Wine, The Food Network Magazine, The Washington Post food section.
