The Cookbooks in my Cabinet! ❤

Hello, my friends ... and Happy Tuesday! I posted this picture last night on Instagram ...

My Little Bear helping his Daddy with the asparagus for supper. :)

There's nothing LB likes better than helping us around the house - especially when he gets to "cut" fruits and vegetables (using a butter spreader and working with small soft bits). I just had to snap this picture because it was such a simple, sweet, everyday moment ...

Anyhoo! Over on IG, Cindy asked if I could share the titles of my cookbooks seen in the cabinets in the above photo, and I'm very happy to do just that! For the record these are not ALL of my cookbooks, but the ones I like to keep handy. Also, I've had most of these books for years ... I actually haven't purchased a cookbook in a long time, instead turning to Pinterest and food magazines more often nowadays. Especially my treasured Everyday Food collection which is stored just to the left of those cookbooks (current season's issues only.) I also check with the library if I see or hear about a new and interesting title I want to check out! But all that said, I absolutely LOVE cookbooks and can read them just for reading's sake! (If I ever had time to read anymore, lol!)

(Also for the record, as I've mentioned in previous posts - and over there on my sidebar - I am part of the Amazon Affiliates Program which means if you click through one of my links and end up making a puchase, I get a small commission. So thanks in advance if you do use my links for your shopping!)

Now, without further ado ... here's a list of those books and a few of my thoughts on each one!

FIRST CABINET:

• The Tasha Tudor Cookbook by Tasha Tudor (*Every page is absolutely lovely. I've made several of her recipes and they've all made me happy.)
• Frozen Assets: Cook for a Day, Eat for a Month by Deborah Taylor-Hough (* Her mix-and-match quick bread recipe is a LONGTIME favorite here!)
• The Four Season Farm Gardener's Cookbook by Barbara Damrosch and Eliot Coleman (*True story - I met this couple way back in my days of food writing and they were the nicest folks! His talk on organic farming and seasonal eating was phenomenal.)
• English Tea & Cakes by Celia Brooks (*A tidy and charming book about England, tea and cakes - what more could one possibly want?)
• The King Arthur Flour 200th Anniversary Cookbook by Brinna B. Sands (*This is the source of my favorite fruit crisp and Boston brown bread recipes!)
• The Silver Palate Cookbook by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso (*One of the first "real" cookbooks I ever owned! I actually met the authors at a food event in Boston many years ago. What fun that was!) 
• The New Basics Cookbook by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso (*The Beef Bourguinon recipe is absolutely amazing - we cooked it for friends one New Year's Day in Vermont. Actually - Bill and his friend Charlie (my dear friend's husband) did the cooking!)
• The Silver Palate Good Times Cookbook by Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso (*Perhaps my favorite cookbook of all, a graduation gift from my high school best friend who knew how much I loved seasonal cooking!)
• Fix It and Forget It Cookbook by Phyllis Good (*I especially love the Hearty Beef Stew recipe in this one - the cloves add such a nice flavor!)
• How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking by Nigella Lawson (*Honest to Pete, I've never made any of the recipes in this one but it's an absolutely gorgeous book to look through!)
• The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl by Ree Drummond (*I love Ree Drummond, 'nuff said.)
• The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier by Ree Drummond (*This was the one I got when I was really hoping for her holiday book ... but shhhh don't tell anyone that. Seriously though, this one is terrific.)
• The Foster's Market Cookbook by Sara Foster (*I remember Sara Foster was a friend of Martha Stewart's and a guest on her tv show. It's a great book - lots of homey, farm-y food.)
• Barefoot Contessa Parties by Ina Garten (*I've made a lot of BC recipes through the years and they are always - to quote the Contessa herself - "FABULOUS!" True story - I met her once at a book signing in Boston and she let me give her a letter I had written her about my then 5 yo Earlybird, who was pretty much in love with her. She is as beautiful and kindhearted as she appears on TV!)
• Barefoot Contessa Family Style by Ina Garten
• Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? by Ina Garten
• Barefoot Contessa at Home by Ina Garten

NEXT CABINET:

• Cooking for Jeffrey by Ina Garten (*I clearly have a thing for Ina Garten! All her books are awesome ... they make me wish I had more time to try new recipes!)
• The Forest Feast for Kids by Erin Gleeson (*I also have The Forest Feast Cookbook, but it's on loan to my mum! Such a pretty cookbook with some very interesting - and inspiring! - vegetarian recipes.)
• La Tartine Gourmande: Recipes for an Inspired Life by Beatrice Peltre (*I'm a little embarrassed by how many times I have to say - "gorgeous book but I've not tried any of it" - but alas, that's how my cookbook appetite goes! Too many cookbooks, not enough time! No, scratch that - never too many cookbooks! This one is truly lovely though ... and one of these days!)
• Celebrate: A Year of Festivities for Families and Friends by Pippa Middleton (*Ahem. I have not made any of her recipes but I adore this book, especially for the crafts and games to go along with each seasonally themed feast! Plus ... it's British.)
• Jamie Oliver's Great Britain by Jamie Oliver (*Two things I love - all things British and Jamie Oliver, my favorite chef!)
• Jamie at  Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life by Jamie Oliver (*Another one of those cookbooks I read just for the sheer delight of words, pictures and ideas ... his show, "Jamie at Home" (much of which was filmed in his own garden) remains my FAVORITE cooking show of. all. time.)
• Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart (*Oddly enough, as much as I love Martha, I don't have many of her cookbooks - but this one is a longtime fave.)
• Williams-Sonoma Family Meals: Creating Traditions in the Kitchen by Maria Helms Sinskey (*Funny story - I bought this huge, gorgeous and somewhat costly cookbook at the Williams Sonoma store shortly after I found out I was expecting Little Bear. I was so excited to be cooking with a little one again - and for a larger family! It was very easy to convince myself I needed this on my shelf.)
• The Wholefood Harvest Cookbook by Rachel Hunt (*In the early 90s I worked at a small Boston-area newspaper, doing food writing (amongst other editorial assistant type of things) and I stumbled across this amazing book at the New England Mobile Book Fair, which was, and still is, a wonderful independent bookstore. It's actually a British book - which makes it all the better to my mind, we've covered this - and is divided by months of the year. Full of lovely, cozy illustrations and lots of seasonal vegetarian dishes!)
• Autumn from the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch (*One of those books I'll read through every year to get excited about autumn!)
• Summer from the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch (*sigh ... I'm missing summer now! This book evokes the sheer loveliness of summer in New England ... I re-read it every year, and the recipes are so inspiring!)
• Christmas from the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch (*Christmas in New England + simple, yummy recipes + beautiful illustrations = LOVE.)
• Heart of the Home: Notes from a Vineyard Kitchen by Susan Branch (*Ms. Branch's first ever cookbook - so pretty.)
• Vineyard Seasons: More from the Heart of the Home by Susan Branch (*Another first cookbook for me - I received this as a Christmas gift from my folks in 1990.)
• Marmalade: Sweet and Savory Spreads for a Sophisticated Taste by Elizabeth Fields (*Because one of these winters I WILL make marmalade!)
• The Northern Exposure Cookbook: A Community Cookbook from the Heart of the Alaskan Riviera by Ellis Weiner (*Northern Exposure is my favorite television show of all time. Yes, I love it even more than Downton, and that's saying something! I've never made any of the recipes in this - and by now you're not surprised - but it's a very fun, quirky this book.)
• Quick & Easy Dump Cakes by Cathy Mitchell (*Have you ever made a dump cake? So easy and fun! This book was a gift from my folks.)

 

Well, my friends ... I hope you enjoyed this peek into my cookbook cabinet! I had fun reminiscing as I linked up these old favorites! And as I get ready to write out my October menu calendar, I'm feeling inspired to dive back in and take a look around ... :)

What are your favorite cookbooks? Do we have any in common? When did you start collecting cookbooks? Drop me a note if you have a minute ... clearly I love to talk cookbooks!

Enjoy the rest of your Tuesday, everyone ... see you here again very soon!