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Favorite Cookbooks

Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery That Revolutionizes Home Baking (Jeff Hertzberg, Zoe Francois)

Fresh bread after coming home for work-- and it's delicious. I'm in! Love this book

The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook: Every Recipe from the Hit TV Show With Product (America's Test Kitchen)

Cook's Illustrated's TV Show that is chock full of no-fail recipes. It's one of my Go-To Sources

Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That?: Fabulous Recipes & Easy Tips Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is Th (Ina Garten)

Ina's recipes pretty much describes how I like to cook and bake.

Tyler's Ultimate: Brilliant Simple Food to Make Any Time (Tyler Florence)

He's a talented chef and his recipes are easy for me to follow.

My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur (Romney Steele)

I've been coming here for lunch for decades. This book is a beautiful tribute, lovely recipes.

Chefs I recommend

Hubert Keller (San Francisco, CA)

I love his show on Public Television. He makes every dish look easy to make.

Tyler Florence (Marin, CA)

What can I say? He's eye candy, but he really knows how to cook. I had the pleasure of meeting him, and he's a very approachable chef who appeciates his fan base. I've made many of his recipes, which are simple to make but flavorful.

Ina Garten (CA)

Her recipes are easy to understand and always "good" ingredients.

Anne Burrell (NY)

She might talk to her food, but she knows how to cook and bake!