Cooking Resource Guide

Favorite Cookbooks:

  • The Best Recipe by Cooks Illustrated (America’s Test Kitchen) basic and you can get a culinary school education by reading the explanation and science behind the recipes
  • King Arthur Flour Baker’s Companion great all-encompassing baking resource
  • Baking by James Petterson more advanced baking resource
  • Celebrity Cookbooks Ina Garten, Giada DeLourentis, Paula Deen, Bobby Flay, John Besh, etc. (Find an author that you relate to these recipes tend to be more creative something different)
  • Great Food Fast and Everyday Food Magazine Martha Stewart
  • Church/non-profit cookbooks usually not tested but great for local recipes
  • Junior League cookbooks usually thoroughly tested but also great for local recipes
  • Mad Hungry Lucinda Scala Quinn (great family cookbook)

Websites w/ Review Features:

Favorite Food blogs (read comments following recipe postings):

Couponing:

Advanced Resources/Ideas:

  • Ideas for Seasoned Cooks:
  • Learn to bake by using a food scale to weigh ingredients more accurate
  • Experiment with pastry (puff and phyllo)
  • Seek to find your family’s own best recipe for your favorite foods (ex. pancakes, enchiladas, etc.)
  • Experiment with new cuisines at home (Thai, authentic Mexican, etc.)
  • Join a food co-op
  • Make a cookbook of your family favorites a great gift for when your kids leave the nest. www.tastebook.com; www.blurb.com; www.lulu.com

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