booooooooooooks.

[schmerica]

pearl_o: I add books to my to-read list at a much, much faster rate than I actually read books.

fox1013: /giggles
fox1013:What books?

pearl_o: ....dude, right now my to-read list is a word document over 1000 items long.
pearl_o: and i am adding a bunch of stuff i bookmarked on amazon last night.

fox1013:Erica? Darling? You are a freak.
fox1013:/smooches

pearl_o: /beams
pearl_o: I LIKE LISTS.
pearl_o: They are so organized!
pearl_o:And alphabetical!

Sort of the same topic but not really: who wants to recommend good cookbooks to me? Not for my to-read list, but for my crazy packrat COOKBOOKCOOKBOOKCOOKBOOK collecting. Right now, I use Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything and The Best Recipes in the World constantly; I love Nigella Lawson's How to Be a Domestic Goddess but was disappointed in How to Eat; I respect The Joy of Cooking but only ever really use it when I'm making a bazillion cookies at Christmastime. Specificity of region, technique, or ingredients is fine, as long as it's a good book. What do you guys like?

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[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

I am a huge fan of Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone (http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/002-7946162-6323240?search-alias=aps&keywords=vegetarian%20cooking%20for%20everyone).

The recipes are easy, well-written, and they always come out excellently. Also, it's just interesting.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Easy and tasty recipes are my favorite! I've been thinking lately that I need to get some good vegetarian cookbooks, anyway, just because -- well, half the fun of cooking is sharing food with other people, and so very many of my friends don't eat meat. I think I even have the mediterranean vegan cookbook on my list of ones to check out.