Cookbooks

I recently did a major cookbook purge, and still I retain all of these "essentials."  It was a significant purge I swear. Alas, the ones I couldn't bear to part with:

My Kitchen Essentials:



Dorrie Greenspan
Around my French Table
Baking From My Home to Yours










Ina Garten-The Barefoot Contessa
Barefoot Contessa Parties
Barefoot Contessa Family Style
Barefoot in Paris
Barefoot Contessa At Home
Barefoot Contessa Back to the Basics
Barefoot Contessa How Easy is That...Pink Grapefruit Margaritas


Tyler Florence
Tyler's Real Kitchen
Tyler's Ultimate
Eat This Book
Stirring the Pot
Dinner At My Place
Tyler Florence Family Meal: Bringing People Together Never Tasted Better





Nigella Lawson
How to Be a Domestic Goddess
Nigella Fresh: Delicious Flavorns on Your Plate All Year Round
Feast: Food to Celebrate Life
Nigella Christmas: Food Family Friends Festivities
Nigella Express: 130 Recipes for Good Food Fast
Nigella Kitchen: Recipes from the Heart of Home



Bobby Flay
Mesa Grill Cookbook: Explosive Flavors from the Southwestern Kitchen
Bobby Flay's Grill It!
Bobby Flay's Bar Americain



Giada De Laurentiis
Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes
Giada's Family Dinners
Giada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites








Jamie Oliver
Jamie's Italy
Jamie's America









Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart's Cookies: The Very Best Treats to Bake and to Share
Martha Stewart's Baking Handbook
Martha Stewart's Dinner at Home: 52 Quick Meals to Cook for Family and Friends
Martha Stewart Living Annual Recipes 2002
Martha Stewart Living Annual Recipes 2003
The Martha Stewart Living Christmas Cookbook




Chocolate
Bittersweet: Recipes and Tales from a Life in Chocolate by Alice Medrich
Chocolate Epiphany: Exceptional Cookies, Cakes, and Confections for Everyone by Francois Payard
Essence of Chocolate: Recipes for Baking and Cooking with Fine Chocolate by John Scharffenberger and Robert Steinberg
A Passion for Chocolate by Maurice Bernachon


Bread
The Bread Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum
Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois
Local Breads: Sourdough and Whole-Grain Recipes from Europe's Best Artisan Bakers  by Daniel Leader
Beautiful Breads and Fabulous Fillings: The Best Sandwiches in America by Margaux Sky

Other Food Network Favs
The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life by Ellie Krieger
So Easy: Luscious, Healthy Recipes for Every Meal of the Week by Ellie Krieger
Simply Delicioso: A Collection of Everyday Recipes with a Latin Twist by Ingrid Hoffman
Quick Fix Meals: 200 Simple, Delicious Recipes to Make Mealtime Easy by Robin Miller
Food Network Kitchens Cookbook 

One Food Wonders
Salmon: A Cookbook by Diane Morgan
Pizza: More than 60 Recipes for Delicious Homemade Pizza by Diane Morgan
Creme Brulee by Sarah Lewis
Wrap It Up: 100 Fresh, Bold, and Bright Sandwiches with a Twist by Amy cotler
50 Chowders: One Pot Meals - Clam, Corn, & Beyond  by Jasper White
Grilled Cheese: 50 Recipes to Make You Melt  by Marlena Spieler
Some Like It Hot: 50 Drinks to Warm Your Spirits by Holly Burrows and Katie walter
The Fondue Cookbook  by Gina Steer
Williams-Sonoma Collection: Soup and Stew

Baking
A Passion for Baking Bake to celebrate, Bake to nourish, Bake for fun by Marcy Goldman
Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make by Karen Tack
Holiday Baking by Sara Perry

World Food
Eating Cuban: 120 Recipes from the Streets of Havana to American Shores by Beverly Cox and Martin Jacobs
Mexican Everyday by Rick Bayless
Scottish Heritage Food and Cooking by Carol Wilson
Williams-Sonoma Foods of the World: London
Susanna Foo Fresh Inspiration: New Approaches to Chinese Cuisine by Susanna Foo
Into the Vietnamese Kitchen: Treasured Foodways, Modern Flavors by Andrea Nguyen
The Olive and the Caper: Adventures in Greek Cooking by Susanna Hoffman
Mediterranean Grilling: More Than 100 Recipes from Across the Mediterranean by Diane Ko
Thai in Minutes: Over 120 Inspirational Recipes by Vatcharin Bhumichitr
The Everything Thai Cookbook by Jennifer Malott Kotylo
American Masala: 125 New Classics from My Home Kitchen by Suvir Saran
Biba's Italy: Favorite Recipes from the Splendid Cities by Biba Caggiano
Fiamma: The Essence of Contemporary Italian Cooking  by Michael White
A Tale of 12 Kitchens: Family Cooking in Four Countries by Jake Tilson

US
One Big Table: 600 recipes from the nation's best home cooks, farmers, fishermen, pit-masters, and chefs by Molly O'Neill
The Cape Cod Table by Lora Brody
Colorado Cache Cookbook: A Goldmine of Recipes 
Colorado Colore: A Palate of Tastes
I Hear America Cooking: The Cooks, Regions and Recipes of American Regional Cuisine by Betty Fussell
The New England Table by Lora Brody
NBC Sunday Night Football Cookbook

Magazine Bests
Fine Cooking Annual Volume 1
Fine Cooking Annual Volume 2
The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes
The Bon Appetit Cookbook 
Food and Wine Annual Cookbook 2007: An Entire Year of Recipes
Food and Wine Annual Cookbook 2006: An Entire Year of Recipes 
Food and Wine Annual Cookbook 2005: An Entire Year of Recipes
Food and Wine Annual Cookbook 2002: An Entire Year of Recipes
Food and; Wine Best of the Best Vol. 11
Food and Wine Quick from Scratch Chicken
Victoria at Table With Family and Friends
Victoria Sweet Baking

Healthy
Cook Yourself Thin Faster: Have Your Cake and Eat It Too
Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food by Jessica Seinfeld
Homegrown Pure and Simple: Great Healthy Food from Garden to Table by Michel Nischan

The Others
The Jane Austen Cookbook by Maggie Black
Flavor by Rocco DiSpirito
The Ski Country Cookbook by Barbara Scott-Goodman
Stonewall Kitchen Favorites: Delicious Recipes to Share with Family and Friends Every Day
The I Love Trader Joe's Cookbook by Cherie Twohy
Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition by Irma Rombauer, Marion Becker and Ethan Becker
Katie Brown's Outdoor Entertaining: Taking the Party Outside by Katie Brown
Olive Oil: From Tree to Table by Peggy Knickerbocker
Rocco Gets Real: Cook at Home, Every Day by Rocco DiSpirito
Silver Palate Cookbook 25th Anniversary Edition by Julee Rosso and Sheila Lukins
Ten: All the Foods We Love and 10 Perfect Recipes for Each by Sheila Lukins
The Christmas Table by Diane Morgan
The Cook's Book: Techniques and tips from the world's master chefs
Williams-Sonoma: Seafood: Food Made Fast
Williams-Sonoma Essentials of Grilling: Recipes and Techniques for Successful Outdoor Cooking  
The Williams-Sonoma Collection: Roasting 
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