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"We could not have had a better dinner had there been a Synod of Cooks."

--Dr. Samuel Johnson

About General Cookbooks

(You should already have read the general notes on our selection of cookbooks and on interpreting our book listings, as found on our Good Cookbooks main cookbooks page.)

These are cookbooks that do not have a special focus (though some may lean toward French cookery). They are, in the main, for cooks with at least some mastery of basic cookery techniques, though some (also included on our Basic Cookbooks page) may contain some instructional material as well. They are what one generically means by "a cookbook", with--typically--a broad assortment of recipes. Cookbooks with various specialty focuses--whether on technique, particular food, nation or region, and more, are in the various lists on the other cookbook-list pages of this site.

How to Cook without a Book:
Recipes and Techniques Every
Cook Should Know by Heart

by Pam Anderson

Hardback:
Broadway Books (A Division of Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc)
USD $22.50
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The title expresses the idea: don't learn recipes, learn cooking. Anderson sets out to give the reader a sound grasp, to be well and truly memorized, of how to cook,technique by technique (even to little mnemonic rhymes). And, to read the reviews, she succeeds admirably.

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James Beard Cookbook, The

by James A. Beard

Paperback:
Avalon Travel Publishing
USD $16.78
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Cooking by Hand

by Paul Bertolli

Hardback:
Random House USA Inc
USD $25.99
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How to Cook Everything - The Basics:
All You Need to Make Great Food -- With
1,000 Photos

by Mark Bittman

Hardback:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
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Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook:
Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic
Bistro Cooking

by Anthony Bourdain

Hardback:
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
USD $28.25
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Julia's Kitchen Wisdom:
Essential Techniques and
Recipes from a Lifetime
of Cooking

by Julia Child

Paperback:
Alfred A. Knopf
USD $10.49
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Julia's Kitchen Wisdom:
Essential Techniques and
Recipes from a Lifetime
of Cooking

by Julia Child

Hardback:
Alfred A. Knopf
USD $19.05
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Julia and Jacques Cooking at Home

by Julia Child

Hardback:
Alfred A. Knopf
USD $48.99
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Way to Cook, The

by Julia Child

Paperback:
Alfred A. Knopf
USD $37.39
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Way to Cook, The

by Julia Child

Hardback:
Alfred A. Knopf
USD $54.43
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"New York Times" Cookbook

by Craig Claiborne

Hardback:
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
USD $35.50
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Chef, Interrupted:
Delicious Chefs' Recipes
That You Can Actually
Make at Home

by Melissa Clark

Hardback:
Clarkson N Potter Publishers
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Home Cooking:
A Writer in the
Kitchen

by Laurie Colwin

Paperback:
Vintage Books USA
USD $10.95
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Elizabeth David Classics:
"Mediterranean Food", "French
Country Cooking" and "Summer
Cooking"

by Elizabeth David

Hardback:
GRUB STREET
USD $23.97
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Firehouse Food:
Favourite Recipes
from San Francisco's
Firefighters

by George Dolese

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River Cottage Cookbook, The

by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

Paperback:
HarperCollins Publishers
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Anatomy of a Dish, The

by Diane Forley

Hardback:
Workman Publishing
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Good Things

by Jane Grigson

Paperback:
University of Nebraska Press
USD $18.25
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Sunday Suppers at Lucques:
Seasonal Recipes from Market
to Table

by Suzanne Goin

Hardback:
Alfred A. Knopf
USD $29.35
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Modern Classics Book One Us Edition

by Donna Hay

Paperback:
HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
USD $19.85
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Cook and the Gardener, The:
A Year of Recipes and Notes
from the French Countryside

by Amanda Hesser

Hardback:
WW Norton & Co
USD $32.56
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Beat That!:
Cookbook

by Ann Hodgman

Paperback:
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
USD $14.75
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Beat This! Cookbook:
Absolutely Unbeatable
Knock-'Em-Dead Recipes
for the Very Best Dishes

by Ann Hodgman

Paperback:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
USD $14.45
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Roast Chicken and Other Stories

by Simon Hopkinson

Hardback:
Hyperion Books
USD $15.99
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How to Eat:
The Pleasures
and Principles
of Good Food

by Nigella Lawson

Hardback:
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
USD $26.16
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Nigella Bites:
From Family Meals
to Elegant Dinners,
Easy, Delectable
Recipes for Any
Occasion

by Nigella Lawson

Hardback:
Hyperion Books
USD $24.68
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New Concise Larousse Gastronomique:
The World's Greatest Cookery Encyclopedia

(author not specified)

Paperback:
Octopus Publishing Group
USD $40.08
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"Encyclopedia" is certainly the name for it: this, the "concise" version, sports 1,440 pages. It is one of the most highly regarded cookbooks in hostory.

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Taste: Pure and Simple:
Irresistible Recipes for
Good Food and Good Health

by Michel Nischan

Hardback:
CHRONICLE BOOKS
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Jamie's Dinners:
The Essential Family
Cookbook

by Jamie Oliver

Hardback:
Hyperion Books
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Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way

by Jacques Pepin

Hardback:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
USD $19.81
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Chef for All Seasons, A

by Gordon Ramsay

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TEN SPEED PRESS
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Gordon Ramsay Chef for All Seasons

by Gordon Ramsay

Hardback:
Quadrille Publishing Ltd
USD $20.72
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Gourmet Cookbook, The:
More Than 1000 Recipes

Edited by Ruth Reichl

Hardback:
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
USD $39.49
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Joy of Cooking

by Irma Starkhoff Rombauer

Hardback:
SIMON & SCHUSTER
USD $30.68
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The history of this classic is complicated, and many different versions have borne the same title. This is the latest and arguably best.

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New Way to Cook, A

by Sally Schneider

Paperback:
ARTISAN
USD $28.49
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Bonnie Stern's Essentials of Home Cooking

by Bonnie Stern

Paperback:
Random House Canada
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Inspired by Ingredients:
Market Menus and Family Favorites
from a Three-Star Chef

by Andrew Friedman

Hardback:
Simon & Schuster
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Cooked to Perfection:
An Illustrated Guide to
Achieving Success with
Every Dish

by Anne Willan

Paperback:
Quadrille Publishing Ltd
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Best of the Best Cookbook Recipes:
The Best Recipes from the 25 Best Cookbooks
of the Year

Edited by Food and Wine Magazine

Hardback:
Time Inc Home Entertaiment
USD $19.99
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This is a long-running annual series, and the earlier editions are well worth exploring.

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Best of the Best Cookbook Recipes:
The Best Recipes from the 25 Best Cookbooks
of the Year

Edited by Food and Wine Magazine

Hardback:
Time Inc Home Entertaiment
USD $22.04
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This is a long-running annual series, and the earlier editions are well worth exploring.

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Best Recipe, The

by Cook's Illustrated Magazine

Hardback:
Cook\'s Illustrated
USD $37.12
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Professional Chef, The:
Study Guide

by The Culinary Institute of America

Paperback:
John Wiley & Sons Inc
USD $24.70
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