I love cookbooks. I read them the way other people read novels. I especially love cookbooks with gorgeous, full color photos, and clear, easy-to-follow instructions for a wide variety of sumptuous dishes.
The Essential Cookbook Series meets all of the above criteria. Plus, the books are large -- 8 1/2" x 11" - and they open flat enough that the page doesn't turn by itself and I lose my place while trying to follow a particular recipe.
The series includes a separate book for most of the things you might want to cook - desserts, rice, pasta, vegetarian, Christmas foods, baking, seafood, wok cooking, etc. Each book is well organized with photos for every single recipe and interesting little sidebars with additional information about ingredients, procedures, etc.
The other great thing about this series is it's affordable. Each book is only $9.99 at Border's, so I can add to my collection each time I visit the bookstore (and believe me, I do).
Just look at these attractive covers.
If you love to cook and bake, this series is, well…essential.
"Our lives are not in the lap of the gods, but in the lap of our cooks."
- Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living, 1937
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