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Food Books
A collection of my favourite food books - the ones I've read and loved and cook from regularly. They're the books that inspire (and are mentioned on) my blog…
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Emma Gardner | Poires au Chocolat
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Books
Reading
Laurie Colwin
Nigella Lawson
Quotations
Writer
Favorite Recipes
Reading
Cooking
Kitchen
Books
{Home Cooking, Laurie Colwin.} Deserves to be better known in the UK - Laurie's honest, funny writing is wonderfully relaxing.
Cooking Photos
Cooking Tips
Cooking Recipes
Cooking Food
Food Tips
Budget Cooking
Cooking Steak
Cooking Turkey
Slow Food
{Saving the Season, Kevin West.} A big book with a huge amount of information about canning, pickling and preserving. I like the way Kevin has woven literature, history and anecdotes into the book.
Kitchen Science
Food Science
Food Chemistry
Free Reading
Reading Lists
Food Lab
Cookery Books
Real Facts
Got Books
{McGee on Food and Cooking, Harold McGee.} An invaluable book. It never leaves my desk.
Köstliche Desserts
Homemade Desserts
Delicious Desserts
Dessert Recipes
Dessert Sauces
Sweet Desserts
Fruit Recipes
Ben Und Jerrys
Elegante Desserts
{Sinfully Easy Delicious Desserts, Alice Medrich.} One of my current favourites - lots of easy, reliable recipes. I've enjoyed the Queen of Sheba torte, Linzer Blitz torte and Olive Oil Pound Cake.
Medieval Recipes
Religion
King Henry Viii
Medieval Times
Dark Ages
Middle Ages
The Hamptons
Good Books
{Cooking and Dining in Medieval England, Peter Brears.} The best book on medieval food I've read so far. It's huge, detailed, filled with the author's illustrations and covers every aspect you can think of. Truly impressive.
Meat Fruit
Fruit Jam
Fruit Compote
Pickled Turnips
Jam And Jelly
Special Recipes
Everyday Food
Chutney
{Salt Sugar Smoke, Diana Henry.} One of the most beautiful books I own and a brilliant guide to preserving. I've tried the blackcurrant cordial and apricot & vanilla jam, adapted the strawberry jam and have many more recipes earmarked.
Federal Reserve System
18th Century Clothing
Fun Cooking
Investing
Canoe Camping
History
Magazines
{Cooking in Europe 1650-1850, Ivan Day.} A useful overview of the period. Contains 199 recipes from around Europe translated and explained for the modern cook.
An Other Stories
Books To Read
Heroic Age
Books Australia
Book Writer
Antarctica
Book Publishing
{Hoosh, Jason C. Anthony.} An unusual and compelling book about Antarctica and food, ranging from the heroic age of Scott, Amundson and Shackleton (seals, scurvy and starvation) to the past few years of relative luxury.
Best Cake Recipes
Eat Your Books
Sticky Toffee Pudding
Chocolate Fondant
Cake Board
Yummy Food
Delicious Recipes
Puddings
{Gorgeous Puddings, Annie Bell.} Classic puddings with simple, reliable recipes - I like the chocolate fondants, sticky toffee pudding and crème brûlée. It's a good place to jump off from.
Baking Science
Science Books
Chefs
Food Technology
Baking And Pastry
Pastry Chef
Bread Baking
Savory Pastry
{How Baking Works, Paula I. Figoni.} Though I think McGee is generally better for science, it's nice to have a book that focuses on baking. Good for information on ingredients and what they do i.e. fats, sweeteners etc. Has exercises and experiments but I haven't tried them.
Mini Desserts
Beaux Desserts
Elegant Desserts
Chocolate Sin Gluten
Baking Chocolate
Chocolate Cake
German Chocolate
Decadent Chocolate
Chocolate Cheesecake
{Ready for Dessert, David Lebovitz.} I'm a big fan of David Lebovitz's recipes. In this book, I've been inspired by the coconut layer cake, absolute best brownies, chocolate chip cookies and fresh fig & raspberry tart with honey.
Ice Houses
Love Ice Cream
Soda Fountain
Gelato
Writing A Book
Commercial
{Ice Cream, Laura B. Weiss.} Another good book from the Edible Series. I learnt a lot about early ice creams, ice houses, gelato, sundaes, soda fountains and the spread of commercial ice cream.
Learn To Read
Napoleon
The Life
Ruler
Biography
The Book
Career
Prince
{Cooking for Kings, Ian Kelly.} Not so much a biography of Antonin Carême but of his fascinating career as a chef and pâtissier for the rulers of Europe (including Napoleon and the Prince Regent, later George IV). I love how many full or double page pictures are scattered through the book. Includes some of his recipe but I've never tried one.
Time To Eat
Thought Provoking
Facts
Entertaining
Thoughts
Writers
Awards
{What to Eat?: 10 Chewy Questions About Food, Hattie Ellis.} I read this thought-provoking book last year and today it was nominated for two Guild of Food Writers Awards.
Krantz Cake
Sami Tamimi
Syrup Cake
Yotam Ottolenghi
Jerusalem
Marmalade
Tahini
{Jerusalem, Yotam Ottolenghi & Sami Tamimi.} A visually stunning, colourful book. All of the recipes have been excellent so far but I love the sweets in particular, including the tahini cookies, chocolate krantz cake, semolina, coconut & marmalade cake and the clementine & almond syrup cake.
Paris Kitchen
Big Kitchen
Dinner Party Menu
Dessert For Dinner
Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Parmesan Cheese Crisps
Butter Mints
Deliciously Ella
Livres
{The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook, Deb Perelman.} I've loved the 3 recipes I've tried so far - I'm sure many of these will become familiar friends.
Babette's Feast
Karen Blixen
Short Stories
Literature
Education
Films
{Babette's Feast, Isak Dinesen.} A tender story about kindness, feasting and pleasure, wrapped up into a quiet 50-page-or-so short story.
Baking Cookbooks
Christmas Biscuits
Scandinavian Food
Scandinavian Countries
Blueberry Cake
This Is A Book
No Bake Treats
Cooking Tools
{Scandilicious Baking, Signe Johansen.} Absolutely gorgeous baking book. The Toscakaka and various buns are my favourites so far.
Spain Culture
Spanish Food
Spanish Recipes
Middle Eastern Recipes
Mediterranean Recipes
Book Photography
Food Styling
{The Food of Spain, Claudia Roden.} A huge, beautiful book bursting with stories and recipes. Particularly love Pepa's Fish Soup (so easy! so good!) & Rice with Chicken and Roasted Peppers.
Good Enough To Eat
American Food
Food Industry
Pop Tarts
Cheating
The Darkest
Snack Recipes
Bee
{Swindled: From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee - The Dark History of the Food Cheats, Bee Wilson.} Topical at the moment with the horse scandal. Brilliant and sometimes stomach-turning.
Downton Abbey
Drama School
What To Read
Reading Room
So Little Time
{One Pair of Hands, Monica Dickens.} Thoroughly entertaining book by the great-granddaughter of Dickens about her life as an 'ex-debutante turned cook', published in 1939 when she was 22.
Study In China
Sichuan Pepper
Living In China
Shark Fin
China Girl
Stuffed Sweet Peppers
Memoirs
Knowledge
{Shark's Fin and Sichuan Pepper: Fuchsia Dunlop.} Excellent memoir about eating, training as a chef, researching books and living in China and the contrast with the UK.
Anthropology Books
Bee Book
Birthday Wishlist
Bee Keeping
Book Worms
Place Card Holders
Bees
{The Hive, Bee Wilson.} Captivating.
Summer Reading Lists
Beach Reading
Stephen King Novels
Kitchen Confidential
Le Chef
Reading Material
Love Book
{Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain.} As the review goes, 'Elizabeth David written by Quentin Tarantino'.
Cookbook Cover Design
Page Layout Design
Best Book Covers
Book Jacket
Books To Buy
Graphic Design Typography
Graphic Design Inspiration
Picture Quotes
Book Art
{Blood, Bones and Butter, Gabrielle Hamilton.} Honest, gutsy, sharp memoir.