Shannon's "Simply Good Cookbooks and Books About Food"

1. 1. How To Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food by Mark Bittman Drag me to re-order

2. 2. Bistro Cooking by Patricia Wells Drag me to re-order

3. 3. I'm Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking by Alton Brown Drag me to re-order

4. 4. The Cook's Essential Kitchen Dictionary: A Complete Culinary Resource by Jacques Rolland Drag me to re-order

5. 5. Cookwise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed by Shirley Corriher Drag me to re-order

6. 6. The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals by Michael Pollan Drag me to re-order

7. 7. The Elements of Cooking: Translating the Chef's Craft for Every Kitchen by Michael Ruhlman Drag me to re-order

8. 8. ? Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child Drag me to re-order

9. 9. The New Best Recipe: All-New Edition with 1,000 Recipes by Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine Drag me to re-order

10. 10. The Splendid Table's How to Eat Supper: Recipes, Stories, and Opinions from Public Radio's Award-Winning Food Show by Lynne Rossetto Kasper Drag me to re-order

11. 11. ? Rick Bayless's Mexican Kitchen by Rick Bayless Drag me to re-order

12. 12. The Essential Cuisines of Mexico: Revised and updated throughout, with more than 30 new recipes. by Diana Kennedy Drag me to re-order

13. 13. French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew by Peter Mayle Drag me to re-order

14. 14. The Improvisational Cook by Sally Schneider Drag me to re-order

15. 15. The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World by Michael Pollan Drag me to re-order

16. 16. Perfect Scoop: Ice Creams, Sorbets, Granitas, and Sweet Accessories by David Lebovitz Drag me to re-order

17. 17. Outstanding in the Field: A Farm to Table Cookbook by Jim Denevan Drag me to re-order

18. 18. ? Bakewise: The Hows and Whys of Successful Baking with Over 250 Magnificent Recipes by Shirley Corriher Drag me to re-order

19. 19. The Lee Bros. Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor by Matt Lee Drag me to re-order

20. 20. Salt to Taste: The Key to Confident, Delicious Cooking by Marco Canora Drag me to re-order

21. 21. ? The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs by Karen Page Drag me to re-order

22. 22. Urban Italian: Simple Recipes and True Stories from a Life in Food by Andrew Carmellini Drag me to re-order

23. 23. Pure Simple Cooking: Effortless Meals Every Day by Diana Henry Drag me to re-order

24. 24. Eat Me: The Food and Philosophy of Kenny Shopsin by Kenny Shopsin Drag me to re-order

25. 25. ? Living the Sweet Life in Paris by David Lebovitz Drag me to re-order

26. 26. ? Ratios: The Secret Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman Drag me to re-order

27. 27. ? At Home with Ad Hoc by Thomas Keller Drag me to re-order

28. 28. Italian Farmhouse Cookbook by Susan Herrmann Loomis Drag me to re-order

29. 29. The Sustainable Kitchen : Passionate Cooking Inspired by Farms, Forests and Oceans by Stu Stein Drag me to re-order

30. 30. Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It: And 40 Other Kitchen Arts to Master by Karen Solomon Drag me to re-order

31. 31. My Bread: The Revolutionary No-Work, No-Knead Method by Jim Lahey Drag me to re-order