| 1. The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs | 
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By: Karen Page, Andrew Dornenburg
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
September 16, 2008
This book was absolutely hands down the best food related book I've purchased since my culinary textbooks. I cook all the time, it's not my job and is more then a hobby... And I recently started feeling that my flavors and dishes were falling flat, boring and becoming monotonous. So i purchased this book hoping that it would improve on all these issues, OH GOD! did it. My favorite part of the book... more
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| 2. What's New, Cupcake?: Ingeniously Simple Designs for Every Occasion | 
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By: Karen Tack, Alan Richardson
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
April 01, 2010
If you liked Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make then you'll love this book.
Everything you need to decorate will be candies that you are familiar with (it never asks you to use fondant).
My favorite idea is "Chinese Takeout," where the cupcakes are decorated to look like Vegetable Fried Rice, Pork Lo Mein, and of course, a Fortune Cookie. (This is in the... more
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| 3. I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence |
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By: Amy Sedaris
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
October 22, 2008
I can't believe how great this book was. I finished it in 2 days, and within a week I had made her cupcakes, the buttercream frosting, the carrot cake and the pineapple upside down cake. Was also inspired to fry up fish for the guys.
I love both Amy and David Sedaris! Loved Amy in "Strangers With Candy" and I love David's books.
She's a nut but the coolest woman ever; I would love to... more
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| 4. The Vegan Table: 200 Unforgettable Recipes for Entertaining Every Guest at Every Occasion |
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By: Colleen Patrick-Goudreau
Publisher: Fair Winds Press
June 01, 2009
Being new to veganism, I got a little purchase-happy with a ton of new vegan cookbooks. A few have been disappointing, but they were well worth it for eventually guiding me towards this book! First of all, the book itself is beautiful, and I love everything down to the texture of the pages! There are pictures for almost every recipe in the book (of the finished product, of course), and the... more
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| 5. What to Drink with What You Eat: The Definitive Guide to Pairing Food with Wine, Beer, Spirits, Coffee, Tea - Even Water - Based on Expert Advice from America's Best Sommeliers |
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By: Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page
Publisher: Bulfinch
2006-09
I originally purchased this book in Kindle format, which was not a good format for this type of book. The book is very easy to use and informational for creating wonderful wine and food pairings. You can find the best wine pairings for a particular food OR, if you have a favorite wine and want to prepare the food to support the wine, it gives you great food suggestions. UNFORTUNATELY, less than a month... more
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| 6. Confetti Cakes For Kids: Delightful Cookies, Cakes, and Cupcakes from New York City's Famed Bakery |
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By: Elisa Strauss, Christie Matheson
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
November 05, 2008
i'm so excited when i receive the book, the instructions are clear.
also there's drawings to show how the cake is constructed.
i want to make the monster cake just for me on my birthday (selfish me).
i just wish there's a step-by-step picture, because i'm new in cake decorating so sometimes i'm just not sure
but i really love the book... more
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| 7. The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook: Healthy Recipes for Entertaining Family and Friends |
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By: Arthur Agatston
Publisher: Rodale Books
October 03, 2006
So great to have this! I have all kinds of great recipes for the holidays, without breaking South Beach! ... more
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| 8. Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen |
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From: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
September 22, 2009
For anyone who loves good cooking and doesn't care about pretty pictures.
This book has more of the excellent quality that we have come to expect from Gourmet. The book is even more precious now that the magazine has ceased publication
Highly recommended!... more
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| 9. The Confetti Cakes Cookbook: Spectacular Cookies, Cakes, and Cupcakes from New York City's Famed Bakery | 
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By: Elisa Strauss, Christie Matheson
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
May 02, 2007
I love Elisa and her cakes. The book is beautiful to look at and is inspiring for your own projects. However, I wish I'd seen the notice about the error in her book for the recipe for her sugar cookies. What a waste of ingredients. I bake all the time and I felt like I should have known something wasn't right just by reading it, but thought I'd follow the instructions since she is the expert. ... more
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| 10. Dip Into Something Different: A Collection of Recipes from Our Fondue Pot to Yours |
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By: Melting Pot Restaurants Inc
Publisher: Melting Pot Restaurants Inc
September 30, 2008
Great cookbook, as good as the restaurant. Lots of ideas to make a fondue party even more fun. I'd always cooked the meat in oil, but this gives lots of recipes for more healthful cooking in broth. ... more
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