My friend Jennifer over at Savory Simple asked me what my favorite cookbook was. Now, mind you I have over 300 different cookbooks from Vegan to Decadent and everything in between. It really wasn’t a hard decision, I bet if you look at the graphic you will be able to tell right away which is my fave. No? It’s the Gardeners’ Community Cookbook.
Now wait a minute…
Don’t think this is all zucchini bread and carrot soup, because it’s definitely not. This is a book filled with beloved hand-me-downs to uber creative and beautiful food. When I need a quick idea, this is always the first book I hit. Seriously. (sorry to all 299 other book writers – I still love you too) Here are a few of my go-to’s that never disappoint.
- Tri-Color Sweet Pepper Quiche – Don’t let the Q word scare you, this is so easy and blow your face off good!
- Classic Potato Salad – I’ve made this so many times that the page is forever stained and rumpled. Everyone has a recipe for this classic – but this one will make you the star of the barbecue. Be prepared….everyone will ask for the recipe.
- Mayonnaise – yep, homemade and so easy. You’ll chuck the store stuff once you taste how great homemade is. 6 ingredients in the food processor (or you can use a whisk) and you’ve got glorious mayo that keeps up to a week. Not that it will last that long.
My all time fave – drum roll please!
- Pear Honey – Oh to the Em to the Gee. This stuff is danger Will Robinson. I’ve made my own variation of this recipe here (please disregard the awful pics – I was learning about light). I make this EVERY SINGLE YEAR. We devour it on toast, top ice cream with it, eat it right off the spoon (when no one’s looking of course) and serve it with cheese and crackers. It’s so easy and beyond delicious. So decadent. I can’t glamorize it enough. Really. Make it. Ok, I’m done.
So now that you’re juiced up on my book….have you taken a gander at the other 11? Holy moly! Your library is about to explode with deliciousness. I personally own each one except Melt which looks insane! I happen to love the authors Stephanie Stiavetti from The Culinary Life & Garrett McCord from Vanilla Garlic and admire their work tremendously. So, you know…301 never hurt anyone, right? 🙂
Alright – enough chatter. Here’s the scoop:
The contest will run from October 13 at 12am EST through October 20 at 12am EST. We will use rafflecopter to select a winner and that person will have 48 hours to respond before a new winner is selected. You must be 18 years old to enter and we can only ship to an address in the US. There is additional disclaimer information in the widget but that’s the important stuff!
Good luck!
Savory Simple
The Culinary Life
Pineapple and Coconut
Bakeaholic Mama
Pass The Sushi
Cooking with Books
Farmgirl Gourmet
Foodness Gracious
Tammilee Tips
CopyKat Recipes
Crunchy Creamy Sweet
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Heather is a recipe developer and content creator living in Vancouver, Washington. She started Farmgirl Gourmet in 2006, almost 20 years ago, as a way to share recipes with friends and family. Heather is also the co-founder of Spiceology , a unique spice company, which she started in 2013. She shares family friendly recipes for easy everyday meals with a gourmet twist.
I love anything that will suffice my pregnancy cravings!! Lydia Bastianich is one of my favs!
The Pioneer Woman’s cookbook right now!
Authentic Mexican is the only Rick Bayless cookbook I haven’t read. His food is phenomenal!!! Completely changed my perception and preparation of Mexican food!
I love Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker! Such flavorful recipes
My favorite Cookbook is Gourmet Meals in Crappy Little Kitchens by Jennifer Schaertl. It’s by one of my best friends and it focuses on Gourmet Cooking in less than ideal kitchens!
What a great collection
I love the Flavor Bible, and an older Shaker cookbook with a killer recipe for Chicken Pot Pie.
Simply Organic, a cookbook for sustainable, seasonal, and local ingredients.
For a change from the norm, this book has wonderful recipes for all the seasons.
When I have time I enjoy preparing dishes from Julia’s cookbook and use Joy as a reference. I like the simplicity of Ina Garten, but my go to is a magazine Cuisine at Home. The recipes have never failed.
Simple Bites Holidays is my new go to cookbook.
I really love the America’s Test Kitchen 30 Minute cookbook. Thanks for hosting this giveaway!
Gardeners Community cookbook is my pick., Thank you.
I love all of Jacques Pepin’s books.
This is so wonderfully awesome! I have Joy, used to have Betty’s (and miss it) and love so many of the others but don’t have them. My favorite right now is a The Bread Book by LInda Collister. Not afraid of carbs in my house.
They all look awesome, but you so had me at the Pear Honey description!
What a great giveaway. One can never have too many cookbooks! Thanks for the chance
Forgot to add that the Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook is my all time favorite. It saved me when I was a new cook/bride in 1964!
I really like Joy of Cooking and How to Cook Everything.
Anything from Cooks Illustrated!
So many good cookbooks! Right now my favorite is The Smitten Kitchen cookbook…but I would love to check out some of the ones you listed!
These cookbooks are positively drool worthy!!!
Betty Crocker’s Picture Cook Book.
I’m on my second copy of this 1950’s book!
Great cookbooks! Fun giveaway, Heather!
I have alot of cookbooks but I only have two of the ones you listed. I love Rick BAyless…I need that one!!
Great cookbooks! Love Betty Crocker
What a great selection!
What a great selection of cookbooks!
Oh, goodness, it would be a DREAM to win this collection of cookbooks! Just moved back home to the US after having a tiny Euro kitchen and it would be lovely to get reacquainted with my oven with these go-tos!
My favorite cookbook…. is anything by Ina Garten.
Plenty
I would love to have any/all of those cookbooks! Possibly the one I would most like to have-and don’t-is “Authentic Mexican” by Rick Bayless. I love to watch is cooking show and think that cookbook would be awesome to have!
Betty Crocker
Right now my favorite cookbook I have is the Pioneer Woman’s 2nd one. I love the 1st and 2nd such great recipes!
My Christmas list could be checked off in one fell swoop!
Ha…don’t forget me on your list. 🙂
My favorite cookbook is Cooking Up a Storm. It’s a fantastic collection of New Orleans style recipes from the Times Picayune after Katrina.
This is an amazing giveaway–several of these are on my wishlist!
My favorite is “The Joy of Cooking”. It is my weekly go to menu planner helper.
I love Bittman’s How To Cook Everything.
My go to cookbook for healthy recipes has been “The New American Diet” by Sandra and William Connor. Published in 1986 but never out of style!
Love reading Julia’s cookbooks, but I use Better Homes for quick references the most often. I would love America’s Test Kitchen cookbook!
I love my Joy of Cooking and my mother’s old Better Homes and Garden cookbook circa 1976.
Joy of cooking! Fun giveaway -thanks!
I absolutely love my mother’s copy of Pillsbury Kitchens’ Family Cookbook.
The most used is my Betty Crocker cookbook… basic stuff about meat and temperatures.
What a fine collection of cookbooks for a giveaway!
Definitely will make someone’s cookbook library a whole lot better. 🙂 Thanks for commenting Kenny.