Wondering if people have any lists of their "must have" essential cookbooks (think Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking, etc.)? Thanks!
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stephen J.
March 12, 2025
Creole Gumbo and All That Jazz by Howard Mitcham (once a partner of Bourdain)
The New Orleans Cookbook by Rima Collin and Richard Collin
Green Thoughts a Writer in Her Garden by Eleanor Berenyi for insights on gardening and observations of good food. She says all of the flavor from a tomato comes from the gel around the seeds. Solid meaty tomatoes are tasteless.
Epic Tomatoes by Craig LeHoullier How to grow and select the best t=varieties. Best tasting--Cherokee Purple
There are so many including Milk Street, Cooks, Cooks Country, Raichlin on BBQ, Mike Mills' Peace, Love, and Barbecue, Mary Berg