The good old-fashioned cookbook has taken a beating over the last 20 years or so, but they remain a favorite way to learn and cook, for many of us…still. The internet has made it so easy to find what you want, but I for one, still use my trusty old hardbacks sometimes. I thought it would be pretty cool to see what type of cookbooks others have and what you like about them. There’s something about touching the pages, holding it in your hands and seeing the pictures on paper that an iPad can’t duplicate. In fact, I used one of my cookbooks just last night.
Show us your favorite cookbooks, or all of em if you want! What do you like about your favorites and which one[s] do you recommend for a certain type of cuisine? I for one, am especially interested in good recommendations for Asian style cooking, I definitely could use some pointers there. Bonus points if you can show us the full front cover…..One favor I’d like to ask please, could we limit this discussion to actual cookbooks you can hold in your hands and nothing online, such as chefs and their videos or recipes? I’d like to honor the good old fashioned cookbook itself…
Here’s pretty much all my cook books, by category. It ain’t too impressive, but the ones I have are good ones!
I’LL START OFF WITH SOME BBQ COOKBOOKS
That dude on the top left might look a little shady, 😂 but damn, I’ve learned so much from him and his book! If you don’t have Aaron Franklin’s book, it’s a must read. Not a whole lot of recipes, but what I found so interesting was his story of how he got started in smoking meats and his first cheap offset smokers he had. I haven’t finished The Brisket Chronicles yet, but if there’s a way to cook brisket, it’s in there.
MY CAJUN/CREOLE LOUISIANA STYLE COOKBOOKS
My favorite Cajun/Louisiana style cuisine cookbook is from Paul Prudhomme. Jaw dropping pics and honest to goodness authentic and tasty recipes. This man is God in Louisiana, forget the latest TV celebrity dudes. A close second is Justin Wilson’s Homegrown Louisiana Cookin’. I’ve made some of the best meals I’ve had from these 2 Louisiana legends.
A FEW ASSORTED STYLE COOKBOOKS
I think America The Beautiful might have been my first, or close to it, cookbook I ever purchased. There’s a lot of different styles of cuisine from all across The United States. Soul Food Cafe is a collection of recipes from the Sabine Pass United Methodist Church. Sabine Pass is a small town on the Gulf near the Beaumont - Port Arthur area. My mom was a school teacher there for many years and gave me this one. Lots of home style recipes from regular people.
Anyway, thanks for reading this and…..Show Us Your Cookbooks!
EDIT: Paperback cookbooks are welcome too!
Show us your favorite cookbooks, or all of em if you want! What do you like about your favorites and which one[s] do you recommend for a certain type of cuisine? I for one, am especially interested in good recommendations for Asian style cooking, I definitely could use some pointers there. Bonus points if you can show us the full front cover…..One favor I’d like to ask please, could we limit this discussion to actual cookbooks you can hold in your hands and nothing online, such as chefs and their videos or recipes? I’d like to honor the good old fashioned cookbook itself…
Here’s pretty much all my cook books, by category. It ain’t too impressive, but the ones I have are good ones!
I’LL START OFF WITH SOME BBQ COOKBOOKS
That dude on the top left might look a little shady, 😂 but damn, I’ve learned so much from him and his book! If you don’t have Aaron Franklin’s book, it’s a must read. Not a whole lot of recipes, but what I found so interesting was his story of how he got started in smoking meats and his first cheap offset smokers he had. I haven’t finished The Brisket Chronicles yet, but if there’s a way to cook brisket, it’s in there.
MY CAJUN/CREOLE LOUISIANA STYLE COOKBOOKS
My favorite Cajun/Louisiana style cuisine cookbook is from Paul Prudhomme. Jaw dropping pics and honest to goodness authentic and tasty recipes. This man is God in Louisiana, forget the latest TV celebrity dudes. A close second is Justin Wilson’s Homegrown Louisiana Cookin’. I’ve made some of the best meals I’ve had from these 2 Louisiana legends.
A FEW ASSORTED STYLE COOKBOOKS
I think America The Beautiful might have been my first, or close to it, cookbook I ever purchased. There’s a lot of different styles of cuisine from all across The United States. Soul Food Cafe is a collection of recipes from the Sabine Pass United Methodist Church. Sabine Pass is a small town on the Gulf near the Beaumont - Port Arthur area. My mom was a school teacher there for many years and gave me this one. Lots of home style recipes from regular people.
Anyway, thanks for reading this and…..Show Us Your Cookbooks!
EDIT: Paperback cookbooks are welcome too!
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