Tuesday’s Tip with The Kitchen Whisperer – Foodie Favorite Cookbooks

These cookbooks are some of my personal favorites that every foodie needs to have in their kitchen arsenal!  Be a kitchen genius with some of these books!

I seriously love cookbooks BUT I’m very particular about what I buy. I don’t buy them to collect but rather I buy them for inspiration, education, knowledge and deliciousness. With the holidays 2 weeks away I’ve put together my favorite cookbooks of 2017 (and a few prior that still ROCK!) as one of those last-minute-foodie-gifts!  If you’re a foodie or know a foodie then trust me, THESE are the cookbooks that they need (and want!)

So what makes a good cookbook?

First, recipes. No I’m talking GOOD recipes. You know the kind that you put your pieces of paper in the pages to flag it to make. The ones that don’t require 473 steps, 63 ingredients and 8 days to make. Second, creativity. Chicken Soup is chicken soup is chicken soup. I’m all for seeing your Aunt Susie’s prize winning soup recipe but I also want to learn something new, creative and inspiring. Third, photos. We eat with our eyes before we even decide to make a recipe. Truth is, if it looks like garbage, most are less apt to make it. With that, check out some of my favorite cookbooks I’m RAVING over this year!  These are the books every foodie should have!

Eat Delicious – Dennis The Prescott has some of the most drool-worthy, jaw dropping food photos I’ve ever seen. And his recipes are outstanding.

The Home Cook – Alex Guarnaschelli is elite and the best of the best. She’s proven over and over just how amazing she is as a chef as well as a mentor. Her book is geared to the home cook, sharing recipes that are easy and delicious!

Milk Street – Christopher Kimball is one of the greatest home cooks out there. I’ve watched his shows for years and his recipes are tried and true!

Sally’s Cookie Addiction – Sally McKenny’s recipes are fun, whimsical and will satisfy your sweet tooth!

The Instant Pot Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook – If you have a pressure cooker, or want one, this is the book you should get!

The Baking Bible – While this is from 2014, it still is one of the baking books out there! Rose Levy Beranbaum is a legendary baker!

Bake from Scratch – If you want to drool, bake easy and delicious recipes then get this book!

The Food Lab – This book speaks to the engineer in me. It’s so well defined and meticulous plus the recipes are incredible!

Half Baked Harvest Cookbook: Recipes from My Barn in the Mountains – these recipes are true, honest and stunningly beautiful!

Sous Vide at Home: The Modern Technique for Perfectly Cooked Meals – Sous Vide is the HOTTEST cooking method out there right now and it’s something every serious home cook or chef should know how to do!

If you, or your foodie friend, doesn’t have one get them this: ChefSteps Joule Sous Vide – Sous Vide is the next biggest thing in kitchen cooking!

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