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davik · 10-09-2003, 01:49 PM

It occurred to me that as long as we're sharing all these recipes maybe we should share a few of our favorite sources for them. So, if you have a cookbook or two that you think is excellent post it here and let us know what we should be looking out for at the bookstore.

I have one real staple, Pei Mei's Chinese Cook Book volume 1. I ran across it in a tiny little used bookstore, and it's the best cookbook I've ever found. It'll be difficult to find with a copyright of 1969 and a chinese publisher, but it's well worth the effort.

Another cook book that I've been experimenting with is: Thai, the essence of Asian cooking by Judy Bastyra. The recipes can be fairly complicated, require some pretty specialized ingredients, and the book itself is one of those annoying things that doesn't fit on a shelf, but what I've made from it has ranged from pretty good to excellent. If you like thai food this is probably a good one (even if it doesn't have paad thai in it).

Other than that, for a general cook book with more american food in it, can't go wrong with the New York Times cookbook.

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davik Irradiation for fun and profit Location: Controlled access area	Cook Books It occurred to me that as long as we're sharing all these recipes maybe we should share a few of our favorite sources for them. So, if you have a cookbook or two that you think is excellent post it here and let us know what we should be looking out for at the bookstore. I have one real staple, Pei Mei's Chinese Cook Book volume 1. I ran across it in a tiny little used bookstore, and it's the best cookbook I've ever found. It'll be difficult to find with a copyright of 1969 and a chinese publisher, but it's well worth the effort. Another cook book that I've been experimenting with is: Thai, the essence of Asian cooking by Judy Bastyra. The recipes can be fairly complicated, require some pretty specialized ingredients, and the book itself is one of those annoying things that doesn't fit on a shelf, but what I've made from it has ranged from pretty good to excellent. If you like thai food this is probably a good one (even if it doesn't have paad thai in it). Other than that, for a general cook book with more american food in it, can't go wrong with the New York Times cookbook.