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This is Mama Susan's Cookbook -

Mama Susan's Dixie Cooking was hugely influential in my evolution as a cook, and is much loved by everyone I've ever shared it with.

Right now I'm cooking a lot from -

Martha Stewart's Everyday Food -Great Food Fast

This cookbook has very bright flavors, quick recipes, and beautiful photographs. Most recipes come together in under half an hour. Everything I've made from this cookbook has been delicious.

Seminal Cookbooks -

The Joy of Cooking was re-released last year in honor of its 75th Anniversary.

Thai Cookbooks -

Nancy McDermott's Quick & Easy Thai is, as you'd expect, quick and easy. Most of the recipes are pretty good, particularly if you don't have access to a wide range of Thai ingredients. (The book doesn't address making your own chili pastes, probably because the ingredients can be difficlut to find in most places in the US.)