I love this thread. I find it fascinating how different yet the same we all are.
One thing I have noticed is that our American brethren have so few cookbooks that are not American. My favorite cookbooks are the Best of Bridge series and the Cooking for the Rushed series. They are invaluable as far as I'm concerned. They have so many variations for the things I need to prepare everyday, and I have YET to try a recipe from them that my family doesn't like. I have a Joy of Cooking that I seldom use except to check timing for some things. My other favorites are the compilations of "family" recipes that my niece did a few years ago and a couple of my Gram's handwritten books. I have LOTS of cookbooks, but those are the ones I actually use regularly.
One thing I have noticed is that our American brethren have so few cookbooks that are not American. My favorite cookbooks are the Best of Bridge series and the Cooking for the Rushed series. They are invaluable as far as I'm concerned. They have so many variations for the things I need to prepare everyday, and I have YET to try a recipe from them that my family doesn't like. I have a Joy of Cooking that I seldom use except to check timing for some things. My other favorites are the compilations of "family" recipes that my niece did a few years ago and a couple of my Gram's handwritten books. I have LOTS of cookbooks, but those are the ones I actually use regularly.