Andy M.
Certified Pretend Chef
I don't have a big collection of cookbooks.
The ones I look to the most are:
-Julia and Jacques Cooking At Home.
-Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, Marcella Hazan
-Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen
-Secrets of Cooking: Armenian/Lebanese/Persian, Linda Chirinian
I also look a lot on the internet, but you have to be careful. Even when a recipe says it's Julia Child's recipe for "xxx", it's probably not accurate. I have on several occasions compared a chef's recipe from their cookbook to one on the internet claiming to be theirs only to find the internet copy is way off.
Recipes on a chef's official website is more likely to be accurate.
Stick to websites you know are reliable.
The ones I look to the most are:
-Julia and Jacques Cooking At Home.
-Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking, Marcella Hazan
-Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen
-Secrets of Cooking: Armenian/Lebanese/Persian, Linda Chirinian
I also look a lot on the internet, but you have to be careful. Even when a recipe says it's Julia Child's recipe for "xxx", it's probably not accurate. I have on several occasions compared a chef's recipe from their cookbook to one on the internet claiming to be theirs only to find the internet copy is way off.
Recipes on a chef's official website is more likely to be accurate.
Stick to websites you know are reliable.