"Recommended Ethnic Cookbooks and Helpful References"
 
 







  
Lidia's Family Table: More Than 200 Fabulous Recipes to Enjoy Every Day-With Wonderful Ideas for Variations ...41 reviews
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich

Knopf, 2004

I love this book!!!

+ Tons of great, easy recipes
+ Solved the puzzle
+ Wonderful Basic Italian Cookbook
  
  











  



  
Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home78 reviews
Ina Garten

Clarkson Potter, 2004

FRENCH QUICK & EASY-A BEAUTIFUL COOKBOOK

+ Ou est la Tour Eiffel?
+ easy elegant meals
+ I love Ina!
+ great book
  
  











  



  
Classic Indian Cooking61 reviews
Julie Shani

William Morrow Cookbooks, 1980

The best of the best

+ Spineless
+ Short list classic!
+ Master Indian Cooking
+ Amazing, amazing, amazing..
  
  











  



  
Tapas: A Taste of Spain in America19 reviews
Jose Andres, Richard Wolffe

Clarkson Potter, 2005

Viva Tapas!

+ Tapping with Tapas
+ the most interesting cookbook i've ever purchased
+ Simply Wonderful
+ Great cookbook. Love the wine recommendations. Awesome pictures.
  
  











  



  
From My Mexican Kitchen: Techniques and Ingredients8 reviews
Diana Kennedy

Clarkson Potter, 2003

The Doyenne of interior Mexican cuisine

+ From my Mexican Kitchen: Techniques and Ingredients
+ Mexican Kitchen
+ Excellent Reference Book
+ The Queen Speaks!
  
  











  



  
The Foods of the Greek Islands: Cooking and Culture at the Crossroads of the Mediterranean10 reviews
Aglaia Kremezi

Houghton Mifflin, 2000

Feels Authentic

+ FDOODS OF THE GREEK ISLANDS
+ Great Food, Confusing Directions
+ The Foods of the Greek Islands: Cooking and Culture at the crossroads of the Mediterranean
  
  











  



  
The Oxford Companion to Food23 reviews
Alan Davidson

Oxford University Press, USA, 1999

Great Reading, Some odd omissions. No recipes.

+ Great resource
+ Witty and Informative
+ Exceptional
  
  











  



  
Eight Weeks to Optimum Health: A Proven Program for Taking Full Advantage of Your Body's Natural Healing Power64 reviews
Andrew Md Weil

Ballantine Books, 1998

Just what you need

+ 8 weeks to Optimum Health
+ Great Start... but Be Careful!
+ An alternative view
+ Great ideas
  
  











  



  
Madhur Jaffrey Indian Cooking67 reviews
Madhur Jaffrey

Barron's Educational Series, 2003

Relatively simple Indian cooking, but not simplistic

+ Authentic Western Indian Cuisine
+ A great book.
+ Easy to make and great to taste
  
  











  



  
The New Book of Middle Eastern Food36 reviews
Claudia Roden

Knopf, 2000

This is all you need for Middle Easter cooking

+ Adventures in great food
+ Best Middle Eastern Book - EVER
+ Sexy Stuff!
+ Very useful
  
  











  



  
The Glorious Foods of Greece: Traditional Recipes from the Islands, Cities, and Villages20 reviews
Diane Kochilas

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2001

This is the real thing

+ Wonderful

I am a professional chef of Greek decent and have lived in Greece for more than half of my life. I have traveled throuout the country and have tried several of the dishes that appear in this book but until now was not able to succesfully duplicate them. I was quite excited when I came across this ...
  
  











  



  
The Complete Asian Cookbook39 reviews
Charmaine Solomon

Grub Street, 2002

A definite keeper - great selection of Asian recipes

+ The perfect Asian cookbook
+ Everyone who wants to cook Asian should have this on the shelf
+ First and still the best
+ Good but not for beginners
  
  











  



  
The Omega Diet: The Lifesaving Nutritional Program Based on the Diet of the Island of Crete46 reviews
Artemis P. Simopoulos, Jo Robinson

Collins Living, 1999

Great book for great nutrition

+ Fascinating, practical information
+ Good explaination of Crete diet
+ Really?
  
  











  



  
The Cuisines of Spain: Exploring Regional Home Cooking11 reviews
Teresa Barrenechea

Ten Speed Press, 2005

Best SPANISH cookbook ever!

+ Recipes and history make for great food book
+ I love it
+ Start Your Shopping List!
+ paella lovers...
  
  











  



  
Complete Middle East Cookbook17 reviews
Tess Mallos

Grub Street, 2004

Good Food

+ Great book !
+ Incomplete cookbook?
+ Covers Broad Range of Areas, LOTS of Recipes
+ I Love this Book
  
  











  



  
The Essential Mediterranean: How Regional Cooks Transform Key Ingredients into the World's Favorite Cuisines3 reviews
Nancy Harmon Jenkins

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2003

Deep Analysis and History of Mediterranean Cuisine

+ I only care about the recipes, and these are good.
+ What a beautiful book!

Nancy Harmon Jenkins clearly belongs to the elite cadre of culinary writers who interpret Mediterranean cuisine for us. Foremost among these are Elizabeth David, Claudia Roden, Paula Wolfert, and Clifford Wright. And that doesn't include the many writers specializing in particular countries, such ...
  
  











  



  
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating125 reviews
M.D. Walter C. Willett

Free Press, 2005

Great customer service!

+ Great!
+ Simple, Common Sense Nutrition Advice and Guidelines
+ Exactly what I was looking for
+ A Comprehensive Aid in Nutrition Decision Making
  
  











  



  
Recipes and Remembrances from an Eastern Mediterranean Kitchen: A Culinary Journey through Syria, Lebanon, ...22 reviews
Sonia Uvezian

The Siamanto Press, 2004

Deserves a permanent place on your cookbook shelf

+ Very Good Culinary History of Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan
+ The one eastern Mediterranean cookbook I wouldn't be without
+ Fascinating History Book
+ Excellent information, great recipes
  
  











  



  
Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia31 reviews
Jeffrey Alford, Naomi Duguid

Artisan, 2000

This literary and culinary triumph is a ticket to SE Asia.

+ Wonderful
+ Very Good Coffee Table Book. Good recipes, but expensive
+ Like Southeast Asian Food? Get this book!
  
  











  



  
The Provence Cookbook16 reviews
Patricia Wells

William Morrow Cookbooks, 2004

loved it

+ Makes me smile...
+ Great, easy efficient
+ Pictures Please
  
  











  






   



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