Here, here Sandy! I love having all my cookbooks just as an at-home browsing library. And yes, a few public library cookbooks tend to find their way home too!

Very true. I planned a Japanese lunch, starting with homeade dashi to watch Tampopo with a a friend and had to visit multiple Asian stores for specific items. My favorite discovery was a Korean store that sold chicken feet!

- Roy Andries de Groot's The Auberge of the Flowering Hearth & Feast for All Seasons
- Angelo Pellegrini's The Unprejudiced Palate
- the Cornbread Nation collections
- Edna Lewis' In Pursuit of Flavor, The Taste of Country Cooking & The Edna Lewis Cookbook
- Nigel Slater's books

I also like Waverly Root, Thorne, Colwin, MFK, Gray as mentioned by others. I'm sure I'm forgetting some other stuff I like but that's the fun of perusing the stacks and re-discovering books.

Baked Ricotta-Stuffed Zucchini (p.246)

Had some ricotta cheese left so this recipe stepped up to be tried first. I've done stuffed artichokes with breadcrumbs, etc. but never have tried a ricotta stuffing. This was mild but wonderfully flavored and tender. I ended up taking the remainder for lunch the next day and had to reserve a share for myself before my co-workers almost sampled my lunch to oblivion.

FWIW, the popular supermarket meats that are less expensive than the "non-traditionals" are subsidized, no?

LOL, love me some Clarence!

Exactly! I love the idea of sitting in pre-chosen library that reflects my taste. I can curl up in a comfy chair, stretch out my hand with my eyes closed and be happy.

Here, here on that. I'm only an occasional reader but was struck by his postings. They always made me note who had said them and then made me want to know more.

Beef in Barolo (Trattoria)
I made this a week ago but found the wine flavor overpowering. Tried adding a milk gravy to try to counter this for my family and this helped a bit.

Let's see, collard greens and white bean soup which is a point on the healthy side, but dinner tonight at the in-laws will be a seafood fest with few vegs in sight and much desserts so I guess this balances out.

I can relate to stacking the cookbooks sideways but I couldn't resist picking up the following:
-Secrets of Slow Cooking by Liana Krissoff (looks promising & I keep intending to find /try some decent crockpot recipes)
-Desperation Entertaining (I liked their first book & it's real life instructions. "Desperation" fits me too well, too often!)
-Italian Cuisine, Basic Cooking Techniques by the Italian Food & Wine Institute (I like how densely packed with info this is.)
-The Book of Marmalade by C. Anne Wilson
-Saltwater Seasonings by Sarah Leah & Jonathan Chase
-East Meets Cuisine by Ken Hom
-A Taste of Heaven and Earth by Bettina Vitell
-A Treasury of Southern Baking by Prudence Hilburn

I've been a CH fan for years but have finally decided to join the input amongst fellow food/cookbook appreciators!