the only dish I've made more than once for a crowd is turkey during the holidays; everything else varies depending on the season, crowd, and my mood
My favorite comfort food:
Ice Cream
My most tattered cookbooks:
Fannie Farmer, Jacques and Julia, The Decadent Cookbook, Gastronaut, The French Chef, Microwave Diet Cookery, Encyclopedia of Cooking, Le Guide Culinaire, Cuisine Minceur, Julia's Kitchen Wisdom...a few dozen more