Favorite Recipe Sources
This page is dedicated to my favorite resources for recipes and cooking. I am in no way affiliated with any of the following people or companies.
America’s Test Kitchen
Website: America’s Test Kitchen
America’s Test Kitchen is the main reason why my husband and I got seriously interested in cooking. We have a subscription to Cook’s Illustrated, both their magazine and website; we own several of their books; and we record their PBS show to watch when we can. I even got to meet Chris Kimball when he came to a local bookstore to promote a book and got my copy of The New Best Recipe
You can tell we’re big fans.
Their main website contains a wealth of information, and you can access a lot of it for free by signing up with your email address. You can also sign up for their mailing list, which will get you access to some recipes, equipment ratings, and other things that you would normally have to pay for. They let you know when they have deals on their books or web subscriptions. It’s one mailing list I’m happy to be on.
They provide online access to recipes from their magazines for subscribers: Cook’s Illustrated and Cook’s Country.
Highly Recommended:
Available on DVD: Season 1
Alton Brown
Website: http://www.altonbrown.com/
I’m honestly not a huge fan of most cooking shows, but Good Eats is just plain fun to watch. In addition to providing yummy recipes in an entertaining fashion, he also explains the why of things (also in an entertaining fashion).
I got my husband Alton’s salt cellar
You can catch his show on Food Network or pick them up on DVD. It’s a little irritating that they packaged the show by topic instead of season, but this handy page provides a quick way to find a particular episode.
Other Books
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How to Grill I generally let my husband handle the grilling, but many recipes for the grill can be adapted to work inside under the broiler. Our garlic bread and chicken satay recipes are based off of Steven Raichlen’s, and he introduced us to the beer-can chicken. |
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Every Night Italian My sister got me this book as sort of a joke; according to her, when I left college I had no idea how to cook anything (which was mostly true) and needed to own a cookbook. I didn’t actually open it until several months later, but we’ve found some real gems in this book. Thanks to Giuliano Hazan, I now know that there is much, much more to Italian cooking than pasta! |
Online Resources
There are so many places on the internet to find recipes that sometimes it’s hard to know where to look. Here’s a collection of the pages I reference most often:
- All Recipes
Before we discovered America’s Test Kitchen, this was my main resource for finding random recipes. Be sure to read through the comments, as sometimes reviewers leave good tips for improving upon the posted recipes. - Recipe Tips
I stumbled across this website trying to find a good description of a biga. Very comprehensive glossary of cooking terms. - Food Network
Includes recipes from all of the shows they air. - Simply Recipes
I did some searching around for other food blogs before I started my own, and I was very impressed by the look and feel of her website. Definitely something to aspire to.
