This list is in shelf order and at one time there was a particular method to my madness, but now it’s mostly just madness.

Saveur Cooks Authentic French

Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home

Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You’ll Make Over and Over Again

Williams-Sonoma: Cocktails and Appetizers (William-Sonoma)

Raising the Salad Bar: Beyond Leafy Greens–Inventive Salads with Beans, Whole Grains, Pasta, Chicken, and More

The New Whole Grain Cookbook: Terrific Recipes Using Farro, Quinoa, Brown Rice, Barley, and Many Other Delicious and Nutritious Grains

Once Upon a Tart . . .: Soups, Salads, Muffins, and More

Washoku: Recipes From The Japanese Home Kitchen

The World Atlas of Wine

Moosewood Restaurant Low-Fat Favorites: Flavorful Recipes for Healthful Meals

How to Cook Everything Vegetarian: Simple Meatless Recipes for Great Food

Nancy Silverton’s Breads from the La Brea Bakery: Recipes for the Connoisseur

Nancy Silverton’s Pastries from the La Brea Bakery

I’m Just Here for the Food: Food + Heat = Cooking

I’m Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking

I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence

Martha Stewart’s Hors D’Oeuvres Handbook
Nigella Bites
The Occidental Tourist
Bundt Classics
Soup
Chocolate & Zucchini
The New Basics Cookbook
The Ultimate Rice Cooker Cookbook
The New Laurel’s Kitchen
Everyday Food: Great Food Fast
Vegetables
Vegetarian Planet
Cookwise
Spice and Spirit
Ball Blue Book
the Last Minute Cookbook
The Professional Chef
The New Making of a Cook
Larousse Gastronomic
Great Vegetarian Cooking Under Pressure
Moosewood Restaurant New Classics
Not Your Mother’s Slow Cooker Cookbook
The Whole Foods Market cookbook
King Arthur Flour Whole Grain Baking
The Gourmet Cookbook
The Vegetable Dishes I can’t Live Without
Baking Illustrated
The French Laundry Cookbook
The Complete Vegetarian Pasta Cookbook
Party Appetizers
Bread Baking
The Laurel’s Kitchen Bread Book
Secrets of a Jewish Baker
Breakfasts
The New York Times Chicken Cookbook
Confitures, Marmelades, gelees, chutneys…
beignets & gaufres
Sangria
Ultimate Smoothies