9 Responses to “My Books”  

1. 1 Ali on February 14, 2008 said:

   Hi Linda!

   I have the same proplem! I love cookbooks too!

   I just bumped into your blog…a really nice one!

   Ciao,

   Ali

2. 2 Amanda on February 24, 2008 said:

   Wow! I envy your collection! I am just starting out and it’s not nearly enough for me. I was thinking of getting the Baking with Julia book you have, and then Alice Waters’ Art of Simple Food. I want to get a good basic cookbook, but I am not sure which one. Any advice or thoughts?

3. 3 Linda on February 25, 2008 said:

   Ali, hello! Thanks for stopping by :)

   Amanda - Great choice with ‘Baking with Julia’ as it’s an excellent baking book. As for a good, simple and basic cookbook, “The Cook’s Companion’ by Stephanie Alexander is excellent, but is an Australian book, so it may not be readily available. Anything by Alice Waters is a classic :) Jamie Oliver’s books are great basics too.

4. 4 Amanda on March 2, 2008 said:

   So I perused my book store and couldn’t find the book by Stephanie Alexander. But I picked up the new edition of Martha Stewart’s baking book and was thinking about buying it. But a lot of people don’t enjoy Martha and her recipes. Do you like the baking handbook you have?

5. 5 Linda on March 2, 2008 said:

   Martha’s ‘Baking Handbook’ is pretty good and covers heaps of different baking areas. I like it, but sometimes I find it a bit tedious in converting the measurements into metric, being the Aussie that I am :) I think you should get it!

   A piece of advice though, when I don’t know whether I should buy a specific book or not, I try to and see if I can borrow it from the local library or a friend first, trial a few recipes and peruse the book for a while before deciding to purchase it or not. Online reviews are also helpful in making a decision :)

6. 6 Cecilia on March 19, 2008 said:

   Thanks so much for posting your list of cookbooks. Being a student, I can’t exactly buy all of the baking books that catch my fancy, so it helps to know what other bakers are using. I’m such a big fan of Dorie Greenspan’s blog, so I’ll have to check out her books as well.

7. 7 Linda on March 19, 2008 said:

   No worries Cecilia! I was a student once (and might be again soon), so I know what it’s like to have limited funds to buy books :) Dorie’s ‘Baking From My Home To Yours’ is an excellent book to buy.

8. 8 Lisa on March 30, 2008 said:

   Hi Linda, that is an impressive collection :) Just wondering where you bought your Dorie Greenspan book? I’ve had my eye out in all the book shops I can think of in Sydney, I’m *this close* to just ordering it from Amazon.com!

9. 9 Linda on March 30, 2008 said:

   Hey Lisa! Get it get it get it! It’s a great book and I must say, the best American baking book I own. I got it from Amazon quite a while back now and paid around $45 Australian (with postage). You’ll probably get it for even cheaper considering the excellent exchange rate now!

   The only annoying thing about the book is that the recipes are in imperial measurements so a bit of converting must be done before baking. Online converters are quite handy for that :)

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