Here’s the list of books on gardening, cooking and mixing that we own. Some were recommended, some inherited, and some gifted. This list is meant to merely catalog the relevant titles on my feral bookshelf. * indicates that this book essential for my collection. I’ll try to include some notes whenever possible.
Gardening
* Organic Gardening by Geoff Hamilton
The Natural Food Garden: Growing Vegetables and Fruits Chemical-Free
Cookbooks
500 Soups (500 Series Cookbooks)
Bernard Clayton’s New Complete Book of Breads
The Frankies Spuntino Kitchen Companion & Cooking Manual
The Gourmet Slow Cooker
Great Recipes from the New York Times (1973)
How to Cook Without a Book
The Joy of Pickling by Linda Ziedrich
Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook
Smoothies and Juices
Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище (The Book of Tasty and Healthy Food) 1955 edition. The official communist cookbook and a masterpiece of the Soviet culinary utopia. The jewel of my collection.
Кухня народов СССР
Wine, Cocktails & Bartending
The Bartender’s Bible by Gary Regan
Bartending Inside-Out
Complete Wine Course (Windows on the World Series)
* How’s Your Drink?: Cocktails, Culture, and the Art of Drinking Well;
The Oxford Companion to Wine
General
Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual by Michael Pollan
Articles
NYTimes June 30, 2010 — A Revolutionary With Seeds, Too: In the vegetable garden at Monticello, his home in Virginia, Thomas Jefferson sowed seeds from around the world and shared them with farmers. He was not afraid of failure, which happened often.
NYTimes July 26, 2010 — Botanical Gardens Are Turning Away From Flowers: Social trends and changing demographics have forced botanical gardens to widen their appeal beyond flowers and plants.
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