Everything by MFK Fisher.
Everything by Elizabeth David.
Then, among others, alphabetical by author (because it’s impossible to list in order of enjoyment):
Andoh, Elizabeth. At Home with Japanese Cooking. Alfred A. Knopf, 1980.
Beard, James. The New James Beard. Alfred A. Knopf, 1981.
———. American Cookery. Little, Brown, 1972.
Bittman, Mark. The Best Recipes in the World. Broadway Books, 2005.
Child, Julia. From Julia Child’s Kitchen. Gramercy Books, 1975.
Cunningham, Marion (with Jeri Laber). The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, Twelfth Ed. Alfred A. Knopf, 1979.
Gin, Margaret. Regional Cooking of China. 101 Productions. 1977.
Hazan, Marcella. Marcella Cucina. Harper Collins. 1977.
Hopkinson, Simon. Gammon and Spinach. Macmillan,1998.
Hopkinson, Simon (with Lindsey Bareham). Roast Chicken and Other Stories. Hyperion, 2006.
Jaffrey, Madhur. World Vegetarian. Ebury Press, 1998.
Kennedy, Diana. My Mexico. Clarkson Potter, 1998.
Luard, Elisabeth. The Old World Kitchen. The Akadine Press, 1998.
Madison, Deborah. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone. Broadway Books, 1997.
———. The Savory Way. Broadway Books, 1990.
Olney, Richard. Simple French Food. Macmillan, 1974.
De Pomiane, Edouard. Cooking with Pomiane. North Point Press, 1994.
Roberts, Michael. Parisian Home Cooking. William Morrow, 1999.
Ross, Janet (with Michael Waterfield). Leaves from our Tuscan Kitchen. Penguin Books, 1997.
Shulman, Martha Rose. Provençal Light. William Morrow, 1994.
Sigal, Jane. Backroad Bistros, Farmhouse Fare. Doubleday, 1994.
Slater, Nigel. Appetite. Clarkson Potter, 2000.
———. Real Fast Food. Penguin Books, 1992.
Thorne, John. Simple Cooking. Penguin Books, 1989.
Thorne, John (with Matt Lewis Thorne). Serious Pig. North Point Press, 1996.
Wells, Patricia. Bistro Cooking. Kyle Cathie Ltd, 1999.
Wolfert, Paula. Mediterranean Grains and Greens. Harper Collins, 1998.
Zelayeta, Elena. Elena’s Secrets of Mexican Cooking. Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1969.