Larousse Gastronomique: The World’s Greatest Culinary Encyclopedia This is a hefty book, and you might think its not necessary now that there is Google everywhere, but I love the knowledge this book possesses. Admittedly I bought an old used copy from thirty years ago so mine is a little out of date. But a leek […]

Heirloom Beans: Recipes from Rancho Gordo The heirloom bean book from Rancho Gordo explains everything you wanted to know about beans and then some. I use the recipes as lose guides and inspiration. Bookshop.org