The Fannie Farmer Cookbook

The Fannie Farmer Cookbook

The Fannie Farmer Cookbook Anniversary Edition can be found at Amazon.  

I think I've said elsewhere that on my trip to Chef Enlightenment I started with Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Cooking cookbook.  But the first book I actually got was The Fannie Farmer Cookbook, though it was given to my wife so she could cook.  Alas she never learned to cook, but I've used the book myself many times since there.

This book is the basics.  You can't go wrong here.  It's been around forever, and is a great resource for basic cooking.

Being the Chef of Enlightenment you would think I wouldn't need this book but I refer to it all the time.  Just doing something basic, it's always good to check and see how it was done in this book.  Yes, it's very basic, but it also provides a foundation of ideas for all the basic home cooking and comfort food you could ever want.  I highly recommend this book for any kitchen. Its a basic ingredient for any Chef, particularly an enlightened one.

Plus, it will always remind me of my mother.