Well, planning ahead for St. patty's Day, I found this monstrous volume loaded w/ gorgeous photography for just 4 dollars used!

Amazon.com: The Country Cooking of Ireland (9780811866705): Colman Andrews: Books

Also, I have 2 dear friends who've asked me to lend our village library any cookbooks I have written by African-American authors for their coming "Black History Month" book celebration. I had several (below in red) and ordered five more (below in green)- all for 1-3 dollars each- used!

http://www.amazon.com/Hallelujah-Welcome-Table-Lifetime-Memories/dp/1400062896/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1264146994&sr=1-9

Amazon.com: The Taste of Country Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition (9780307265609): Edna Lewis: Books

Amazon.com: Skinny Cooks Can't Be Trusted (9780061121050): Mo'Nique, Sherri Mcgee Mccovey: Books

Amazon.com: Cleora's Kitchens: The Memoir of a Cook & Eight Decades of Great American Food (9781571781338): Cleora Butler: Books

Amazon.com: The New Low-Country Cooking: 125 Recipes for Coastal Southern Cooking with Innovative Style (9780688172053): Marvin Woods: Books

Amazon.com: LaBelle Cuisine: Recipes to Sing About (9780767903141): Patti LaBelle: Books

Amazon.com: At Home With Gladys Knight : Her Personal Recipe for Living Well, Eating Right, and Loving Life (9781580400756): Gladys Knight: Books

Amazon.com: Sweets: Soul Food Desserts and Memories (9781580087988): Patty Pinner, Sheri Giblin: Books

Amazon.com: Sweety Pies: An Uncommon Collection of Womanish Observations, with Pie (9781561588480): Patty Pinner, Alexandra Grablewski: Books





Amazon.com: Morgan Freeman and Friends: Caribbean Cooking for a Cause (9781594864247): Wendy Wilkinson, Donna Lee, Morgan Freeman: Books

Amazon.com: Sylvia's Family Soul Food Cookbook: From Hemingway, South Carolina, To Harlem (9780688162191): Sylvia Woods: Books

Amazon.com: Chef Jeff Cooks: In the Kitchen with America's Inspirational New Culinary Star (9781416577102): Jeff Henderson: Books

Amazon.com: Delilah's Everyday Soul: Southern Cooking With Style (9780762426010): Delilah Winder, Jennifer Lindner McGlinn: Books

Amazon.com: Dining In (9780696238314): Gerry Garvin: Books

Well friends- the cookbooks above have strated rolling in!

Most folks know I like a big 'ol lap-crushing, back-breaking cookbook just chock-full of photos.

Among those that qualify to me are Christopher Idone's "Glorious American Food", Charlie Trotter's books, Thomas Keller's "The French Laundry"- those from the "Beautiful..." series... well- you get the idea- they're RARE.

Well, w/ St. Patty's Day coming up I ordered "The Country Cooking of Ireland" by Colman Anderews and let me tell you... I AM IMPRESSED.

The volume was published in 2009, and of course Andrews co-founded "Saveur" magazine.

This is one big 'ol mac-daddy book and the pictures are many, large and stunning! I ain't gonna be done feastin' on this one for a long while!

Also- Cathy... YOU especially would absolutely LOVE the Morgan Freeman Caribbean cookbook. Man- it's a handsome volume with stunning color pics and lotsa yummy-looking stuff, fer shure!

Well, I was SO impressed w/ "The Country Cooking of Ireland" that I also ordered a used copy of its sister-book, "The Country Cooking of France" by Anne Willan.

WOW. Is it possible to have TWO sister books BOTH so stunningingly beautiful? Evidently, it is! For this one appears outstanding and high quality as well.

Interestingly, thumbing through it after unwrapping- I find it covers many topics we've recently discussed here! Like cooking w/ horse meat, and the controversy over the appeal of froglegs, truffles and other coveted French delicasies.

Between this book and her sister cookbook on the foods of Ireland, I expect to get through the remainder of the BLIZZARD of 2010 just fine & dandy!

Amazon.com: The Country Cooking of France (9780811846462): Anne Willan, France Ruffenach: Books

I had ordered this one before but it was out of stock. I picked it up a few days ago.
The Blue Willow Inn Bible of Southern Cooking. It is a good book but it is very country cooking. I'm not sure if I would recommend it to anyone yet. I havent had the chance to read it through.

I also got this one which I would highly recommend.
Amazon.com: Country Living Flavors of Country Cooking: 250 Delicious, Home-Cooked Favorites (9781588167088): From the Editors of Country Living, Cheryl Slocum: Books

Looks like a winner, janie. And I love Country Living magazine!