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[@cariepickerell3214]

My 4-H cooking teacher gave me a Betty Crocker cook book as a wedding present many years ago. I have used it endlessly since that time. It shows you the basics of cooking and instructions. I recommend it to any young cook.

[@cindylopez4883]

Both Betty Crocker and my mother taught me how to cook.

[@PatricesProjects]

I use mine as well.. I think I got it as a very young mother from my mother.

[@beverlyharding2785]

My husband gave me the BCCB for Valentine's day 3 years before we were married...my first and still the most worn cookbook in my collection!

[@juicylechuga]

I found mine in a thrift store and it was the best $1 I have ever spent💞

[@VickiTakacs.]

The Joy of Cooking. It took me to a whole new world. Then I got Mastering The Art Of French Cooking vol I and II. I think in order to grow you need to challenge yourself.

[@emseashell]

Was following the links for the books and clicked on the “Earth to table” link, it told me I had already purchased this book...I thought I haven’t got this book, so I looked at order history...I sent this book to Jessica Sowards....silly me completely forgot, but I’m glad I sent it to you and glad you enjoy it Jess 😀🙃

[@truthseekertoday2377]

Agreed there is nothing like the feel of the pages of a book. And books in your possession can't be changed. If you get my drift.🤔

[@GrammaDebsStorytime]

My cookbook collection is OUT OF CONTROL! I love vintage books mostly because the graphics are so cool! I have a few from the depression era...when some foods were not affordable and they had to use what they had on hand. Very interesting read...

[@lauralyshomestead1016]

I totally agree my cookbooks are my OUT OF Control collections. My family always look for any cookbooks for me. I love reading and cooking .

[@Vintagebeliever]

@@lauralyshomestead1016 Here Here :) Me, too.

[@Elized123]

Salt Fat Acid Heat is one of my favorites! Uses real food a lot but also just talks about the structure of what makes good for good across different cooking styles and even cultures! I feel like it helps make me a better cook in general and has really great recipes too!

[@tottering-by-gently]

I recommend any Deborah Madison cookbook. Her recipes are based around garden veggies and seasonality, and are delicious. Some of her methods are laborious but can be simplified (for example, her ratatouille recipe has you separately prepare tomatoes, eggplant, zucchini, etc., then combine everything which takes hours, whereas just tossing everything in a Dutch oven produces delicious results with far less prep). I also love Yotam Ottolenghis cookbooks (Middle Eastern food with a heavy emphasis on fresh herbs and veggies). He has two that are 100% vegetable recipes (Plenty, and Plenty More). I would check your local library to see about checking out eBooks. I check out cookbooks this way all the time so I can see if I like them enough to purchase.

[@steveegbert7429]

Every stain in a cookbook will have a memory and a story to go with it. Honestly, I don't have any cookbooks yet, but I print out a lot of recipes that I have found on the internet. Even those are collecting stains that have stories to tell. BTW Jess, I made your homemade mayo about a week ago. I don't think I will be able to eat store bought again. It is so good! Everyone, go make some!

[@rudyorpington3152]

My favorite garden cookbook is Taste of Home "FARM FRESH FAVORITES". The recipes are presented by seasons--Spring, Early to mid-Summer, and Late Summer to Fall. It also contains a segment on Canning and Preserving Your Harvest. The canning section has a nice variety of unusual recipes. Brenda

[@crystallaney9352]

Loved this video! Found the Feeding Men and Boys cookbook for $1 this morning at a garage sale and was super excited!!! Can't wait to get into it!!! Thanks for the recommendations!!!

[@beverlyharding2785]

Hi Jess, First, thank you for providing inspiration for all your viewers. If you ever come across any cookbooks by Didi Emmons via library or used book sales, please pick it up and give it a look. When my youngest decided to be a vegetarian, I found Ms. Emmons' first book "Vegetable Planet" to be extremely inspiring and even my carnivore son enjoyed many of the dishes from that now well-worn and loved cookbook. In fact, the first copy was a library book and it was so enjoyed that I purchased my own paperback copy (after several rounds of renewals). If I ever see it as a hardback book, I will buy it again as a treasure to pass down to my daughter. What is great is that she explains the vegetable (and spices and herbs as well) and her style of writing is very personable, so it's a fun book just to read. Thanks for your suggestions, going to order some from the library to check them out! Recently having decreased my HUGE pile of collected cookbooks, the number of any "new" ones must be limited! Books AND gardening, AND creativity! All in one fun R&R channel! Thank you and bless you all, back! :-)

[@hollys87]

One of my favorites is Mrs Beetons all about cookery. I love old cookbooks I have several that have come from flea markets and thrift stores I have one from the 1940s that came from a woman's group and it is so interesting to flip through and look forward to trying some of these simple recipes that use what items were available.

[@gerrymiller4523]

This was a really lovely video. I just want to comment in general about how eloquent you are in your videos and the quality of your content is far above the many others I have followed. Over time, I have lost interest in many of the KZbin channels but yours is special. You are the absolute best at making followers feel a part of your lives and more importantly feel its for us and not about getting views. You truly are a blessing to us.

[@abbykmackenzie]

Jamie Oliver’s “Save with Jamie” has TONS of great veggie recipes. He also shows how to make one large meat based meal (like a Sunday roast) and use the leftover small amount of meats through the week. He shows how to use extra herbs, how to make vinegar with leftover bits of wine, etc. A really great cookbook that’s super inspiring and easy to read cover to cover!

[@zacherj]

I need to pick up a copy of Tender! Thanks for the recommendation. It takes a lot for a cookbook to wow me enough for me to keep a copy on my shelf. I recently picked up a copy of “The Plantiful Plate” and I was really surprised by how great it is. It is a vegan cookbook and although we are not vegan I am always trying to find more plant based recipes to add nutrition and help with the giant garden harvest. This cookbook is unique in that it gives you an outline for a recipe and then lots of choices to create your own and example recipes. Cookies, for example, will have options for different flours, milks, binders, flavor combinations, etc. the kids love cooking from it because they can customize so much. I would say we’ve referenced this cookbook more in the last month than any other cookbook I’ve ever owned. It would me my recommendation! Also, thanks for an awesome KZbin channel with great content!

[@shirleyheggie254]

Nigel Slater is my food crush 💕 you should watch his TV programmes, they are so romantic and attractive, love just listening to him

[@petrii1998]

I love this SO much!! I am loving Jill Winger's "The Prairie Homestead Cookbook". It is so good and practical and a fun read 💖. My mama taught me the value of reading a cookbook. I love it so much!

[@cherylanderson3340]

The Settlement Cookbook was my 1st real cookbook. It's front cover fell off from being moved around,& some pages were eaten by Rufus, since a flowering stem I'd pressed in the bread section must've been catmint. It remains my favorite cookbook, & was a gift from my older brother, maybe back in the 60s. What a gem. It contains classic recipies covering everything from eggs, fruit, veggies, meats, poultry & seafoods, through desserts of all kinds, plus cooking charts, measurements & tables. It would make an excellent gift to a new bride or groom, or to any one who showed a real interest in learning how to be able to cook anything, from a leg of lamb to Meringue cookies & candies. Thanks for a lovely video on cookbooks. I love them, & bought so many. They're a unique pleasure for those of us who enjoy preparing & sharing food with others.

[@shawner4640]

I agree the feel of of a real book in hand has a life of its own. I have never really liked the idea of reading off of the computer or hand held readr thingy. Not techy as you can see. lol I can remember my hubby , years ago now, making a face and saying he did not like a certain vegie I had cooked. This was done in front of our son. I pulled him aside and told him that his dislike, that was exaggerated at the time, was not needed and that I wanted our son to decide for himself what he liked and did not like. Did that make sense. Anyway our son has grown to love most foods and is someone willing to try new tastes. Hubby is very basic in his likes and dislikes and always will be. Always allow your children to try new foods and enjoy them. Hubby to this day is a meat and potatoes man. 30 years on and I am still trying to make something different. My cabbage,apple chicken slow cooker meal did not go over well. I loved it. LOL Poor bugger. Guess what is for supper tomorrow? hahahaha leftovers. Thanks for sharing your recipe books. :)

[@nancyc4271]

Shawne R I feel your pain in regards to a meat and potatoes man. After 15 yrs, I cook, if he doesn't like it, he can find something else. When I do that, I do try to have other sides that he likes. He is doing better, but the struggle is real! ;-)

[@brenda324]

I know what you mean and I feel your pain.

[@shawner4640]

@@nancyc4271 I had leftovers tonight so hubby was on his own. lol

[@cindylopez4883]

I love paper "real" books too!

[@karenshaw2204]

The pioneer homestead cookbook has great from scratch recipes, beautiful pictures and side stories. First time I’ve actually read a cookbook.

[@kc_cobra]

I love Tender. I think it's the first cookbook that instead of dipping into when needed I read from cover to cover. I'd also recommend 'The Bare Bones Broth Cookbook' which is a great guide to making stocks and how to use them to make tasty and nourishing meals. Thanks for the recommendations!

[@kevinds7269]

I loooove the Smitten Kitchen cookbook

[@gwenwilliams5940]

🤣 My son loves to watch everything with closed captions on... So they were on when I started your video and it read, "Hey guys what's up it's jazz welcome back to" So, your new name is Jazz. Just made me chuckle and had to share.

[@ameliakat9982]

Animal, Vegetable, miracle is what got me started wanting to garden, and ultimately led me to finding y'all

[@gendeb9666]

i collect Vegan and Vegetarian cookbooks, not because I'm one or the other, but because they have tremendous recipes for things out of my garden and from the farmers markets.

[@RootsandRefugeFarm]

Do you have any great ones I should look up? I've found the lack of good garden food recipes in most cookbooks disappointing.

[@gendeb9666]

@@RootsandRefugeFarm For veggies i like " "Too Many Tomatoes, Squash, Beans and Other Good Things" by Louise M. Landau and Laura G. Myers "Gardeners' Community Cookbook" by Victoria Wise "The Oh She Glows Cookbook" The first two use meat but Oh She Glows is vegan, heavy on desserts and sandwiches, not so much on garden veggies. I am heavy on sandwiches myself so I really love hers. Anything Moosewood is cool too. Hubs could live on bacon and coffee so I usually just eat raw veggies with dips because its easier lol (including about 10 variety of beans)..

[@beverlyharding2785]

Thanks for the suggestions, Debbie!

[@saikogrrl]

Something I'd be really interested to see in a future video is your pantry, and all the different preserves and pickles etc you keep in there. 😊

[@rhiannonstableford-morgan2961]

FORK TO FORK by Monty Don is a great garden-to-table cookbook. Don and Nigel Slater are good friends and I wouldn't be surprised if F2F was the inspiration for TENDER (which I also love).

[@shirleyheggie254]

Nigel Slater does lots of you tube videos, I watch Monty on Gardener's World every Friday on TV in the UK, he is a national treasure 💙

[@lovedbythebestful]

The prairie homestead cookbook is one of my knew ones that I am loving so far. I also look up a lot online and print it out. I make binders of recipes I knew we love from all different people

[@kaycompton8983]

The one book in my library I think you might fingd inspiring is my copy of "Stalking the Wild Asparagus" by Euel Gibbins. It's decades old and may even be out of print, but it gives some very good information on things growing wild in your yard or along the road that can Spice up ordinary dishes and make them special.

[@WinkTartanBelle]

Also one of my all-time faves! I'm old enough to have a first printing of it too.

[@adeanacramer1638]

I really love the book “Plenty” by Yotam Ottolenghi...all plant-based recipes and they are amazing. Also just an absolutely beautiful cookbook. As an English teacher I completely commiserate with your love of books!

[@tottering-by-gently]

Have you made the garlic tart from Plenty? One of the most delicious things I’ve ever eaten! Also the leek fritters. 😋

[@Corvus-fw2hr]

We just moved out onto 5 acres, and I have been dreaming of a farm for years. We will start our fall garden and I am so excited to see this list of cookbooks. My wife works full time and I am an adjunct professor, so I am the cook 90% of the time. Thanks for this!

[@colleenmasteller4399]

As a professional chef by trade, your bit towards the end about reading books by food-loving, but non-growing, people really warmed my heart. I am just now beginning my journey into gardening, and it has brought a new level of appreciation for the farmers to me! I have always valued the work and the hardship, and farm-to-table cooking is the only way I have ever known or wanted to cook. If it makes you feel any better, some of that romantic, rosy-toned emotion behind the chefs writing can wane too - when you get so excited by the produce at the market, strike a deal with a farmer for 5 bushels of heirlooms (because you have grand notions of canning and preserving in the middle of a dinner service), and all of a sudden realize you don't even have enough room in your professional restaurant kitchen to store them all! Lol.

[@sandyflores2656]

I love the kind of cookbooks you can just sit down and read. Susan Branch has some of my favorites and they full of her artwork and stories. I also have a soft spot for the Campbell's cookbook because it's one my grandma used. I have her copy and my mom gave me hers too. The only cookbooks I've ever really used for cooking have been for baking. I used to bake a lot and had favorites for cookies, brownies and one that was wonderful for pies and cobblers.

[@joleenahood603]

Am I the only weird-o who likes the smell of a book?!? I LOVE to open a book and stuff my nose into the center and take the biggest sniff and inhale all the booky goodness! Ahhhhhhhhh! So satisfying! Sorry not sorry. :)

[@emmadalrymple4102]

I am also a lover of that book smell you speak of, Joleena Hood. Even the sound of the binding cracking as a book is opened. Love the feel of a book in my hands, and hoping it contains words I can learn by. E-books just don't do it for me!

[@dreyno64]

Joleena Hood I love that smell! Old glue and paper! Ah!!!!! And I like to hear pages turn and the heft of a book in my hand.

[@sarahroberson4358]

Thanks so much Jess!! I would love to hear about what parenting books you have read or maybe some womens/mom devotionals.

[@nancycowan6109]

Vivian Howard “Deep Run Roots” is a huge book with so much more than recipes. It’s a beautiful story book and testimony of life in North Carolina. Cookbooks obviously speaks more deeply to us on some level than other books. Enjoying to cook helps. Loving Whole Foods and natural foods, real foods (BUTTER) ... calls some of our names. Thanks, Jess, for this little book lesson. I’d like to share my faves with you. ❤️

[@druidsgardenandkitchen]

I LOVE cookbooks, I have a ridiculous amount of them, it was over 120 the last time I counted them up. I've everything from old Mrs Beeton style Household management books from the 1930's and 1940's which were my Grandmothers through to cutting edge cookbooks such as Yottam Otelenghi, so this video is like catnip to me, I've already put them in my amazon wishlist and I've bought the Handmade Gatherings one. I love Nigel Slater's books as well, I already have a couple, his tv series are very like his writing, honey to the ears. One of my favourite authors though is Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall. He's one of the main proponents of growing your own food, foraging, great animal husbandry, seasonality and generally living a smallholder lifestyle (what we call Homesteading in the UK). He's been very much an influence to me over the years and I've made alot of great friends through the love of his TV programs and his books. So any of his books would be my recommendations, especially the River Cottage Cookbook and the two veg based cookbooks - River Cottage Veg Everyday and River Cottage Much More Veg, the second being completely plantbased although he himself isn't. The mission of the books is to let the veggies shine. He also has a fruit based cookbook which is really fun. Two of my other favourite Vegetarian cookbooks are one of Deborah Madisons - The Savoury Way and Vegetarian Planet by Didi Emmons. I also like single produce books such as Lindsey Bareham's The Big Red Book of Tomatoes and What Will I Do with All Those Courgettes? by Elaine Borish.

[@rebeccajones9735]

I have all the Pioneer Woman cookbooks and absolutely love them! Her photos are stunning....and she has step by step photos for some recipes. I love my church cookbooks and community fundraiser cookbooks....real southern comfort foods....I also have cookbooks by Paula Deen and Taste of Home annual compilation cookbooks with recipes from cooks all over the country. I love cookbooks! Last year I found an old Southern Living cookbook at a flea market of old cake recipes....i made "shortnin' bread" from it which is similar to gingerbread and made in a cast iron skillet! Yummy!

[@robinlawson3574]

We have the same taste! I have all the TOH annual books and Pionner Woman. So fun!

[@dewalediblegardens7800]

I really LOVE physical cook books too. Thank you for sharing. I'd love to see your favourite gardening books and websites/channels- general gardening or homesteading. That might be 3 more videos for you to cover 😬🤣

[@WinkTartanBelle]

Another vote for Betty Crocker. My oldest and most used cookbook when I was younger. Now it is The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating by Fergus Henderson helped me to learn more about butchery and preparation of everything each animal has to offer. I really like to use everything possible and to honor each animal we or our friends raise to nourish us. I also enjoyed learning recipes from other cultures that can be easily translated for our less worldly palates around here. I also collect cookbooks put out by small groups like garden clubs, women's clubs (ladies auxiliary, Jaycee-ettes, league of women voters, and so on), and vintage cookbooks. Obviously I am also the keeper of our extended family's recipes, some of which date back to before coming to America, and some from every wartime. Interesting to see some of the adjustments and substitutions made during wartime food/commodity shortages. I feel inspired and humbled by some of the old recipes and the women they represent. I am going to add Tender to my collection based on your recommendation, and so many others in the comments! Thanks for sharing. I can't stand cookbooks that rely on no seasonal veg. Drives me nuts. Sure, I can go to the store and get asparagus or berries, or whatever practically any time of year if I don't care where it came from or what it costs (both in terms of cash and environmental impact), but WHY would I?! Even if I have canned a lot of the garden produce in season, I don't think everything is good canned, and so I am choosy about WHAT I can in season for later use. If a recipe needs 4 veggies and they all grow at different times of the year, it is useless to me.

[@aloras405]

We still have the home and garden cookbook with the red plaid cover my parents were given as a wedding present 47 years ago. We still use it. It is so splattered and some of the pages have had water spilled on. It’s very loved.

[@thehouseonaveraroad3851]

I have two of the Better Homes cookbooks. The recipes are amazingly simple and the food is delicious.

[@eleanorkerby]

I had never been a great cook and never one to share recipes but when a young bride forty three years ago I wanted to impress my husband and there was a super easy one that I ended up loving and using even in church socials. It uses what you have from your garden. Saute a tomato in butter and dill weed. Add to cooked green beans. That's it. It has such a tang you will fall in love with it. I am moving to my homestead tomorrow, uhaul truck packed and after morning coffee taking cat and four dogs and uhaul and towing a jeep and I am driving a jeep and trailer five hours to our cabin. I have all my books packed but stepdaughter gave me a book about a man who had such a passion for food that when he cooked they gathered in the kitchen to watch and talk as he did it. Even dying they discussed food. Each chapter is a story of their life with a recipe at the end. I will let you know when I unpack as honestly, I felt cheated not knowing them firsthand. The author ended up being a food critic I believe. I have to read it again. Language is everything. Today when sweaty and tired from loading stuff I turned to hubs who saw your other video too...in my Ben voice....Can we swing and if we get sweaty we can go inside...lol...continue to be blessed my sister in Christ...as you bless others in the overflow

[@danielleroseclark]

Nigel Slater's books were my first cookbooks when I went off to university, along with How to Eat by Nigella Lawson. All his are brilliant, but I would especially recommend The Christmas Chronicles for his joy in the rhythm of the seasons, and in the old celebrations of Autumn and Winter. I can also recommend Veg Everyday by Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall. He has been campaigning for years now to try to get us to wake up to our broken food systems, the stranglehold the supermarkets have over farmers, the welfare (or not) of the animals we eat. Hellman's mayonnaise is made with free range eggs in the UK directly because of his campaigning about the abhorrent practices in the battery egg industry for example. His River Cottage books are all good, the Veg Everyday one is helpful for seeing vegetables as the main event, rather than as side dishes. Really enjoyed this video Jess, many thanks.

[@trailrider2473]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful soul with us.💚

[@deborahzamora479]

Hi Jess, I was given TENDER several years ago and have enjoyed it a lot. I particularly remember the section about BEETS being extra good. I had grown beets before that, but it gave me a whole new perspective, I can appreciate that. Just lately I am stuck on Herbs; growing them and using them, and for making teas. I have had a steady stream of books on herbs from the library and gotten a lot from each of them. Thanx for the new list to check out

[@denisescull4227]

I totally agree with you about not hiding veggies. My great niece and nephew have very picky parents, so when I keep them, we have some discussions about food. When they say they don't like something, I tell them they just aren't used to it yet. I don't know why that clicked with them, but whatever works. The Betty Crocker Cookbook was a wedding gift from my mother almost 40 years ago and I recommend it to all new cooks. Any cook, really. Thanks for sharing your favs!

[@janessaw89]

I refer to Ottolenghi's 'Jerusalem' allll the time. I made so many batches of smoky Mutabal with my eggplants last summer! Everything I've made from this cookbook has been insanely delicious

[@lydiabeek114]

Thanks for these tips, I didn't know any of these books! (probably because I live on another continent) I wrote down these titles and will definitely be on the lookout for them! I very highly recommend Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstalls 'Veg'. That is my go-to book for vegetable inspiration. All vegetarian recipes with lovely flavours and textures. The descriptions are always spot on to help you understand how to prepare the recipe. For those of you in the Netherlands - find yourself a Vegetable edition of the Blue Band ring binder cookbooks in a flea market or thrift store; it talks about many of the veggies that were traditionally grown and have been eaten a lot by Dutchies and shares basic and more elaborate (all very tasty!) ways of preparing them. That book, for example, contains simple instructions to prepare spinach 'à la crème' from the spinach you grew yourself or to make the rhubarb compote that granny used to serve. Also for those in the Netherlands: 'Het Nieuwe Kookbook' can easily be found second hand and is great for anyone but it's so full of all the basics for preparing any kind of meat, broth, vegetable, desert, or (alcoholic) beverage that it shouldn't be missed for those of you interested in a homesteading kind of lifestyle!

[@lisaturner8664]

Hi from Australia, Jess. I'm such a cookbook addict. I have to say that I also have such a passion for cooking, both at home and brilliant cafes I've worked at . Except for baking , I almost always use recipes for inspiration, rarely completely following a recipe.lol. I'm a mum of six and live on the water of a coastal town, but managed to get veg/ herb patches in and 4 chickens. I mostly cook from scratch, and could recommend so many books. Around the top of my list, apart from the absolutely amazing Nigel Slater, would be any of Annabel Langbein's books. I also love the romance of some cookbooks as well!! I read them cover to cover like novels! Hubby laughs at me, I can't possibly even go away for a couple of days without at least packing a little cookbook. I'm fairly new to your channel but am loving it and really identify! Keep being you x

[@leslieMClass80]

Thank you for sharing... as a new gardener I need inspiration in cooking what I grew. I always give a cookbook to a new bride at a wedding shower. As a new bride back in the olden days haha, I was given a cookbook by my aunt and I still have it and use it today. I think it encourages the person to find that to sit down with a hot cup and read a cookbook is so much more enjoyable than looking something up in the internet.

[@malibu405]

Your smile and personality are so adorable. Your content information is so well delivered and informative. Thankful you have so much content, have been in my ears for a few days now, feeling inspired, lessening the amount of news I'm listening to, amazing how my perspective and mood are changing. Thankful for you and your family in this world. God bless you Jess

[@dorindamiddleton5418]

I have a huge collection of cook books as well. My top 5? Jerusalem (Ottolenghi and Tamimi), Vegetable Literacy (Madison), The Essentials of Baking (Williams-Sonoma) Alices Kitchen (Linda Dallas Sawaya) and Carla Emery’s Old Fashioned Recipe Book(Emery). I go to these books over and over again. We love to visit other countries through their cuisine. My all time favorite find is a recipe from Bulgaria for lutenitsa a beautiful sauce using lots of peppers, eggplant and tomatoes. You can find a recipe on you tube that literally uses a wheelbarrow of ingredients. Luckily they are speaking English in it. Anyway it’s a good way to use up summers bounty and store for the future.

[@FloridaGrownAdventure]

Half Baked Harvest, for me, is the most inspirational resource that I have ever come across. Every recipe excites me. She has 2 cookbooks and a blog and she had made me fall in love with cooking real food. I had my first Brussel sprouts because one of her recipes and now it’s my favorite vegetable. I also brought that same life-changing dish to Thanksgiving and converted several family members to be Brussel sprout lovers. I learned how to make my own pasta sauce for a stuffed shell recipe from one of her books & learned how to make truly delicious vegetarian tacos. I can’t wait to check out the books you mentioned! I love finding new inspiration!

[@bethanneteal6699]

Love these suggestions! Thanks for sharing, Jess. :) Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat is amazing. Beautiful illustrations, witty writing, and you walk away with a much deeper understanding of the basic tenets of cooking anything without a recipe.

[@aprilwestervelt3516]

I’m so glad that you enjoyed Tender. The photos are gorgeous and that book has helped me get “past salads”. 🥰

[@SimplyJanHomestead]

Thank you for all the cookbook references Jess! I love having them to guide me!

[@tracygarns9611]

I'm so excited about your book series! I love books, too!

[@sharinehaymes2210]

I'd love to hear about food storage books/blogs that you reference.

[@saraht2773]

Dinner Illustrated: 175 Meals Ready in 1 Hour or Less has become a favorite book for me to use. It is by America's Test Kitchen.

[@wendydelatorre6020]

The Practical Produce is one of my favorites. It is a book that tells you how to plant, harvest, can, and freeze produce in alphabetical order along with recipes. I think you would like it.

[@trishastone9079]

Yes girl!!!!!! Books and gardening ❤️❤️

[@georgettawoods9171]

Thank you for this vidoe and answering the question I had in regards to which cookbook you were you using for the char-baked tomatoes, zucchini, & eggplant. I bought 2 of them 😊. One to keep and one for a gift. The gift and sharing of our love of gardening & preparing meals with all that love.......honey let me tell you......my heart overflows with an abundance of sharing that love for both. So a gift of the cookbook and sharing the meals within it, with things from my garden that will be used for the meals, I will be sharing that love. So, I thank you my blessed sister.

[@eagleswing865]

I am stoked about this series! YAY reading! Thanks, Jess!

[@t-rachel19]

You are the sweetest! I love the joy you share over the simple things that bring you joy, like a loved cooked book, a pretty pottery bowl, or a honey pot. ❤

[@margarethuffman1961]

Yay! Im excited to hear what other books you like to read!

[@beccaferrell1334]

Looking forward to this series!!

[@thanksfolks1]

My dear aunt gave me "The CWA cookery book and household hints by the Country Womens Association" 53rd Edition!! over 22 years ago. This is an Australian thing yes but thanks to Booktopia everyone can access them. This book was my guide during my first kitchen experiences and is my go to after all this time.

[@pjbenne1]

Your quiche Is a hit with me and the STIVERS. LOVE YOU ALL

[@karenlemley8656]

I love cookbooks as well. I used to collect them and when I moved and couldn't take care of myself like I used to I gave my cookbooks to my daughter and grandkids!

[@SDQuilter]

This was a wonderful video, thank you for taking the time to make it. I loved listening to you relate to what you appreciated and valued in each one. I have to go check out my library sale. When I had a large garden and the kids were still home, one of my favorites was The Victory Garden Cookbook by Marian Morash.

[@kayrabey1344]

Thanks for talking about cooking. I think I need a new inspiration and some new recipes!

[@JEHomestead]

Yay! This will be a fun series and I hope you video preparing some of the recipes from your favorite books:) Thanks for sharing! Hugs, Judy & Ed (Arkansas)

[@helennelson3120]

Thank you for sharing Jess. I found that interesting. I enjoy cook books that feel like the author is talking to you like you are actually in their kitchen or sharing personal tidbits. I love cooking from scratch also. It was lovely visiting with you. God bless you n yours always.

[@Stephroh2]

Thanks for the inspiration❣️ I’m not much of a cook. I can sauté vegetables, but I could def expand my skills.

[@sarahpearce8774]

Absolutely loved this vlog! Thank you for sharing.

[@1982Alycia]

Oh geez! This post just reminded me how much I love cook books... In fact so much... that I renewed my 4 cookbooks, which were checked out from the King County Library back in January this year, about 4-5 times! =-/ I just returned them 2 days ago and had $12.60 in overdue fines. I made note of all the pertinent recipes that my fam loves, so... I guess it was worth it. =D

[@badsworthcats]

Great vlog, I really enjoyed it. I am from the UK and I have not got or seen Tender . I know through checking it’s in two parts though, I sure am going to get both of them so thanks for sharing :) He does have some really great old ones, like the 30 minute cook, there’s one about suppers and quick puddings etc.. I have not started my garden yet since I moved in to my farm which is in Northumberland, usually very cold and windy for the most part, so I need to know properly about growing in a cold climate using the permaculture method. I for one am very envious of your amazing garden.

[@teenayoung1914]

Thank you SO MUCH for this video!! I think I just added all of those books to my “wish list”! I have been trying to find these more “garden cooking” recipe collections. 💜

[@VagabondAnne]

Wow, what a great list! I had only heard of one of these (Homemade Pantry) and I read a lot of cookbooks, so that's super inspiring. The cookbooks that I always want to shove into people's arms are The Everlasting Meal by Tamar Adler (www.amazon.com/s?k=The+Everlasting+meal&i=stripbooks&ref=nb_sb_noss_2), and Saving the Season by Kevin West (OMG longest amazon link ever, sorry). The second one I love not only for its fabulous preserving recipes, but for its inclusion of poetry, artworks, and stories about food. From Spanish still-life paintings of quince jelly to stories of how a family makes sorghum syrup, to wistful insights about the nature of Southern cooking, it's a real gem. And a real oldie but goody is Laurel's Kitchen, a vegetarian cookbook that really got me started cooking, and so gracefully written by Carol Flinders, and illustrated with Laurel Robertsons' beautiful woodcuts.

[@MarahScott]

I love this whole video! I also collect cookbooks and love ones that have delicious recipes but also inspire you to grow to make them and also make them. Ian Knaur’s cookbook really was inspiring for me and everything I have had has been great from it. He also has a show called the Farm I believe on Amazon. I will have to look these books you mention up and read them this winter.

[@stephaniejustice1964]

I actually had heard you say that before about not hiding vegetables in their food. It really made sense to me and I stopped doing it too. I'm so thankful I did because now they will learn how to feed their bodies healthfully and we are even incorporating cooking into our homeschool this year where they will each cook a healthy meal for the whole family once a week.

[@melissamoats3926]

I was just thinking that I need to expand my recipe repertoire! Thanks for the recommendations

[@lesliesmith2249]

HAHA... I couldn't either when I got married. My first cookbook from hubby was "Any Bitch Can Cook'. Best gift ever.

[@craftyladydi]

Books are an asset, especially cookbooks. Someday we may not have the internet.

[@ElinWinblad]

craftyladydi lol I joked to my husband who Puts our recipes in an app that our non existent kids will look up the recipes on an app that’s no longer supported 20 years from now 😆😆

[@ericawaymaster2919]

Thank you for this! I love cookbooks! I have the Magnolia Table cookbook and have not used it! I am going to pull that one out tonight! Thank you for inspiring me! The most recent cookbook purchase I made was a Vintage 1953 Better Homes And Garden Cookbook. It is such an awesome piece of history to have. I am head over heels in love with it. :)

[@alystodola]

I would love more videos like this! Currently in my classroom trying to absorb all the info I can 😊 I learn a great deal from your channel and some others, but also love to have good reference books in my home. Thanks for all your encouragement Jess 💚

[@brandireyna1873]

I don’t know if you have a PCC grocery store (organic Co-op) near you but they have a cookbook called “Cooking From Scratch: 120 recipes for colorful, seasonal food from PCC Community Markets”. It is available on Amazon. I love this book... “Roasted Brussels Sprouts Caesar”, “Emerald City Salad”, “Berry Cobbler Overnight Oatmeal”, and “Smoked Mozzarella Pasta Salad” are Ah-Ma-Zing!!!

[@veec3820]

Thank you for sharing your favorite cookbooks. I also love to read and would love for you to do a video on your favorite books.

[@JohnsonFamilyFarmstead]

Those look like great books ♥️ thanks for sharing

[@johnjanedoe1676]

Check out Jamie Oliver's new book "Veg". It took him 8 years to release it because he didn't think people were ready for it yet. Ready to truly focus on more veg and really celebrate them. If you look him up on KZbin, he's talking a lot lately about his new book and is giving sneak peaks into some recipes in it. Thanks for the recommendations by the way. I'm crazy about good cook books, so I'll be looking these ones up. Thanks again! ❤ 🍅🍆

[@vjd431]

Wayne & Jessica Thompson ooh I ordered my ‘Veg’ yesterday, can’t wait for it to arrive! 😁

[@VickiTakacs.]

I really like him and his recipes. I also got a kick out of him teaching teens to cook when they had only ever eaten processed packaged stuff. The looks on their faces and the enthusiasm when they learned how easy it was and the flavors were blowing them away, was priceless. He is trying to turn around a whole generation and that is inspiring.

[@klhansen4]

I love to read cookbooks. Great video. I look forward to more.

[@s.b.9543]

I’m so excited for this one! I was asking about recipes ❤️❤️❤️!!

[@nancyduncan3659]

Pioneer woman cookbook’s are awesome

[@hollycroft1931]

Jess, I highly recommend Hugh Acheson's The Broad Fork and Vivian Howard's Deep Run Roots, if you don't have them. They've challenged me so much this past year, and now I don't know what I'd do without them. (I just made Howard's tomato pie yesterday for my mother. She swears it's the best in the world.)

[@lrmsmrls16]

I also LOVE cookbooks in this format. As a gardener, I get "Stuck" and need inspiration at times so keep recommending good ones. Thanks.

[@wandagoddard9118]

😍 Oh I love the mug...Yes the mug.

[@agwyn02]

Well, looks like I'm going to the book store today. Thanks for the inspo!

[@roxannepedersen5037]

I'm hooked on cook books, the one I bought thirty years ago from all us church ladies is so worn I have rubber bands around it to keep it together. Love you all

[@Exiled.New.Yorker]

Even old dogs like me, who learned to cook from scratch as a kid got stuff to learn. I would have never considered roasting radishes!!

[@lorindachristine3291]

I doubled my garden to about 600 sq ft this year (for 2 of us). You've not only inspired me to grow my first fall garden and to add in more flowers, now I just ordered Tender. Thanks Jess!!