The cake bible

The Way to Cook

Julia Child

The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking

Marcella Hazan

Joy of Cooking

Irma S. Rombauer

Mastering the art of French cooking

Julia Child

Martha Stewart's Quick cook

Martha Stewart

The Barefoot Contessa cookbook

Ina Garten

Better homes and gardens make-ahead cook book

Better Homes and Gardens Staff

Betty Crocker's cookbook.

Betty Crocker

Barefoot Contessa back to basics

Ina Garten

How to Be a Domestic Goddess

Nigella Lawson

The Help

Kathryn Stockett

Kitchen Confidential- Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly by Anthony Bourdain

Anthony Bourdain