Kay's Kitchen (Thanksgiving Edition)

The Thanksgiving holiday is more a time for trusted classics than a chance to engage with esoteric edibles. Here's a list of Kay's favorite comfort cookbooks.

Plenty (Hardcover)

By Diana Henry
$29.99
ISBN-13: 9781845335731
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Published: Mitchell Beazley, 10/2010
Any Diana Henry cookbook is pure joy to use. She has a brilliant approach to comfort food. Yum.

At Elizabeth David's Table: Classic Recipes and Timeless Kitchen Wisdom (Hardcover)

By Elizabeth David
$37.50
ISBN-13: 9780062049728
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Published: Ecco, 3/2011
Elizabeth David was a fabulous Englishwoman who brought us French cooking before Julia Child. Her recipes are simple, beautiful, and easy.

The Vegetarian Option (Hardcover)

By Simon Hopkinson, Jason Lowe
$24.95
ISBN-13: 9781584798477
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Published: Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 4/2010
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Simon Hopkinson is another Englishman with lots of wonderful ideas about how to cook. This vegetarian cookbook is not in any way boring or austere, but full of delicious ideas of what to make that are very special.

James Beard's American Cookery (Hardcover)

By James Beard, Tom Colicchio
$35.00
ISBN-13: 9780316098687
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Published: Little, Brown and Company, 9/2010
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Perhaps the best American cookbook ever written. His pumpkin pie recipe is all you need to know about making that classic Thanksgiving dessert.

Made in America: Our Best Chefs Reinvent Comfort Food (Hardcover)

By Lucy Lean, Joseph Bastianich
$45.00
ISBN-13: 9781599621012
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Published: Welcome Books, 10/2011
This gorgeous, exciting new volume is full of glorious things to make, especially for company. And wow, don't pass up the Deep Dish Bourbon Pecan Pie with Butterscotch Sauce. (Don't forget to schedule a trip to the gym later.)
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