Cookbooks I need to purchase in the future:

• The Professional Chef- The Culinary Institute of America
• The Silver Spoon- Italian Cookbook
• Baking at Home with The Culinary Institute of America by The Culinary Institute of America
• The Way to Cook by Julia Child
• The 1997 Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer
• Pizza Napoletana! by Pamela Sheldon Johns
• Le Creuset Cookbook: The Cast Iron Way to Cook by Sue Cutts
• Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art by Shizuo Tsuji
• The Gourmet Cookbook: More than 1000 recipes by Ruth Reichl
•  Gourmet Today: More than 1000 All-New Recipes for the Contemporary Kitchen by Ruth Reichl
• The Complete Asian Cookbook by Charmaine Solomon
• Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You’ll Make Over and Over Again by Ina Garten
• Baking and Pastry: Mastering the Art and Craft by The Culinary Institute of America
• The Original Fannie Farmer 1896 Cook Book: The Boston Cooking-School by Fannie Merritt Farmer
• The Professional Pastry Chef: Fundamentals of Baking and Pastry, 4th Edition by Bo Friberg
• The Advanced Professional Pastry Chef by Bo Friberg
• Professional Cooking by Wayne Gisslen
• Advanced Professional Cooking, College Edition by Wayne Gisslen
• 28.  On Cooking: A Textbook of Culinary Fundamentals (5th Edition) (MyCulinaryLab Series) by Sarah R. Labensky
• Culinary Essentials, Student Edition by Johnson & Wales
• Le Cordon Bleu Dessert Techniques: More Than 1,000 Photographs Illustrating 300 Preparation And Cooking Techniques For Making Tarts, Pi by Laurent Duchene
• The Bread Baker’s Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread by Peter Reinhart
• Advanced Bread and Pastry by Michel Suas
• Essential Cuisine by Michel Bras
• Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home by Mario Batali
• Molto Gusto: Easy Italian Cooking by Mario Batali
• Mario Batali Simple Italian Food: Recipes from My Two Villages by Mario Batali
• The Babbo Cookbook by Mario Batali
• Italian Grill by Mario Batali and Judith Sutton
• Mario Batali Holiday Food by Mario Batali
• Martha Stewart’s Cooking School: Lessons and Recipes for the Home Cook by Martha Stewart (Oct 21, 2008)
• Martha Stewart’s Baking Handbook by Martha Stewart (Nov 1, 2005)
• The Martha Stewart Cookbook: Collected Recipes for Every Day by Martha Stewart (Oct 10, 1995)
• The New Art of Japanese Cooking by Masaharu Morimoto (Nov 8, 2007
• Top Chef: The Cookbook, Revised Edition: Original Interviews and Recipes from Bravo’s hit show by By the Creators of Top Chef (Aug 26, 2009)
• Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes by Giada De Laurentiis
• Giada’s Kitchen: New Italian Favorites by Giada De Laurentiis
• Giada’s Family Dinners by Giada De Laurentiis
• Everyday Pasta by Giada De Laurentiis
• Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip … with Recipes! (Food Network) by Guy Fieri and Ann Volkwein (Oct 28, 2008)
• Guy Fieri Food: More Than 150 Off-the-Hook Recipes by Guy Fieri (May 3, 2011)
• Relaxed Cooking with Curtis Stone: Recipes to Put You in My Favorite Mood by Curtis Stone (Apr 7, 2009)
• Cooking with Curtis: Easy, Everyday and Adventurous Recipes for the Home Cook by Curtis Stone and Craig Kinder (Oct 19, 2006)
•  Bobby Flay’s From My Kitchen to Your Table by Bobby Flay
• From Emeril’s Kitchens: Favorite Recipes from Emeril’s Restaurants by Emeril Lagasse
• The Bread Baker’s Apprentice
  

I plan on cooking everyday for basically the rest of my life, so I can never have enough recipes! This list will grow, as my skills grow. The advanced cookbooks I added on here will really help me become a professional.