Definitely More with Less and Extending the Table (already recommended). These are books written by Mennonites, who seem to go on many mission trips to various countries with little access to appli...

I also take a v-shaped wedge off the top. Usually it gets rid of any unripe white parts around the stem as well. It also has the added bonus that when sliced in half, it makes a pretty heart shape,...

I would bet my Joy of Cooking that the difference was the altitude. I highly doubt anything else contributed as much as that fact. Having baked in Reno and in Denver, I can say that I can almost ne...

This went around our group of friends a year or so ago. It started out fun and delicious, but since we were all friends with the same people, we quickly ran out of people who actually wanted the st...

Very delicious! I had to make more extensive changes than most, baking at high altitude (5400 ft). Like many others, I used AP flour (a bit more of it for the altitude), a bit less butter, sugar an...

Re: Lee Valley Since it's so hard to navigate, here is a link with many of the fun pieces I like:

Lee Valley. The website isn't the easiest to navigate (especially if you don't know the name of the type of doo-hickey you want), but their catalog is great eye candy. Decent prices, from what I re...

I can't decide! Probably the dutch oven for all the fancy recipes I see on here that I can't make without just the right (beautiful) pot!

Sweet potato