Irma S. Rombauer: Joy of Cooking

Joy of Cookinghas been an invaluable resource for home cooks for nearly a century. The 14th edition was revised and expanded by John Becker – original author Irma Rombauer's great-grandson – and his wife, Megan Scott. Together, the couple tweaked thousands of classic recipes and developed more than 600 new recipes.

• Contains over 4,600 recipes, including tried-and-true favorites like Banana Bread Cockaigne, Chocolate Chip Cookies and Southern Corn Bread.
• 600 new recipes include Chana Masala, Beef Rendang, Megan's Seeded Olive Oil Granola and Smoked Pork Shoulder.
• Discover vegan, vegetarian and gluten-free recipes; how to use a diverse array of ingredients, from amaranth to za'atar; and how to economize time, money and ingredients to avoid waste.
• Features tips on using new techniques including low-temperature and sous-vide cooking, fermentation, and cooking with traditional and electric pressure cookers.
• Hardcover, 1,200 pages.