The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook

For some reason, it's taken me this long to be converted to a Smitten Kitchen follower, and I have no idea why. I think I had it in my head that Smitten Kitchen recipes were too fussy, complicated, and snooty for me, but I think I just wasn't mentally and emotionally ready for Deb Perelman yet. Every recipe is easy to follow, accompanied by beautiful photography, and preceded by a charming and hilarious paragraph or two written by Perelman. I absolutely love this cookbook and, to date, I haven't been let down by a single Smitten Kitchen recipe. This is one of my kitchen essentials.