Inspirations

These are just a few people/websites/books that I admire/frequent/use:

People:

• Nigella Lawson
• Jaimie Oliver
• Ina Garten
• Alton Brown
  
• ...yes, I'm a food network freak. So I may as well include:

Favorite Food Network programs (on or off air):

• Good Eats (all time favourite)
• Iron Chef America
• Diners, Drive-ins and Dives
• Forever Summer, Nigella Bites
• Oliver's Twist
• The Surreal Gourmet
  
• Ace of Cakes
  

Websites:

• williams-sonoma.com (excellent recipes, and great photos)
• baking911.com (helpful tips plus everything you'd ever need to know about baking)
• joyofbaking.com (more recipes, and photos that make you want to make everything)
• allrecipes.com (some recipes have upwards of 300 5-star ratings=surefire success)
• foodporndaily.com (enough said.)
  

Books:

• The Cake Bible by Rose L Beranbaum
  
• Joy of Cooking
• How to Be a Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson
  
• The Improvisational Cook by Sally Schneider
• Everyday Food: Great Food Fast
• Pillsbury Complete Cookbook