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We always give at least one cookbook per person at Christmas and about this time of year, I start looking at the new releases and debating what to put on my wish list or what others might like.

So far - I have one Ina Garten fan so I will probably get her new book for them.

For myself I am up in the air:

Everyday Dorie - looks interesting.  I only own one of her baking books and most of what I have made has come out good

Rose's Baking Basics - another one that looks interesting, but I am concerned that it might be to repetitive of other baking books I have

The Good Cook - by Simon Hopkinson.  I just recently heard of him and have nothing by him.  

Milk Street Tuesday Nights - this is surprising to me because I was a long time ATK fan but was not impressed with the first couple issues of Milk Street Magazine.  I picked up a copy of this cookbook and flipped through  it and it had somethings that made me want to cook them

How to Eat a Peach by Diana Henry - I have one of her books and use it regularly.

Great British Chef Cookbook - I have been following the development of this cookbook on facebook and twitter through their crowdfunding to the publishing and like the idea.   One year I purchased my mother The Really Quite Good British Cookbook and that was a really good book, the same concept great chefs who are perhaps not household names contributing to one book.  

So, anyone else looking at shopping for cookbooks for the holidays, either as a gift to give or to receive?  What books are you interested in?

You are going to want to see Jenny's October new cookbooks post which will go up next week - it is HUGE. Only problem is your wishlist will grow enormously.

That one of Henry's  does sound good.  I have A Bird in the Hand and use it often.  I am also interested in Simple,  by her not Ottolenghi.  I checked it out of the library once and made a few things out of it and they were all good.  I really like her recipes and her books.  

I love "Roast Figs, Sugar Snow". Great suggestion!

Another suggestion for the adventurous chocolate lovers is the one I was gifted last year "Making Chocolate: From Bean to Bar to S'mores". Even if a person doesn't want to venture in making their own chocolate, there are some wonderful recipes in the back. The brownie recipe is now my go-to.

For myself, I don't think I'll request any cookbooks this year as there are a couple kitchen items I'd rather get instead. I will be trying recipes this Christmas from my recent purchase "Jamie Oliver's Christmas Cookbook". Maybe one day I can convince my family to let me make them a Christmas goose.

Beware the Christmas goose ... for my very first Christmas dinner as a new wife I thought "Yes: Goose it is" .. so we straddled off to the farm, farmer said "which one would you like"... we chose from the pen of beautiful birds specially bred for the Christmas table, farmer killed the lovely animal, I hung and prepared the bird, lovely Christmas day roast - looked picture perfect. Could not cut through the breast meat with my sharpest and best chef's knife from my newly endorsed City & Guilds culinary skills training... went back to the farm and complained to no avail... We've never tried goose again!  Thanks for the memory stir!

I have never made any recipes by Donna Hay, but I just bought her Modern Baking. It is a  visual feast. I think there is a picture of EVERY SINGLE RECIPE! The variety of recipes and ingredient combinations is astounding. I would love to be this woman's next door neighbor. A book to definitely make you drool.

That sounds like a great idea.  I have a small family and we have a dessert every Sunday dinner, but so many recipes make way too much in the way of desserts.  I try to limit my sweets to one day  a week so I really don't want to have tons of dessert leftovers.  I haven't seen the book so I assume that they use 6 or 7 inch round pans?

I haven't heard of this one.  I usually see The Flavor Bible or The Flavor Matrix touted when talking about food writing.  Have you seen those?  How does this compare?  I have never bought The Flavor Bible because although it seems useful and interesting for reading and research.

angrygreycat, this is from the Little Everyday Cakes introduction: 

"For most of the cakes in this book, you won’t need any special pans or equipment. The majority are made in standard 8-inch square or round cake pans or loaf pans (8-1/2 by 4-1/2 inches). For special occasions, like small birthday celebrations or anniversary dinners at home, you might turn to the cakes made in two 6-inch round pans and then layered."