BG Cooks

[Elesirdur]

If she doesn't have a dutch oven then it's a great investment piece. Ones from Le Cruset are pretty expensive, but a good one should last a lifetime (or more).

[Aerides]

Julia Child - Mastering the art of french cooking - if she already has some books she will want this.

as far as gear, william-sonoma is full of cute gadgets.

[Wakabo]

Aww, you want some pretty aprons?

o: If you have some I would like to see. This girl I been seeing likes to bake sweets so this might be fun :3

[Callisto]

If she doesn't have a dutch oven then it's a great investment piece. Ones from Le Cruset are pretty expensive, but a good one should last a lifetime (or more).

You can actually get very solid ones cheaply from outdoors stores(mine came from Cabella), they're cast-iron which requires a little maintenance and weigh an ungodly amount but like above said, they'll last forever.

[vagus]

Does she have a good mixer? If you can afford it, a Kitchen Aid mixer will always come in use. The add-ons are amazing as well.

[Callisto]

oh god yes, Cuisinart ones are balling too, saves so much time and there's interesting stuff you can make with them, especially with ingredients you might normally not work with(such as chick peas, can easily crank out some hummus or falafel with a decent processor).

Also more towards the OP, I do own many cookbooks, though I do get most of my recipes online from allrecipes.com or foodnetwork.com. I rarely use them as posted but they at least give great bases that you can use to make your own recipes, and you can usually search by ingredients(instead of final dishes). This is nice because you can just pop in a few things that you have in your fridge and make something out of what you already have, which is usually rewarding to do by yourself as someone who is starting out with serious cooking.

[Warudo Ecksu]

am i the only person who clicked this thread thinking it said BG Cocks

man i need glasses. but on topic i suggest this

http://acplteens.files.wordpress.com...12/wookiee.jpg

[Pirian]

WOOKIEE COOKIES! omg must have

[LiquidFriend]

only thing you need



Tells you step by step how to cook up them rocks. All you need mang.

[Sylphet]

If she's into healthy/pseudo-veg recipes, I recommend Ellie Krieger cookbooks. I have one and I can assure you her recipes are really delicious, healthy and easy to follow.

It really depends on what level her present cooking skills are and what she wants to do?
Learn more about cooking techniques?
Have a greater variety of day to day recipes?
Learn to cook "ethnic" cuisine? (note Indian recipes have a lot of vegetarian options and it can be fun to learn about a new set of spices) recommend this: http://www.amazon.com/Invitation-Ind...9013157&sr=1-6
for starters.