Gift Worthy Cookbooks for the DIY Home Cook
By: Leah Rodrigues
Published: December 23, 2011

The do-it-yourself home cook would love to receive any one of these cookbooks as a gift this holiday season.  The books range from learning to make general pantry staples like bread and vinaigrette to introductory recipes for cheese making, beer brewing, and even homemade charcuterie.  The cookbooks are beautifully written with exceptional photographs.  These  home making cookbooks will take your from ordinary to extraordinary in the kitchen.
 
Artisan Cheese Making At Home by Mary Karlin

Blue Chair Jam Cookbook by Rachel Saunders

D.I.Y. Delicious by Vanessa Barrington

Home Made by Yvette van Boven

The Art of Charcuterie by Culinary Institute of America

Beer Making Book by Erica Shea and Stephen Valand

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter by Jennifer Reese