You can never go wrong with Williams-Sonoma Collection. My personal favorite is the French cookbook. Trust me, everything I have made from it I have loved. I've given it as a gift plenty of times and all of my friends love it too.
I think, as a rule, any local Junior League cookbook is excellent. You could probably pick some up on eBay. One of my standards is "Gracious Goodness" published years ago by the Macon, GA Junior League. More recent, "When Pigs Fly" by the Cincinnati Junior League.
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