Reddit reviews The Book of Jewish Food: An Odyssey from Samarkand to New York: A Cookbook
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My favorite is still the first Jewish cookbook I ever bought: The Book of Jewish Food by Claudia Roden. Roden's family was from Egypt, and the book is nicely divided between Ashkenazi and Sephardic recipes, with solid, simple recipes for all. However, it does have the regular format divided up by food type, and a lot of simple traditional dishes, so it may not be what you are looking for.
A couple that I like with menus include Kosher by Design (which has a bunch of sequels, including a Passover one with various seder menus) and The Seasonal Jewish Kitchen. Both of these have modern recipes, with the Design books more fussy and Seasonal more rustic. Seasonal only has a few formal menus, but its organization by holiday/season makes it easy to pick a section and stick to a managable list of appropriate recipes without being forced to flip around too much.
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The book above is by Claudia Roden. It's Amazing. It takes a much more anthropological view of Jewish food. It's equal parts cook book and cultural history. even from jews in china or india. amazing
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This one is collected from one family. it's great. much more practical as all these recipes are actually used by people in the family. Each one has a story about each dish.
Basically gonna echo most of the answers already posted, but just to pile on:
Cookbooks
Nothing inspires cooking like a good cookbook collection. The great news about cookbooks is that they're often bought as gifts or souvenirs and they make their way onto the used market cheap and in great condition. Here are my suggestions for a great starter shelf:
The classic is probably The Book of Jewish Food. Almost every Jewish kitchen I've come across has a copy, since it has recipes for all the well-known dishes (challah, gefilte fish, honey cake, bagels, etc), as well as hundreds more that aren't so common. If you only want one book, this will provide almost everything you need. If you want more of a library I agree that the Kosher by Design books are a good investment.