I love rereading books. I've found I notice different things during further readings of texts. A book also effects me differently based on what is going on in my life. The emotional connection to a book changes. Based on life experience, I find that either I cannot understand why I found a book interesting or a book can take on a richness I was not aware of. I also find that reading books that were important to me at different times brings back memories.
So many good books to choose from. My favorite book would be way too difficult to choose. Off the books listed above, I like Flora and Little Red Writing (I even own 2 copied of it).
The kitchen is fun. I generally like Katie Lee's recipes the best. My favorite is the Beef Stew http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/katie-lee/beef-stew.html