I prefer pictures as well. I'm a lifelong cook and a good one if I do say so myself, but it just helps a lot to see how things might look together, and also with some more difficult recipes it's helpful to see how the writer intended it to look when finished.

I like the cookbooks with pictures. That way when I am just flippng through something will catch my eye. :p

All of my favorite cookbooks are picture-less. I can tell by just reading the recipe if I/my family will like it. It doesn't hurt that the cookbooks I tend to go for are usually put together by members of the community and tend to be more "tried and true" type recipes.

I give my bows to Mama Mangia. I never knew anyone who can spot errors in cookbooks. Me, I just flip through the pages of cookbooks and try whatever recipe that looks good. That means, I like cookbooks with pictures. I am just lazy to read every recipe before deciding which one to try.

I prefer thekind with pictures as well. I am a pretty good cook, I just hate to spend a lot of time doping it, and I like to know what soemthing looks like before I try it myself. Just my thing.