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Whether you're just starting out and looking for quick and easy dinner recipes or you're a seasoned chef looking for fresh inspiration, Alibris offers a diverse selection of cookbooks to indulge every palate and skill level.

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Food: A Love Story Food: A Love Story

Jim Gaffigan
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An Everlasting Meal: Cooking with Economy and Grace An Everlasting Meal: Cooking...

Tamar Adler, Alice Waters (Contributions by)
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Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling...

Megan Kimble, Sarah Mollo-Christensen (Read by)
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A History of the World in 6 Glasses A History of the World in 6...

Tom Standage, Sean Runnette (Read by)
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31-Day Food Revolution: Heal Your Body, Feel Great, and Transform Your World 31-Day Food Revolution: Heal...

Ocean Robbins, Joel Fuhrman (Foreword by)
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An Introduction to Nlp: Psychological Skills for Understanding and Influencing People An Introduction to Nlp:...

Joseph O'Connor, Ian McDermott (Read by)
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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat:...

Samin Nosrat
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The Cheese Trap: How Breaking a Surprising Addiction Will Help You Lose Weight, Gain Energy, and Get Healthy The Cheese Trap: How Breaking...

Neal D Barnard, MD, Marilu Henner (Contributions by)
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All Things Lovely: Inspiring Health and Wholeness in Your Home, Heart, and Community All Things Lovely: Inspiring...

Jenn Johnson, Stacey Glemboski (Read by)
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The Blood Sugar Solution: The Ultrahealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now! The Blood Sugar Solution: The...

Mark Hyman, Kiff Vandenheuvel (Read by)
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Nourishing Diets: How Paleo, Ancestral, and Traditional Peoples Really Ate Nourishing Diets: How Paleo,...

Sally Fallon Morell, Dara Rosenberg (Read by)
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Bourdain: The Definitive Oral Biography Bourdain: The Definitive Oral...

Laurie Woolever, Cast Album (Read by)
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Backstage Pass: The Starchild's All-Access Guide to the Good Life Backstage Pass: The Starchild...

Paul Stanley, Sean Pratt (Read by)
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Genius Kitchen: Over 100 Easy and Delicious Recipes to Make Your Brain Sharp, Body Strong, and Taste Buds Happy Genius Kitchen: Over 100 Easy...

Max Lugavere
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French Kids Eat Everything: How Our Family Moved to France, Cured Picky Eating, Banned Snacking, and Discovered 10 Simple Rules for Raising Happy, Healthy Eaters French Kids Eat Everything:...

Karen Le Billon, Cris Dukehart (Read by)
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10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse: Lose Up to 15 Pounds in 10 Days! 10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse...

JJ Smith, Janina Edwards (Read by)
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The 100: Count Only Sugar Calories and Lose Up to 18 Lbs. in 2 Weeks The 100: Count Only Sugar...

Jorge Cruise, Fred Berman (Read by)
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The Wahls Protocol: A Radical New Way to Treat All Chronic Autoimmune Conditions Using Paleo Principles, Revised Edition The Wahls Protocol: A Radical...

Terry Wahls, Eve Adamson (Contributions by)
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Savor: Mindful Eating, Mindful Life Savor: Mindful Eating,...

Thich Nhat Hanh, Lilian Cheung
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Hidden Kitchens: Stories and More from NPR's the Kitchen Sisters with Jay Allison Hidden Kitchens: Stories and...

Kitchen Sisters, Frances McDormand (Narrator)
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Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes: The Scientifically Proven System for Reversing Diabetes Without Drugs Dr. Neal Barnard's Program...

Neal D Barnard, M.D., J Charles (Read by)
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The Jemima Code: Two Centuries of African American Cookbooks The Jemima Code: Two...

Toni Tipton-Martin
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How to Keep People from Pushing Your Buttons How to Keep People from...

Dr. Albert Ellis, PhD, Arthur Lange, Ed
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The Book of Cocktail Ratios: The Surprising Simplicity of Classic Cocktails The Book of Cocktail Ratios:...

Michael Ruhlman
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For beginners, the best cookbooks offer clear, step-by-step instructions - preferably with plenty of photos - and guidance on general cooking techniques. Here are some great options to start with:

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Looking to cook more regularly? These are some cookbooks that you should have in your kitchen:

Absolutely! Here are some top-rated cookbooks that focus on techniques, tools, and science rather than recipes alone:

  • The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science by J Kenji Lopez-Alt
  • Cooking for Geeks: Real Science, Great Hacks, and Good Food by Jeff Potter
  • On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen by Harold McGee
  • Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind the Craft of Everyday Cooking by Michael Ruhlman
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