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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.

Best-selling Cooking & Cookbook titles

The Food Counter's Pocket Companion, Sixth Edition: Calories, Carbohydrates, Protein, Fats, Fiber, Sugar, Sodium, Iron, Calcium, Potassium, and Vitamin D-With 32 Restaurant Chains The Food Counter's Pocket...

Jane Stephenson, Cde, Rebecca Lindberg, MPH
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The Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook: Low-Carb, High-Fat Recipes for Busy People on the Keto Diet The Easy 5-Ingredient...

Jen Fisch
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Plantifully Lean: 125+ Simple and Satisfying Plant-Based Recipes for Health and Weight Loss: A Cookbook Plantifully Lean: 125+ Simple...

Kiki Nelson
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The Forager's Harvest: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants The Forager's Harvest: A...

Samuel Thayer
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Carnivore Diet Carnivore Diet

Shawn Baker
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The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for Beginners: Meal Plans, Expert Guidance, and 100 Recipes to Get You Started The Mediterranean Diet...

Elena Paravantes
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The Step-By-Step Instant Pot Cookbook: 100 Simple Recipes for Spectacular Results -- With Photographs of Every Step The Step-By-Step Instant Pot...

Jeffrey Eisner
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Undo It!: How Simple Lifestyle Changes Can Reverse Most Chronic Diseases Undo It!: How Simple...

Dean Ornish, Anne Ornish
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Sam the Cooking Guy and The Holy Grill: Easy & Delicious Recipes for Outdoor Grilling & Smoking Sam the Cooking Guy and The...

Sam Zien
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The 5-Ingredient College Cookbook: Easy, Healthy Recipes for the Next Four Years & Beyond The 5-Ingredient College...

Pamela Ellgen
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The Anti-Inflammatory Diet Slow Cooker Cookbook: Prep-And-Go Recipes for Long-Term Healing The Anti-Inflammatory Diet...

Madeline Given
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The Mediterranean Diet for Beginners: The Complete Guide - 40 Delicious Recipes, 7-Day Diet Meal Plan, and 10 Tips for Success The Mediterranean Diet for...

Callisto Publishing
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The Fiber Fueled Cookbook: Inspiring Plant-Based Recipes to Turbocharge Your Health The Fiber Fueled Cookbook:...

Will Bulsiewicz
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The Ultimate Instant Pot cookbook: Foolproof, Quick & Easy 800 Instant Pot Recipes for Beginners and Advanced Users The Ultimate Instant Pot...

Simon Rush
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The Complete Guide to Pressure Canning: Everything You Need to Know to Can Meats, Vegetables, Meals in a Jar, and More The Complete Guide to...

Diane Devereaux - The Canning Diva
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Freeze Fresh: The Ultimate Guide to Preserving 55 Fruits and Vegetables for Maximum Flavor and Versatility Freeze Fresh: The Ultimate...

Crystal Schmidt, Eve Kilcher (Foreword by)
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The Complete Bariatric Cookbook and Meal Plan: Recipes and Guidance for Life Before and After Surgery The Complete Bariatric...

Megan Moore
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Forks Over Knives - The Cookbook: Over 300 Simple and Delicious Plant-Based Recipes to Help You Lose Weight, Be Healthier, and Feel Better Every Day Forks Over Knives - The...

del Sroufe, Isa Chandra Moskowitz (Contributions by)
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Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice...

Ben Cohen, Jerry Greenfield
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The Complete Salad Cookbook: A Fresh Guide to 200+ Vibrant Dishes Using Greens, Vegetables, Grains, Proteins, and More The Complete Salad Cookbook:...

America's Test Kitchen
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The Gastric Sleeve Bariatric Cookbook: Easy Meal Plans and Recipes to Eat Well & Keep the Weight Off The Gastric Sleeve Bariatric...

Sarah Kent
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The New York Times Cooking No-Recipe Recipes: [A Cookbook] The New York Times Cooking No...

Sam Sifton
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The Heart Healthy Cookbook for Two: 125 Perfectly Portioned Low Sodium, Low Fat Recipes The Heart Healthy Cookbook...

Jennifer Koslo, Sarah Samaan (Foreword by)
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Blue-Ribbon Pies: 75 of the Most Mouthwatering, Award-Winning Recipes from America's State, .... Blue-Ribbon Pies: 75 of the...

Maria Polushkin Robbins
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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:

With the massive selection of recipe books available on Alibris, finding something tailored to your specific diet or health needs is easy.

When searching, you can utilize the left sidebar to filter results and quickly go straight to vegan cookbooks, books by well-known chefs, books about health and fitness, and more. Here are some popular specialty cookbooks:

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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
  • Yes, many of the best cookbooks are available in eBook format on Alibris, offering portability and convenience for cooks of all skill levels and tastes.

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