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Cooking & Cookbooks

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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The Galveston Diet: The Doctor-Developed, Patient-Proven Plan to Burn Fat and Tame Your Hormonal Symptoms The Galveston Diet: The...

Mary Claire Haver
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Mastering Pizza: The Art and Practice of Handmade Pizza, Focaccia, and Calzone [a Cookbook] Mastering Pizza: The Art and...

Marc Vetri, David Joachim
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The Art of Mixology: Classic Cocktails and Curious Concoctions The Art of Mixology: Classic...

Parragon Books (Editor)
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The Glucose Goddess Method: The 4-Week Guide to Cutting Cravings, Getting Your Energy Back, and Feeling Amazing The Glucose Goddess Method:...

Jessie Inchauspe
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The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners: A No-Stress Meal Plan with Easy Recipes to Heal the Immune System The Complete Anti...

Dorothy Calimeris, Lulu Cook
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The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook: 500 Vibrant, Kitchen-Tested Recipes for Living and Eating Well Every Day The Complete Mediterranean...

America's Test Kitchen (Editor)
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The Big Book of Organic Baby Food: Baby Purees, Finger Foods, and Toddler Meals for Every Stage The Big Book of Organic Baby...

Stephanie Middleberg
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The Complete Cookbook for Young Chefs: 100+ Recipes that You'll Love to Cook and Eat The Complete Cookbook for...

America's Test Kitchen Kids
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Old Time Hawkey's Recipes from the Cedar Swamp: A Cookbook Old Time Hawkey's Recipes...

Old Time Hawkey
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Seriously, So Good: Simple Recipes for a Balanced Life (a Cookbook) Seriously, So Good: Simple...

Carissa Stanton
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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat:...

Samin Nosrat
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Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods: A Cookbook Half Baked Harvest Super...

Tieghan Gerard
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Crying in H Mart: A Memoir Crying in H Mart: A Memoir

Michelle Zauner
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Yellowstone: The Official Dutton Ranch Family Cookbook: Delicious Homestyle Recipes from Character and Real-Life Chef Gabriel Gator Guilbeau Yellowstone: The Official...

Gabriel Gator Guilbeau
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Eat Like a Legend: Delicious, Super Easy Recipes to Perform at Your Peak Eat Like a Legend: Delicious,...

Dan Churchill
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The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100 Recipes to Live to 100 The Blue Zones Kitchen: 100...

Dan Buettner
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From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen From Crook to Cook: Platinum...

Snoop Dogg
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Rhett & Link Present: The Mythical Cookbook: 10 Simple Rules for Cooking Deliciously, Eating Happily, and Living Mythically Rhett & Link Present: The...

Josh Scherer
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The Lost Book Of Natural Remedies: Over 150 Homemade Antibiotics, Herbal Remedies, and Best Organic Recipes For Healing Without Pills The Lost Book Of Natural...

Amanda Adams
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The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs: 100+ Sweet and Savory Recipes That You'll Love to Bake, Share and Eat! The Complete Baking Book for...

America's Test Kitchen Kids
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Gather and Grill Gather and Grill

John Darin McLemore, John Darin McLemore II
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential:...

Anthony Bourdain
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Artisan Sourdough Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Delicious Handcrafted Bread with Minimal Kneading Artisan Sourdough Made Simple...

Emilie Raffa
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Complete Book of Home Preserving: 400 Delicious and Creative Recipes for Today Complete Book of Home...

Judi Kingry (Editor), Lauren Devine (Editor)
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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:

Find cookbooks for everyone, from kids to pets.

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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