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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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Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals: A Cookbook Half Baked Harvest Every Day:...

Tieghan Gerard
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The 30-Minute Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: 101 Easy, Flavorful Recipes for Lifelong Health The 30-Minute Mediterranean...

Serena Ball, Deanna Segrave-Daly
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The Power Foods Diet: The Breakthrough Plan That Traps, Tames, and Burns Calories for Easy and Permanent Weight Loss The Power Foods Diet: The...

Neal Barnard, Dustin Harder
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Tasting History: Explore the Past Through 4,000 Years of Recipes (a Cookbook) Tasting History: Explore the...

Max Miller, Ann Volkwein
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The All New Ball Book of Canning and Preserving: Over 350 of the Best Canned, Jammed, Pickled, and Preserved Recipes The All New Ball Book of...

Ball Home Canning Test Kitchen
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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 Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science The Food Lab: Better Home...

J Kenji Lopez-Alt
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Let's Do Drinks: Inspirational Tips, Personal Secrets and 75+ Recipes for a Fancy Night Out Without Leaving the House Let's Do Drinks:...

Elliott Clark, Alex Day (Introduction by)
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Simple & Safe Baby-Led Weaning: How to Integrate Foods, Master Portion Sizes, and Identify Allergies Simple & Safe Baby-Led...

Malina Malkani
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The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001-2024: Every Recipe and Product Rating from the Most-Watched Cooking Show on Public TV The Complete America's Test...

America's Test Kitchen
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The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide to Total Health and Food Freedom The Whole30: The 30-Day Guide...

Melissa Hartwig Urban, Dallas Hartwig
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The Mediterranean Diet Weight Loss Solution: The 28-Day Kickstart Plan for Lasting Weight Loss The Mediterranean Diet Weight...

Julene Stassou, Mark Sapienza (Foreword by)
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Tartine Bread Tartine Bread

Elisabeth Prueitt, Chad Robertson
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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly Kitchen Confidential:...

Anthony Bourdain
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100 Cookies: The Baking Book for Every Kitchen, with Classic Cookies, Novel Treats, Brownies, Bars, and More 100 Cookies: The Baking Book...

Sarah Kieffer
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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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Natasha's Kitchen: 100+ Easy Family-Favorite Recipes You'll Make Again and Again: A Cookbook Natasha's Kitchen: 100+ Easy...

Natasha Kravchuk
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The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs The Flavor Bible: The...

Andrew Dornenburg, Karen Page
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The Complete Plant-Based Cookbook: 500 Inspired, Flexible Recipes for Eating Well Without Meat The Complete Plant-Based...

America's Test Kitchen (Editor)
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The Well Plated Cookbook: Fast, Healthy Recipes You'll Want to Eat The Well Plated Cookbook:...

Erin Clarke
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Wine Folly: Magnum Edition: The Master Guide Wine Folly: Magnum Edition:...

Madeline Puckette, Justin Hammack
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Love Real Food: More Than 100 Feel-Good Vegetarian Favorites to Delight the Senses and Nourish the Body: A Cookbook Love Real Food: More Than 100...

Kathryne Taylor
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Come Hungry: Salads, Meals, and Sweets for People Who Live to Eat Come Hungry: Salads, Meals,...

Melissa Ben-Ishay
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Health Nut: A Feel-Good Cookbook Health Nut: A Feel-Good...

Jess Damuck
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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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