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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.

Best-selling Cooking & Cookbook titles

Starter Sourdough: The Step-By-Step Guide to Sourdough Starters, Baking Loaves, Baguettes, Pancakes, and More Starter Sourdough: The Step...

Carroll Pellegrinelli
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The Official Harry Potter Baking Book: 40+ Recipes Inspired by the Films The Official Harry Potter...

Joanna Farrow
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The Flavor Thesaurus: A Compendium of Pairings, Recipes and Ideas for the Creative Cook The Flavor Thesaurus: A...

Niki Segnit
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The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet Cookbook: More Than 150 Recipes to Help You Lose Weight and Stay Healthy for Life The Blood Sugar Solution 10...

Dr. Mark Hyman, MD
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How to Make Anything Gluten Free (The Sunday Times Bestseller): Over 100 Recipes for Everything from Home Comforts to Fakeaways, Cakes to Dessert, Brunch to Bread How to Make Anything Gluten...

Becky Excell
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Sea of Thieves: The Cookbook Sea of Thieves: The Cookbook

Kayce Baker
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Bread Illustrated: A Step-By-Step Guide to Achieving Bakery-Quality Results At Home Bread Illustrated: A Step-By...

America's Test Kitchen (Editor)
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Nature's Garden: A Guide to Identifying, Harvesting, and Preparing Edible Wild Plants Nature's Garden: A Guide to...

Samuel Thayer
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The First American Cookbook: A Facsimile of "American Cookery," 1796 The First American Cookbook:...

Amelia Simmons
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The Joy of Home Distilling: The Ultimate Guide to Making Your Own Vodka, Whiskey, Rum, Brandy, Moonshine, and More The Joy of Home Distilling:...

Rick Morris
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The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook: Wholesome, Indulgent Plant-Based Recipes The Vegan Instant Pot...

Nisha Vora
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Mooncakes and Milk Bread: Sweet and Savory Recipes Inspired by Chinese Bakeries Mooncakes and Milk Bread:...

Kristina Cho
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The Wood Pellet Smoker and Grill Cookbook: Recipes and Techniques for the Most Flavorful and Delicious Barbecue The Wood Pellet Smoker and...

Peter Jautaikis
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Spirit in a Bottle: Tales and Drinks from Tito's Handmade Vodka Spirit in a Bottle: Tales and...

Tito's Handmade Vodka
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Smarter Not Harder: The Biohacker's Guide to Getting the Body and Mind You Want Smarter Not Harder: The...

Dave Asprey
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Date Night Cookbook and Activities for Couples: Recipes and Games for a Romantic Night in Date Night Cookbook and...

Crystal Schwanke
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Faith, Family & the Feast: Recipes to Feed Your Crew from the Grill, Garden, and Iron Skillet Faith, Family & the Feast:...

Kent Rollins, Shannon Rollins
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The Ultimate Instant Pot Cookbook: 200 Deliciously Simple Recipes for Your Electric Pressure Cooker The Ultimate Instant Pot...

Coco Morante
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The Golden Girls Cookbook: More Than 90 Delectable Recipes from Blanche, Rose, Dorothy, and Sophia The Golden Girls Cookbook:...

Christopher Styler
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The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical Principles for Reclaiming Your Health in a Nutritionally Confusing World The Pegan Diet: 21 Practical...

Mark Hyman
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The Ranch Table: Recipes from a Year of Harvests, Celebrations, and Family Dinners on a Historic California Ranch The Ranch Table: Recipes from...

Elizabeth Poett, Georgia Freedman
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Pati's Mexican Table: The Secrets of Real Mexican Home Cooking Pati's Mexican Table: The...

Pati Jinich
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Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health & Weight Loss with 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes Simply Keto: A Practical...

Suzanne Ryan
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Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple...

Janet Bond Brill
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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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