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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

Ester: Australian Cooking Ester: Australian Cooking

Mat Lindsay, Pat Nourse
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The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook The Garbage Pail Kids Cookbook

Elisabeth Weinberg, Matt Stine
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Foraged & Grown: Healing, Magical Recipes for Every Season Foraged & Grown: Healing,...

Tara Lanich-Labrie
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Cocktails in Color: A Spirited Guide to the Art and Joy of Drinkmaking Cocktails in Color: A...

Sammi Katz, Olivia McGiff
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The Nightmare Before Dinner: Recipes to Die For: The Beetle House Cookbook The Nightmare Before Dinner:...

Zach Neil
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Made in California, Volume 1: The California-Born Diners, Burger Joints, Restaurants & Fast Food That Changed America, 1915-1966 Made in California, Volume 1:...

George Geary
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Lost Restaurants of Baltimore Lost Restaurants of Baltimore

Suzanne Loudermilk, Kit Waskom Pollard
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Bress 'n' Nyam: Gullah Geechee Recipes from a Sixth-Generation Farmer Bress 'n' Nyam: Gullah...

Matthew Raiford, Amy Paige Condon
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Christmas with Southern Living 2023 Christmas with Southern...

Editors of Southern Living
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Super Good Cookies for Kids Super Good Cookies for Kids

Duff Goldman
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Good LFE Cookbook: Low Fermentation Eating for SIBO, Gut Health, and Microbiome Balance Good LFE Cookbook: Low...

Krystyna Houser, Robin Berlin
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The Edna Lewis Cookbook The Edna Lewis Cookbook

Edna Lewis, Evangeline Peterson
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Cooking with Nonna: Celebrate Food & Family with Over 100 Classic Recipes from Italian Grandmothers Cooking with Nonna: Celebrate...

Rossella Rago
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The Art of Southern Charm The Art of Southern Charm

Patricia Altschul, Deborah Davis
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We Cook Filipino: Heart-Healthy Recipes and Inspiring Stories from 36 Filipino Food Personalities and Award-Winning Chefs We Cook Filipino: Heart...

Jacqueline Chio-Lauri (Compiled by)
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Love Is a Pink Cake: Irresistible Bakes for Morning, Noon, and Night Love Is a Pink Cake:...

Claire Ptak
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The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Classes The Complete Whiskey Course:...

Robin Robinson
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First Time Cake Decorating: The Absolute Beginner's Guide - Learn by Doing * Step-By-Step Basics + Projects First Time Cake Decorating:...

Autumn Carpenter
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Easy Chinese Recipes: Family Favorites from Dim Sum to Kung Pao Easy Chinese Recipes: Family...

Bee Yinn Low, Jaden Hair (Foreword by)
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The Great Minnesota Hot Dish: Your Cookbook for Classic Comfort Food The Great Minnesota Hot Dish:...

Theresa Millang, Karen Corbett
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From Saint Hildegard's Kitchen: Foods of Health, Foods of Joy From Saint Hildegard's...

Jany Fournier-Rosset
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Biscuits: A Savor the South Cookbook Biscuits: A Savor the South...

Belinda Ellis
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Good Eats 3: The Later Years Good Eats 3: The Later Years

Alton Brown
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Brown Sugar Kitchen: New-Style, Down-Home Recipes from Sweet West Oakland Brown Sugar Kitchen: New...

Tanya Holland, Jan Newberry
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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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