Our Favorite Cookbooks

Expand your meal rotation, find new recipes for upcoming celebrations, and more with these librarian-recommended cookbooks!

Updated November 4, 2024
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How to cook everything : simple recipes for great food
Bittman, Mark
Paper Book
The ultimate kitchen companion, completely updated and better than ever, now for the first time featuring color photos   For twenty years, Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything has been the definitive guide to simple home cooking. This new edition has been...
Simply delicious diabetes cookbook : 160+ nutritious recipes for foods you love
Paper Book
160+ delicious, easy and surprisingly healthy recipes for managing diabetes Managing diabetes doesn't have to feel overwhelming or even like you're depriving yourself. Betty Crocker Simply Delicious Diabetes Cookbook offers 162 easy, delicious recipes to help you enjoy a...
Tasty latest & greatest : everything you want to cook right now
Paper Book
Tasty, BuzzFeed's popular cooking brand, delivers both comforting and healthy weeknight dinners for meat-lovers, vegetarians, and vegans alike, plus treats like ice cream, chocolate desserts, and rainbow recipes galore. You've been mesmerized by their top down recipe...
Rose's ice cream bliss
Beranbaum, Rose Levy
Paper Book
Foolproof recipes for homemade ice cream from best-selling author and "diva of desserts" Rose Levy Beranbaum With Rose's easy-to-follow, meticulously tested, and innovative recipes, perfect ice creams and other frozen treats are simple to churn up anytime. Here she gives...
The Sioux chef's indigenous kitchen
Sherman, Sean
Paper Book
2018 James Beard Award Winner: Best American Cookbook Named one of the Best Cookbooks of 2017 by NPR, The Village Voice, Smithsonian Magazine, UPROXX, New York Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Mpls. St....
Simple fruit : seasonal recipes for baking, poaching, sautéing, and roasting
Pfalzer, Laurie
Paper Book
Whip up over 50 fruit-forward recipes that are 'pear-fect' for any occasion-with preparation tips, vibrant photos, equipment recommendations, and more Some fruits are at their best when eaten fresh, while others reveal their truest and most delicious flavor when cooked....
Everyday grand : soulful recipes for celebrating life's big and small moments
Adams, Jocelyn Delk
Paper Book
"Jocelyn's infectious joy and love for food and family leap from the pages to your table. Your family will be begging for seconds in no time."-JENNIFER GARNER A joyous cookbook full of gratitude, positivity, and 80+ Southern-inspired comfort food recipesfrom the culinary sweetheart...
Totally kosher : tradition with a twist! 150+ recipes for the holidays and every day
Apfelbaum, Chanie
Paper Book
More than 150 fun, flavorful, and modern kosher recipes inspired by dishes from around the world-featuring quick-and-easy weekday meals, traditional recipes, and unfussy holiday dinners from the creator of the blog Busy in Brooklyn Known for bringing a trendy edge to...
Vegetables illustrated : an inspiring guide with 700+ kitchen-tested recipes
Paper Book
THE ULTIMATE VEGETABLE COOKBOOK- Discover 700+ ways to cook nearly every vegetable under the sun with hundreds of step-by-step photos and watercolor illustrations! Plus, expert tips on techniques, shopping, storage, and seasonality make it easier than ever to eat more vegetables all...

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