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My Favorite Cookbooks That I Would Gift to Others

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Explore my handpicked collection of my favorite cookbooks filled with delicious recipes, expert cooking tips, and culinary inspiration. Whether you're a home chef or a beginner, these cookbooks will level up your kitchen game.
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Celebrity Chefs

Flay, Symon, Garten and more! All my favs! 🧑‍🍳👩‍🍳🔪

 
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For an Irish lass I urge to master Italian cooking. This book has it all!
Super-Italian: More Than 110 Indulgent Recipes Using Italy's Healthiest Foods; A Cookbook|Hardcover
 
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There are so many ideas in this book. It keeps me inspired.
Ultimate Veg: Easy & Delicious Meals for Everyone [American Measurements]|Hardcover
 
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An adorable couple and a great cookbook!
Cooking for Jeffrey: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook|Hardcover
 
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Going to buy this for all my baking friends!
Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip (Hardcover)
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I love Bobby Flay, I've been watching him for decades since the very beginning.
Bobby Flay: Bobby Flay: Chapter One: Iconic Recipes and Inspirations from a Groundbreaking American Chef: a Cookbook (Hardcover)
 
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This looks very interesting.
Pretty Delicious - by Alia Elkaffas & Radwa Elkaffas (Hardcover)
 
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I'm faithful to Martha!
Martha: The Cookbook - by Martha Stewart (Hardcover)
 
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I've always loved everything Michael Symon makes from the old days on The Chew to him cooking outside with his wife during lockdown. One of my favs!
Michael Symon: Symon's Dinners Cooking Out: 100 Recipes That Redefine Outdoor Cooking (Hardcover)
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I enjoy everything this amazing chef does! I met him in person once, what a wonderful guy!
Beat Bobby Flay Cookbook
 
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I need this book! I heard great things about it.
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking|Hardcover
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I want to master Italian cooking one of these days! I love the title!
Parm to Table: Italian American and American Italian Recipes from Ponza to the Bronx|Hardcover
 
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Old recipes facinate me! My dream is to someday find a grandmother's recipes box filled with old recipes at a garage sale or flea market!
Baking Yesteryear: The Best Recipes from the 1900s to the 1980s|Hardcover
 
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I have this book and I love Ina!
Go-To Dinners: A Barefoot Contessa Cookbook|Hardcover
 
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I don't have this one from Ina, YET!
The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook|Hardcover
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Her books are coffee table worthy!
Magnolia Table, Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering|Hardcover
 
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I don't have volume 2!
Magnolia Table, Volume 2: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering|Hardcover
 
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I am obssessed with dinner recipes lately. This one from Ree looks really good!
The Pioneer Woman Cooks-Dinner's Ready!: 112 Fast and Fabulous Recipes for Slightly Impatient Home Cooks|Hardcover
 
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This one looks great!
Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook|Hardcover
 
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I need this book!
Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking (30th Anniversary Edition)|Hardcover
 
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Yes, yes, and yes!
How to Cook Everything How to Cook Everything--Completely Revised Twentieth Anniversary Edition: Simple Recipes for Great Food, Book 1, (Hardcover)
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Cookbooks from Celebrities

I love it when a celebrity comes out with a cookbook! 🎥📺🎵

 
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This is the perfect gift for Dolly fans!
Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals Cookbook by Dolly Parton and Rachel Parton George
 
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Recipes from Snoop plus fun stories? Yes, please!
From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from The Boss Dogg's Ki,: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg's Kitchen|Hardcover
 
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Sounds very interesting, especially her “capsule collections”, I need to find out what that's about.
One Plate at a Time: Recipes for Finding Freedom with Food (Signed Book)|Signed Book

From Books, Brands, TV, Movies & Magazines

I have so many memories watching certain cooking shows on TV or reading cooking magazines growing up! 📺🎥

 
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I need this!
AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN: America's Test Kitchen 25th Anniversary Cookbook: 500 Recipes That Changed the Way America Cooks (Hardcover)
 
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I could look at this book all day! Fabulous recipes!
America’s Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001–2024
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What a handy book!
AMERICA'S TEST KITCHEN: The Complete Cooking for Two Cookbook, 10th Anniversary Edition: 700+ Recipes for Everything You'll Ever Want to Make (Paperback)
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Fun! Where was this when I was younger? I would've loved it!
Scooby-Doo! and the Attack of the Scooby Snacks [An Official Cookbook]: From Scooby Snacks and Pickled Vampire Wings to Fried Moonbeams and More|Hardcover
 
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I used to love this magazine so skimming through this brings back lots of memories!
Taste of Home Most Requested Recipes: 633
 
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My go-to to find the perfect meal!
Taste of Home All-American Cookbook: 370 Recipes
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My air fryer was the best gift I've received in a long time and this cookbook got me so inspired. Lots of ideas in it.
EDITORS AT TASTE OF HOME: Taste of Home Everyday Air Fryer Vol 2: 100+ Recipes for Weeknight Ease (Paperback)
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I need this!
Penguin Random House The Skillet Cookbook
 
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I love copycat recipes! I'm thinking about gifting this to couples I know.
EDITORS AT TASTE OF HOME: Taste of Home Copycat Restaurant Favorites: Restaurant Faves Made Easy at Home (Paperback)
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For someone who used to love this magazine, I need all these cookbooks. It brings back so many memories!
Taste of Home Recipes Across America : 735 of the Best Recipes from Across the Nation (Hardcover)
 
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I love Taste of Home cookbooks! (If you couldn't tell)
Taste of Home Ultimate Baking Cookbook: 575+ Recipes, Tips, Secrets and Hints for Baking Success|Other Format
 
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This book is on my wishlist! ❤️
Taste of Home 201 Recipes You'll Make Forever|Paperback
 
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From my favorite, Taste of Home!
Taste of Home Classic Family Favorites - (Taste of Home Classics) (Paperback)
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100 Meal Ideas!
Taste of Home 100 Family Meals: Bringing the Family Back to the Table (Paperback)
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I've always been a fan of any cookbook by Betty Crocker!
Betty Crocker's Good and Easy Cookbook
 
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Food and drink recipes from the Great Gatsby!
Cook the Book: The Immersive Great Gatsby
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Perfect for Little Women fans!
Little Women Cookbook
 
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Wonderful book for any Jane Austen fan!
Dinner With Jane Austen Cookbook

Baking

I love to cook but baking and I have a sorted history. I am determined to master the art of baking someday! 🥖🥐🍰🥯🧁🍪

 
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I'm going to master bread baking someday!
Flour Water Salt Yeast: The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza [A Cookbook]|Hardcover
 
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I'm going to make my own bread someday, it's on my bucket list!
The King Arthur Baking Company Big Book of Bread: 125+ Recipes for Every Baker (A Cookbook)|Hardcover
 
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Beautiful book and it's huge!
The Perfect Loaf: The Craft and Science of Sourdough Breads, Sweets, and More: A Baking Book|Hardcover
 
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Someday I'm going to make pies from scratch along with bread from scratch!
The Book On Pie: Everything You Need to Know to Bake Perfect Pies|Hardcover
 
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I would love this book!
100 Buttercream Flowers: The complete step-by-step guide to piping flowers in buttercream icing|Paperback
 
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This looks like a fun skill to learn!
Sugar Flower Skills: The Cake Decorator's Step-By-Step Guide to Making Exquisite Lifelike Flowers (Hardcover)
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Great gift for myself or others.
Mind Over Batter: A Mental Wellness Cookbook

Flavors, Spices, and More!

Flavor is what it's all about. I could read and study books like these the way people study for the SATs! 😀👩‍🍳

 
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This looks extremely interesting, since I am obsessed with finding ways to add flavor like the way restaurant chefs do!
Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most Imaginative Chefs|Hardcover
 
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I WANT THIS BOOK SO BAD!
Spiced: Unlock the Power of Spices to Transform Your Cooking, (Hardcover)
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Packed with loads of helpful information.
Substituting Ingredients Book
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I would also get this book for myself as well.
Spice Kitchen Vibrant Global Recipes

Holiday Cooking

Cookbooks for Halloween, Easter, Christmas & my favorite - Thanksgiving!! 🧟🦃🎄🐰

 
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I am going to gift this to a Halloween-obssessed person in my life!
Scare-cuterie: Charcuterie, snacks, nibbles & boards with a spine-tingling twist (Scarecuterie)|Hardcover
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This looks fun since I am in love with Thanksgiving!
The Friendsgiving Cookbook: 50 Recipes for Hosting, Roasting, and Celebrating with Friends|Hardcover
 
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This would make an awesome gift or just to look through near the holidays!
Harry Potter: Official Christmas Cookbook (B&N Exclusive Edition)|BN Exclusive
 
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I'm all for making holiday cooking a little more healthier. This looks good!
Danielle Walker's Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion [A Cookbook]|Hardcover

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This is great to give alone or with a Crockpot!
Fix & Forget Cookbook 75th Anniversary Edition
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Drinks & Cocktails

 
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Fun book that would make a great gift for cocktail and horror fans!
Cocktails from the Crypt: Horror Film Libations