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Without a sense of history, it's easy to think everything we recognize originated, at most, 100 years ago. It's no different with cooking. So when we find out that one of the earliest known cookbooks was a collection called the Apicius (thought to be compiled in the late 4th century AD), and that it was a gourmet cookbook rather than a list of primitive procedures, we're a bit shocked.

Of course, stuffed sardines and cuttle-fish croquettes aren't typically on the menu anymore. Fortunately, cookbooks have had 1700 years to grow with the cuisine. The best of them aren't just collections of recipes—they offer the philosophy of food, observations and reflections on the art of cooking, the history of favorite dishes, etc.

And great recipes, obviously. Though our selection is limited, we've done our best to bring in books that reflect this diversity while still providing usable and tasty recipes for both everyday meals and highbrow foods for special occasions. Many are suggestions from friends and family members who are avid cooks, bakers and gastrophiles familiar with the best and latest cookbooks. For the newest additions, use the "new books" filter on the right.

Some of the used cookbooks we offer are only on our shelves because they made us hungry—meaning we haven't tested the recipes or had them recommended by others who have. A number are specifically for kids or about specific historical eras. There are novelty cookbooks, like Lobscouse and Spotted Dog which catalogues dishes eaten by sailors in the Royal Navy during the Napoleanic Wars. Others are masterpieces of culinary prose.

We aren't trying to promote a certain diet, denigrate the use of boxed or canned food, or get you wearing homemade clothes while milking goats in the middle of nowhere. While all of those approaches have their benefits, we'd argue a more balanced approach. What we're trying to foster through the cookbooks we carry is a sense of the joy of cooking and the centrality of the table in home life. What that looks like for your family is your family's own business; these are simply suggestions and possible guidelines.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
C. Hollis Crossman used to be a child. Now he's a husband and father who loves church, good food, and weird stuff. He might be a mythical creature, but he's definitely not a centaur. Read more of his reviews here.
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1,000 Vegan Recipes
by Robin Robertson
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
100 Recipes For Your Air Fryer
from GoWISE
Air Fryer Recipes for Adult
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
660 Curries
by Raghavan Iyer
from Workman Publishing
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
All About Roasting
by Molly Stevens
from W. W. Norton and Co.
for Adult
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Alton Brown's Gear For Your Kitchen
by Alton Brown
from Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
for Adult
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Appetite for Reduction
by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
from Da Capo Press
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Art of Chinese Cuisine
by Hsiang Ju Lin and Tsuifeng Lin
from Tuttle Publishing
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Art of Making Wine
by Stanley F. Anderson with Raymond Hull
from E.P. Dutton & Co.
for Adult
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Beat This! Cookbook
by Ann Hodgman
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Best Chicken Recipes
by Cook's Illustrated Editors
from America's Test Kitchen
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Best of America's Test Kitchen 2008
by Cook's Illustrated
from America's Test Kitchen
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Best of America's Test Kitchen 2009
by Cook's Illustrated
from America's Test Kitchen
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Bistro Cooking at Home
by Gordon Hamersley
from Broadway Books
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Blue Ribbon Cookbook
from Clarkson Potter Publishers
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Broccoli by Brody
by Lora Brody
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Canon of Vegetables
by Raymond Sokolov
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Celebration of Wellness
by James Levin and Natalie Cederquist
from GLO, Inc.
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Chef MD's Big Book of Culinary Medicine
by John La Puma and Rebecca Powell Marx
from Crown Publishers
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Cook This Now
by Melissa Clark
from Hyperion Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Cook's Canon
by Raymond Sokolov
from HarperCollins
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Cook's Illustrated Kitchen Hacks
from America's Test Kitchen
for Adult
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Cooking Thin with Chef Kathleen
by Kathleen Daeleman
from Houghton Mifflin
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Cooking Vegetables
by Joanne Glynn
from Thunder Bay Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
CookSmart
by Pam Anderson
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Country Suppers
by Ruth Cousineau, illustrated by Warren Kimble
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Cuisine Economique
by Jacques Pepin
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Cupcakes Galore
by Gail Wagman
from MQ Publications
for Adult
in Baking & Desserts (Location: COOK-BAK)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Curious Cook
by Harold McGee
from Collier Books
for Adult
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Deceptively Delicious
by Jessica Seinfeld
1st edition from HarperCollins
for All Ages
in Cooking for Kids (Location: COOK-KID)
$9.00 (2 in stock)
Dulce: Desserts in the Latin-American Tradition
by Joseluis Flores with Laura Zimmerman Maye, photos by Ben Fink
from Rizzoli New York
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$15.00 (1 in stock)
Easy 5-Ingredient Ketogenic Diet Cookbook
by Jen Fisch
from Rockridge Press
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Easy Keto for Busy People
by Jennifer Marie Garza
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Eat this Book
by Tyler Florence
from Clarkson Potter Publishers
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Eat Well Feel Well
by Kendall Conrad, foreword by Elaine Gottschall
from Three Rivers Press
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Eat, Drink, & Weigh Less
by Mollie Katzen & Walter Willett
from Hyperion Press
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Eating Well is the Best Revenge
by Marian Burros
from Simon and Schuster
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Elegantly Easy Creme Brulee & Other Custard Desserts
by Debbie Puente
from Renaissance Books
for Adult
in Baking & Desserts (Location: COOK-BAK)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Everybody's Wokking
by Martin Yan
from Harlow & Ratner
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Express Lane Meals
by Rachael Ray
from Clarkson Potter Publishers
for Adult
in Quick and Easy Cooking (Location: COOK-EASY)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Fast, Fresh & Green
by Susie Middleton, photographs by Ben Fink
from Chronicle Books
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Fish
from Headline
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Fondue
from Periplus
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Food Matters
by Mark Bittman
from Simon and Schuster
for Adult
in Culture of Food (Location: COOK-CUL)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Food You Crave
by Ellie Krieger
from Taunton Press
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Foods of the Americas
from Ten Speed Press
for Adult
in Food & Farming Around the World (Location: HISMC-FOOD)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
From the Earth
by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo
from Macmillan
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Get Saucy
by Grace Parisi
from Harvard Common Press
for Adult
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Get With the Program Guide to Good Eating
by Bob Greene
from Simon and Schuster
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Good Seafood Book
by Jane Brody with Richard Flaste
from W. W. Norton and Co.
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Good Stuff Cookbook
by Spike Mendelsohn with Micheline Mendelsohn
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for Adult
in American Cooking (Location: COOK-US)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Gourmet Garage Cookbook
by Sheryl and Mel London, illustrated by Kathleen Skelly-Kurka
from Henry Holt and Company
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Graham Kerr's Creative Choices Cookbook
by Graham Kerr
from G.P. Putnam's Sons
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Graham Kerr's Smart Cooking
by Graham Kerr
Fir from Doubleday & Company
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Grain-Free Gourmet
by Jodi Bager and Jenny Lass
from Whitecap Books
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Grains!
by Good Housekeeping
from Hearst Books
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Green Smoothie Revolution
by Victoria Boutenko
from North Atlantic Books
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Healing Foods
by Patricia Hausman and Judith Benn Hurley
from Dell Publishing
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Healing Foods
by Sandra Ramacher
from Elephant Publishing
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Heart of the Artichoke and Other Kitchen Journeys
by David Tanis
from Artisan Publishers
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
High Performance Cookbook
by Susan M. Kleiner and KarenRae Friedman-Kester
from Macmillan
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
High-Flavor, Low-Fat Pasta
by Steven Raichlen
from Viking Press
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
How to Cook Everything: Holiday Cooking
by Mark Bittman, illustrated by Alan Witschonke
from Wiley Publishing
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Hungry Scientist Handbook
by Patrick Buckley and Lily Binns
from HarperCollins
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
If it Makes You Healthy
from St. Martin's Press
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Illustrated Step-by-Step Chinese Cookbook
from Simon and Schuster
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Improvisational Cook
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
In Defense of Food
by Michael Pollan
1st edition from Penguin Press
for Adult
in Culture of Food (Location: COOK-CUL)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
In the Small Kitchen
by Cara Eisenpress and Phoebe Lapine
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
It's About Time: Great Recipes for Everyday Life
by Michael Schlow
from Steerforth Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
James McNair's Pie Cookbook
from Chronicle Books
for Adult
in Baking & Desserts (Location: COOK-BAK)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Jamie at Home
by Jamie Oliver
from Hyperion Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Jamie's America
by Jamie Oliver
1st edition from Hyperion Press
for Adult
in American Cooking (Location: COOK-US)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Jamie's Food Revolution
by Jamie Oliver
from Hyperion/Madison Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Jamie's Kitchen
by Jamie Oliver
from Hyperion Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Kathy Cooks: Vegetarian, Low Cholesterol
by Kathy Hoshijo
from Fireside Books
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Ken Hom's Quick & Easy Chinese Cooking
by Ken Hom
from Chronicle Books
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Keys to Good Cooking
by Harold McGee
from Penguin Press
for Adult
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$5.00 (2 in stock)
Kitchen Life
by Art Smith
from Hyperion Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Kitchen Sense
by Mitchell Davis
from Clarkson Potter Publishers
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Leaves From Our Tuscan Kitchen
by Janet Ross & Michael Waterfield
from Ballantine Books
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Lip Smackin' Vegetarian Backpackin'
by Christine and Tim Conners
from ThreeForks
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Made in America
by Lucy Lean
from Welcome Books
for Adult
in American Cooking (Location: COOK-US)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express
by Mark Bittman
from Simon and Schuster
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Mark Bittman's Quick and Easy Recipes from the New York Times
by Mark Bittman
from Random House
for Adult
in Quick and Easy Cooking (Location: COOK-EASY)
$5.00 (2 in stock)
Men's Health Big Book of Food and Nutrition
by Men's Health Magazine
from Rodale Press
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Mexico One Plate at a Time
by Rick Bayless with JeanMarie Brownson and Deann Groen Bayless
from Scribner
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Minimalist Cooks at Home
by Mark Bittman
Revised from Broadway Books
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Minimalist Cooks Dinner
by Mark Bittman
from Broadway Books
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Minimalist Entertains
by Mark Bittman
from Broadway Books
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Modern Spice: Inspired Indian Flavors for the Contemporary Kitchen
by Monica Bhide
from Simon and Schuster
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Moghul Microwave
by Julie Sahni
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Mollie Katzen's Sunlight Café
by Mollie Katzen
1st edition from Hyperion/Madison Press
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Molto Batali
by Mario Batali
from HarperCollins
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Moosewood Restaurant Cooks at Home
by Moosewood Collective
from Fireside Books
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Mouth Wide Open
by John Thorne with Matt Lewis Thorne
from North Point Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Mr. Food: Pizza 1-2-3
by Art Ginsburg (Mr. Food)
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in American Cooking (Location: COOK-US)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Mr. Wilkinson's Vegetables
by Matt Wilkinson
from Black Dog & Leventhal
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Munchies Guide to Dinner
by Farideh Sadeghin, photographs by Heami Lee
from Ten Speed Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
New Best Recipe Cookbook
by Cook's Illustrated
from America's Test Kitchen
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
New Vegetarian Epicure
by Anna Thomas
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
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