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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)
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)
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 2007
by Cook's Illustrated
from America's Test Kitchen
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)
Cat Cora's Classics with a Twist
by Cat Cora
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (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)
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)
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)
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)
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, 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)
Food and Recipes of Westward Expansion
Cooking Throughout American History
by George Erdosh
1st edition from PowerKids Press
for 1st-4th grade
in Western Expansion (1800-1898) (Location: HISA-19WES)
$4.50 (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 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)
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)
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-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)
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)
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)
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)
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 Sense
by Mitchell Davis
from Clarkson Potter Publishers
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Knife Skills Illustrated
by Peter Hertzmann
from W. W. Norton and Co.
in Cooking Methods and Science of Food (Location: COOK-SCI)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Little Chef
by Matt Stine and Elisabeth Weinberg, illustrated by Paige Keiser
from Feiwel & Friends
for Preschool-2nd grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$4.80 (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)
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)
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)
Not Your Mother's Weeknight Cooking
by Beth Hensperger
from Harvard Common Press
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Omnivore's Dilemma
by Michael Pollan
from Dial Press
for Adult
in Culture of Food (Location: COOK-CUL)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Out of the Frying Pan
from Thomas Dunne Books
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Perfect Recipe
by Pam Anderson
from Houghton Mifflin
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Perfect Vegetables
by Cook's Illustrated Editors
from America's Test Kitchen
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Pigs and Pork
by Daniela Garavini, editor
from Konemann
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Pretend Soup and Other Real Recipes
by Ann L. Henderson, Mollie Katzen
First Edition from Tricycle Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Cooking for Kids (Location: COOK-KID)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Rachael Ray Yum-O!
by Rachael Ray
from Clarkson Potter Publishers
for Adult
in Quick and Easy Cooking (Location: COOK-EASY)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Rachael Ray: My Year in Meals / John Cusimano: My Year in Cocktails
by Rachael Ray and John Cusimano
from Atria Books
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Rachel Ray's 30-Minute Meals: Comfort Foods
by Rachael Ray
from Lake Isle Press
for Adult
in Quick and Easy Cooking (Location: COOK-EASY)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Recipes for Life from the Kitchens of Healthy Choice Foods
by Healthy Choice
from Cy DeCosse
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Rick & Lanie's Excellent Kitchen Adventures
by Rick Bayless & Lanie Bayless
from Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Roasting: A Simple Art
by Barbara Kafka
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Salad as a Meal
by Patricia Wells
from William Morrow & Company
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us
by Michael Moss
from Random House
for Adult
in Culture of Food (Location: COOK-CUL)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Sara's Secrets for Weeknight Meals
by Sara Moulton
from Broadway Books
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Simple Fresh Southern: Knockout Dishes with Down-Home Flavor
by Matt Lee and Ted Lee
from Clarkson Potter Publishers
Southern Cooking for Adult
in American Cooking (Location: COOK-US)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Simply Ming
by Ming Tsai & Arthur Boehm
from Clarkson Potter Publishers
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Soup: A Way of Life
by Barbara Kafka
from Artisan Publishers
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.50 (2 in stock)
Splendid Table's How to Eat Weekends
from Clarkson Potter Publishers
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Steven Raichlen's Big Flavor Cookbook
by Steven Raichlen
from Black Dog & Leventhal
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Taste of Home: Cool & Creamy
by Taste of Home
from Reiman Publications
for Adult
in Baking & Desserts (Location: COOK-BAK)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Tender: A Cook and His Vegetable Patch
by Nigel Slater
from Ten Speed Press
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Test Kitchen Favorites 2007
by Cook's Illustrated
from America's Test Kitchen
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Union Square Cookbook
from HarperCollins
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Universal Kitchen
by Elizabeth Rozin
from Viking Press
for Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Vegetable Love
by Barbara Kafka with Christopher Styler
from Artisan Publishers
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Vegetarian Cookbook
by Nicola Graimes (editor)
from Barnes & Noble
for Adult
in Vegetarian and Vegan Cooking (Location: COOK-VEG)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Versatile Grain and the Elegant Bean
by Mel London, Sheryl London
from Simon and Schuster
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Weigh Less, Live Longer
from John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Weir Cooking in the City
by Joanne Weir
from Simon and Schuster
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
What to Eat
by Marion Nestle
from North Point Press
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.50 (1 in stock)
Whole Smiths Good Food Cookbook
by Michelle Smith
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
for Adult
in Healthy Cooking and Diet (Location: COOK-HEA)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Williams-Sonoma Risotto
by Pamela Sheldon Johns, photography by Noel Barnhurst
from Simon and Schuster
for 3rd-Adult
in International & Ethnic Cooking (Location: COOK-ETH)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
With the Grain
by Raymond Sokolov
from Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
for Adult
in Miscellaneous Cookbooks (Location: COOK-MIS)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
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