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  • Trejo's Tacos: Recipes and Stories from L.A.: A Cookbook cover

    Trejo's Tacos: Recipes and Stories from L.A.: A Cookbook

    Danny Trejo

  • Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip cover

    Baking Across America: A Vintage Recipe Road Trip

    B. Dylan Hollis

  • On Meat: Modern Recipes for the Home Kitchen cover

    On Meat: Modern Recipes for the Home Kitchen

    Jeremy Fox, Rachael Sheridan

  • The New American Diner Cookbook: Classic and New Favorites from (and Inspired by) Diners across the U.S.A. – 75 Recipes cover

    The New American Diner Cookbook: Classic and New Favorites from (and Inspired by) Diners across the U.S.A. – 75 Recipes

    Julissa Hernández Roberts

  • The Pizza Bible: The World's Favorite Pizza Styles, from Neapolitan, Deep-Dish, Wood-Fired, Sicilian, Calzones and Focaccia to New York, New Haven, Detroit, and More cover

    The Pizza Bible: The World's Favorite Pizza Styles, from Neapolitan, Deep-Dish, Wood-Fired, Sicilian, Calzones and Focaccia to New York, New Haven, Detroit, and More

    Tony Gemignani

  • The Hot Dog Cookbook: 50 Recipes for the World's Best Food cover

    The Hot Dog Cookbook: 50 Recipes for the World's Best Food

    Farideh Sadeghin

  • Coastal: 130 Recipes from a California Road Trip cover

    Coastal: 130 Recipes from a California Road Trip

    Scott Clark, Betsy Andrews, Cheyenne Ellis

  • In Edith's Kitchen: Recipes from My Mostly Mexican-American Home to Yours (A Cookbook) cover

    In Edith's Kitchen: Recipes from My Mostly Mexican-American Home to Yours (A Cookbook)

    Edith Galvez

  • Rintaro: Japanese Food from an Izakaya in California cover

    Rintaro: Japanese Food from an Izakaya in California

    Sylvan Mishima Brackett

  • Parm to Table: Italian American and American Italian Recipes from Ponza to the Bronx―Recipes and Stories from the Celebrated Chef and Television Personality cover

    Parm to Table: Italian American and American Italian Recipes from Ponza to the Bronx―Recipes and Stories from the Celebrated Chef and Television Personality

    Christian Petroni, Lesley Porcelli

  • Mother Sauce: Italian American Family Recipes and the Story of the Women Who Created Them cover

    Mother Sauce: Italian American Family Recipes and the Story of the Women Who Created Them

    Lucinda Scala Quinn

  • Italian American: Red Sauce Classics and New Essentials: A Cookbook cover

    Italian American: Red Sauce Classics and New Essentials: A Cookbook

    Angie Rito, Scott Tacinelli

  • Steak House: The People, the Places, the Recipes cover

    Steak House: The People, the Places, the Recipes

    Eric Wareheim

  • Food & Other Things I Love: More than 100 Italian American Recipes from My Family to Yours cover

    Food & Other Things I Love: More than 100 Italian American Recipes from My Family to Yours

    Caroline Manzo, Casey Elsass

  • Chi Spacca: A New Approach to American Cooking cover

    Chi Spacca: A New Approach to American Cooking

    Nancy Silverton, Ryan DeNicola, Carolynn Carreño

  • The Cookie That Changed My Life: And More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours: A Cookbook cover

    The Cookie That Changed My Life: And More Than 100 Other Classic Cakes, Cookies, Muffins, and Pies That Will Change Yours: A Cookbook

    Nancy Silverton, Carolynn Carreño

  • The Elvis Presley Cookbook: Fun Facts and Simple Southern Comfort Recipes Fit for a King (95 Classic Recipes Loved by The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll) cover

    The Elvis Presley Cookbook: Fun Facts and Simple Southern Comfort Recipes Fit for a King (95 Classic Recipes Loved by The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll)

    Elizabeth McKeon, Ralph Gevirtz, Julie Bandy

  • Gjelina Cooks: Cooking from Venice, California cover

    Gjelina Cooks: Cooking from Venice, California

    Travis Lett, Michael Graydon, Nikole Herriott

  • Spanish Accent: American Home Recipes with a Spanish Touch: A Cookbook cover

    Spanish Accent: American Home Recipes with a Spanish Touch: A Cookbook

    Katie Button, Kate Heddings

  • Let's Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart & Home - A Cookbook cover

    Let's Eat: 101 Recipes to Fill Your Heart & Home - A Cookbook

    Dan Pelosi

  • Magnolia Table cover

    Magnolia Table

    Joanna Gaines, Marah Stets

  • First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home [A Cookbook] cover

    First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home [A Cookbook]

    Frankie Gaw

  • My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef: A Cookbook cover

    My America: Recipes from a Young Black Chef: A Cookbook

    Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein

  • Italian/American: It's a QCP cookbook, betch! cover

    Italian/American: It's a QCP cookbook, betch!

    Gianluca Conte

  • Scratch That: Embrace the Mess, Cook to Impress - A Cookbook cover

    Scratch That: Embrace the Mess, Cook to Impress - A Cookbook

    Alix Traeger

  • Banchan: 60 Korean American Recipes for Delicious, Shareable Sides cover

    Banchan: 60 Korean American Recipes for Delicious, Shareable Sides

    Caroline Choe

  • Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook cover

    Diasporican: A Puerto Rican Cookbook

    Illyanna Maisonet

  • Italianish: Modern Twists on Classic Italian Flavors cover

    Italianish: Modern Twists on Classic Italian Flavors

    Danny Freeman

  • Malibu Farm Cookbook: Recipes from the California Coast cover

    Malibu Farm Cookbook: Recipes from the California Coast

    Helene Henderson

  • Bobby Flay: Chapter One: Iconic Recipes and Inspirations from a Groundbreaking American Chef: A Cookbook cover

    Bobby Flay: Chapter One: Iconic Recipes and Inspirations from a Groundbreaking American Chef: A Cookbook

    Bobby Flay, Emily Timberlake

  • Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home cover

    Korean American: Food That Tastes Like Home

    Eric Kim

  • Smitten Kitchen Keepers: A Kitchen Counter Conversation cover

    Smitten Kitchen Keepers: A Kitchen Counter Conversation

    Deb Perelman, Random House Audio

  • Eaterland: Recipes and Stories from Across the United States cover

    Eaterland: Recipes and Stories from Across the United States

    Eater, Sarah Zorn, Missy Frederick

  • Bobby at Home: Fearless Flavors from My Kitchen: A Cookbook cover

    Bobby at Home: Fearless Flavors from My Kitchen: A Cookbook

    Bobby Flay, Stephanie Banyas, Sally Jackson

  • Tanya Holland's California Soul: Recipes from a Culinary Journey West [A Cookbook] cover

    Tanya Holland's California Soul: Recipes from a Culinary Journey West [A Cookbook]

    Tanya Holland

  • Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep: 100+ Make-Ahead Recipes and Quick-Assembly Meals: A Gluten-Free Cookbook cover

    Downshiftology Healthy Meal Prep: 100+ Make-Ahead Recipes and Quick-Assembly Meals: A Gluten-Free Cookbook

    Lisa Bryan

  • We the Pizza: Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives cover

    We the Pizza: Slangin' Pies and Savin' Lives

    Muhammad Abdul-Hadi

  • Simply Symon Suppers: Recipes and Menus for Every Week of the Year: A Cookbook cover

    Simply Symon Suppers: Recipes and Menus for Every Week of the Year: A Cookbook

    Michael Symon, Douglas Trattner

  • Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora [A Cookbook] cover

    Arabiyya: Recipes from the Life of an Arab in Diaspora [A Cookbook]

    Reem Assil

  • Pizza Love: 100+ Recipes Perfected for the Home Cook cover

    Pizza Love: 100+ Recipes Perfected for the Home Cook

    Leo Spizzirri

  • Once Upon a Chef: Weeknight/Weekend: 70 Quick-Fix Weeknight Dinners + 30 Luscious Weekend Recipes: A Cookbook cover

    Once Upon a Chef: Weeknight/Weekend: 70 Quick-Fix Weeknight Dinners + 30 Luscious Weekend Recipes: A Cookbook

    Jennifer Segal

  • The Zuni Café Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant cover

    The Zuni Café Cookbook: A Compendium of Recipes and Cooking Lessons from San Francisco's Beloved Restaurant

    Judy Rodgers, Gerald Asher

  • Hawker Fare: Stories & Recipes from a Refugee Chef's Isan Thai & Lao Roots – A Two-Michelin-Star Chef's Simple Home Cookbook and Memoir cover

    Hawker Fare: Stories & Recipes from a Refugee Chef's Isan Thai & Lao Roots – A Two-Michelin-Star Chef's Simple Home Cookbook and Memoir

    James Syhabout, John Birdsall

  • Cannelle et Vanille: Nourishing, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Meal and Mood cover

    Cannelle et Vanille: Nourishing, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Meal and Mood

    Aran Goyoaga

  • Meat Pies: An Emerging American Craft cover

    Meat Pies: An Emerging American Craft

    Brian Polcyn, Michael Ruhlman

  • Northern Soul: Southern-Inspired Home Cooking from a Northern Kitchen: A Cookbook cover

    Northern Soul: Southern-Inspired Home Cooking from a Northern Kitchen: A Cookbook

    Justin Sutherland

  • A Little Bit Extra: 100 Recipes That Serve Up Something Special cover

    A Little Bit Extra: 100 Recipes That Serve Up Something Special

    Reilly Meehan

  • The Joy of Pizza: Everything You Need to Know cover

    The Joy of Pizza: Everything You Need to Know

    Dan Richer

  • Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods: A Cookbook cover

    Half Baked Harvest Super Simple: More Than 125 Recipes for Instant, Overnight, Meal-Prepped, and Easy Comfort Foods: A Cookbook

    Tieghan Gerard

  • Baking at République: Masterful Techniques and Recipes cover

    Baking at République: Masterful Techniques and Recipes

    Margarita Manzke, Betty Hallock

  • Sweet Farm!: More Than 100 Cookies, Cakes, Salads (!), and Other Delights from My Kitchen on a Sugar Beet Farm ―A Delectable Dessert Cookbook with a Whimsical Farmhouse Twist, Indulge in Sweet Farm! cover

    Sweet Farm!: More Than 100 Cookies, Cakes, Salads (!), and Other Delights from My Kitchen on a Sugar Beet Farm ―A Delectable Dessert Cookbook with a Whimsical Farmhouse Twist, Indulge in Sweet Farm!

    Molly Yeh

  • Cali Baja Cuisine: Tijuana Tacos, Ensenada Aguachiles, San Diego Cali Burritos + more cover

    Cali Baja Cuisine: Tijuana Tacos, Ensenada Aguachiles, San Diego Cali Burritos + more

    Michael A. Gardiner

  • Olive & Thyme: Everyday Meals Made Extraordinary cover

    Olive & Thyme: Everyday Meals Made Extraordinary

    Melina Davies, Ann Elliott Cutting, Ashley Barrett, Nancy Silverton

  • Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream: A Cookbook cover

    Morgenstern's Finest Ice Cream: A Cookbook

    Nicholas Morgenstern

  • Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook cover

    Knife Drop: Creative Recipes Anyone Can Cook

    Nick DiGiovanni

  • Nothing Matters but Delicious: A Radically Honest Cookbook cover

    Nothing Matters but Delicious: A Radically Honest Cookbook

    Greg Baxtrom

  • Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals: A Cookbook cover

    Half Baked Harvest Every Day: Recipes for Balanced, Flexible, Feel-Good Meals: A Cookbook

    Tieghan Gerard

  • The Sprinkles Baking Book: 100 Secret Recipes from Candace's Kitchen cover

    The Sprinkles Baking Book: 100 Secret Recipes from Candace's Kitchen

    Candace Nelson

  • Chicano Eats: Recipes from My Mexican-American Kitchen―A Bicultural Cookbook for Mexican-American Cuisine cover

    Chicano Eats: Recipes from My Mexican-American Kitchen―A Bicultural Cookbook for Mexican-American Cuisine

    Esteban Castillo

  • Sally's Baking 101: Foolproof Recipes from Easy to Advanced cover

    Sally's Baking 101: Foolproof Recipes from Easy to Advanced

    Sally McKenney

  • My Harvest Kitchen: 100+ Recipes to Savor the Seasons cover

    My Harvest Kitchen: 100+ Recipes to Savor the Seasons

    Gesine Bullock-Prado

  • That Sounds So Good: 100 Real-Life Recipes for Every Day of the Week: A Cookbook cover

    That Sounds So Good: 100 Real-Life Recipes for Every Day of the Week: A Cookbook

    Carla Lalli Music

  • East to East: Recipes and Stories from Mumbai to New York cover

    East to East: Recipes and Stories from Mumbai to New York

    Rachel Gurjar

  • Small Victories: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds of Ideas for Home-Cooking Triumphs cover

    Small Victories: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds of Ideas for Home-Cooking Triumphs

    Julia Turshen, Gentl & Gentl & Hyers, Ina Garten

  • The Yearlong Pantry: Bright, Bold Vegetarian Recipes to Transform Everyday Staples cover

    The Yearlong Pantry: Bright, Bold Vegetarian Recipes to Transform Everyday Staples

    Erin Alderson, Erin Scott

  • Third Culture Cooking: Classic Recipes for a New Generation cover

    Third Culture Cooking: Classic Recipes for a New Generation

    Zaynab Issa

  • La Copine: New California Cooking from an Oasis in the Desert cover

    La Copine: New California Cooking from an Oasis in the Desert

    Claire Wadsworth, Nikki Hill, Ben Mims

  • Latin-Ish: More Than 100 Recipes Celebrating American Latino Cuisines cover

    Latin-Ish: More Than 100 Recipes Celebrating American Latino Cuisines

    Marisel Salazar

  • The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine: A Cookbook cover

    The Lost Kitchen: Recipes and a Good Life Found in Freedom, Maine: A Cookbook

    Erin French

  • Retro Recipes: Vintage Dishes with a Modern Twist cover

    Retro Recipes: Vintage Dishes with a Modern Twist

    Bobby Hicks

  • Let's Make It!: A Mexican-American Culinary Adventure cover

    Let's Make It!: A Mexican-American Culinary Adventure

    Alfredo Garcia

  • Salt Sugar MSG: Recipes and Stories from a Cantonese American Home cover

    Salt Sugar MSG: Recipes and Stories from a Cantonese American Home

    Calvin Eng

  • In Season: 125+ Sweet and Savory Recipes Celebrating Simple, Fresh Ingredients (A Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook) cover

    In Season: 125+ Sweet and Savory Recipes Celebrating Simple, Fresh Ingredients (A Fresh Eggs Daily Cookbook)

    Lisa Steele

  • The Modern Navajo Kitchen: Homestyle Recipes that Celebrate the Flavors and Traditions of the Diné cover

    The Modern Navajo Kitchen: Homestyle Recipes that Celebrate the Flavors and Traditions of the Diné

    Alana Yazzie

  • Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food [A Cookbook] cover

    Good Lookin' Cookin': A Year of Meals - A Lifetime of Family, Friends, and Food [A Cookbook]

    Dolly Parton, Rachel Parton George

  • Ama: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen (Mexican Food Cookbooks, Tex-Mex Cooking, Mexican and Spanish Recipes) cover

    Ama: A Modern Tex-Mex Kitchen (Mexican Food Cookbooks, Tex-Mex Cooking, Mexican and Spanish Recipes)

    Josef Centeno, Betty Hallock, Ren Fuller

  • Bad Manners: Hungry as Hell: Meals to Live by, Flavor to Die For: A Vegan Cookbook cover

    Bad Manners: Hungry as Hell: Meals to Live by, Flavor to Die For: A Vegan Cookbook

    Bad Manners, Michelle Davis, Matt Holloway

  • Tavern on the Green Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes and Historical Treasures from New York City's Iconic Restaurant cover

    Tavern on the Green Cookbook: Seasonal Recipes and Historical Treasures from New York City's Iconic Restaurant

    Bill Peet

  • The New Cafe Beaujolais Cookbook: Recipes from the Iconic Mendocino Restaurant cover

    The New Cafe Beaujolais Cookbook: Recipes from the Iconic Mendocino Restaurant

    Julian Lopez

  • A Kitchen on Goose Cove: Recipes from the Heart of Maine cover

    A Kitchen on Goose Cove: Recipes from the Heart of Maine

    Devin Finigan

  • Braided Heritage: Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine cover

    Braided Heritage: Recipes and Stories on the Origin of American Cuisine

    Jessica B. Harris

  • A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus: Menus and Stories cover

    A Boat, a Whale & a Walrus: Menus and Stories

    Renee Erickson, Jess Thomson

  • The Lemonade Cookbook: Southern California Comfort Food from L.A.'s Favorite Modern Cafeteria cover

    The Lemonade Cookbook: Southern California Comfort Food from L.A.'s Favorite Modern Cafeteria

    Alan Jackson, JoAnn Cianciulli

  • Nopalito: A Mexican Kitchen [A Cookbook] cover

    Nopalito: A Mexican Kitchen [A Cookbook]

    Gonzalo Guzmán, Stacy Adimando

  • Shellfish: Recipes with the Fresh Taste of the Sea (A Seafood Cookbook) cover

    Shellfish: Recipes with the Fresh Taste of the Sea (A Seafood Cookbook)

    Cynthia Nims

  • Let's Party: Recipes and Menus for Celebrating Every Day cover

    Let's Party: Recipes and Menus for Celebrating Every Day

    Dan Pelosi

  • Coastal Harvest: Fish - Forage - Feast: A Cookbook cover

    Coastal Harvest: Fish - Forage - Feast: A Cookbook

    Taku Kondo

  • ArnieTex: Over 100 Recipes for Mexican-American Cooking and Texas-Style BBQ cover

    ArnieTex: Over 100 Recipes for Mexican-American Cooking and Texas-Style BBQ

    Arnie Segovia

  • EAT NYC: The Iconic Recipes that Feed the City cover

    EAT NYC: The Iconic Recipes that Feed the City

    Yasmin Newman, Alan Benson

  • Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul cover

    Aarti Paarti: An American Kitchen with an Indian Soul

    Aarti Sequeira