Best cookbook on Reddit

"Any of the Smitten Kitchen or New York Times cookbooks!"

"The Smitten Kitchen cookbooks are mint. I like the newest one, Keepers, the best."

"Smitten kitchen has a book but her website is also incredible with an actually organized very helpful recipe index"

"Has fantastic vegetarian and vegan recipes."

"Really great resource for tons of basics and meal prep ideas"

"Her first cookbook is my most used cookbook by far."

"The recipes are down to perfection and tested."

"My go-to is Healthy Slow Cooker Revolution by America’s Test Kitchen. Lots of good ones in there."

"Anything by America's Test Kitchen."

"Why not just explore ATKs vast library of books. There are so many to choose from."

"Americas test kitchen! I got it as a gift for christmas one year and it was life changing."

"It has a bit of everything in it. You can choose to be as healthy or indulgent as you want."

"One of my favorites. It has loads of options for all skill levels, and goes into the nitty gritty on various preparation methods, ingredients, substitutes, etc."

"Its the most idiot proof book I have encountered in a long life of being a professional kitchen creep."

"Covers everything from snacks to full meals using basic ingredients."

"This one’s a solid go-to for easy, wholesome meals."

"How to Cook Everything Vegetarian by Mark Bittman was formative for me."

"The Korean Vegan, or Vegan Japaneasy are faves!"

"A fave this time of year."

"Deborah Madison, Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone."

"I would go with something by Deborah Madison. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone is super solid."

"Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone is the encyclopedia every household needs."

"Love Real Food by Cookie and Kate."

"I love the cook book from the woman behind the website Cookie and Kate."

"Her corn chowder is amazing, I add chorizo and grilled chicken."

"I love the Love Real Food cookbook. It's vegetarian but super approachable."

"I really like the website and cookbook from cookieandkate.com."

"Is my go to for nearly everything."

"And for just learning to cook Betty Crocker cookbook has so much info."

"I would recommend a Betty Crocker, Taste of Home, or Ree Drummond (The Pioneer Woman) cookbook."

"Betty Crocker. Most OG shit, and some basic info as well."

"Get an old Betty Crocker cookbook."

"They’re excellent."

"My cookbook club recently did Dessert Person. It was a hit!"

"Whats for Dessert and Dessert Person are by Claire Saffitz of Bon Appetit fame."

"I would absolutely second Beatrix Bakes/ Nat Paull. Every recipe is a stone cold classic."

"Covers a TON."

"Joy of Cooking - I think a lot of people overlook it, but the newest addition has some great added recipes from around the world."

"Maybe showing my age but Joy of Cooking."

"Joy of Cooking. The best thing I ever got as a gift."

"Joy of Cooking was my bible for years."

"The joy of cooking."

"Joy of cooking. It tells you EVERYTHING."

"Ali Slagle's 'I dream of dinner' is a great cookbook that I use all the time for easy meals."

"It is designed for recipes to have relatively short ingredient lists."

"Any book by Rick Bayless"

"Anything by Rick Bayless. His first book is amazing."

"Any cookbook by Master Chef Rick Bayless"

"Any books by Madhur Jaffrey; Raghavan Iyer did 660 Curries (incredible), also On the Curry Trail; Meera Sodha, again, anything she writes."

"Madhur Jeffrey, Julie Sahini are classics."

"You can't go wrong with any of Madhur Jaffrey's cookbooks."

"Books are a great place to start."

"I'd go with either a Diana Kennedy book, or Mely Martinez' book"

"Diana Kennedy or Rick Bayless for Mexican"

"Beautiful through and through."

"Tu Casa Mi Casa, Enrique Olvera"

"Lots of basic salsas and dishes"

"Cannot say enough about Kenji’s ‘The Food Lab’."

"The Food Lab, On Food and Cooking, The Whole Fish Cookbook."

"The Food Lab is a science-based cookbook; it explains why processes work etc."

"That Sounds So Good: 100 Real-Life Recipes for Every Day of the Week: A Cookbook by Carla Lalli Music."

"That Sounds so Good from Carla Lalli Music was my favorite for the past year!"

"This book probably looks more advanced, but she writes her recipes clearly and in order of procedure."

"A cookbook that everyone seems to love."

"All of Ottolenghi's books fit your description. I recommend starting with _Ottolenghi: Simple_."

"Introduced me to Ottolenghi and a way of approaching flavors and textures unlike any cookbook."

"Veganomicon."

"Anything by Isa Chandra Moskowitz."

"Isa’s first cookbook, Vegan With a Vengeance, has much more complex and interesting recipes."

"Won a James Beard award. I haven’t cooked out of it personally but it is highly regarded."

"The Wok by Kenji Lopez-Alt is, by far, the cookbook I've used most over the past year."

"Is a lovely book."

"Is a lovely Korean Cookbook."

"I have very nearly “Julia and Julia-d” it, and I love it."

"I’m a big fan of Meera Sodha’s books, particularly East."

"I love Rick Martinez’s book."

"Rick Martinez or Rick Bayless books"

"Simply Julia and Skinnytaste are great!"

"I find Simply Julia, Smitten Kitchen, and Smitten Kitchen Keepers to be three great, simple all purpose books."

"I like “Dessert Person” and make quite a few recipes from it regularly."

"Dessert Person is great!"

"Two of my favorites are Power Plates by Gena Hamshaw and Vegan on the Cheap by Robin Robertson."

"Gena Hamshaw's books, Power Plates and The Vegan Week might be up your alley."

"Her two cookbooks are even better!"

"The Loopy Whisk (blog and cookbooks) are THE BEST! Everything I've tried has turned out awesome."

"Not a cookbook but I love Budget Bytes for simple, wholesome, and easy recipes."

"What I love specifically about Budget Bytes is you can adjust the recipe to the number of servings."

"I really like the Whole 30 cookbook because it has tons of sauce recipes in it and none of it will have gluten."

"Really like the whole30 cookbook the entire back explains basic cooking techniques."

"Sohla El-Waylly's new cookbook, it's great for beginners."

"The recipes are authentic."

"I love this vegan Thai digital cookbook."

"Healthy, delicious, and approachable recipes."

"Nearly all of the vegetarian recipes can be modified to vegan."

"Is amazing, everything I've made so far is delicious and nothing is too complicated."

"Reflections and Recipes from Omma's Kitchen."

"I am going to second the King Arthur recommend. For me it is the foundation of breads."

"The King Arthur Baking School Book!"

"[Simply Korean by Aaron Huh](https://www.amazon.com/Simply-Korean-Recipes-Favorites-Anyone/dp/0744063523?crid=3GFUZB4L2XOW&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.fUux_GZgZ-dhi6SRGotCh_O2t1JT1R2U3cIvfmjX_wM.JXn_CdDMEUScVn2GAIhRBKJcl5j-ECghYs41ardrs3M&dib_tag=se&keywords=aaron+huh&qid=1731961995&s=books&sprefix=aaron+huh%2Cstripbooks%2C119&sr=1-1)"

"Best Korean cookbook ever. Aaron and Claire also have an active YouTube station."

"It really does simplify a lot."

"Weeknight Vegetarian - great book for getting into vegetarian cooking."

"For VERY simple and tasty the Vegan Stoner cookbook."

"Most of my meals come from her recipes."

"Gets used in my house at least weekly, highly recommend."

"The food of sichuan by fuschia Dunlop"

"Well received by a family member last Christmas."

"Well received by a family member last Christmas."

"Melissa Clark’s Dinner in One sounds like it was written for you."

"I do love Melissa Clark’s “dinner in one” which has a mix of single dish meals."

"I have and love Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking and Marcella's Italian Kitchen by Hazan."

"Italian cook books written in English: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking."

"Pasta Grannies is super cute, would be cute as a gift!"

"It is indeed a cute concept and great book!"

"Reallllly loved the Ambitious Kitchen cookbook that came out this year."

"I like ambitious kitchen (just the blog, the cookbook isn’t that exciting)."

"We used Oh She Glows when we were dealing with a medical issue with my son and liked everything we made."

"I've found the recipes in 'Oh She Glows' to be relatively simple to make and quite tasty."

"A similar good book is *The Heart of the Plate* by Mollie Katzen. again, up to date recipes."

"I would recommend *The Heart of the Plate* by Mollie Katzen."

"She has instant pot and conventional stovetop instructions for all her recipes."

"It looks very healthy and tasty but I haven't tried any of it yet, but it's got a lot of vegetable recipes."

"Try the Good and Cheap cookbook."

"I'm a big fan of *Good and Cheap*. It’s not specifically lunch prep, but it does have a "large batches" section."

"I love the following: 1. Any Whole 30 cookbook 2. Any Nom Nom Paleo 3. The Defined Dish by Alex Snodgrass."

"Nom nom paleo is great, as is the first Defined Dish cookbook."

"The recipes are all about making the ingredients shine, and are pretty straightforward for a home cook."

"Six Seasons (Joshua McFadden?) would also be up your alley."

"Not at all Belgian, but Alison Roman's books are gold if you can find them."

"Really good with vegetables."

"Any of the SkinnyTaste cookbooks (Gina Homolka) - or even just the recipes her website! TONS of delicious recipes of all kinds that are WeightWatchers adjacent, so they’re using lots of real food and taking macros into account."

"The Skinnytaste ones are good."

"I really enjoy Milk Street The World in a Skillet!"

"Milk Street's The world in a skillet. It's supposed to be a bunch of 12-in skillet meals pulled from cuisines around the world."

"River cottage veg."

"Check out some of the Milk Street cookbooks (they have a specifically vegetables one, I don’t have that exact one though) and River Cottage Veg."

"This is an old out of print book but you can find it on Amazon."

"This is an old out of print book but you can find it on Amazon."

"Dishoom does have a mix of more basic and more advanced recipes but it can be very ingredient heavy."

"Is a great book but be aware it’s about the specific cuisine of Iranian cafe in Bombay."

"It seems like a great book for kids learning to cook."

"Buddy Oliver lets cook (also haven’t tried this one)"

"Lots of helpful shit."

"All of Hetty Mckinnon's books (they’re vegetarian but can be made vegan really easily."

"For the classics."

"It's some of the best comfort food out there."

"Another classic."

"Ken Hom is a good person to start with."

"15 Minute Vegan. Wife and I still make recipes from it, even years later."

"I love the art of Simple Food by Alice Waters, Honey From A Weed by Patience Gray, Fruit Book by Jane Grigson, Lulu’s Provençal Table by Richard Olney and Slow Mediterranean Cooking by Paula Wolfert."

"Her food has transformed me."

"Both have easy to find ingredients and simple but tasty recipes."

"All of them are amazing."

"Is great."

"Awesome for just what you’re looking for."

"I Can Cook Vegan is specifically for beginners. It’s great."

"Maybe the “Bread Bakers Apprentice” by Peter Reinhart as another option? It’s my go to gift for people who like to cook/bake."

"I'm picky and I've rarely been disappointed with anything I've made from her books."

"Vegan For Everybody is a pretty good book with a lot of basic recipes."

"Is also excellent--I use his nine-yolk dough nearly every Sunday."

"So instead of it, I recommend Vietnamese Food Any Day."

"Highly recommend"

"The James Beard Pasta cookbook is fabulous and a joy to cook from and page through!"

"I really like Erin Jean McDowell’s books -her most recent is savory baking, but she also has the book on pie and the fearless Baker."

"If you have anybody who loves Asian bakery food/breads, I recommend “Mooncakes and Milk Bread” by Kristina Cho."

"Vegan Eats World by Terry Hope Romero, anything from Mark Reinfeld."

"I cooked the entire Power Plates book!"

"Covers a lot of territory, and is good for cooks who already know what to do."

"Actually healthy recipes which taste fantastic, and more importantly work!"

"Japanese Farm Food."

"[Helen Chen's Chinese Home Cooking.] It literally came with my wok."

"Check out Kalyns kitchen - she does a lot of south beach diet recipes."

"Books by Nisha Vora."

"For fish, try a book by Josh Niland - I haven't read only any of these yet."

"There is a companion cookbook to Dr. Eric Westman's and Amy Berger's End Your Carb Confusion."

"Veganomicon, Peaceful Kitchen, Moosewood Low Fat Favorites."

"I use a lot of Paleo Running Momma as well as Mom Nom Paleo."