Cookbooks Gift Ideas
8 top-rated cookbooks, from $18 to $26. Our picks include Salt, LuBudingJoy Blank Recipe Book to Write In and Dishoom: The First Ever Cookbook from the Much.
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8 gift ideas
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking, by Samin Nosrat
Samin Nosrat's illustrated cookbook that teaches cooking through four elements: salt, fat, acid and heat.
LuBudingJoy Blank Recipe Book to Write In, Hardcover Spiral
A letter-size spiral recipe journal with a wipeable hardcover, category stickers and conversion charts.
Dishoom: The First Ever Cookbook from the Much-Loved Indian Restaurant
The first cookbook from the Dishoom Indian restaurant, with Bombay comfort food and stories.
From Crook to Cook: Snoop Dogg's Cookbook
Snoop Dogg's first cookbook: 50 soul food and comfort recipes from his own collection, 192 pages.
Favorite Magnolia Table, Volume 3: A Collection of Recipes for Gathering
Joanna Gaines's third cookbook: family recipes reworked for today's home cook, made for gatherings.
Eat to Beat Disease by Dr. William Li
A nonfiction book on food and health by Dr. William Li, published by Grand Central.
Favorite The World Atlas of Coffee, 3rd Edition (James Hoffmann)
James Hoffmann's guide to coffee from bean to cup, in an expanded and updated third edition.
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