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    Home » Gift Guides

    All-Time Favorite Cookbooks For Gifting Your Favorite Chef

    Published: Oct 6, 2018 · Modified: Jul 20, 2021 by Jennifer Salabsky · This post may contain affiliate links

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    All time favorite cookbooks

    It’s my favorite time of year! The holiday season is upon us, and I can engage in my favorite thing: sharing book recommendations with my readers.

    I am so excited to be sharing the all-time favorite cookbooks, as told to me by my favorite customers. Some I have used, some are collecting dust on my bookshelf.

    The best part about these cookbooks? Why, they make great gifts, of course! I have a little bit of everything, so I hope you can find something for every chef on your list.

    All time Favorite Cookbooks

    *This post may contain affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I get a small commission. Please see my disclosure policy for details

    Favorite Cookbooks For All-Purposes:

    • The Cook’s Illustrated Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen
      cooks illustrated
    • Better Homes and Gardens New Cookbook by Better Homes and Gardens
      BH&G
    • Betty Crocker Cookbook 11th Edition by Betty Crocker Editors
      betty crocker
    • The Fannie Farmer Cookbook by Marion Cunningham
      fannie farmer
    • Joy of Cooking: 75th Anniversary Edition by Irma Rombauer
      joy of

    Favorite Cookbooks From Your Favorite Chefs:

    • How To Cook Everything: The Basics by Mark Bittman
      cook everything
    • The Art of Simple Food by Alice Waters
      art of simple food

    Favorite Cookbooks In General:

    • The Flavor Bible The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity by Karen Page and Andrew Dorneburg
      flavor bible
    • Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volume 1 by Julia Child
      mastering the art

    Favorite Cookbooks For The Vegan/Vegetarian Chef:

    • Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook by Isa Chandra Moskowitz
      veganomicon
    • The Moosewood Cookbook: 40th Anniversary Edition by Mollie Katzen
      moosewood
    • The New Vegetarian Cooking For Everyone by Deborah Madison
      new vegetarian

    I know that there are so many more I could add to this list. I admit I am not a huge chef, so I don’t get as excited by cookbooks as most chefs do. I am a simple kind of cook, and I love my crockpot for cooking. But, I definitely understand why people love looking at cookbooks because it is so much fun to look through them and see the delicious food.

    So what favorite cookbooks would you add to this list?

    I want to thank Candi for letting me guest post today. Be sure to check out some of the cookbook favorites:

    • Cookbooks for College Students
    • Cookbooks for Little Chefs
    • Tea Party Cookbooks
    • Fall Flavors Cookbooks 
    • Food Network Chefs Cookbooks

    It was great to have Jen here from Trekking and Tasting. Let’s leave her some sweet comments on which favorite cookbooks you might have. I am looking forward to seeing her around the blog sharing her love of books and family friendly posts.

    All Time Favorite Cookbooks

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    About Jennifer Salabsky

    Jennifer is a PA Lifestyle & Travel blogger, sharing tips on travel, romantic retreats, delicious eats, and cool travel products. Leisure activities and things to do too! Family, food, fun, and more. Visit me a my blog: Trekking and Tasting

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    1. Wendy says

      December 05, 2014 at 7:46 am

      Great collection! All of these books sit well-used on my kitchen book shelf. 🙂 The only book I would add was given to me by my grandmother when I first started cooking. It is called “The Settlement Cookbook” by Simon Kander (first published in 1901!).

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        December 05, 2014 at 7:56 am

        Thanks for stopping in Wendy! I am adding your recommendation to my list of cookbooks!

        Reply
    2. Martina says

      December 05, 2014 at 8:12 am

      Thank you for this I love cooking!

      Reply
    3. Jill says

      December 05, 2014 at 8:17 am

      What great suggestions! I love cooking and scouring through new cookbooks for new recipes for my family. I will have to check out a few of the ones you mentioned 🙂

      Reply
    4. Jann from Newton Custom Interiors says

      December 05, 2014 at 8:55 am

      Great list! You’ve got two of my favorites- the Betty Crocker and Better Homes and Gardens. I received both when we were married over 32 years ago. Great basic cookbooks!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        December 07, 2014 at 5:56 am

        That’s why I like them because I am a basic kind of girl.

        Reply
    5. Gail Akeman says

      December 05, 2014 at 9:17 am

      I agree with some of those cookbooks as being good to give as gifts.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        December 07, 2014 at 5:56 am

        Thanks Gail!

        Reply
    6. Jennifer says

      December 05, 2014 at 9:22 am

      I have the New Betty Crocker Cookbook and the Betty Crocker Cookie book. Those are my essential go to books for tried and true results.

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        December 07, 2014 at 5:55 am

        I will have to check into the Cookie book, sounds delicious!

        Reply
    7. Theresa @DearCreatives says

      December 05, 2014 at 11:20 am

      I love cooks illustrated. The Mr. picked up some copies from a yard sale in mint condition. The images are beautiful & many recipes with step by step! Makes me want to get the cookbook! The magazine looks like mini versions of the book & high quality! I gave one of my daughters my joy of cooking. Great list!

      Reply
      • Jennifer says

        December 07, 2014 at 5:54 am

        Thanks Theresa! I think the Cooks Illustrated is fantastic, especially for those out there like me that are technique impaired.

        Reply
    8. Carolann says

      December 05, 2014 at 5:20 pm

      I own a few of these but not the rest. What a great list of books! I know which ones I’m getting soon 🙂 thanks much!

      Reply
    9. Erlene says

      November 28, 2015 at 12:04 pm

      Love cookbooks and this is a great list. Haven’t heard of some of these and will check them out.

      Reply

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