Top 10 Best Cookbooks of 2016

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in Bookish Fun, Lists, News, Non Fiction, Staff Picks

10 Nov 2016

Thanksgiving is just around the corner so warm up those ovens, start those crockpots and tear open a new cookbook to impress your relatives. Whether you’re cooking the whole feast or just bringing a dessert to grandmas, you’ll find a recipe in your skill range in these top 10 best cookbooks of 2016 from great chefs like Anthony Bourdain, Ina Garten and Mario Batali!

Appetites

Anthony Bourdain

Release Date: October 25, 2016

Host of culinary adventure programs No Reservations and Parts Unknown, Anthony Bourdain has tasted food from all over the world. In his new cookbook, however, he puts together a collection of recipes he believes everyone on Earth should be able to prepare. Including some of his personal favorites and familial traditions, this collection of home cooking specialities is unlike anything every put out by Bourdain before.

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Cravings

Chrissy Teigen

Release Date: February 23, 2016

When looking at Chrissy Teigen on the cover of Sports Illustrated, food is not something that typically comes to mind but the self-described foodie says all she wants to talk about is food. For years she’s collected her favorite recipes and now she’s sharing them with her fans. From her mom’s Thai classics to her husband John Legend’s favorite fried chicken, Chrissy infuses her humor with her recipes making each cooking experience a little look into her life.

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Cooking for Jeffrey

Ina Garten

Release Date: October 25, 2016

Bestselling cookbook author Ina Garten has put together her most personal cookbook yet. For Ina, there is no greater joy than cooking for those she loves especially her husband of 48 years, Jeffrey, so she dedicated this book to him and his favorite recipes. Flip through and discover the recipes requested from the Barefoot Contessa over and over again!

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Eat Like a Gilmore

Kristi Carlson

Release Date: October 25, 2016

The infamous appetites of the Gilmore Girls are given their due in this fun, unofficial cookbook inspired by the show. Including one hundred recipes to eat your way through Stars Hollow. Experience Luke’s Diner menu, Sookie’s inn fare, Emily’s Friday night dinners and even Al’s Pancake World in this quirky collection of recipes to get you talking quicker and fuller faster!

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The Sprinkles Baking Book

Candace Nelson

Release Date: October 25, 2016

Owner of the first cupcakes-only bakery in America and judge on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars, Candace Nelson knows her way around a dessert. Though cupcakes are her specialty, she also shares her favorite cakes, pies, cookies and more, including guest recipes from her friends Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts and Michael Strahan. In addition, you can find 50 different cupcake recipes from her Sprinkles bakery that will have everyone asking where you bought them!

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Big American Cookbook

Mario Batali

Release Date: October 4, 2016

Chef Mario Batali is best known for his mouth-watering Italian food, but for the last two years he has traveled to every corner of the United States in search of 250 of the best American recipes. Now he’s back to share them all with you from the BBQ styles of Texas to the seafood soups of Boston to the spicy gumbos of the Gulf Coast and the berry pies of the Pacific Northwest. Simple is key in this cookbook and Batali offers suggestions on how to kick the traditional cuisine up a notch.

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Alton Brown: EveryDayCook

Alton Brown

Release Date: October 25, 2016

Alton Brown is here to guide you through every hour of your day with 101 recipes categorized by the time of day you will eat them. Author of the Good Eats cookbook series and creator and host of the Foot Network’s corresponding series, Alton has taken some time away from cooking to as he describes it do “TV stuff and interwebs stuff and live stage show stuff.” But now he’s releasing these easy-to-follow recipes, infused with just the right amount of science and humor to be an Alton Brown masterpiece.

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100 Days of Real Food: Fast & Fabulous

Lisa Leake

Release Date: October 25, 2016

Two years ago, Lisa Leake released 100 Days of Real Food and effectively shocked readers with how simple eliminating processed foods from their family’s diets. Now she’s back and she’s made eating healthy even easier with faster recipes for families with all sorts of schedules. In addition to family meals, she also offers ideas for adult, big-kid and little-kid packed lunches and new shopping lists to make the cooking process even easier.

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Dorie’s Cookies

Dorie Greenspan

Release Date: October 25, 2016

Dorie Greenspan has a unique grading system when it comes to her own cookie recipes. In order to earn a “three purple stars of approval” the cookies had to be so special that it begged to made again and again. Author of many cookbooks, Dorie has never released her secrets to the perfect cookie. Now her 300 cookie recipes are seeing the light of day in this new cookbook filled with treats like Almond Crackle Cookies, Italian Saucissons and Blueberry Buttermilk Pie Bars!

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Skinnytaste Fast and Slow

Gina Homolka

Release Date: October 11, 2016

Founder of the popular blog Skinnytaste, Gina Homolka has collected her favorites in slowcooker recipes and recipes that can be made in less than 30 minutes. Her goal in all of her culinary adventures is to enjoy eating without regretting it later. Each recipe includes nutritional information and many dishes are vegetarian, gluten-free and freezer-friendly. Enjoy 140 dishes that are easy to make and quick to clean up!

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