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What America is buying, from Amazon's cookbook list, week of October 26, 2026.

1. Simply InaIna GartenAmazon · No. 1Simply InaIna Garten Buy
2. Betty Crocker's Cooky BookBetty CrockerAmazon · No. 2Betty Crocker's Cooky BookBetty Crocker Buy
3. AppetitesAnthony BourdainAmazon · No. 3AppetitesAnthony Bourdain Buy
4. Mediterranean All the WayAyesha NurdjajaAmazon · No. 4Mediterranean All the WayAyesha Nurdjaja Buy
5. TasteStanley TucciAmazon · No. 5TasteStanley Tucci Buy
6. The Ultimate Dry Mix Pantry CookbookLila AndersenAmazon · No. 6The Ultimate Dry Mix Pantry CookbookLila Andersen Buy
7. Season to TasteCorre LarkinAmazon · No. 8Season to TasteCorre Larkin Buy
8. Keep It Simple, Y'allMatthew BoundsAmazon · No. 9Keep It Simple, Y'allMatthew Bounds Buy
9. Today We Are Cooking . . .Tini YoungerAmazon · No. 10Today We Are Cooking . . .Tini Younger Buy
10. The Essential Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook for BeginnersDoris DelarosaAmazon · No. 12The Essential Dry Mix Pantry Cookbook for BeginnersDoris Delarosa Buy
11. PlantYou QuickiesCarleigh BodrugAmazon · No. 13PlantYou QuickiesCarleigh Bodrug Buy
12. Fix-It and Forget-It Big CookbookPhyllis GoodAmazon · No. 14Fix-It and Forget-It Big CookbookPhyllis Good Buy
13. Ottolenghi Simple TooYotam OttolenghiAmazon · No. 15Ottolenghi Simple TooYotam Ottolenghi Buy
14. Skinnytaste High ProteinGina HomolkaAmazon · No. 16Skinnytaste High ProteinGina Homolka Buy

The best cookbooks of the past year, ranked by Chef October 2026.

1. Good ThingsSamin Nosrat New · No. 1Good ThingsSamin Nosrat Buy
2. BoustanySami Tamimi New · No. 2BoustanySami Tamimi Buy
3. Baking & the Meaning of LifeHelen Goh New · No. 3Baking & the Meaning of LifeHelen Goh Buy
4. LingerHetty Lui McKinnon New · No. 4LingerHetty Lui McKinnon Buy
5. All HoursKwame Onwuachi New · No. 5All HoursKwame Onwuachi Buy
6. Turtle IslandSean Sherman New · No. 6Turtle IslandSean Sherman Buy
7. Ottolenghi Simple TooYotam Ottolenghi New · No. 7Ottolenghi Simple TooYotam Ottolenghi Buy
8. Simply InaIna Garten New · No. 8Simply InaIna Garten Buy
9. Six Seasons of PastaJoshua McFadden New · No. 9Six Seasons of PastaJoshua McFadden Buy
10. Something from NothingAlison Roman New · No. 10Something from NothingAlison Roman Buy
11. What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking: Make It FastCaroline Chambers New · No. 11What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking: Make It FastCaroline Chambers Buy
12. Foods of La FronteraPati Jinich New · No. 12Foods of La FronteraPati Jinich Buy
13. Fundamentals of FlavorNik Sharma New · No. 13Fundamentals of FlavorNik Sharma Buy
14. LugmaNoor Murad New · No. 14LugmaNoor Murad Buy

The bloggers and recipe creators home cooks trust most, and the books they wrote.

1. RecipeTin Eats: DinnerNagi Maehashi Hot 100 · No. 1RecipeTin Eats: DinnerRecipeTin Eats Buy
2. Sally's Baking 101Sally McKenney Hot 100 · No. 2Sally's Baking 101Sally's Baking Addiction Buy
3. Smitten Kitchen KeepersDeb Perelman Hot 100 · No. 3Smitten Kitchen KeepersSmitten Kitchen Buy
4. The Woks of LifeThe Leung family Hot 100 · No. 4The Woks of LifeThe Woks of Life Buy
5. Hot Thai KitchenPailin Chongchitnant Hot 100 · No. 5Hot Thai KitchenHot Thai Kitchen Buy
6. The Food LabJ. Kenji López-Alt Hot 100 · No. 7The Food LabJ. Kenji López-Alt Buy
7. Half Baked Harvest Every DayTieghan Gerard Hot 100 · No. 8Half Baked Harvest Every DayHalf Baked Harvest Buy
8. Maangchi's Real Korean CookingEmily Kim Hot 100 · No. 9Maangchi's Real Korean CookingMaangchi Buy
9. Love Real FoodKathryne Taylor Hot 100 · No. 10Love Real FoodCookie and Kate Buy
10. Love & Lemons Every DayJeanine Donofrio Hot 100 · No. 11Love & Lemons Every DayLove & Lemons Buy
11. The Perfect ScoopDavid Lebovitz Hot 100 · No. 13The Perfect ScoopDavid Lebovitz Buy
12. Minimalist Baker's Everyday CookingDana Shultz Hot 100 · No. 14Minimalist Baker's Everyday CookingMinimalist Baker Buy
13. Big Vegan FlavorNisha Vora Hot 100 · No. 15Big Vegan FlavorRainbow Plant Life Buy
14. The Mediterranean DishSuzy Karadsheh Hot 100 · No. 17The Mediterranean DishThe Mediterranean Dish Buy

Famous recipes from these books, written up in Chef's format: what to buy, what to prep, how long each step takes. Save one with a tap.

1. Toll House chocolate chip cookiesFrom Toll House Tried and True Recipes
2. No-knead breadFrom My Bread
3. Tomato sauce with onion and butterFrom Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
4. Lasagne alla bologneseFrom Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
5. Spaghetti carbonaraFrom Tasting Rome
6. Perfect roast chickenFrom The Barefoot Contessa Cookbook
7. GuacamoleFrom Authentic Mexican
8. Buttermilk pancakesFrom Joy of Cooking
9. Butter chickenFrom RecipeTin Eats: Dinner
10. Pad ThaiFrom Hot Thai Kitchen
11. Boeuf bourguignonFrom Mastering the Art of French Cooking
12. Texas chiliFrom A Bowl of Red
13. Baked macaroni and cheeseFrom The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The Original Classics
14. Cocoa browniesFrom Bittersweet
15. Egg fried riceFrom The Wok
16. Pizza margheritaFrom The Elements of Pizza

The books that taught the world to cook, each with recipes to cook in its spirit.

1. Mastering the Art of French CookingJulia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck All-time · No. 1Mastering the Art of French CookingJulia Child, Louisette Bertholle and Simone Beck Buy
2. Joy of CookingIrma S. Rombauer All-time · No. 2Joy of CookingIrma S. Rombauer Buy
3. Essentials of Classic Italian CookingMarcella Hazan All-time · No. 3Essentials of Classic Italian CookingMarcella Hazan Buy
4. Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat All-time · No. 4Salt, Fat, Acid, HeatSamin Nosrat Buy
5. The Food LabJ. Kenji López-Alt All-time · No. 5The Food LabJ. Kenji López-Alt Buy
6. How to Cook EverythingMark Bittman All-time · No. 7How to Cook EverythingMark Bittman Buy
7. JerusalemYotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi All-time · No. 8JerusalemYotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi Buy
8. The Art of Simple FoodAlice Waters All-time · No. 9The Art of Simple FoodAlice Waters Buy
9. The Zuni Cafe CookbookJudy Rodgers All-time · No. 10The Zuni Cafe CookbookJudy Rodgers Buy
10. The Cuisines of MexicoDiana Kennedy All-time · No. 11The Cuisines of MexicoDiana Kennedy Buy
11. A Book of Middle Eastern FoodClaudia Roden All-time · No. 12A Book of Middle Eastern FoodClaudia Roden Buy
12. PlentyYotam Ottolenghi All-time · No. 13PlentyYotam Ottolenghi Buy
13. The Taste of Country CookingEdna Lewis All-time · No. 14The Taste of Country CookingEdna Lewis Buy
14. Land of PlentyFuchsia Dunlop All-time · No. 15Land of PlentyFuchsia Dunlop Buy

The cooks behind our 25 Mediterranean diet dishes to live for.

1. IkariaDiane Kochilas Med 25 · Diane KochilasIkariaDiane Kochilas Buy
2. The Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for BeginnersElena Paravantes Med 25 · OliveTomatoThe Mediterranean Diet Cookbook for BeginnersElena Paravantes Buy
3. The Mediterranean DishSuzy Karadsheh Med 25 · The Mediterranean DishThe Mediterranean DishSuzy Karadsheh Buy
4. The Feel Good Foodie CookbookYumna Jawad Med 25 · Feel Good FoodieThe Feel Good Foodie CookbookYumna Jawad Buy
5. The Blue Zones KitchenDan Buettner Med 25 · Blue ZonesThe Blue Zones KitchenDan Buettner Buy
6. The Everything Green Mediterranean CookbookPeter Minaki Med 25 · KalofagasThe Everything Green Mediterranean CookbookPeter Minaki Buy
7. FlorentineEmiko Davies Med 25 · Emiko DaviesFlorentineEmiko Davies Buy
8. RecipeTin Eats: DinnerNagi Maehashi Med 25 · RecipeTin EatsRecipeTin Eats: DinnerNagi Maehashi Buy
9. Pasta Grannies: Eat EverythingVicky Bennison Med 25 · Pasta GranniesPasta Grannies: Eat EverythingVicky Bennison Buy
10. Love and Lemons Every DayJeanine Donofrio Med 25 · Love and LemonsLove and Lemons Every DayJeanine Donofrio Buy
11. My Paris KitchenDavid Lebovitz Med 25 · David LebovitzMy Paris KitchenDavid Lebovitz Buy
12. Özlem's Turkish TableÖzlem Warren Med 25 · Özlem's Turkish TableÖzlem's Turkish TableÖzlem Warren Buy
13. SababaAdeena Sussman Med 25 · Adeena SussmanSababaAdeena Sussman Buy
14. Downshiftology Healthy Meal PrepLisa Bryan Med 25 · DownshiftologyDownshiftology Healthy Meal PrepLisa Bryan Buy
15. Smitten Kitchen KeepersDeb Perelman Med 25 · Smitten KitchenSmitten Kitchen KeepersDeb Perelman Buy
16. Minimalist Baker's Everyday CookingDana Shultz Med 25 · Minimalist BakerMinimalist Baker's Everyday CookingDana Shultz Buy
17. Big Vegan FlavorNisha Vora Med 25 · Rainbow Plant LifeBig Vegan FlavorNisha Vora Buy