Hi, I’m looking for some cookbook recommendations. AI and SEO slop have kinda killed my trust for most things on the internet, and I figure it might be handy to have some physical books in case it gets even worse. Also would be nice to have at least one book for low-carb recipes (my roommate is diabetic) and a book for vegetarian recipes. If any of you have cookbooks you love, I’d appreciate your recommendations!
Edit:
Thank you all, I ended up ordering:
- Food Lab
- Joy of Cooking
- Complete Mediterranean Cookbook
- Better Homes & Gardens New Cookbook
If I could have ordered one more, it probably would have been Night + Market. :)


I like seeing other people’s recommendations for books I need to get!
My mom’s cookbook of choice was “The Joy of Cooking,” so that’s what I bought when I moved across the country. It has explanations of how and why it makes decisions, and mistakes one might make.
https://bookshop.org/p/books/joy-of-cooking-fully-revised-and-updated-ethan-becker/fd5f6c238b71f467
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