Best Cookbooks 2018
If You Need a Holiday Hostess Gift, Look No Further
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Here's the thing; a cookbook is just about the ideal holiday gift, and here's why. It's a perfect hostess gift because it's thoughtful and isn't the classic food or alcohol, plus it can arrive in two days thanks to Amazon Prime. Alternatively, if you're gifting someone who genuinely loves to cook, they'll be excited to try out some new recipes, maybe from some of their favourite chefs or celebrities.
Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes From London's Ottolenghi
Vegetables become the main event thanks to Plenty: Vibrant Vegetable Recipes From London's Ottolenghi ($24, originally $35). The recipes are delicious and seriously crave-worthy.
The Instant Pot Bible
If they're obsessed with their Instant Pot, they need The Instant Pot Bible ($12, originally $18).
Cravings: Hungry For More
We're betting Chrissy Teigen's Cravings: Hungry For More ($18, originally $30) is on every home cook's holiday wish list.
Baking: From My Home to Yours
If they're more partial to baking, this is the cookbook to gift. Baking: From My Home to Yours ($22, originally $40) is huge, and filled to the brim with delicious recipes to get you through the holiday season.
Everything I Want to Eat: Sqirl and the New California Cooking
Everything I Want to Eat: Sqirl and the New California Cooking ($24, originally $40) brings a new twist to classic dishes in a way that's fresh and inviting.
Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health & Weight Loss, With 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes
The keto-curious will love reading Simply Keto: A Practical Approach to Health & Weight Loss, With 100+ Easy Low-Carb Recipes ($22, originally $35). It's a way to take some of the fear and intimidation out of trying the new diet.
It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great
It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great ($19, originally $35) is actually full of delicious, healthy recipes. I personally reach for this one a lot, and it's a great gift for the wellness-obsessed.
Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes For Gathering
The Fixer Upper stans or serious hosts will swoon over Joanna Gaines's Magnolia Table: A Collection of Recipes For Gathering ($18, originally $30).
How to Cook Everything
For the person who's just getting into cooking, let How to Cook Everything ($21, originally $35) by Mark Bittman be the ultimate guidebook.
Run Fast. Eat Slow: Nourishing Recipes For Athletes
Leave it to a champion marathon runner to know a thing or too about nourishing your body. Run Fast. Eat Slow: Nourishing Recipes For Athletes ($19, originally $25) by Shalane Flanagan, winner of the 2017 New York City Marathon, is full of yummy recipes meant to provide delicious, nutritional food.
Tasty Ultimate: How to Cook Basically Anything
You know those addictive Instagram cooking videos? Well, this Tasty Ultimate: How to Cook Basically Anything ($18, originally $30) cookbook is teaching you how to make those drool-worthy dishes.
Giada's Italy: My Recipes For La Dolce Vita
Who doesn't like Italian food? The recipes in Giada's Italy: My Recipes For La Dolce Vita ($20, originally $35) will have your home feeling, and smelling, like Italy.
