cookbook

British, cookery book

[kook-book]

noun

1. a book containing recipes and instructions for cooking.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cookbook¹

An Americanism dating back to 1800–10; cook ¹ + book

Example Sentences

But she’s also a certified health coach who has written a cookbook.

From Los Angeles Times

After a day of reviewing cookbooks and recipes from competent, contemporary cooks, I find myself scrolling toward something stranger: accounts that operate like a digital card catalog of retro culinary horror and delight.

From Salon

When she published her second cookbook, “It’s All Good,” in 2013, The Atlantic called it the “Bible of Laughable Hollywood Neuroticism” and said she “had gone over the edge.”

From Salon

After two years of mostly small exchanges — cookbook galleys, costume jewelry, a set of dinner plates with just the right heft — we brought home something that, improbably, shifted the cadence of our cooking.

From Salon

When Yearwood recently appeared on “Salon Talks,” we talked about her new cookbook, the importance of family, the joys of southern cooking and the secret ingredient that fuels her kitchen.

From Salon

Related Words

• guide 
• guidebook 
• handbook 
• reference book 
• text 
• textbook 
• workbook