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"Ultimately, the recipe has to be good – there are some really awful ones," she says, referencing strange combinations she has seen in cookbooks, including banana and herring and lamb and crab.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

When he was cooking, he was also creating illustrated recipes to bring into the kitchen so that he wouldn’t get his expensive cookbooks messy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

He has also worked as a translator of corporate reports and cookbooks and as a ghostwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

While there, she joined a women’s dinner club that read cookbooks and made the recipes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

Sitting down to nibble on a macaroon, she studied the row of cookbooks displayed on the bookshelves lining the wall.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein