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cookery book

British  
/ ˈkʊkˌbʊk /

noun

  1. a book containing recipes and instructions for cooking

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Tana, a cookery book author married to Gordon since 1996, becomes a mother at 49.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2023

In the last recession I did a cookery book called "Save with Jamie" and "Money Saving Meals."

From Salon • Jan. 18, 2023

Her Indian cookery book met with acclaim when the first edition was published in London in 1961, and went on to inspire future generations of chefs and home cooks.

From BBC • Jul. 29, 2021

In the 1723 cookery book “The Cooks and Confectioners Dictionary,” the author John Nott shares a recipe for chicken breasts, in which the skins get lifted and stuffed with grated bacon, anchovies and herbs.

From New York Times • Jun. 4, 2021

A small treasure of a book hidden inside a big common one—like...spells printed on dragonfly wings, discovered tucked inside a cookery book, right between the recipes for cabbages and corn.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor