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    For the 2005 Missy Elliott album, see The Cookbook.''A cookbook contains information on cooking, and a list of recipes. It may also contain information on ingredient origin, freshness, selection and quality, e.g. the Slow Food movement's ark of taste criteria.While western cookbooks usually group recipes for main courses by the main ingredient of the dishes, Cuisine of JapanJapanese cookbooks usually group them by cooking techniques (e.g., Fryingfried foods, Steamingsteamed foods, and Grillinggrilled foods). Both styles of cookbook have additional recipe groupings such as soups, sweets.Famous cookbooks from the past include:
  • ''De re coquinariaDe re coquinaria (The Art of Cooking)'' (late 4th century4th / early 5th century5th century) by Apicius
  • ''Liber de CoquinaLiber de Coquina (The Book of Cookery)'' (late 13th century13th / early 14th century14th century) by two unknown authors from France and Italy
  • The ''Forme of Cury'' (14th century) by the Master Cooks of Richard II of EnglandKing Richard II of England
  • ''TailleventViandier'' (14th century) by Guillaume Tirel alias Taillevent
  • ''Le Cuisinier Royal'' (1817) by Alexandre Viard
  • ''Mrs Beeton's Book of Household ManagementMrs Beeton's Book of Household Management ...'' (1861) by Mrs Beeton
  • ''Pellegrino ArtusiLa scienza in cucina e l'arte di mangiar bene'' (1891) by Pellegrino Artusi
  • Various cookbooks (between 1903 and 1934) by Auguste Escoffier
  • The Joy of Cooking by Irma Rombauer (1931)
  • ''The Alice B. Toklas Cookbook'' (1954) by Alice B. Toklas
  • ''Helen Gurley Brown's Single Girl's Cookbook'' (1969) by Helen Gurley Brown
  • Moosewood Cookbook by Mollie KatzenThe term ''cookbook'' is sometimes used metaphorically to refer to any book containg already tried and tested "recipes" that others can use unchanged - for example a set of circuit designs in electronics, or the ''Anarchist Cookbook'', a set of instructions on destruction and living outside the law.

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  • List of cookbooks
  • Food writing

    External links - wikibooksparCookbook
  • cookbookwiki.com - CookbookWiki.com A Recipe Wiki Site.
  • kirkusreviews.com - Cookbook reviews powered by Kirkus Reports.
  • cookbookswelove.com - Cookbooks We Love offers cookbook reviews of the editor's favorite cookbooks.----A cookbook can also refer to a straightforward set of ''recipes'' or instructions for a specific field or activity other than !cooking.de:Kochbuchlb:Kachbich ernl:Kookboeksr:КуварCate gory:Literary? genres DEBUG REDIRECT (cookbook)
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    THE NIBBLE - Gourmet food magazine with product reviews of the best gourmet food and specialty food
    Online gourmet food magazine and website with a thousand product reviews of gourmet food and beverages. There's also an opt-in newsletter about gourmet foods and beverages that delivers a top food pick of the week, and a tip of the day. THE NIBBLE is the only consumer publication devoted to specialty foods.
    http://www.thenibble.com

    GOURMET GUIDES COOKBOOKS
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    Friends and Family Cookbook Publishers
    We allow 60 of your photos and ten special pages. We try to accommodate your special needs.
    http://www.friendsandfamilycookbooks.com/

    BookLoons
    BookLoons has thousands of searchable book reviews across genres (updated weekly), columns, contests, online reading, and sections for Teens and Children.
    http://www.bookloons.com/

    E-Cookbooks.net
    Specialty cookbooks for sale. Includes title descriptions, online recipes and a mailing list.
    http://www.e-cookbooks.net/

    Morris Press Cookbooks
    Printing establishment that specializes in cookbook publishing. Lists features, prices and company history.
    http://www.morriscookbooks.com/

    Walter's Publishing
    Cookbook publishing company.
    http://www.custom-cookbooks.com

    Suite 101.com
    Ezines on a variety of topics hosted by Suite101.
    http://suite101.com/

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