The most popular cooking books of 2026

Cookbooks give you recipes and the skills to cook them well. Quick weeknight meals, family favorites, world cuisines, special diets and ambitious weekend projects are all here. Beginners will find books that teach the basics, and confident cooks will find new flavors to explore. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.

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Lebanon
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Lebanon

Liza Asseily, Ziad Asseily

Published 2026

224 pages

Dryads
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Dryads

Brian D. Hoefling

Published 2026

304 pages

The Book of Yields
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The Book of Yields

Francis T. Lynch, Lisa M. Brefere

Published 2026

352 pages

Tasty
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Tasty

Chelsea Winter

Published 2026

240 pages

Pan Dulce
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Pan Dulce

Aaron Bowersock

Published 2026

22 pages

Eat Bitter
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Eat Bitter

Lydia Pang

Published 2026

320 pages

Jack Daniels
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Jack Daniels

Richard Thomas

Published 2026

288 pages

Mexican Soul
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Mexican Soul

Santiago Lastra

Published 2026

272 pages