Books like Beat This! Cookbook by Ann Hodgman

Samin Nosrat’s cookbook teaches cooking fundamentals through four essential elements—salt, fat, acid, and heat—using clear explanations, 150 illustrations, and a collection of 100 core recipes to help any cook create balanced, delicious dishes.

Mark Bittman's entry‑level cookbook offers clear, practical recipes for everyday cooking, covering basic techniques and a wide range of dishes—including vegetarian options—aimed at home cooks in the United States.

The Flavor Bible is a definitive culinary reference that teaches chefs and home cooks how to season ingredients for maximum flavor, drawing on the expertise of leading chefs and offering thousands of ingredient pairings.

A comprehensive guide to American cooking, featuring 950 recipes and tips on setting up a kitchen and storing food.

A comprehensive cookbook with 1,990 recipes and a guide to wine serving, American cooking tips, equipment, and microwave information.

Explore the rich culinary traditions of Native American peoples with modern adaptations of classic dishes from five distinct regions.

Offering a fun-filled step-by-step dessert cookbook, Ann Reardon teaches you how to create delicious and impressive pastries, cakes and sweet creations. Join food scientist Ann Reardon, host of the award-winning YouTube series How to Cook That, as she explores Crazy Sweet Creations. An accomplished pastry chef, Reardon draws millions of baking fans together each week, eager to learn the secrets of her extravagant cakes, chocolates, and eye-popping desserts. Her warmth and sense of fun in the kitchen shines through on every page as she reveals the science behind recreating your own culinary masterpieces. For home cooks and fans who love their desserts, cakes, and ice creams to look amazing and taste even better. Take your culinary creations to influencer status. You’ll also: * Learn to make treats that get the whole family cooking * Create baked goods that tap into beloved pop culture trends * Impress guests with beautiful desserts Readers of dessert cookbooks like [*Dessert Person*](/works/OL21899018W), [*Sally's Cookie Addiction*](/works/OL19733269W), [*Tartine*](/works/OL17890148W), [*Mastering the Art of French Cooking*](/works/OL1820661W), [*Joshua Weissman: An Unapologetic Cookbook*](/works/OL24575051W), or [*100 Cookies*](/works/OL20785614W) will love *How to Cook That: Crazy Sweet Creations*.