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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 61 times as cook)
avg rating 4.39 — 100,779 ratings — published 2017
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How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food (Hardcover)
by (shelved 59 times as cook)
avg rating 4.00 — 103,458 ratings — published 1998
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Joy of Cooking Joy of Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 49 times as cook)
avg rating 4.12 — 203,105 ratings — published 1931
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The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science (Hardcover)
by (shelved 28 times as cook)
avg rating 4.31 — 26,948 ratings — published 2015
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Mastering the Art of French Cooking Mastering the Art of French Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 24 times as cook)
avg rating 4.25 — 79,885 ratings — published 1961
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Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking (Hardcover)
by (shelved 23 times as cook)
avg rating 4.07 — 26,721 ratings — published 1976
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Toxin Toxin (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 22 times as cook)
avg rating 3.83 — 13,770 ratings — published 1998
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On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen (Hardcover)
by (shelved 21 times as cook)
avg rating 4.46 — 16,454 ratings — published 1984
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Jerusalem: A Cookbook Jerusalem: A Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 20 times as cook)
avg rating 4.18 — 37,735 ratings — published 2012
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Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as cook)
avg rating 4.15 — 141,502 ratings — published 1953
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The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes and Wisdom from an Obsessive Home Cook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 19 times as cook)
avg rating 3.99 — 46,068 ratings — published 2012
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Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes To Repeat Cook This Book: Techniques That Teach and Recipes To Repeat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as cook)
avg rating 4.21 — 3,846 ratings — published 2021
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Plenty Plenty (Hardcover)
by (shelved 17 times as cook)
avg rating 4.12 — 27,006 ratings — published 2010
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Coma Coma (Paperback)
by (shelved 17 times as cook)
avg rating 3.88 — 53,927 ratings — published 1977
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Harmful Intent Harmful Intent (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as cook)
avg rating 3.89 — 7,197 ratings — published 1990
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Invasion Invasion (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.63 — 7,139 ratings — published 1997
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Crisis (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #6) Crisis (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #6)
by (shelved 16 times as cook)
avg rating 3.77 — 7,241 ratings — published 2006
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Acceptable Risk Acceptable Risk (Paperback)
by (shelved 16 times as cook)
avg rating 3.82 — 9,630 ratings — published 1995
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Chromosome 6 (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #3) Chromosome 6 (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #3)
by (shelved 16 times as cook)
avg rating 3.93 — 16,360 ratings — published 1997
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Outbreak (Dr. Marissa Blumenthal, #1) Outbreak (Dr. Marissa Blumenthal, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as cook)
avg rating 3.98 — 57,925 ratings — published 1987
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Mutation Mutation (Paperback)
by (shelved 15 times as cook)
avg rating 3.82 — 9,265 ratings — published 1989
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Ottolenghi Simple Ottolenghi Simple (Hardcover)
by (shelved 15 times as cook)
avg rating 4.30 — 14,133 ratings — published 2018
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Contagion (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #2) Contagion (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #2)
by (shelved 15 times as cook)
avg rating 3.98 — 15,998 ratings — published 1995
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How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking How to Be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as cook)
avg rating 3.92 — 40,905 ratings — published 1998
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Marker (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #5) Marker (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #5)
by (shelved 14 times as cook)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,904 ratings — published 2005
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Vector (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #4) Vector (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #4)
by (shelved 14 times as cook)
avg rating 3.87 — 10,352 ratings — published 1999
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Fever Fever (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as cook)
avg rating 3.80 — 9,533 ratings — published 1982
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Brain Brain (Paperback)
by (shelved 14 times as cook)
avg rating 3.77 — 9,035 ratings — published 1981
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Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as cook)
avg rating 3.99 — 35,431 ratings — published 2016
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Death Benefit (Pia Grazdani, #1) Death Benefit (Pia Grazdani, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as cook)
avg rating 3.65 — 4,524 ratings — published 2011
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Abduction Abduction (Paperback)
by (shelved 13 times as cook)
avg rating 3.51 — 6,657 ratings — published 2000
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The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution The Art of Simple Food: Notes, Lessons, and Recipes from a Delicious Revolution (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as cook)
avg rating 3.93 — 27,198 ratings — published 2007
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Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 13 times as cook)
avg rating 3.91 — 52,193 ratings — published 2005
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Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes Dining In: Highly Cookable Recipes (Hardcover)
by (shelved 12 times as cook)
avg rating 4.18 — 2,856 ratings — published 2017
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Fatal Cure Fatal Cure (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as cook)
avg rating 3.75 — 6,207 ratings — published 1994
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Mindbend Mindbend (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as cook)
avg rating 3.79 — 4,483 ratings — published 1984
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Blindsight (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #1) Blindsight (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #1)
by (shelved 12 times as cook)
avg rating 3.83 — 9,246 ratings — published 1992
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Mortal Fear [Mar 23, 1989] Cook, Robin Mortal Fear [Mar 23, 1989] Cook, Robin (Paperback)
by (shelved 12 times as cook)
avg rating 3.78 — 5,717 ratings — published 1988
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Seizure (A Medical Thriller) Seizure (A Medical Thriller)
by (shelved 12 times as cook)
avg rating 3.60 — 5,434 ratings — published 2003
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Critical (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #7) Critical (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #7)
by (shelved 12 times as cook)
avg rating 3.74 — 5,868 ratings — published 2007
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Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from London's Ottolenghi Plenty More: Vibrant Vegetable Cooking from London's Ottolenghi (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as cook)
avg rating 3.91 — 12,379 ratings — published 2014
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Cell Cell (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as cook)
avg rating 3.75 — 7,567 ratings — published 2014
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Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook Veganomicon: The Ultimate Vegan Cookbook (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as cook)
avg rating 3.83 — 33,378 ratings — published 2007
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Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again (Hardcover)
by (shelved 11 times as cook)
avg rating 4.11 — 56,471 ratings — published 2006
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Cure (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #10) Cure (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #10)
by (shelved 11 times as cook)
avg rating 3.77 — 6,968 ratings — published 2010
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Sphinx Sphinx (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 11 times as cook)
avg rating 3.61 — 5,013 ratings — published 1979
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Foreign Body (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #8) Foreign Body (Jack Stapleton & Laurie Montgomery, #8)
by (shelved 11 times as cook)
avg rating 3.62 — 5,738 ratings — published 2008
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Godplayer Godplayer (Mass Market Paperback)
by (shelved 10 times as cook)
avg rating 3.74 — 4,970 ratings — published 1983
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Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over Nothing Fancy: Unfussy Food for Having People Over (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 10 times as cook)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,760 ratings — published 2019
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Mokokoma Mokhonoana
“We humans have survived and thrived for many centuries before the discovery of fire, which eventually led to the invention of cooking.”
Mokokoma Mokhonoana

D.T. Suzuki
“To serve as a cook in the Zendo life means that the monk has attained some understanding about Zen, for it is one of the positions highly honoured in the monastery, and may be filled only by one of those who have passed a number of years here.”
Daisetz Teitaro Suzuki, The Training Of The Zen Buddhist Monk

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