Cooking
- How to Cook Everything: Simple Recipes for Great Food, by Mark Bittman
- The Cook's Bible: The Best of American Home Cooking, by Christopher Kimball
- How to Cook Without a Book: Recipes & Techniques Every Cook Should Know by Heart, by Pam Anderson
- CookWise: The Secrets of Cooking Revealed, by Shirley O. Corriher
- Carmine's Family-Style Cookbook: More than 100 Classic Italian Dishes to Make at Home, by Michael Ronis with Mary Goodbody
- Cook Like a Rock Star: 125 Recipes, Lessons, and Culinary Secrets, by Anne Burrell
- 400 Best Sandwich Recipes: From Classics & Burgers to Wraps & Condiments, by Alison Lewis
- More-with-Less Cookbook: Suggestions by Mennonites on how to eat better and consume less of the world's limited food resources, by Doris Janzen Longacre
- The Frugal Family Kitchen Book, by Mary Webber
- From Amish and Mennonite Kitchens, by Phyllis Pellman Good and Rachel Thomas Pellman
- Homestyle Cooking Made Healthy: 200 Classic American Favorites, by Jeanne Jones
- Picture-Perfect Home Cooking, Better Homes & Gardens
Baking
- BakeWise: The Hows & Whys of Successful Baking with Over 200 Magnificent Recipes, by Shirley O. Corriher
- Jim Fobel's Old-Fashioned Baking Book: Recipes from an American Childhood
- Mad about Muffins, by Dot Vartan
- The Cake Mix Doctor: From Cake Mix to Magnificent, by Anne Byrn
- Country Cakes: A Homestyle Treasury, by Lisa Yockelson
- The Whimsical Bakehouse: Fun-to-Make Cakes that Taste as Good as They Look! by Kay Hansen and Liv Hansen
- The Artful Cupcake: Baking & Decorating Delicious Indulgences, by Marcianne Miller
- Crazy about Cupcakes, by Krystina Castella
Favorite Cooking Magazines
- Taste of Home
- Simple & Delicious (by Taste of Home)
- Healthy Cooking (also by Taste of Home)
- Cooking Light
- Everyday Food (Martha Stewart)
- Food Network Magazine
- Cook's Illustrated
- Cook's Country Magazine
