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Best Food Network Chef Cookbooks for Busy Cooks
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Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple IngredientsBarefoot Contessa Back to Basics: Fabulous Flavor from Simple Ingredients by Ina Garten
Buy new: $20.47 / Used from: $14.79
Ina Garten's books are full of recipes that only TASTE complicated. She makes my favorite quick cooking dishes that taste absolutely amazing. Ina's newest book, now available for pre-order.
Barefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over AgainBarefoot Contessa at Home: Everyday Recipes You'll Make Over and Over Again by Ina Garten
Buy new: $20.47 / Used from: $18.22
Lots of easy to prepare but great tasting dishes.
Barefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at HomeBarefoot in Paris: Easy French Food You Can Make at Home by Ina Garten
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $19.50
My favorite French cookbook, because Ina makes it simple.
Barefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like FamilyBarefoot Contessa Family Style: Easy Ideas and Recipes That Make Everyone Feel Like Family by Ina Garten
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $15.00
More great recipes for the busy cook.
Barefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really FunBarefoot Contessa Parties! Ideas and Recipes for Easy Parties That Are Really Fun by Ina Garten
Buy new: $18.90 / Used from: $14.36
Many interesting and easy dishes for theme based meals, including events, holidays, and picnics.
The Barefoot Contessa CookbookThe Barefoot Contessa Cookbook by Ina Garten
Buy new: $20.47 / Used from: $17.40
Easy, great tasting recipes.
Simply Delicioso: A Collection of Everyday Recipes with a Latin TwistSimply Delicioso: A Collection of Everyday Recipes with a Latin Twist by Ingrid Hoffmann
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $7.99
Easy but amazing Latin American recipes. My favorite Latin American cookbook out there. Many unique "signature" ingredients used in her dishes.
Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book: Her Biggest Ever Collection of All-New 30-Minute Meals Plus Kosher Meals, Meals for One, Veggie Dinners, Holiday Favorites, and Much More!Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book: Her Biggest Ever Collection of All-New 30-Minute Meals Plus Kosher Meals, Meals for One, Veggie Dinners, Holiday Favorites, and Much More! by Rachael Ray
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $11.96
Rachael Ray never ceases to amaze with her imagination for coming up with nifty weeknight meals.
Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook)Rachael Ray 365: No Repeats--A Year of Deliciously Different Dinners (A 30-Minute Meal Cookbook) by Rachael Ray
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.19
A huge selection of fast, easy meals.
Giada's Kitchen: New Italian FavoritesGiada's Kitchen: New Italian Favorites by Giada De Laurentiis
Buy new: $19.00 / Used from: $19.97
Giada makes Italian cooking fast and easy. It will taste like you slaved in the kitchen for hours, when it was really minutes. My favorite books when I want to cook Italian. This is her new book now available to pre-order.
Giada's Family DinnersGiada's Family Dinners by Giada De Laurentiis
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $13.36
Fast, good, Italian recipes.
Everyday PastaEveryday Pasta by Giada De Laurentiis
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $14.24
Fast, good, Italian recipes.
Everyday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious RecipesEveryday Italian: 125 Simple and Delicious Recipes by Giada De Laurentiis
Buy new: $20.47 / Used from: $16.33
Fast, good, Italian recipes.
Nigella Express: Good Food, FastNigella Express: Good Food, Fast by Nigella Lawson
Buy new: $28.00 / Used from: $9.29
Good food fast, just like the title says. Nigella has a great imagination for putting ingredients together you may not ordinarily think of.
Nigella BitesNigella Bites by Nigella Lawson
Nigella has a wild imagination and her willingness to try anything pays off with some really unique but delicious recipes here, none of which are complicated.
Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better CookCook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook by Jamie Oliver
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $10.83
Not only does Jamie give you good recipes here, he'll help tutor you to be a better cook.
Jamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good LifeJamie at Home: Cook Your Way to the Good Life by Jamie Oliver
Buy new: $30.00 / Used from: $11.06
Jamie's new book, available for pre-order.
Jamie's KitchenJamie's Kitchen by Jamie Oliver
Buy new: $39.95 / Used from: $10.84
A gorgeous coffee table quality book with amazing photographs. Beautiful to look at, and good to cook from too!
I'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = BakingI'm Just Here for More Food: Food x Mixing + Heat = Baking by Alton Brown
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $14.40
Alton gives you a unique perspective on the science of cooking that will not only help you with the recipes in this book, but ANY recipes you ever make.
I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0I'm Just Here for the Food: Version 2.0 by Alton Brown
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $17.99
Learn about the science of cooking (it's fascinating!) while you make good dishes.
Dinner at My PlaceDinner at My Place by Tyler Florence
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $5.60
Tyler's new book, now available for pre-order.
Tyler's Ultimate: Brilliant Simple Food to Make Any TimeTyler's Ultimate: Brilliant Simple Food to Make Any Time by Tyler Florence
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $18.85
A variety of interesting dishes that aren't too complicated to make.
Eat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh FlavorsEat This Book: Cooking with Global Fresh Flavors by Tyler Florence
Buy new: $21.45 / Used from: $4.99
Good recipes influenced by cuisines of the world that aren't too complicated to make.
Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook: Explosive Flavors from the Southwestern KitchenBobby Flay's Mesa Grill Cookbook: Explosive Flavors from the Southwestern Kitchen by Bobby Flay
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $22.96
Recipes from one of the best restaurants in the country, in my opinion, Mesa Grill. Not the easiest recipes to make necessarily, but when you really want to spoil yourself this book has incredible dishes.
Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill: 125 Reasons to Light Your Fire!Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill: 125 Reasons to Light Your Fire! by Bobby Flay
Buy new: $21.60 / Used from: $8.03
My favorite of Bobby's grilling series of books, he makes grilling gourmet and is influenced by some foreign cooking.
Wolfgang Puck Makes It Easy: Delicious Recipes for Your Home KitchenWolfgang Puck Makes It Easy: Delicious Recipes for Your Home Kitchen by Wolfgang Puck
A lot of great dishes that aren't too complicated from a chef that is not only a Food Network celebrity but also owns some of the best and most famous restaurants in the world.
Live, Love, Eat!: The Best of Wolfgang PuckLive, Love, Eat!: The Best of Wolfgang Puck by Wolfgang Puck
Buy used from: $6.43
A lot of good, not too complicated recipes including some Austrian specialties that are hard to find elsewhere.
Wolfgang Puck Pizza, Pasta, and More!Wolfgang Puck Pizza, Pasta, and More! by Wolfgang Puck
Buy used from: $3.82
Pizza and pasta are favorites because they are handy for quick cooks and not too expensive.
Molto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at HomeMolto Italiano: 327 Simple Italian Recipes to Cook at Home by Mario Batali
Buy new: $27.00 / Used from: $19.45
Mario's recipes aren't necessarily the quickest, but he is truly an expert when it comes to authentic Italian cuisine (rather than Italian-American) and it shows in this book.
The Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook CollectionThe Lady & Sons Savannah Country Cookbook Collection by Paula H. Deen
Buy new: $21.71 / Used from: $15.90
A wealth of good, Southern recipes that aren't too fussy or complicated.
Paula Deen Celebrates!: Best Dishes and Best Wishes for the Best Times of Your LifePaula Deen Celebrates!: Best Dishes and Best Wishes for the Best Times of Your Life by Paula Deen
Buy new: $17.16 / Used from: $6.96
Quick, easy, and Southern!
Paula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern StylePaula Deen & Friends: Living It Up, Southern Style by Paula Deen
Buy new: $18.72 / Used from: $4.99
Quick, easy, and Southern!
Emeril's Potluck: Comfort Food with a Kicked-Up AttitudeEmeril's Potluck: Comfort Food with a Kicked-Up Attitude by Emeril Lagasse
Buy new: $17.96 / Used from: $0.42
Many dishes that aren't complicated from one of America's most famous chefs.
Emeril's TV Dinners: Kickin' It Up a Notch with Recipes from Emeril Live and Essence of EmerilEmeril's TV Dinners: Kickin' It Up a Notch with Recipes from Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril by Emeril Lagasse
Buy new: $23.94 / Used from: $0.01
Uncomplicated, good dinners.