Free Cookbooks

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Our recipes, gathered into printable cookbooks: 215 recipes in six free PDFs, each with a photo of every dish, the ingredients, steps and tips. Download one to read offline, print it for the kitchen or share it with family. Every recipe is also on this site, with more photos and tools.

  • Cover of the Our Family Kitchen cookbook

    Our Family Kitchen

    Recipes from Aunt Sandy’s typed cookbook, Sofia’s Swedish and American family recipes, our recipe cards, Aly, Cousin Ricky’s chopped herring, Great-Grandma Nellie and Aunt Peggy.

    63 recipes · 66 pages · PDF, 4.6 MB

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  • Cover of the Holiday Dinners cookbook

    Holiday Dinners

    Thanksgiving, Christmas and the Feast of the Seven Fishes, Rosh Hashanah, Hanukkah, Purim, Passover, Easter and the New Year.

    69 recipes · 71 pages · PDF, 5.7 MB

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  • Cover of the Fish Friday and Seafood Suppers cookbook

    Fish Friday and Seafood Suppers

    Seafood dinners for Lent and every week: New England classics, fish tacos, shrimp and scallops.

    29 recipes · 31 pages · PDF, 2.6 MB

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  • Cover of the Breakfast and Brunch cookbook

    Breakfast and Brunch

    Pancakes, French toast, eggs Benedict, steak and eggs, hash, a lox and bagel board, muffins and quick breads.

    23 recipes · 25 pages · PDF, 2.1 MB

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  • Cover of the Swedish Family Kitchen cookbook

    Swedish Family Kitchen

    Meatballs and lingonberries, Jansson’s temptation, gravlax, cinnamon buns and the rest of our Swedish family’s table.

    24 recipes · 26 pages · PDF, 2.2 MB

    Download Swedish Family Kitchen
  • Cover of the Portuguese New England cookbook

    Portuguese New England

    Kale soup, clams with chouriço, shrimp Mozambique, bacalhau, Portuguese sweet bread and malasadas.

    7 recipes · 9 pages · PDF, 1.0 MB

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Want something quicker to pin on the refrigerator? Our printable cheat sheets cover safe cooking temperatures, steak doneness, cooking times, substitutions and kitchen tips.

Common questions

Are the cookbooks really free?
Yes. They are free to download, print and share with family and friends. Please do not sell them.
Do I need an account?
No. Tap or click a book to download the PDF; no sign-up and no email address.
Will the cookbooks be updated?
Yes. We update them as we add recipes, so check back for new editions.

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