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20 Best Cookbooks for Summer Outdoor Entertaining

International Picnic Day is June 18! We've got great books to inspire your al fresco feast. No ants or rain allowed!

Cooking and Storytelling Unite: Discover the Most Entertaining Cookbooks on the Shelves

The Library has so many cookbooks it can be hard to keep up! We have so much more than the usual famous chefs and social media empire offerings.

10 Books to Elevate Your Cooking with Beans

Beans, beans, the musical fruit...no, we're not at the playground singing songs about flatulence, we're in the kitchen and we're cooking with the incredibly versatile bean.

10 Delicious Vegan Cookbooks to Get You Cooking for Veganuary

These vegan cookbooks can set you up for success on your Veganuary journey.

10 Cookbooks to Help You Make An Award Winning Pie

These 10 cookbooks will help you wow everyone with your dessert (or dinner!) pie at your next event!

Rachel Recommends: What to Read and Watch This Autumn

"I'm so glad to live in a world where there are Octobers." - L.M. Montgomery

5 Books About Coffee, Just in Time for Pumpkin Spice Latte Season

Don't read this before you've had your first cup of coffee for the day.

5 Books About Breakfast for People Who Might Not Always Eat Breakfast

If breakfast is less of a meal and more of a quick snack, these books might help you reintroduce the first meal of the day into your life.

10 Books To Boost Your Grilling Game

July is National Grilling Month. Find a new recipe or technique in one of these suggested books.

Rachel Recommends: What to Read and Watch This Summer

Summer breeze makes me feel fine, blowin' through the jasmine in my mind.

All Pizza is the Best Pizza, But Today We Honor Detroit Style

Is your favorite pizza from Detroit?

10 Books to Make Sure Your Summer Cooking Season is the Best it Can Be

It's officially summer, and if you're looking for a great summer cookbook, the Library has it!

5 Cookbooks To Help Spice Up Your Rotisserie Chicken Meals

June 2 is National Rotisserie Chicken Day. Pick up a bird and make an easy meal using one of these cookbooks.

10 Great Books for Wine (and Grape) Enthusiasts

These books are Dionysus-approved.

SPAM: 5 Books to Celebrate an Asian-American Tradition

SPAM has roots in many Asian-American kitchens, and it has an interesting connection to Toledo.

Five Cookbooks to Celebrate Arab American Heritage Month

During April, we honor Arab Americans and their many contributions.

9 Soul Food Cookbooks to Feed Your Belly and Your Soul

Get your soul right with some soul food.

Rachel Recommends: What to Read and Watch This Winter

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is time for home." - Edith Sitwell

Yelp Reviews From the Top 10 Worst Meals in Literature

Cooking during the holiday season can be stressful. But look on the bright side: nothing you make will be anywhere near as bad as the food the characters eat in these books.

Five Outside the Box Cookbooks for Thanksgiving

If you are looking to get outside the box with your Thanksgiving preparations, here are some cookbooks to help you explore.

Eating at SAME Café: A Delicious and Important Main Library Destination

SAME Cafe is open at Main Library! Learn about this non-profit with the mission of "so all may eat."

Celebrate National Taco Day

National Taco Day is October 4.

Rachel Recommends: What You Need to Make Your Fall Season the Coziest

October, baptize me with leaves! swaddle me in corduroy and nurse me with split pea soup. October, tuck tiny candy bars in my pockets and carve my smile into a thousand pumpkins. O autumn! O teakettle! O grace!” Rainbow Rowell, attachments

6 Tasty Fall Cookbooks for Sweater Weather and Pumpkin Spice

Looking for fresh ideas on how to prepare all the delicious fall food? Look no further, here are some of our newest choices!

Grow Your Own Food at Home

Creating a kitchen garden is not only a fun hobby, but can provide your home with fresh produce all year long.

Learning to Cook Hungarian Style- Virtually!

TLCPL and the Hungarian Club of Toledo take their popular cooking class online.

Great Cookbooks for Lazy and/or Impatient People

After the usual holiday gorge-fest, most of us are ready to get back to healthier, or at least healthy-ish, eating habits. This blog post includes some really great cookbooks for lazy and/or impatient cooks as well as tasty recipes for people who hate to cook, but love to eat good food.