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> Ina Garten’s tribute to her husband, Cooking for Jeffrey, is Amazon.com’s best cookbook of this year

Cooking for Jeffrey are perhaps just as intimately acquainted with the doting, supportive husband as they are with the host, as Jeffrey is a regular fixture on her shows. Slipping in second spot on the list behind Cooking for Jeffrey is Anthony Bourdain’s first cookbook in 10 years, Appetites: A Cookbook by Anthony Bourdain. Appetites is described as a compilation of favourite recipes gathered over 40 years of travel and professional cooking, dishes he prepares regularly for friends and family – approachable recipes for the at-home chef. They include roast chicken with lemon butter and candied sweet potatoes. Rounding out the top three spots is Skinnytaste Fast and Slow: Knockout QuickFix and Slow Cooker Recipes by popular food blogger Gina Homolka and dietitian-author Heather K. Jones.

The book features 140 dishes like chicken and dumpling soup, Korean-style beef tacos and spicy harissa lamb ragu.

Also on the top 10 list of the editors at Amazon.com are: Deep Run Roots: Stories and Recipes from My Corner of the South by Vivian Howard; Alton Brown: EveryDayCook by Alton Brown; Dorie’s Cookies by Dorie Greenspan and Davide Luciano; Danielle Walker’s Against All Grain Celebrations: A Year of Gluten-Free, DairyFree, and Paleo Recipes for Every Occasion by Danielle Walker; Meathead: The Science of Great Barbecue and Grilling by Meathead Goldwyn and Greg Blonder; Mario Batali – Big American Cookbook: 250 Favourite Recipes from across the US by Mario Batali and Jim Webster; and Small Victories: Recipes, Advice + Hundreds of Ideas for Home Cooking Triumphs by Julia Turshen and Gentl + Hyers. – AFP-Relaxnews