12 Great Cookbooks to Gift in 2025

Cookbooks make great gifts! Find one for everyone on your list—from the home baker to the salad lover to the person who can't get enough pasta.

Every year, I buy cookbooks to give as holiday gifts. They’re some of my favorite presents for people who love to cook. Filled with bright photography, mouthwatering recipes, and the author’s personal insights, they provide me with tons of inspiration in the kitchen, and I love to share that with others. So many wonderful cookbooks are coming out these days that you can find the perfect one for everyone on your list—from the baker to the meal prepper to the person who just got back from Italy and is on an all-pasta diet. I’ve rounded up some of my favorite…

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Photograph of Jeanine Donofrio and Jack Mathews in their kitchen

Hello, we're Jeanine and Jack.

We love to eat, travel, cook, and eat some more! We create & photograph vegetarian recipes from our home in Chicago, while our shiba pups eat the kale stems that fall on the kitchen floor.

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Photograph of Jeanine Donofrio and Jack Mathews in their kitchen

Hello, we're Jeanine and Jack.

We love to eat, travel, cook, and eat some more! We create & photograph vegetarian recipes from our home in Chicago, while our shiba pups eat the kale stems that fall on the kitchen floor.