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Last updated Sep 29, 2026. We removed the Have ready lists, since the bold ingredient lines are the prep list. Sheet Pan Gnocchi now has the easy-to-follow recipe too.

We are a small team who love cookbooks. We trace popular online recipes back to the books they came from. Then you can buy the original if you want. Simple on purpose. Fast on purpose. Updated weekly.

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Top books on this board

HIT RATE = dishes in the top 100 linked to that book ÷ totalRecipes. We count eligible books only (eligible===true). The columns come from current top-100 ancestor matches, not from a list of famous books.

Top books by number of recipes in top 100

  1. Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer (1931): 17 (1.1% · 17/1500)
  2. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan (1992): 4 (0.8% · 4/500)
  3. Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961): 4 (0.8% · 4/524)
  4. The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (2015): 3 (1.0% · 3/300)
  5. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison (1997): 3 (0.2% · 3/1400)

Top books by percent hits

  1. Joy of Cooking by Irma S. Rombauer (1931): 1.1% (17/1500)
  2. The Food Lab by J. Kenji López-Alt (2015): 1.0% (3/300)
  3. Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking by Marcella Hazan (1992): 0.8% (4/500)
  4. Mastering the Art of French Cooking by Julia Child, Louisette Bertholle, Simone Beck (1961): 0.8% (4/524)
  5. Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison (1997): 0.2% (3/1400)

Top 100 popular internet recipes

Updated weekly. Last top-list update: Sep 2026.

  1. #1Crispy Rice Spicy Tuna↑2
  2. #2Hot Honey Chicken↑7
  3. #3Chili Crisp Eggs↑4
  4. #4Gochujang Pasta↑4
  5. #5Marry Me Chicken=
  6. #6Smash Burgers↑7
  7. #7Salmon Rice Bowl↓1
  8. #8Smash Tacos↑9
  9. #9Smashed Potatoes↓5
  10. #10Birria Tacos=
  11. #11Whipped Feta Dip↑3
  12. #12Cucumber Salad (TikTok)↓1
  13. #13Green Goddess Salad↓1
  14. #14Chili Oil Noodles↑5
  15. #15Elote Dip↑11
  16. #16French Onion Pasta↓1
  17. #17Greek Chicken Bowls↑6
  18. #18Baked Oats↓2
  19. #19Overnight Oats↑3
  20. #20Air Fryer Halloumi Fries↑11
  21. #21Ube Cheese Pandesal↑20
  22. #22Sushi Bake↑3
  23. #23Avocado Toast↑1
  24. #24Poke Bowl↑4
  25. #25Egg Bites↓4
  26. #26Cottage Cheese Ice Cream↓24
  27. #27Sheet Pan Gnocchi↓7
  28. #28Tteokbokki↑27
  29. #29Lasagna Soup↑32
  30. #30Focaccia Art Bread↓1
  31. #31Pesto Eggs↓1
  32. #32Kimchi Fried Rice↑34
  33. #33Shakshuka↑3
  34. #34One-Pot Lemon Orzo=
  35. #35Gnocchi alla Vodka=
  36. #36Grinder Salad Sandwich↓4
  37. #37Açaí Bowl↓4
  38. #38Dubai Chocolate Bar↓37
  39. #39Bulgogi Beef Bowls↑21
  40. #40Garlic Confit Toast↓3
  41. #41Brown Butter Sage Pasta↓2
  42. #42Baked Feta Pasta↓24
  43. #43Air Fryer Chicken Wings↓3
  44. #44Everything Bagel Seasoning Eggs↓2
  45. #45Corn Ribs↓7
  46. #46Mango Sticky Rice↑2
  47. #47Cacio e Pepe↓2
  48. #48Mapo Tofu↑30
  49. #49Hummus Bowl↓3
  50. #50Chicken Cobbler (TikTok)↓3
  51. #51Black Pepper Chicken↑1
  52. #52Ramen Egg↑7
  53. #53Detox Smoothie Bowl↓10
  54. #54Banana Bread↓5
  55. #55Chicken Cobb Wrap↓5
  56. #56Breakfast Quesadilla↑1
  57. #57Grilled Cheese Tomato Jam↓6
  58. #58Pickle Soup↓5
  59. #59Sourdough Discard Crackers↓15
  60. #60Chia Pudding↓2
  61. #61Butter Chicken↑4
  62. #62Garlic Naan Pizza↓6
  63. #63Beef and Broccoli↑1
  64. #64Caprese Salad↓2
  65. #65Caesar Salad↓2
  66. #66Cowboy Caviar↑5
  67. #67Chocolate Chip Cookies=
  68. #68Whipped Coffee Cake↓14
  69. #69French Toast=
  70. #70Miso Soup↑23
  71. #71Peanut Butter Banana Toast↑1
  72. #72Cookie Dough Dip↓2
  73. #73Cloud Bread↓46
  74. #74Pad Thai↑5
  75. #75Carnitas↑5
  76. #76Lemon Bars↓1
  77. #77Tomato Soup Grilled Cheese↓1
  78. #78Loaded Nachos↑3
  79. #79Baked Alaska in a Cup↓6
  80. #80Zucchini Noodles↑2
  81. #81Pho Ga↑4
  82. #82Tortilla Wrap Hack↓14
  83. #83Ratatouille=
  84. #84Chicken Adobo↑5
  85. #85Yakitori↑5
  86. #86Dump Cake↓2
  87. #87Pot Roast↓1
  88. #88Stuffed Peppers↓1
  89. #89Tuna Melt↑2
  90. #90Pozole Rojo↑4
  91. #91Dal Tadka↑5
  92. #92Chana Masala↑5
  93. #93Butter Board↓19
  94. #94Clam Chowder↑6
  95. #95Shepherd's Pie=
  96. #96Beef Stroganoff↑2
  97. #97Misir Wot Bowl↑2
  98. #98Pasta Chips↓21
  99. #99Pancake Cereal↓7
  100. #100Nature's Cereal↓12