11/8/2023
Musician Cookbooks You Need for Your Next Dinner Party
From Snoop Dogg and E-40's new cookbook to Paul McCartney's meat-free dishes, see our top picks for celebrity cookbooks to get for yourself or give as a gift.
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Rania Aniftos, Latifah Muhammad
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Snoop Dogg participates in a cooking demonstration at Goya Foods' Grand Tasting Village Featuring Mastercard Grand Tasting Tents & KitchenAid Culinary Demonstrations on February 25, 2017 in Miami Beach, Florida. Gustavo Caballero/GI
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The holidays are creeping up, which means dinner parties and gifts galore. Whether you’re looking for recipes for your next dinner party, a White Elephant gift, Secret Santa gift, stocking stuffer or simply just want to try out new dishes, we’ve rounded up eight of our favorite and genuinely useful cookbooks full of delicious recipes from beloved musicians.
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Snoop Dogg Presents: Goon With the Spoon by Snoop Dogg & E-40
$17.46 $24.95 30% off
Following the success of From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen which is currently no. 1 at Amazon), Snoop Dogg hops back in the kitchen for a tasty collaboration with E-40.
Snoop Dogg Presents: Goon With the Spoon, takes inspiration from the rap legends’ favorite meals, their music and E-40’s Filipino food business, Lumpia. Goon With the Spoon, out Nov. 14, features 65+ tasty dishes that range from drinks and main courses to desserts. The recipes include Corned Beef with All the Hash, Cajun Spiced Potato Chips, Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Mac ‘n’ Cheese Bites, Bacon Cheeseburger Lumpia, Kickin’ Lickin’ Collard Greens, Snoop’s Fruity Loop Bars and E-40 Water.

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Cooking With Marshmello: Recipes With a Remix by Marshmello
$26.99 $29.99 10% off
Marshmello is best known for music (and giant mask), but he’s also a serious foodie with his own YouTube cooking channel, a line of air fryers and now a cookbook. Released on Nov. 7, Cooking With Marshmello is packed with “easy and seriously delicious recipes.”

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Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Loving, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots by Reba McEntire
$24.48 $34.99 30% off
Country music icon Reba McEntire treats you to a host of recipes, stories and life lessons in her New York Times bestseller, Not That Fancy: Simple Lessons on Living, Eating, and Dusting Off Your Boots, released in October. Garth Brooke’s wrote the forward for the cookbook, which is currently on no. 15 on Amazon list of best-selling cookbooks.

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Ya’ll Eat Yet? Welcome to the B*tchin’ Kitchen by Miranda Lambert
$22.55 $35.00 36% off
Ya’ll Eat Yet: Welcome to the B*tchen Kitchen is comprised of Miranda Lambert’s favorite recipes including dishes passed down from her mother and grandmother. Need new cookware to go with your new cookbook? Click here to shop Lambert’s Wanda June collection.

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F*ck That’s Delicious by Action Bronson
$23.35 $29.99 22% off
Action Bronson devotional includes 40-plus recipes inspired by his childhood, family, tours and travels. “Journey from bagels with cheese that represent familial love to the sex and Big Macs of upstate New York fat camp and ultimately to the world’s most coveted five-star temples of gastronomy,” the description reads. The highly rated book — it has a 4.8-star rating on Amazon with more than 2,000 reviews.

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Meat Free Monday Cookbook by Paul, Stella & Mary McCartney
$34.16
Who says a vegetarian lifestyle as to be boring? Sir Paul McCartney and his two daughters, Stella and Mary, put together a recipe book inspired by their Meat Free Monday campaign, which they launched in 2009 to show everyone the value of eating less meat. Spiced Pumpkin Pancakes, Basil and Mushroom Tart, Pilau Rice with Cashews and Watermelon Granita are just a few of the delicious meals in the book.

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Desserts LaBelle: Soulful Sweets to Sing About by Patti LaBelle
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Looking for a little something sweet after dinner? Patti LaBelle has you covered with her favorite recipes for pies, cakes, cookies and puddings, as well as a chapter on diabetic-friendly recipes in Soulful Sweets to Sing About.

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<br>Karma Cookbook: Great Tasting Dishes to Nourish Your Body and Feed Your Soul by Boy George
Boy George released the Karma Cookbook over 20 years ago and it still holds up. For Karma Cookbook, Boy George teamed with his friend, author and “macrobiotic mentor,” Dragana Brown, to offer up dozens of tantalizing recipes that are also made to boost your immune system. The recipes include Creamy Carrot Soup, Sizzling Soba, Crunchy Filo Parcels, Watercress and Shiitake Salad, and Apricots with Vanilla Custard. Each recipe is accompanied by “expert knowledge, practical advice, and cheeky commentary.”
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