Collections

Browse recipes by the way you cook.

30 useful paths through 200 illustrated recipes, from quick dinners and rice bowls to regional home cooking.

Curated guides

Pick a cooking mood

200 recipes indexed

106 recipes

Easy Global Recipes

Start here when you want global flavor without a complicated project. These recipes are marked Easy and keep the cooking flow friendly for weeknights, first tries, and relaxed weekend meals.

easy recipes
55 recipes

30 Minute Dinners

Fast does not have to mean flat. This collection gathers recipes with total times of 30 minutes or less so dinner can still feel colorful, specific, and worth sitting down for.

30 minute dinners
79 recipes

Asian Recipes

Browse noodles, rice dishes, curries, soups, stir-fries, and bowls from across Asian home cooking traditions, all using the existing A Cooking Book recipe collection.

Asian recipes
65 recipes

Mediterranean Recipes

This collection leans into bright herbs, olive oil, grains, vegetables, beans, seafood, and gently spiced dishes from the Mediterranean and nearby tables.

Mediterranean recipes
31 recipes

Latin American Recipes

From tacos and ceviche to feijoada and chimichurri steak, these recipes bring together bold sauces, fresh garnishes, beans, corn, citrus, and grill-friendly flavors.

Latin American recipes
57 recipes

Vegetarian World Recipes

These recipes focus on vegetables, legumes, eggs, cheese, tofu, grains, and sauces. Check ingredients for your own diet, especially if you avoid eggs, dairy, or fish sauce.

vegetarian recipes
106 recipes

High Protein Recipes

For filling dinners and meal-prep friendly plates, this collection uses the nutrition data already in each recipe and highlights dishes with at least 20 grams of protein.

high protein recipes
166 recipes

Family Dinner Recipes

These are generous, familiar-feeling dishes for shared meals: bowls, soups, skillet dinners, baked dishes, rice plates, and easy recipes that do not require fussy plating.

family dinner
24 recipes

Global Street Food

This collection gathers portable, snackable, market-style, and street-food-inspired recipes that still work in a home kitchen.

street food recipes
44 recipes

Easy Asian Dinner Recipes

These Asian dinner ideas keep the cooking flow approachable while still giving you bright sauces, rice, noodles, vegetables, and satisfying proteins.

easy Asian dinners
5 recipes

Easy Chinese Recipes

Start with Chinese dishes that are easier to bring into a weeknight rhythm, from noodles and fried rice to stir-fries and saucy favorites.

easy Chinese recipes
7 recipes

Easy Japanese Recipes

These Japanese recipes are built for practical home cooking, with visual guides and written steps that make the flow easy to follow.

easy Japanese recipes
5 recipes

Easy Korean Recipes

Use this page for Korean-inspired dinners that feel energetic but still manageable in a regular home kitchen.

easy Korean recipes
8 recipes

Easy Thai Recipes

Thai cooking can be vivid without being complicated. These recipes focus on clear steps, balanced sauces, and practical ingredient lists.

easy Thai recipes
4 recipes

Easy Indian Recipes

This collection gathers Indian recipes that work well for home cooks who want generous flavor and clear, repeatable steps.

easy Indian recipes
4 recipes

Easy Mexican Recipes

These Mexican recipes keep weeknight cooking colorful with tortillas, salsa, chiles, beans, chicken, and bright toppings.

easy Mexican recipes
4 recipes

Easy Italian Recipes

These Italian recipes lean into familiar ingredients, clear timing, and cozy home-kitchen cooking rather than complicated restaurant plating.

easy Italian recipes
170 recipes

Healthy Global Recipes

This collection uses existing recipe signals for fresh, vegetable-forward, bean-rich, seafood, and soup-style dishes. Always check nutrition details for your own needs.

healthy global recipes
159 recipes

Cozy Comfort Food Recipes

When you want something warm, filling, and low-drama, start here: soups, curries, noodles, rice, potatoes, and soft-edged dinner plates.

comfort food recipes
103 recipes

Rice Bowl Recipes

Rice bowls are one of the easiest ways to make a complete meal feel organized: grain, sauce, protein or vegetables, and a few bright finishing touches.

rice bowl recipes
38 recipes

Noodle Recipes

This collection gathers slurpable, twirlable, sauce-catching dinners from the recipe library, with illustrated guides for easy visual browsing.

noodle recipes
85 recipes

Chicken Dinner Recipes

Chicken is one of the most flexible anchors in the library, moving easily from tacos and curries to skewers, rice bowls, soups, and roast dinners.

chicken dinner recipes
45 recipes

Seafood Recipes

This seafood collection keeps the focus on clear timing, bright sauces, and recognizable dishes that home cooks can approach with confidence.

seafood recipes
14 recipes

Vegetarian Asian Recipes

These Asian recipes lean vegetable-forward or meat-free based on current ingredient signals. Check individual recipes for eggs, dairy, or fish sauce depending on your diet.

vegetarian Asian recipes
66 recipes

One Pan Recipes

These recipes are selected for skillet, pan, wok, sheet pan, or pot-friendly cooking styles that keep dinner contained and approachable.

one pan recipes
179 recipes

Kid Friendly Global Recipes

This collection favors familiar formats, easy difficulty, rice, noodles, chicken, pizza, pasta, and cozy textures that can work well at a family table.

kid friendly recipes
63 recipes

Spicy Recipes

When dinner needs heat, start here. These recipes use chile, curry, kimchi, jerk, Sichuan, harissa, and similar signals from the current library.

spicy recipes
175 recipes

Budget Global Recipes

These recipes lean on staples that often stretch well: rice, beans, lentils, eggs, potatoes, noodles, pasta, chickpeas, and simple sauces.

budget recipes
78 recipes

World Breakfast Recipes

Breakfast looks different around the world. This starter collection gathers morning-friendly dishes, egg plates, dosa, shakshuka, menemen, and portable bites.

world breakfast recipes
200 recipes

Illustrated Recipe Cards

Every recipe in A Cooking Book is designed around a real written recipe plus a warm illustrated image system, so you can browse visually and still cook from complete instructions.

illustrated recipe cards