The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook Hardcover by Editors of Good Housekeeping

Product Details

• Publisher: Hearst Home (2026-09-22)
• Language: English
• Paperback: 528 pages
• ISBN-13: 9781958395325
• Item Weight: 1736.44 grams
• Dimensions: 28.42 x 22.38 x 3.51 cm

OVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD

Good Housekeeping’s classic cookbook is a trusted fully illustrated, step-by-step reference with 1,400 tried-and-true, rigorously tested recipes and techniques!

The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook is a classic, all-purpose kitchen reference. Since it’s first publication, it has earned a permanent place on kitchen countertops and bookshelves as the trusted family cookbook that home cooks turn to again and again.

Built on Good Housekeeping’s unmatched reputation for rigorous testing, clarity, and real-world practicality, this comprehensive illustrated cookbook delivers more than 1,400 dependable recipes alongside foundational step-by-step cooking techniques. Every recipe is carefully vetted, every instruction precise, and every method designed to work in everyday kitchens.

What sets this cookbook apart is its fully illustrated approach, featuring over 5,000 illustrations that teach readers exactly how to cook, from basic techniques to finished dishes. In a food culture dominated by viral but often unreliable online recipes, this cookbook offers something increasingly rare: a trusted and timeless cookbook with emotional permanence that is meant to be used, marked, and passed on.

Key features include:

• More than 1,400 thoroughly tested recipes
• Over 5,000 step-by-step illustrations that teach visually
• Clear guidance for both beginners and experienced home cooks

First published in 1980 and with more than 1 million copies sold, The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Cookbook is a heritage kitchen companion, a classic American family cookbook created to endure and to be passed on to generations.

About the Author

Celebrating 139 years, Good Housekeeping is a leading lifestyle media brand offering genius innovations, delicious ideas, style-savvy trends, compelling news and best-in-class products for its 53+ million readers. Behind every recipe is an expert food and nutrition team that created, tested, tasted, and fine-tuned the dish until it was just right. 

Good Housekeeping is the home of The Good Housekeeping Institute, a state-of-the-art lab staffed by top engineers, scientists and technology experts. The GH Institute tests and evaluates thousands of products each year and its Good Housekeeping Seal and Green Good Housekeeping Seal are among the most recognized and trusted consumer icons today.