14 Cookbooks That Will Turn Any Item in Your Kitchen Into a Masterpiece

I'm not gonna lie. I panicked and bought a bunch of things that I normally wouldn't from the grocery store (sorry to that giant can of kidney beans). But now that means I get to have fun testing out new recipes. It's kinda like an art project. Sometimes they're messy, but (if you get lucky) you end up creating something really cool in the end.

To help guide my little experiments in the kitchen, I'm stocking up on the best cookbooks out right now. Some are perfect for beginners, like me, while others will give pro at-home chefs some new ideas to test out. Oh, and don't worry if you're a pescatarian, vegetarian, or a carb-atarian. We gotchu.