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cookbook
A book that contains a collection of recipes and instructions for preparing dishes.
Für den Kuchen habe ich ein Rezept aus einem alten Kochbuch meiner Großmutter verwendet.
For the cake, I used a recipe from an old cookbook of my grandmother's.
The word is a simple compound of the verb 'kochen' (to cook) and 'das Buch' (book). So it is literally a book that you use for cooking.
Ich habe mir ein neues Kochbuch für italienische Gerichte gekauft.
I bought myself a new cookbook for Italian dishes.
Certain verbs are often used with a cookbook. You can 'blättern' (leaf through) it, 'nachschlagen' (look something up) in it, or 'heraussuchen' (pick out) a recipe.
Ich schlage oft in diesem Kochbuch nach, wenn ich nicht weiß, was ich kochen soll.
I often look things up in this cookbook when I don't know what I should cook.
When you take a recipe from the book, you use the preposition 'aus' (from). When you search for or read something in it, you use 'in' (in).
Dieses Rezept stammt aus einem sehr alten Kochbuch.
This recipe comes from a very old cookbook.
