Getting teary eyed reading cookbook recommendations is a vibe I am here for.

People’s answers ranged from perfectly practical to nostalgic and heartwarming.

I’ve collected some of my most favorite responses below:

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Two people cooking together, referencing a cookbook, surrounded by ingredients including asparagus, potatoes, avocado, and bread on a kitchen counter

“I have my mother’sBetty Crockerall tattered from use.

When she was in a nursing home with dementia, I’d talk cooking.

“MyIna Garten cookbooksget SO.

Abstract cover art of the book "One: Pot, Pan, Planet" by Anna Jones subtitled "A Greener Way to Cook for You and Your Family"

“One Pot, Pan, Planetby Anna Jones some pages are almost illegible with annotations and splatters.

Theres chapters containing dozens of short recipes featuring an often wasted ingredient and her recipes are fantastic in general.

Just perfect for flipping through when youre stuck for ideas.”

Cover of "The Complete Cooking For Two Cookbook" by America's Test Kitchen displaying a cooked chicken breast in a pan with tongs

“TheATK cookbookshould be everyones kitchen bible.”

“I have a 1988 book by the McIlhenny (Tabasco) Company calledLouisiana Cookin'…

I learned all of my gumbo, jambalaya, and other Cajun/creole recipes from that book.

Cover of "Louisiana Cookin' from Tabasco Brand Pepper Sauce" featuring a dish with rice and vegetables, okra, and a bottle of Tabasco sauce

:-) Best gift ever.”

“Salt Fat Acid Heathas a handful of core recipes that I come back to a lot.

My grandma begs me to make the pumpkin pie recipe.”

Cover of "Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book" featuring a large checkered pattern

“Bouchonby Thomas Keller.

“My mommas copy ofCalling All Cooks.

She passed in 1990 and in ‘92 we had a house fire.

Cover of "The Complete Best of Bridge Cookbooks, Volume 2" featuring a dish with veggies and chicken with text: "All 350 Recipes from Winners and Grand Slam."

The cover is gone, it’s stained up, with notes added.

I was 12 when she passed and this book taught me how to cook.

Its on my counter right now because I made fudge today.”

Cover of the cookbook "Bouchon" by Thomas Keller, featuring fresh bread and a glass of red wine on a bar counter

“Im a baker so my copy ofTartine Book No.

3is held together by a little bit of tape.”

“100% Nigel SlatersReal Fast Food falling apart, spattered mess.

Cover of Meera Sodha's cookbook "Fresh India," featuring a stylized tree with fruit and the subtitle: "130 Quick, Easy, and Delicious Vegetarian Recipes for Every Day"

Because its what everyone needs to know about cooking without fuss, but with flavor.”

“The Flavor Bibleis invaluable to me.

Highly recommend it to those who love to cook and tinker with recipes.”

A cookbook cover with the title "Calling All Cooks" featuring a kitchen scene with utensils, a pot labeled "flour," and a recipe for strawberry pie on a blackboard

“Joy of Cooking.

It was a wedding shower present to me in January 1981.

I dont have the same husband and have gained cookbooks then downsized almost all cookbooks.

Cover of "Tartine Book No. 3" by Chad Robertson, showcasing various images of bread

What still holds its place isJoy of Cooking.

I have read it cover to cover a couple of times.”

“Classic Indian Cookingby Julie Sahni andWorld Vegetarianby Madhur Jaffrey.

Cover of the book "Real Fast Food" by Nigel Slater, featuring a bottle, mussels, and a quote from Nigella Lawson praising the book

Now I use it all the time, and it contains my go-to recipe for basil pesto.”

Cover of "The Flavor Bible" by Karen Page and Andrew Dornenburg featuring wooden spoons with different spices and herbs

Cover of "How to Cook Everything: Completely Revised Twentieth Anniversary Edition" by Mark Bittman

Cookbook cover "Joy of Cooking" with the subheading: "600 New Recipes, More than 4,000 Favorites Revised and Updated"

Madhur Jaffrey holding a plate of vegetarian food on the cover of her book, "World Vegetarian"

Ina Garten holding leafy greens, saying, "I've got some bruschetta and a white wine open. Why don't you come over?"