Downloadable Books
Real cookbooks built from our recipe collection — researched, illustrated with your photos, and formatted to print or read on any device. Pie Lore is the first; more are on the way.
Pie Lore
All 102 pie recipes in our collection, each paired with its researched history — from the fruit pies of colonial New England to custards and hand pies from around the world. Formatted as a printable, antique-style book you can save as a PDF or print at home.
Free for Home Cooking Pro members, or $0.99 one-time.
How to spot a Pie Lore pie
Every pie included in the Pie Lore book is marked right in the regular Pies category — look for the small 📖 Pie Lore badge next to a recipe’s name in the list, or open any pie recipe page directly — if it has a badge, its full two-page book spread (photo, ingredients, and history chapter) opens automatically instead of the standard recipe layout, and you can print or download that single page any time, book or no book.
Want your recipe in the next book?
We’re already researching histories for recipes from every country for a future Home Cooking Pro cookbook. Pro members who submit their own recipe get a shot at having it researched, written up, and featured in print — with credit under their name.
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