The Official Cookbook Cooking with Carol · Edition 2026 80 Recipes · 8 Chapters
Cooking with Carol
The Cookbook

Dinner doesn't have to be complicated.

Eighty simple recipes for easy, delicious meals. Real food, short ingredient lists, and one pan whenever possible. Every recipe sits on one clean page with a photo, plain steps, and a tip from Carol's kitchen, so once you learn one page you know them all.

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Real food, short ingredient lists, and one pan whenever possible. That is the whole idea. Carol · Cooking with Carol
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I.

The Cookbook

One clean page per recipe. A photo for every single one.

Eight chapters, eighty recipes, and a Kitchen Reference in the back. Every recipe follows the same layout: servings and times at the top, ingredients on the left, numbered steps on the right, and a Carol's Tip at the bottom.

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The recipes from the channel, finally in one book.

Overnight oats you make on Sunday for the whole week. Chicken noodle soup from scratch without the fuss. Baked ziti, ground beef tacos, Sunday pot roast, sheet pan dinners with one dish to wash, and an apple crisp worth turning the oven on for. Real ingredients from a normal grocery store, short lists, and steps written plainly enough to cook from across the kitchen.

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What you get for $17:

  • The complete cookbook: 109-page full-color PDF, 80 recipes across 8 chapters $17
  • A photo with every recipe, plus servings, prep time, cook time, and a Carol's Tip Included
  • The Kitchen Reference: ingredient substitutions, measurement conversions, safe cooking temperatures, and cooking easier on your hands Included
  • Made to print: clean layout that prints beautifully at home, one recipe per page Included
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II.

What's Inside

Eight chapters of food people actually ask for.

Every title below is a real recipe from the book. Four from each chapter to give you the idea; there are ten to twelve in each.

A recipe page from the cookbook showing the photo, ingredients, and numbered steps
Every recipe: one clean page.
Another recipe page with its photo and Carol's Tip
A photo with every single recipe.
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Eight chapters, clearly organized.
Chapter 1 · Good Mornings

Easy breakfasts to start the day right.

  • Carol's Overnight Oats with Berries
  • Soft Scrambled Eggs with Cheese
  • Simple Buttermilk Pancakes
  • Baked Egg Cups
Chapter 2 · Soups and Stews

One pot comfort, made simple.

  • Chicken Noodle Soup
  • Old Fashioned Beef Stew
  • Creamy Potato Soup
  • Tomato Basil Soup
Chapter 3 · Salads and Simple Sides

The dishes that round out a meal.

  • Creamy Potato Salad
  • Classic Coleslaw
  • Roasted Carrots with Honey
  • Simple Mashed Potatoes
Chapter 4 · Italian Favorites

Comfort from the old country.

  • Baked Ziti
  • Baked Chicken Parmesan
  • Simple Lasagna
  • Garlic Butter Shrimp Pasta
Chapter 5 · Mexican Favorites

Big flavor, gentle heat.

  • Ground Beef Tacos
  • Chicken Enchiladas
  • Chicken Fajitas
  • Simple Guacamole
Chapter 6 · American Classics

The suppers we grew up on.

  • Classic Meatloaf
  • Sunday Pot Roast
  • Baked Macaroni and Cheese
  • Grilled Cheese Done Right
Chapter 7 · One Pan Dinners

Full meals, one dish to wash.

  • Sheet Pan Chicken and Vegetables
  • One Pan Salmon and Asparagus
  • Skillet Beef and Broccoli
  • One Pot Pasta with Tomatoes and Spinach
Chapter 8 · Sweet Endings

Desserts worth making.

  • Apple Crisp
  • Banana Bread
  • Peach Cobbler
  • Snickerdoodle Cookies
III.

A Straight Answer

Who this is for. And who it isn't.

This is for you if

  • You want dinner on the table without making a project of it
  • You cook for one, two, or a family, from a normal grocery store
  • You're tired of scrolling past life stories to find the recipe
  • You'd like one book that covers breakfast through dessert
  • You're buying for a parent or grandparent who likes recipes on paper

This is not for you if

  • You want restaurant technique, specialty equipment, or hard-to-find ingredients
  • You're after strict diet plans or macro counts; this is everyday home food
  • You already cook confidently without a recipe; you know most of these moves
  • You want food styled for photos instead of made for supper
IV.

From Carol's Kitchen

Recipes written to be cooked, not admired.

Carol standing at her kitchen counter

Cooking with Carol started with a simple idea: most nights, most people just need a good meal that doesn't fight back. The channel shows the cooking. This book is the reference: every recipe in one place, one page each, with the photo, the times, the short ingredient list, and the tip that makes it work.

The back of the book holds the Kitchen Reference: ingredient substitutions for when you're missing something, measurement conversions, safe cooking temperatures, and a section on making cooking easier on your hands.

Cooking with Carol · The Official Cookbook · Edition 2026

V.

Get the Cookbook

$17 once. No subscription. Yours forever.

Instant download at checkout. Read it on any phone, tablet, or computer, or print it and keep it in the kitchen where it belongs.

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Full-color PDF · 109 pages · Edition 2026

Cooking with Carol: The Official Cookbook

Eighty recipes for easy, delicious meals, from Good Mornings to Sweet Endings, with a photo on every page and the Kitchen Reference in the back.

$17 Pay once · No subscription · Yours forever
  • The complete cookbook: 109 pages, 80 recipes, 8 chapters$17
  • A photo with every recipe and a Carol's Tip on every pageIncluded
  • The Kitchen Reference for substitutions, conversions, and safe temperaturesIncluded
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Seven days. Full refund. Keep the book.

Cook from it for a week. If it isn't the most useful cookbook in your kitchen, reply to your receipt email and Gumroad returns every dollar. You don't return anything. The PDF stays yours.

VI.

Questions

Asked often. Answered plainly.

Is this a physical book?

No. It's a PDF you download immediately after purchase. It's laid out one recipe per page, so it prints beautifully at home if you like your recipes on paper. Nothing ships.

Do I need to be a good cook?

No. The steps are written plainly, the ingredient lists are short, and nothing assumes technique. If you can follow ten numbered steps, you can cook everything in this book.

Do I need special equipment or ingredients?

No. Everything comes from a normal grocery store, and the equipment is what most kitchens already have: a skillet, a pot, a sheet pan, a baking dish. One-pan recipes are marked because they truly use one pan.

What if I'm missing an ingredient?

The Kitchen Reference in the back has a substitutions section for exactly that, along with measurement conversions and safe cooking temperatures.

What format is it, and what can I read it on?

A standard PDF, readable on any phone, tablet, or computer with no special app, and printable at home.

What if it's not for me?

Seven days, full refund, no questions asked, and you keep the book. Refunds are handled by Gumroad from your receipt email.

Tonight's dinner, sorted

Eighty answers to "what's for dinner?"

One book, one clean page per recipe, and nothing you can't find at your grocery store. Supper's the easy part now.

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