The 26 Best Cookbooks For Moms, by Moms

Inspired by her love for Italian food, Giada's Italy: My Recipes For La Dolce Vita: A Cookbook ($21) is filled with rich recipes that are only known by true foodies. Complete authentic Italian dishes she ate growing up, each recipe has her signature spin of fresh flavors on it. Try everything from bruschetta with burrata and kale salsa verde to fennel upside-down cake now!

Kristin Cavallari spills her best-kept kitchen secrets in True Roots: A Mindful Kitchen with More Than 100 Recipes Free of Gluten, Dairy, and Refined Sugar: A Cookbook ($16). Her clean recipes work to restore the mind, body, and soul from the inside out.

In the Kitchen With Kris: A Kollection of Kardashian-Jenner Family Favorites ($28) is the book every Keeping Up With the Kardashians fan needs. Inside 70 recipes that have become centerpieces in the Kardashian-Jenner family can be found and can be made in no time. Enjoy meals around the table, and you'll feel like a star while doing so.

Filled with over 140 recipes from her very own home, Magnolia Table, Volume 2: A Collection of Recipes For Gathering by Joanna Gaines ($21) has everything Mom needs to sharpen her cooking skills. From breakfast to dinner plus breads, soups, sides, and more, this cookbook will make family meals together as sweet as can be.

From former Saved by the Bell star and host of the Cooking Channel series Dinner at Tiffani's comes Pull Up a Chair: Recipes From My Family to Yours by Tiffani Thiessen ($16). Her classic-with-a-twist recipes can be found in the pages of this cookbook, along with helpful tips for making a meal more memorable.

The adventurous mom who likes to try new flavors will want Padma Lakshmi's Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet: A World of Recipes For Every Day ($35). Lakshmi's a busy TV host and mom, so she's designed recipes along the lines of tangy jicama salad, South Indian spinach and lentil soup, and barbecue Korean short ribs to offer abundant flavors without complicated instructions or ingredients.

If your mom is a fan of Reese Witherspoon (who isn't?), she will absolutely adore Whiskey in a Teacup: What Growing Up in the South Taught Me About Life, Love, and Baking Biscuits ($15). This book delves into her life in the South, her favorite meals, and even some of her family's top secret cooking hacks.

A beloved TV chef, Carla Hall has been inspiring people with her recipes for years. Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration ($19) offers recipes straight from her Nashville roots. Mom can indulge in comfort cuisine any time the craving strikes.

The queen of cooking, Chrissy Teigen is no beginner in the kitchen. Cravings: Hungry For More by Chrissy Teigen ($19) is filled to the brim with homestyle meals that can be enjoyed by the whole family, kids included! From her raved-about banana bread to her pad thai carbonara, every recipe in this book is better than the next.

A number-one New York Times bestseller, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: The New Frontier: 112 Fantastic Favorites for Everyday Eating by Ree Drummond ($21) showcases home-cooked meals at their finest. From rich comfort foods to light sides and appetizers, Mom will be able to make all kinds of meals all year long.

Straight from one of Britain's most beloved chefs, Classic by Mary Berry ($31) includes supersimple but absolutely delicious recipes that are essential for every home. Her step-by-step cookbook is easy to read and delivers results that are perfect every time.

Kelsey Nixon's Kitchen Confidence: Essential Recipes and Tips That Will Help You Cook Anything: A Cookbook ($7) is full of no-fail recipes for the mom who may need to develop a little more confidence in the kitchen. The lemon-scented chicken thighs, the Asian chicken noodle soup, and the yellow birthday cake with salted buttercream are just a few winners to start with.

When country music star Martina McBride isn't in the studio, she's in the kitchen! This superstar mom knows how to make meals that adults and kids alike will enjoy, all while bringing fresh new flavors to the table. Martina's Kitchen Mix: My Recipe Playlist For Real Life ($20) has over 100 of her signature dishes that use fresh and seasonal ingredients to create a true down-home flavor.

Sophie Dahl, a writer, former model, and mother of two, found her passion for cooking at a young age. Miss Dahl's Voluptuous Delights: Recipes For Every Season, Mood, and Appetite ($24) is the go-to cookbook for those looking to create (and indulge in!) delicious meals with the whole family. Find everything from breakfast to dessert in the pages of this colorful book.

Aran Goyoaga is a baker, stylist, photographer, and the beloved blogger behind Cannelle & Vanille. When she's not caring for her two children and writing for her blog, she's creating flavorful recipes at home. Her work, which revolves around adding mindfulness and connection to meals, can be found in Cannelle Et Vanille: Nourishing, Gluten-Free Recipes for Every Meal and Mood ($23).

Not only is Sarah Michelle Gellar an actress, producer, and entrepreneur, but she's also a kickass mom. In Stirring Up Fun With Food: Over 115 Simple, Delicious Ways to Be Creative in the Kitchen ($14), Gellar adds fun and adventurous takes to all of her recipes. From stacked sky-high brownies to cheesy broccoli muffins, there's nothing in here that won't make your mouth water.

Moms who are budget queens will be instant fans of Melissa d'Arabian's Ten Dollar Dinners: 140 Recipes and Tips to Elevate Simple, Fresh Meals Any Night of the Week ($10). A mom of four herself, Melissa knows how to feed a large group with small dollar bills. There's no skimping on the flavor here, especially when it comes to recipes like shrimp scampi linguine and sirloin steak with shallot butter.

Actress Alicia Silverstone can teach Mom how to eat clean and get healthy with the help of The Kind Diet: A Simple Guide to Feeling Great, Losing Weight, and Saving the Planet ($9). Inside, Silverstone shares her best tips and tricks for following a plant-based diet, as well as what encouraged her to not eat meat and dairy anymore.

Smitten Kitchen blogger and mother Deb Perelman wanted to write an approachable, easy-to-understand cookbook full of interesting, seemingly advanced recipes, thus The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook ($20) was born. Even if your mom considers herself a beginner cook, Deb's cookbook is the one to reach for, with recipes like gooey cinnamon squares and artichoke-heart-stuffed shells in lemon ricotta béchamel.

Moms who love a good story as much as a good recipe will appreciate A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes From My Kitchen Table by Molly Wizenberg ($15). She's better known as the author of the food blog Orangette and is the mom to an adorable child. The book (written before the birth of her daughter) chronicles her relationship with food and her parents. You can't help but get swept up in her nostalgic spirit for her mother's pound cake or her father's mayonnaise-y potato salad.

At My Table — A Celebration of Home Cooking by Nigella Lawson ($31) is filled with the popular chef's favorite meals to make for her friends and family. The recipes include fun spins on traditional dishes mixed with all new flavors. Her new boom Cook, Eat, Repeat comes out in October.

Eva Longoria is a former Desperate Housewives star, mother, and queen in the kitchen. Eva's Kitchen: Cooking With Love For Family and Friends ($17) is based on the belief that good cooking relies on local, fresh, and easy-to-find ingredients. Your mom can find everything from essential cooking skills to some of Eva's most cherished traditions.

Written by Alice Waters, My Pantry: Homemade Ingredients That Make Simple Meals Your Own: A Cookbook ($19) details how to shop for, store, and prepare pantry staples for every meal. Your mom can learn how to add seasonal touches and fresh flavors to even the simplest meals she makes.