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COOKING

Multiple subjects may be used to describe a work fully: for example, a book about low-salt Chinese seafood cooking could be assigned "COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Chinese," "COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Salt" and "COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Seafood."

CKB000000

COOKING / General

CKB107000

COOKING / Baby Food

CKB100000

COOKING / Beverages / General

CKB088000

COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / General

CKB006000

COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Bartending & Cocktails

CKB007000

COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Beer

CKB130000

COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Spirits

CKB126000

COOKING / Beverages / Alcoholic / Wine

CKB019000

COOKING / Beverages / Coffee & Tea

CKB118000

COOKING / Beverages / Juices & Smoothies

CKB008000

COOKING / Beverages / Non-Alcoholic

CKB128000

COOKING / Celebrities & Media Tie-In

 

COOKING / Cigars & Tobacco see Entertaining or ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Subjects & Themes / Tobacco-Related

CKB127000

COOKING / Comfort Food

CKB119000

COOKING / Cooking for Kids

CKB120000

COOKING / Cooking with Kids

CKB101000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / General

CKB003000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Appetizers

CKB009000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Bread

CKB010000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Breakfast

CKB012000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Brunch & Tea Time

CKB014000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cakes

CKB112000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Casseroles

CKB095000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Confectionery

CKB021000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Cookies

CKB024000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Desserts

CKB122000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Ice Cream, Ices, etc.

CKB062000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pastry

CKB063000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pies

CKB064000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Pizza

CKB073000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Salads

CKB121000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Sandwiches

CKB102000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Sauces & Dressings

CKB079000

COOKING / Courses & Dishes / Soups & Stews

CKB029000

COOKING / Entertaining

CKB131000

COOKING / Equipment & Utensils

CKB030000

COOKING / Essays & Narratives

CKB132000

COOKING / Farm to Table *

CKB039000

COOKING / Health & Healing / General

CKB106000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Allergy

CKB103000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Cancer

CKB025000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Diabetic & Sugar-Free

CKB111000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Gluten-Free

CKB104000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Heart

CKB114000

COOKING / Health & Healing / High Protein

CKB108000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Carbohydrate

CKB050000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Cholesterol

CKB051000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Fat

CKB052000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Salt

 

COOKING / Health & Healing / Low Sugar see Health & Healing / Diabetic & Sugar-Free

CKB026000

COOKING / Health & Healing / Weight Control

CKB041000

COOKING / History

CKB042000

COOKING / Holiday

CKB115000

COOKING / Individual Chefs & Restaurants

CKB023000

COOKING / Methods / General

CKB004000

COOKING / Methods / Baking

CKB005000

COOKING / Methods / Barbecue & Grilling

CKB015000

COOKING / Methods / Canning & Preserving

CKB020000

COOKING / Methods / Cooking for One

CKB116000

COOKING / Methods / Frying

CKB033000

COOKING / Methods / Garnishing & Food Presentation

CKB037000

COOKING / Methods / Gourmet

CKB113000

COOKING / Methods / Low Budget

CKB057000

COOKING / Methods / Microwave

CKB060000

COOKING / Methods / Outdoor

CKB129000

COOKING / Methods / Pressure Cooking

CKB068000

COOKING / Methods / Professional

CKB069000

COOKING / Methods / Quantity

CKB070000

COOKING / Methods / Quick & Easy

CKB110000

COOKING / Methods / Raw Food

CKB109000

COOKING / Methods / Slow Cooking

CKB081000

COOKING / Methods / Special Appliances

CKB089000

COOKING / Methods / Wok

CKB117000

COOKING / Pet Food

CKB133000

COOKING / Picnicking & Tailgating *

CKB071000

COOKING / Reference

CKB031000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / General

CKB001000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / African

CKB002000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / General

CKB002010

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / California Style

CKB002020

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Middle Atlantic States

CKB002030

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Middle Western States

CKB002040

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / New England

CKB002050

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Northwestern States

CKB002060

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Southern States

CKB002070

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Southwestern States

CKB002080

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / American / Western States

CKB134000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Amish & Mennonite *

CKB090000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Asian

CKB097000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Australian & Oceanian

 

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / British see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh

CKB013000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Cajun & Creole

CKB091000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Canadian

CKB016000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Caribbean & West Indian

CKB099000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American

CKB017000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Chinese

 

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Creole see Regional & Ethnic / Cajun & Creole

 

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Eastern European see Regional & Ethnic / European

CKB011000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh

CKB092000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / European

CKB034000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / French

CKB036000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / German

CKB038000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Greek

CKB043000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Hungarian

CKB044000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Indian & South Asian

CKB058000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Indigenous Food of the Americas

CKB045000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / International

CKB046000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Irish

CKB047000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Italian

CKB048000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Japanese

CKB049000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Jewish & Kosher

CKB123000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Korean

 

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Latin American see Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American

CKB055000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Mediterranean

CKB056000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Mexican

CKB093000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Middle Eastern

 

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Native American see Regional & Ethnic / Indigenous Food of the Americas

CKB065000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Polish

CKB066000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Portuguese

CKB072000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Russian

CKB074000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Scandinavian

 

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Scottish see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh

CKB078000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Soul Food

 

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / South American see Regional & Ethnic / Central American & South American

CKB124000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Southeast Asian

CKB080000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Spanish

CKB083000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Thai

CKB084000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Turkish

CKB094000

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Vietnamese

 

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / Welsh see Regional & Ethnic / English, Scottish & Welsh

 

COOKING / Regional & Ethnic / West Indian see Regional & Ethnic / Caribbean & West Indian

CKB077000

COOKING / Seasonal

CKB105000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / General

CKB018000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Chocolate

CKB096000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Dairy

CKB035000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Fruit

CKB032000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Game

CKB040000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Herbs, Spices, Condiments

CKB054000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Meat

CKB059000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Natural Foods

CKB061000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Pasta

CKB067000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Poultry

CKB098000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Rice & Grains

CKB076000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Seafood

CKB085000

COOKING / Specific Ingredients / Vegetables

CKB082000

COOKING / Tablesetting

CKB125000

COOKING / Vegan

CKB086000

COOKING / Vegetarian

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