recipe book recommendations please

freyasmum

I must admit, I like Hugh F-W. I just bought his family cookbook and the thing I love about it is that it incudes information on how and why things work (maybe that's just me, it's like my !!!!!!. How sad, lol!).

I'm with mrsmcawber, I have loads of cook books and always on the look out for more... It's my treat instead of chocolate or sweets

I also like the good food books.

Lx

belfastgirl23

anything by Rose Elliot is good if you're thinking veggie food (cheaper!). Nice easy to follow and tasty recipes. Her Supreme Vegetarian cookbook is a classic if you can pick it up second hand (now sadly out of print)

krispyg76

These :

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classic-1000-Quick-Easy-Recipes/dp/0572029098/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/202-5258634-8833442?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187979863&sr=8-1

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classic-1000-Beginners-Recipes/dp/0572029675/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/202-5258634-8833442?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187979863&sr=8-3

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Classic-1000-Calorie-counted-Recipes/dp/0572030576/ref=sr_1_9/202-5258634-8833442?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1187979863&sr=8-9

All of these are £4.97 in Tesco, the beginner recipe one is amazing. I did not know there were so many others though!

curlywurlygirly

I love Nigella - but she is sometimes a little decadent...

Try this website:

http://www.cookingbynumbers.com/frames.html

krispyg76

Cooking by number is great although it's quite simple.

laurawaite

i haven't had chance to check back here for a while and was very pleased with the amount of replies - thankyou everyone! i will be busy checking out all your suggestions, i have tried to press the individual thanks buttons next to your posts but it doesn't want to work at the moment, but i will keep trying

li'l_p

The student cookbook ones are good as they are more along the money-saving route and less about extravagant and often expensive ingredients.

I have the following:

• The Essential Student Cookbook by Cas Clarke
• Student Grub by Jan Arkless
• The Student's Cookbook by Jenny Baker
• Cooking for Blokes by Duncan Anderson & Marian Walls

All of these I have picked up at car boot sales & charity shops cheaply.

Hope these help...?

Debt_Free_Chick

I would take books out from the library or get them cheap at car boot sales & charity shops first. This way you can "test them out" and see how you get on, without having to pay full price

Agree with Morganlefay - if you follow Delia's recipes, they turn out perfectly. But for a first timer, I would go for the "How to Cook" books. She takes you through the basics e.g. poached egg and then gives you a couple of great recipes using poached eggs e.g. eggs benedict, warm lentil salad with poached egg, corned beef hash with - yes, you've guessed it - poached egg!! (Actually, I think that one's a fried egg).

They also make excellent reference books for making bread, pastry, dealing with meat, fish etc ...

But test out cheap or free copies first as different books/cooks work with different people.

Stephen_Leak

li'l_p wrote: »

The student cookbook ones are good as they are more along the money-saving route and less about extravagant and often expensive ingredients.

I have the following:

• The Essential Student Cookbook by Cas Clarke
• Student Grub by Jan Arkless
• The Student's Cookbook by Jenny Baker
• Cooking for Blokes by Duncan Anderson & Marian Walls

All of these I have picked up at car boot sales & charity shops cheaply.

Hope these help...?

I also highly recommend "Cooking for Blokes", along with the sequels, "Foreign Cooking for Blokes" and "Flash Cooking for Blokes".

li'l_p

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

I also highly recommend "Cooking for Blokes", along with the sequels, "Foreign Cooking for Blokes" and "Flash Cooking for Blokes".

Mine is the huuuuge Cooking for Blokes omnibus... fab! :j