recipe book recommendations please

nell2

I like the little recipe books containing things from the Good Food Magazine. 101 Cheap Eats is Good, as is 101 One-Pot Dishes. I also like 101 Simple Suppers. The recipes are easy to follow - always three steps (although sometimes a "step" contains several instructions) and the books don't take up too much room either. We had a lovely Mediterranean Shepherd's Pie for tea tonight made with turkey mince, a couple of rashers of bacon and pesto and it was yummy. Last night we had salmon and potato grill (using a tin of salmon so quite cheap).
These books would make a great stocking filler! Much cheaper at less than a fiver than something from a celebrity chef! (And no I don't work for Good Food Magazine, I just like the books.)

HopeElizzy

thriftlady wrote: »

Didn't see it but could it possibly have been Shirley Goode?

Thank you but I don't think it is her, thriftlady. I have now spent far too much time looking at Shirley's blog and searching out her books to read reviews! :rotfl:

Scarlett25

HopeElizzy wrote: »

I wonder if anyone could help........?
While channel hopping last week I saw a five minute article with a lady that uses up all her food leftovers and had written a book. I'm sure she was in her 80's and has always used everything up - making something out of not much!
Does anyone have a clue who I'm talking about or what her book is called?
TIA

Edit: Just remembered it was on that Sunday morning programme on BBC1 with Colin Jackson presenting......

Was it The Green Granny (I think she's called Barbara Walmsley) that you saw? I caught a snatch of a prog on Sunday morning where they said she would be on later but I had to go out and missed the rest of it! If it is the Green Granny, there are some clips of her on youtube....she makes a bread pudding in one of them!

craftymummy_2

Hi,
hope someone can help me, please? I'm after a recipe book with lots of easy and cheap (mainly) recipes. I can remember someone mentioning about one on here before but cannot remember what the book was called. Any suggestions? I think it's quite an old book as the writer was saying that their parents have used it a lot. I just need a bit of an inspiration as getting fed up with cooking the same meals but finances dont allow me to cook fancy meals.
Many thanks for your help

kittyscarlett

There are quite a few that fit the bill, but is it possible you mean " The Paupers Cookbook " by Jocasta Innes ? It gets mentioned on here quite a lot. First published early 70's as I recall ( too lazy to go down to kitchen and look at my copy ! ) Best bet is to scour charity shops for a couple or check out eBay.

craftymummy_2

Hi,
yes, thanks, I think that's the book that i'm after - the title sounds very familiar. I'll have a look on Ebay and going into town tomorrow, so will nose round the charity shops.

craftymummy_2

Just had a look on amazon as remembered that had a voucher for them and found this book & bought it! Cant wait for it to arrive, might even have it tomorrow! :j

thriftlady_2

craftymummy wrote: »

Hi,
yes, thanks, I think that's the book that i'm after - the title sounds very familiar. I'll have a look on Ebay and going into town tomorrow, so will nose round the charity shops.

It is still in print - here, there are new copies for £2 -£3;)

kittyscarlett

It's actually not quite the same book though, it's a mix of the 1970's original and a later edition. I still think its worth hunting out a 2nd hand copy of the original via charity shops/jumble/car boot etc.

thriftlady_2

kittyscarlett wrote: »

It's actually not quite the same book though, it's a mix of the 1970's original and a later edition. I still think its worth hunting out a 2nd hand copy of the original via charity shops/jumble/car boot etc.

Yep, you're quite right Kitty. Luckily for me I have both editions:) although the original is falling apart -I picked it up in a charity bookshop for a couple of quid.