recipe book recommendations please

aurorahelios

I'm another one with a weakness for cookery books, my favourites and most well used are

Indian every day - Anjum Anand

Good housekeeping - I've got 3; an ancient one printed in the 1950s borrowed from my Mum; the step by step one and a newish one. All have something to offer.

Tesco recipe collection- Tesco used to print a monthly recipe book which a relative of mine collected, as they very rarely cook it has become a mainstay in my kitchen. It is great because it has a wide range of recipes.

trace-j

Murtle wrote:

So is mine!! also from Catering eduction.....I'm on my third copy as people keep borrowing it long term and never returning them

It's fantastic though!!

How dare they!!! At £20 a throw a few non returns must equal a knock on the door!!!!!!!!!!!

lswwong

My absolute favourite cookery read has to be "Saveur" magazine from the US. It combines cuisine, travel and culture and for an American publication, has an exceptionally international and open outlook. https://www.saveur.com. This magazine is big on authentic cuisine and high quality food journalism. Check out their website. The stories and recipies will keep you fascinated for ages!

I always thought Ken Hom's "Tastes of China" is the most authentic and beautiful Chinese cook book written in English ever produced. Unfortunately, my ex spilled cranberry juice all over my copy ..... (and that's why he is an "ex"!).

I love Jamie's cookery videos/DVDs. Watching him cook/create is great entertainment for me.

Murtle

trace-j wrote:

How dare they!!! At £20 a throw a few non returns must equal a knock on the door!!!!!!!!!!!

I think I was too excited at getting a new version, without the greasy marks etc....obviously in me pre-MSE days....now I wouldn't lend it

competitionscafe

I have way too many cookbooks but to be honest most of them don't get used very often. The one that does (and is therefore my favourite) is 'Appetite' by Nigel Slater - a fantastic cookbook for everyday eating. Much more than just recipes, it also has advice on what's in season each month, what equipment you should have and different cooking methods. Highly recommended.
You can read the index on amazon usa:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0609610783/ref=sib_rdr_idx/102-0340650-9405742?%5Fencoding=UTF8&p=S0CH&j=0#reader-page

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moggins

The original Paupers Cookbook is my all time favourite and I now have two copies as I thought I'd lost mine and managed to get another on e-bay, then I found my old one down the back of the sofa

I have over 80 cookbooks and this is still my all time favourite.

squeaky

It looks like a good book to pack into the new uni student's surviavl kit along with the Be-Ro book

AussieLass

I think mine would be one that I have made myself with recipes that we all love and oldies from family and friends. It's still evolving. Also a book that we were made to get at high school called Day to Day cookery book has been great. A basic recipe book great for starters with no fail recipes in it. I still use it, looks a wee bit sad around edges now though.

henhog

I have loads of cookery books as well but faves are;

For students or when feeling really poor;
Grub on a Grant by Cas Clarke
Cooking in a Bedsitter by Katherine Whitehorn (these would make excellent pressies for someone going to uni. I still use mine all the time)

For the slow cooker;
The Slowcooker cookbook by Gina Steer

For everyday
Meals in Minutes by Ainsley Harriot
(Barbecue Bible is good too)

greenlogo

I'm not a big fan of following recipies - I'm more of a bung it in and see cook - but the internet has to be my biggest source of inspiration (here mostly!) and my Mum's 1971 GHI cookbook with no covers and half a contents page for the basics - I "borrowed" it when I left home aged 17 and I've been using it to tell me how long to cook carrots &c for ever since!

I love reading Nigella's books, but I've not cooked from any of them directly.