Couple cook book

DSmiffy

laurabllue wrote: »

Wow! My husband is definitely the chef in this house! It's only now that I'm at home and have a little one who is starting to eat that I'm getting into cooking. We both work full time jobs, with similar long commutes. I definitely didn't feel like I needed to impress him when we moved in together. Not in the kitchen at least...


To the OP, the Takeaway Secret might be a good choice. Especially for when money is a bit short at the end of the month. Or maybe Jamie's 30 minute meals for when they're short on time. But I'd make it a present for your son unless your girlfriend loves cooking. As I said, I don't do much cooking in the house and if my MIL gave me a cookbook I'd be thankful but secretly think it was a bit of a dig!

As I said before, my original post said I was looking for a couples cookbook, not just a cookbook for her because I think she can't feed my son, There are newlyweds cookbooks out there, I'm pretty sure they're not just aimed at the Bride?? Are they?? That would be awful!

DSmiffy

Bennifred wrote: »

...also, I just don't think that under 30s use cookery books so much - my three boys (in their 20s and good cooks) all use the internet on their phones for recipes.

Point taken, but you can;t really wrap up an "App" for Christmas can you :rotfl: You still need inspiration in the first place

DSmiffy

ivyleaf wrote: »

The GoodFood series of little paperbacks does one called "101 Meals For two" - it's pretty good, and the books are cheap.

Like the sound of that!

Edwardia

I trained to be a chef at college, didn't like the reality of split shifts in a country hotel miles from anywhere. I use cook books as inspiration, I don't follow recipes.

OH is son of a chef and he loved to get in the kitchen after his commute and unwind so has ended up doing more of the cooking. He has his own cook books, again just to spark ideas.

I don't buy cook books as presents I think it can look condescending.

Bennifred

DSmiffy wrote: »

Point taken, but you can;t really wrap up an "App" for Christmas can you :rotfl: You still need inspiration in the first place

True - how about a piece of equipment, or hamper with ingredients for a particular style of cooking?

laurabllue

That's a good idea. My inlaws got us a Thai cookbook ( we went there on honeymoon) and did us a little hamper of all the various oils, spices and pastes that cropped up throughout the book.

CH27

Boots have got some Hairy Bikers asian food gifts & a cookbook on the 3 for 2 xmas range.

rachiibell

Saw a picture on pinterest of a some lovely house warming gifts.

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/45599014949613651/

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/45599014949861058/

How about doing something like that with one of their favourite types of food and maybe a matching cookery book. Eg pasta ingredients and an Italian cookbook.

ecgirl07

If they both work then a slow cooker and slow cooker book. Get into good healthy low cost cooking habits from the start?

geoffky

Surprised the basic cooking bible has not been mentioned yet...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Practical-Cookery-12th-Edition-Apprenticeships/dp/1444170082/ref=pd_sim_b_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1G3V6KQZW8V7DGXJ8GQM