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Livelongandprosper

LaineyT wrote: »

I recently inherited my Mum's copy of the Dairy book of family cooking, produced by the old milk marketing board, cracking cookbook and well worth hunting down a copy if you can.
Other than that you can't beat either Mary Berry or Nigel Slater imho.

I had that book back when was a fantastic book, I lost it in a move

I always keep an eye out for a copy in charity shops, never have found one but I live in hope

Callie22

redlady_1 wrote: »

Does anyone else have a Bero book??

The little Bero cookbooks are awesome I 'borrowed' one off my mum recently when I was craving maids-of-honour like my gran used to make. I have to say that it did surprise me how much they go for on ebay, but I suppose it's not that surprising as they are such good little books of basic baking recipes.

My mum and gran also used to swear by the 'Dairy Diary' cookbooks, I remember the excitement when the milkman delivered the new one each year.

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redlady_1

20 years ago I had Delia's complete cookery and the Diary book of Home Cookery. Then I bought the Pauper Cookbook. Now that is good and picked up a Rose Elliott in the charity shop

Pinot_Noir

I highly rate Diana Henry "Food from Plenty" - lots of interesting, unusual recipes that I wouldn't have necessarily thought of myself but without the need to buy masses of obscure, random ingredients to make them. Her salmon with sweet and sour beetroot and dill is a staple in our house and very tasty!

Callie22

Pinot_Noir wrote: »

I highly rate Diana Henry "Food from Plenty" - lots of interesting, unusual recipes that I wouldn't have necessarily thought of myself but without the need to buy masses of obscure, random ingredients to make them. Her salmon with sweet and sour beetroot and dill is a staple in our house and very tasty!

Diana Henry is another cookery writer whose books I really rate (and I have a lot of cookbooks ...) She's not as well known as some of the bigger names, but her books really are worth investigating. They're full of simple recipes that are really tasty and they're great books jut to read as well. Simon Hopkinson is another cookery writer that I really like, his 'Roast Chicken' books and 'The Good Cook' are books that I'd recommend to anyone, particularly if you like a cookery book that you can read as well as cook from.

redlady_1

Pinot_Noir wrote: »

I highly rate Diana Henry "Food from Plenty" - lots of interesting, unusual recipes that I wouldn't have necessarily thought of myself but without the need to buy masses of obscure, random ingredients to make them. Her salmon with sweet and sour beetroot and dill is a staple in our house and very tasty!

Beetroot is something I am particularly interested in making more of as the OH needs to keep an eye on his blood pressure so it doesn't get out of hand

redlady_1

Simple is one I was thinking of

Pinot_Noir

redlady_1 wrote: »

Beetroot is something I am particularly interested in making more of as the OH needs to keep an eye on his blood pressure so it doesn't get out of hand

Here you go! I tend to use yogurt rather than creme fraiche to make the sauce so it is a bit lighter.

https://www.localgreens.org.uk/recipes/salmon-sweet-and-sour-beetroot

Livelongandprosper

Callie22 wrote: »

Diana Henry is another cookery writer whose books I really rate (and I have a lot of cookbooks ...) She's not as well known as some of the bigger names, but her books really are worth investigating. They're full of simple recipes that are really tasty and they're great books jut to read as well. Simon Hopkinson is another cookery writer that I really like, his 'Roast Chicken' books and 'The Good Cook' are books that I'd recommend to anyone, particularly if you like a cookery book that you can read as well as cook from.

Simon Hopkinsons ' mums cheese and onion pie' is what Gods dream about. It's pure perfection and if it weren't so laden in calories I'd make it daily

caronc

redlady_1 wrote: »

My husband bought me a book to write all my recipes in from paper chase and it also has lots of compartments for bits collected over the years.

Does anyone else have a Bero book??

I have bought (and yet to try) the Fresh India book

I will have a look through NS Floss. I never seemed to find anything that jumped at me but to be honest I have the same old "go to" ones that I used. Persiana, Deliah, James Martin and HFW. Ottolenghi also has some good things. Oh and Sarah Raven and Demuths

By the sounds of it you might like Tess Kiros "Falling Cloudberries" - a beautiful read and some lovely recipes as well https://www.amazon.co.uk/Falling-Cloudberries-World-Family-Recipes/dp/1740453646/ref=pd_sim_14_2?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=GE29KC2JPX1NE03VSD1E and I'd second Diana Henry - again a good read and good recipes I love Roast Figs, Sugar Snow https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Books/Roast-Figs-Sugar-Snow-Food-Warm-Soul/1845339746/ref=pd_sim_14_10?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CHP6CSNSM742FGJEYBS5