For kitchen inspiration, check out this year’s top cookbooks...
All the books featured here can be purchased or ordered from your local bookshop.
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British Cheese Toast by Steve Parker
There is something magical about cheese on toast. This delicious book, from Hampton local and award-winning cheesemonger Steve Parker, will take you on a tasting tour of British cheeses with over 100 recipes, plus advice on which cheese to use with which bread, and a handy guide to artisan cheeses shops.
£14.99, Headline Home
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Community Comfort: Recipes from the Diaspora
100 British cooks from migrant backgrounds come together in this e-cookbook to raise funds for bereaved healthcare colleagues and families of BAME victims of Covid-19. Curated and created by Riaz Phillips, contributors include Selasi Gbormittah, Naved Nasir, Ixta Belfrage & Michael Caines, cooking their go-to comfort dishes, such as Jamaican Ackee and Saltfish, Nigerian jollof rice, Japanese dumplings, and Colombian empanadas.
From: tezetapress.com
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Cook, Eat, Repeat by Nigella Lawson
The Domestic Goddess is back with a mouth-watering combination of recipes and stories about food. Over 150 new recipes make the most of her favourite ingredients, as well as inspiration for family dinners, vegan feasts, solo suppers and new ideas for Christmas.
£26, Chatto & Windus
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Larousse Patisserie and Baking
Inspired by the Bake Off? Well, this is the ultimate expert guide, with more than 200 recipes and step-by-step techniques from the authoritative French cookery brand, Larousse. On your marks…
£45, Octopus
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Mary Berry’s Simple Comforts
Dame Mary Berry shares over 120 of her ultimate comfort food recipes, all made simply and guaranteed to get smiles around the table. Each recipe also includes Mary’s trademark, no-nonsense tips and techniques for getting ahead.
£26, BBC Books
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Ottolenghi FLAVOUR by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage
King of the kitchen Ottolenghi has teamed up with Ixta Belfrage to break down the three factors that create flavour and develop innovative, exciting vegetable dishes. There’s a mixture of simple recipes for weeknights, low-effort high-impact dishes, and standout meals for the relaxed cook.
£27, Ebury Press
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River Cottage Handbook: Fermentation by Rachel de Thample
Fermentation is all the rage at the moment. In this book, you’ll discover how to produce delicious and health-boosting ferments in your own kitchen, with more than 80 recipes, from sauerkraut and sourdough, kimchee and kombucha, to pickles and preserves.
£11.99, Bloomsbury
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Simply by Sabrina Ghayour
Persian and Middle Eastern chef Sabrina Ghayour’s fifth book is a new collection of over 100 recipes in her signature style. Influenced by her love of flavours, it’s full of delicious dishes that can be enjoyed with minimum fuss, with chapters ranging from Effortless Eating to Traditions with a Twist.
£26, Mitchell Beazley
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The Flexible Family Cookbook by Jo Pratt
West London food writer, cook and presenter, Jo Pratt has designed each recipe with flexible adaptations to account for allergies, intolerances and lifestyle choices, covering everything from gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free cooking and veganism, to suggestions for flavour and spice adjustments for younger (or fussier) palettes.
£20, Frances Lincoln
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The muymuybueno Cookbook by Justine Murphy
Here are 160 sugar-free ideas and unique recipes for healthy breakfasts, sharing platters, soups, curries, salads, main dishes, plant-based desserts and more, as well as an insight into Richmond resident Justine’s story and her brand’s philosophy.
£25, Meze Publishing
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Under the Olive Tree: Memories and Flavours of Puglia by Anna Maggio
This is a collection of personal recipes that have been handed down through generations. Maggio’s simple and authentic dishes provide a delicious insight into Pugliese life and cooking, and the book itself is beautiful too.
