What recipe book do I need?

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We are a family of 4, 2 under 2.
I am a competent cook, nothing fancy but the food I make goes down well. I will attempt most things.
My go to books at the moment are:
Hairy bikers everyday winners
The roasting tin
Quick roasting tin
Hairy bikers great curries

I need something new.

I like Nigel slater
Nigella
Delia
Nadiya Hussain
Mary berry

I don't have very many books, I want something new.

The book doesn't necessarily have to be child friendly as such as I make us all the same and just give them some thing on their plate that I know they will like
Up to them if they choose to eat the main part of the meal

My previous thread was about Ottolenghi books, which seem like they are not what I'm after.

So hit me with your suggestions!

Bored of Lunch

Faye Ripley “What’s for Dinner”.

Fay Ripley as in cold feet Fay Ripley??? I didn't know she had recipe books!

Not a book, but I often use the BBC Good Food website.

Family Comforts: Simple, Heartwarming Food to Enjoy Together - From the Bestselling Author of What Mummy Makes amzn.eu/d/6UU0s9W

I got this free (as a prize somehow!) from the People’s Postcode Lottery - some really nice recipes, with tips for how to store/use leftovers or convert for slow cooker if appropriate.

I use bbc good food a lot but I'm wanting some new books, the internet is great for recipes but I still really enjoy a good, old fashioned, hardback recipe book

Meera Sodha's East - all vegetarian, but delicious recipes which work consistently well. Few specialist ingredients, recipes are mostly simple and healthy enough for weeknight meals. I have all three of her cookbooks and they are some of my most used.

Ixta Belfrage's Mezcla - Ixta worked with Ottolenghi on Flavour and the influence is clear though the recipes as a group are more accessible. I've only cooked three or four recipes, but all were big successes and I love the look of so many others. I don't have children, so can't say how child friendly it is, but as an adult I enjoy them. It's split into two sections, the first being for recipes which are short enough to make every day and the second for longer more involved recipes. I made this roasted cabbage with mango and harissa salsa tonight from Mezcla and it took less than 20 minutes and was totally delicious.

I bought Mob Kitchen for my student DD but I really like it!

Designed for cooking for your mates at Uni I think. Meals are for four adults, max budget £10.

I also like the Leon cookbooks

Appetite - Nigel Slater

Any of the Rukmini Iyer ‘Roasting Tin’ books

Diana Henry from oven to table. Currently my favourite book, it's basically one pot dinners. I love love love her recipes.

Someone in my bookclub made some incredible food which came from Japanese Food Made Easy by Aya Nishimura.

Diana Henry is great.

Rose Prince, have a look at Kitchenella.

Allegra McEvedy, Big Table, Busy Kitchen.

Simon Hopkinson, The Good Cook.

River Cottage Every Day.

Sabrina Gayour.

Those might give you some ideas...

I like Anna's Family Kitchen
We're Hungry
The Mumsnet cookbook
Old school Jamie Oliver, Dinners is pretty good for example

I second East by Meera Sodha and Oven to Table or Simple by Diana Henry. These are my midweek go to books.

I was going to suggest the Fay Ripley as well - it's full of great, straightforward recipes with suggestions of how to adapt the same base for different ages groups.

I love Diana Henry atm.

All her books are great but From the Oven to the Table is one of my favourites. Also A Bird in the Hand, which as you might guess is full of chicken recipes. Simple is also good. Ah hell they're all great!

(I have six so far and will treat myself to another in the summer)

Jamie oliver ministry of food

sarah rossi ( taming twins on insta ) has a book out next week

bored of lunch

This.

Kitchen Sanctuary: It's All About Dinner: Easy, Everyday, Family-Friendly Meals: THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER (Kitchen Sanctuary Series) amzn.eu/d/i81jt2h

I have bought it for family members. She's not a chef but just a really good cook with easy family recipes you want to make. You can follow her on FB too.

I forgot about the taming twins book! I've had it preordered since before Christmas!m, didn't realise I'd be getting it next week 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Otherwise Nigel Slater is also good. I have lots of his books too.

I know Jamie Oliver is quite annoying, but Save With Jamie is one of our go-to books, and we just got 'One' which we've already cooked quite a lot from.

Diana Henry - A Bird in the Hand