Can you recommend a cookery book for dd?

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She's 13 and loves good food.
She's begun making simple stuff- bolognese, meatballs etc but this summer I'd like her to do some more stuff- and tbh I could do with some inspiration too!
We have Jamie Oliver, Ainsley Harriott- can you recommend a good basic recipe book- not Gordon Ramsey poncy type food IYSWIM!

I grew up with 'Delia Smith's Complete Cookery Course' and have had a copy for about 25 years now. There are some fancier recipes in there but also all the classics/basics. If you just want to roast a leg of lamb properly - there are the timings per kilo and oven temps. If you can't remember the proportions for a simple apple pie - there it is. I've rarely had to adjust one of her recipes - not something you can say for other people's books.

I particularly like Delia's reassuring descriptions. There's no ego-tripping, irrelevant memories of days out in bloomin' Tuscany, 'bunging' things in ovens or, 'pukka' mockney rubbish. One recipe she says something like 'don't worry if it looks rather lumpy at this stage ... it's supposed to'. Great.

I must have 100 books in my kitchen but that is the one that gets referred to most.

I love Delia's Cookery Course too and her summer and winter collections.
I use Jamie's MOF for easy family meals and Nigel's Real Fast Food.
I've loads more books but these are the ones I use most.
I'm buying DD this for her birthday. She'll be 9 so not a teen but would like a more grown up recipe book. Your DD might like it too?

Yes, I've seen the Sam Stern book- looks good.
Delia it will be!!!
Thankyou ladies.

Oh get the Silver Spoon for Children - it's great and it's all proper Italian food, no being trendy or cool or pandering to yoof.

Does anyone actually LIKE this poncy pseudo chefspeak, as descibed so well by Chil1234?