Cook Book Recommendations please

[Pigletssmallerfriend]

Can anyone recommend a good non-celeb chef cook book for a present please?

The Good housekeeping ones are very good, tried and tested with loads of basic recipes and very clear instruction and illustrations.

What sort of thing are you looking for, piglet? Is your friend an experienced cook or into anything in particular?

this is great

Apples for Jam by Tessa Kiros is a lovely book.

Thanks for the replies - I will check those books out
It's for my brother, he likes cooking but I'm not sure what his level is - not experienced but keen to experiment!

Any of Yotam Ottolenghi's books are great. Not difficult but the recipes are involved and delicious! Interesting middle eastern flavours.

If it's family cookbooks you're after - we have Mumsnetters best-rated ones here.

I know you said not celebrity but for a basic, 'how do I do this' cookbook you can't beat Delia, imo.