Please could you recommend me a recipe book for DD.

[MrsBobHale]

She is 12, and she's a really keen baker. She loves the Bake Off and has the last three years' recipe books.

She's asked for a recipe book for Christmas that's "got normal food in it". She wants to start cooking tea for the family when she gets in from school. I'm very keen to encourage this!!

We already have Delia's Complete Cookery Course, but she says it's "full of old people food!"

Any suggestions for a modern version, but with a real range of things like pancakes, pasta dishes, curries etc?

This book has lots of pizza/pasta type dishes.

Has she had a look in the library?

Definitely to be encouraged! I'm a big fan of Hugh FW books, Simon Hopkinson is great or the brilliant Anna del Conte writes wonderful books

Hugh fw veg is a good book and all recipes have pictures.
I know his name is mud on MN, but Jamie is a good choice IMO

JO's 'Ministry of Food' is a great starting point failing that what about a sub for 'Good Food'?

First Steps in the Kitchen by Maureen O'Connor. It was my first cookery book back in the early 70's and is still available on Amazon. It has things like Treacle Tart, Macaroni Cheese, Spaghetti Bolognese, Apple Pie etc....Normal Food.

Ooh, I second a sub for good food- that's a great idea

this is a super book

I'd go for Jamie too. Interesting recipes, nice chatty style and not too complicated.

Highly recommend this as a lifetime cook book. It's wonderful .
Also Darina Allen's cookery course is terrific for recipes you will use over and over .

My son has the Sam Stern book that Cremola linked to and loves it.

I find the Hairy Biker's stuff really doable :)

Thanks everyone. Some really great suggestions. I've had a look at them all, and I'm going to go for Cremola's teen book. It looks like it's pitched just right for her.

Nigella's 'How to Eat'. Her best book; it gives you everything you could ever need...