Teen heading off for university - just one cookbook, pitched at their generation - which are the best?

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Hi ... just that really.....

I gave my nephew a Sam Stern years ago... is he still the go to guy? And if so which one is best, if buying just one?

And I see there's something called Nosh for Students which is highly rated on Amazon

What would you buy your independent teen who likes the idea of cooking but hasn't done much and will be in a self-catering unit.....

And may well become vegetarian.... but meanwhile loves chicken teriyaki (take away), and has aspirations towards health - sometimes! So salads, cucumber and hummus do feature amongst her choices

Look forward to hearing your suggestions!

Jamie Oliver Ministry of Food

To be honest I’d not bother. They look
Up stuff online- DS loves BBC food and left cookbook at home because he had no room!! I’d spend the money on a decent knife or some basic cupboard supplies instead.

The Hairy Bikers "One-pot Wonders" is a good option for cooking with limited facilities, and it is also very easy to follow the recipes.

Anything by Jack Monroe.

cookingonabootstrap.com/

Mob kitchen or mob veggie. Designed exactly for this demographic but more exciting that your average student type cookbook!

Sam Stern is still good. I sent mine off with a folder of recipes from home. I started by teaching them how to shop for food cheaply, then the basics of chopping and prepping food. Then went through a few favourite dishes from home.
One became an adventurous cook and used to have a dinner cooking rota in their flat. The other stuck to 2 or 3 things.
Neither ever used a recipe book, but there were a number of "how do I..." phone calls home.

Mob kitchen. Has suggested Spotify tracks for each recipe! I got both versions for Dd for Christmas at her request.

Miguel Barclay, £1 meals. All recipes are for 1 person, not 4!

A Girl Called Jack

Prue Leigh Bible.
It has everything in it and the recipes work!

Nosh is pretty good and very geared to students without much equipment

DD Google's if she's cooking.Good food and BBC's are the most reliable.
She also photos my recipes that she likes and uses them at her Dad's to broaden his veggie repertoire.

Online or app only I'm afraid. I have lots of cookbooks but online recipe finders are so much easier: tell it what you've got at home and how much time, and it spits out ideas of things to cook.

A recipe folder of all their favourites from home. I love mine. Also nosh for students is amazing.

Another vote for 'Nosh' aimed at students, recipes require very little equipment and give an idea of cost per portion.

Yet another vote for Nosh - my 17 year old son is keen to learn to cook (so he can feed himself at uni). We are working through Nosh together - he just makes his lunch once or twice a week and all the recipes are easy to follow and work.

Agree with pp - I still use the knives my grandparents bought me over a decade ago - they'd be a good gift. A blunt crappy cheap knife makes cooking so difficult.

The food medic (Dr hazel) her second book in particular or one of the hairy bikers books. Super tasty, simple inexpensive ingredients 👍