Whats your favourite cook book?

[frumpygrumpy]

I am thinking of buying something by Jamie Oliver as I favour "chuck in a bit of this" recipes

What is good?

I am a basic cook.
I like simple ingredients.
I want to stretch myself a little.
Priority is nutritious. (Nigella TV stuff is all FAT stuff!!!)

Have you tried Nigel Slater?

Agree re Nigel Slater, especially 'Real Fast Food'

Many well-known cooks aren't into the health aspect of food imo but Nigel seems ok. And his recipes are easy.

Real Fast Food is one of my favourite books ever - very readable too.

Thanks girls, I'm ashamed to say I've never heard of our Nigel I will peek on Amazon......

I like Tamasin Day-Lewis' Kitchen Bible - it has a huge range of stuff in it and is designed to be used by very beginners right through to those who want to make their own preserves and Christmas puddings etc - you can teach yourself to cook using it. It also covers a big range of types of foods - there are Italian things, curries, lots of trad English stuff etc etc in there

There is a lot to be said for Delia you know......

carmenere
i love delia, her recipes they work

Yes they do and her vegetarian book is really lovely with lots of variation and healthy stuff.

Don't really have one yet
Am waiting (Impatiently) for the MN cookbook

1000 vegetarian recipes from around the world (paragon books) and also the Be-ro book.

Agree with Nigel also...a fav in our house is the River Cottage family cookbook.

second river cottage family cookbook - go to bookshoip and browse - something like 'good housekeeping' might be waht you are after - big range of recipes that al work.

frumpy - you have time to cook?????

The Essential Vegetarian

Another Delia fan here - her 'How to Cook' covers virtually everything you can think of.

It's great for when you have a random ingredient and you don't know what to do with it - she has a recipe for EVERYTHING!!!

Also love the fact that it has basic stuff like how to cook roast potatoes, for numbskulls like me.....

Vegan with a vengeance by Isa Chandra moscowitz (sp?!)

shrooms..that sounds a cook book with attitude!

delia works delia rocks
quite fancy river cottage but its heck of a meaty
like jamie too

Love the River Family Cook Book and Rachel Allen too.

thank you all , I will get shopping!

ooogs, I don't cook, don't be silly! I jut like lining up the books in the kitchen and then my friends get impressed. I alternate Heinz spaghetti hoops with coco pops normally [innocent]

Moro cookbook is great
as is in the nigel one that is based on a diary. Gives you an idea what is good and seasonal at the same time

a vote for 'goog housekeeping' here!