Most used cookbook?

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Looking to treat myself to a new cookbook, while I am off work due to cancer treatment. I can still cook on my good days, so want to treat myself to a new book. Nothing too taxing or that needs too many special ingredients though!

Thank you

The ‘Roasting Tin’ series by Rukmini Iyer are very popular. What’s classed as special ingredients seems to change quite quickly these days!

I like the Hairy Bikers, & I think their "One Pot Wonders" would fit the bill.
Also, "The Roasting Tin" series by Iyer are full of good ideas for traybakes.

Best wishes for a full recovery.

Mary Berry is usually pretty down to earth. I have a few of hers. My 2 favourites are her “Foolproof Cooking” and “Everyday Cooking”

Prue Leith 's cookery bible

Meera Sodha - Made in India

Literally everything I have ever made using her recipes has turned out great. I love Indian food and cook it alot, so I don't mind having numerous spices in and I think most recipes use normal ones like turmeric, cumin, cinnamon...

I don't know if you can still get it, but What's For Dinner by Fay Ripley is by far my most used cook book. Every recipe is straightforward to make, and completely delicious. Pretty much every page of my copy is battered and splattered which is a sign of a good cookbook in my view.

Appetite by Nigel Slater is one of my favourites. The first Ottolenghi too.

wagamama
ministry of food
river cottage

Pinch of Nom

I cook a lot, and my go-to book, which comes out at least once a week, is Nigella's "Feast". She writes so beautifully it's like having a mate chatting to you as you cook, and she's got everything from treat meals for one, to Hallowe'en food, funeral meals, excellent Valentine's suppers and the best chocolate cake recipe ever.

Wishing you a good recovery

I'm always banging on about A Love of Eating (Recipes from Tart London) as nobody really talks about it. It's packed with beautiful, doable recipes that don't feel like something you could have thought of yourself.

I like the Black Farmer Cookbook and Saffron in the Souks. Both have some gorgeous photos in as well as good recipes. The Black Farmer has Jamaican recipes and traditional British, and an interesting back story.

Ottolenghi's Simple is another good one as it was purposely written only using what average people have in their cupboards apparently, so none of that "hand ground spice, made by the virgin nuns of Mount Blah Blah who limit their production to one gram a year" type rubbish.

Feast is also one of my favourites, I use it very regularly. One of our other favourites is Two Chubby Cubs fast and filling. There are a lot of Asian style dishes in it that don’t have lots of obscure ingredients.

Another vote for the Roasting Tin books, I've been cooking loads from The Green Roasting Tin recently, lots of tasty, easy recipes all cooked in one tin.

Sanjeev Kapoor Mastering the art of Indian Cooking. Brilliant if you love authentic Indian food. Some of the pages are yellow with turmeric, there are cumin seeds no the spine. Just brilliant.

Nigella's first book. She has a very easy laid back just bung it all in kind of vibe. But always successful and always delicious.

Delia or nigella. Delia’s complete cookery course is fantastic!

Julia Child's Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Legend

I like the river cottage everyday. It's simple but interesting and has more than just recipes.
All the best for your treatment 💐

Lorraine Pascal ‘ Baking made easy’ is. Favourite of mine.

Domestic Goddess (or anything else Nigella ish)
Allegra McEvedy’s big fat cookbook.

Part Time Vegetarian
Mob Kitchen
Jamie’s 15 Minute Meals

Thank you! I have added all these ideas to my wishlist, I already own a couple.

I have gone with 2 of the Roasting Tin books and will treat myself to the Ottolenghi Simple with my Christmas money. Hopefully I can collect the rest gradually too, as it was a hard decision!

Another vote for Nigella How to Eat, or Kitchen. So beautifully written, range from ultra-simple to more complex, and all delicious.
Wishing you a speedy recovery

My Nan bought me the 'good house keeping cook book' when I get engaged in 1997. I use it most weeks, it's great for good, no fuss, standard recipes.