Need some essential cookery book recommendations-getting jaded with what's on my shelf.

[MilaMae]

Need some inspiration.

I have quite a few but I'm all cooked out at the moment.

I had Nigel Slater's Tender for Xmas and use his Kitchen Diary's and a Real Fast Cooking

Use Nigella's Express

Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food has been good

dip into Cranks, a few Good Food books and a few others

I have 1 fussy twin ds 6 but the rest of us the other dtwin 6,dd,dp and I love anything and everything. We eat meat but eat a lot of veggie food too.

What other essential books am I missing?

You need Delia

I got Rick Stein Coast To Coast last Feb and love it. River Cottage Everyday is a good one too.

I loved Apples for Jam and anything by Martha Stewart is great.

Nigella's How to Eat & Delia for day to day basic stuff.

I subscribe to the Good Food Magazine which is great and has load of really usable recipes.
Made black bean chilli from this month's copy tonight and it was delicious. Even DH agreed and he normally needs MEAT for his dinner!

dizzie!

how is it going? My little gaff has got the builders in as we speak.....

I got the change of use! Yippee!

Now all I need to do is not run out of money....(hollow laugh)

I can also recommend the Ocado website.

MadameDefarge - how WONDERFUL I am delighted for you!! we're submitting the building warrant this week and hoping to hear from the main grant funders very soon I'll basically know by the end of the month whether or not this is going ahead [meep] the designs/sketches look fab though and luckily we've got a great architect on board

you don't happen to have a link to that original thread do you - I can't find it !!!

Riverford recipes are fab and they have produced a book too

Dizzy
Oooooh, you are opening a cafe? You may not want to say where but could you CAT me so that I can come and eat scones visit when I am next in Scotland.

You are having scones, I hope?

Just looked at Avoca and realised that I have been in the Dublin one.

Do you have a good baking cook book or do you want meals only?

I ask because I love Sue Lawrence's Book of Baking

MmeLindt - email me on [email protected] and will boreyoutodeath tell you all about it

pointydig did you used to be a dog!?!??! with no offence intended

yes, once a dog always a dog.

I think I remember you asking for cafe names but I can't remmeber what your decision was. Or maybe you didn't tell us. Or was that someone else?

I was asking for cafe menu favourites and everyone piled on, it was great - I can't sodding find it for the life of me though

ah yes, that's right.

sorry for complete hijack OP

I actually did a tally of all the faves....handwritten scrawl notes...I could copy them for you if that would help?

it was just to show to stickylittlefingers rather than hog the whole of the OP's thread as I think there was a touch of an explination on it thank you anyway - I was convinced it was in my 'watched' threads but its not and it was great

Oh, and I have a wonderful cookery book if you like Italian food. Giorgio Locatelli is almost more of a journey though Italy and Locatelli's life than just a cookery book.

Recipes are great too.

MMeLindt and sticky - neww thread started in food so we don't have to keep hi-jacking

apologies again OP, hope you're at least a little inspired by something we've suggested

I am and have enjoyed the highjack, I WANT the Avoca books but they're out of stock everywhere,do you think they're re-printing perhaps?

The Rachel Allen books look good too. Which are the best,dp would kill me if I ordered the lot?

Many thanks all have enjoyed looking at all the recommendations.

could be - I'd keep them in your "basket" so you're told if they come available again. They are all really good, I think. I am like a bad addict and dealer when it comes to recipe books tho!

MilaMae - the AVOCA website have them instock on there - I liked to it about, however you have to register and am not sure about delivery to ireland

I have Rachel Allen Bake, and Favourite Food at home - love them both. Bought her new one for MIL and am now covetting it myself - stick everything in your basket in amazon and save it for later and it will automatically tell you when the price drops

Thanks just found your post,not in Ireland so here's hoping.