If you could only recommend one cookbook

[kiwijesta]

What would it be? I'm on the hunt for a new one, maybe leaning towards Valentine Warner's what to eat now, but open to suggestions! Doesn't have to be a new release just one you use and enjoy! TIA

I am very keen on River Cottage Everyday.

I use this Mary Berry one quite a lot.

Leiths cookery bible. Everythings in it - its not all flowery text and pictures but it really does the job.

I do find her quite annoying and I never follow her recipes properly, but you can't be Delia imo.

I've also got lot of Jamie Oliver. Again, quite annoying, but brilliant ideas/range.

How to Eat by Nigella Lawson - tons of fantastic recipes which are easy and achievable, I think it's a modern classic (I do tend to halve her sugar quantities though - my God, that woman has a sweet tooth).

I agree with How to Eat. It's way way better than all of Nigella's other cookbooks put together. Beautifully written, excellent recipes, a cookbook to take with you to bed & read before sleep .

(And I agree with Lalalonglegs about the sugar quantities. She uses way too much sugar & butter but what the hell, you only live once).

Still swear by the original Delia Smith!

I like my trusted Mary Berry book a lot too.

I have an embarrassing qty of cook books though but tbh these days I mostly use
This site more than all my books put together.

Barrington, that is a fab site.

Waitrose have a good one too.

Kiwij - I like the look of the Valentine Warner book. Are there many photos of him in the book?!!

I only had a quick flick and didn't focus enough on the recipes.

Thanks everyone! Will check these out at the library and pick the best one!

And yes, WowOoo Valentine is quite nice to look at, quite liked the name for future DC, but now its gonna be a girl,and DH vetoed it! Hehe

Nigella Lawson's How To Eat - I have so many cookbooks but this is the one I go back to time and time again.

Definitely Nigella's How To Eat. It is an amazing book, has all the information you need for basics like pastry and how long to cook your roasts for, plus some really lovely recipes with lots of ideas for tweaking the recipes slightly with alternative ingredients and so on.

It reads beautifully, too, imo.

The River Cottage MEAT book.

I agree with Nigella How to Eat.

I also have a Nigel Slater I am always returning to.