 | How to be a Domestic Goddess: Baking and the Art of Comfort Cooking by Nigella Lawson
Buy new: £19.20 / Used from: £11.50 Definitely the best and most unselfconscious of the Nigella books so far. Good, old-fashined comfort food (all baking recipes) but with modern versions. I've had delightful results
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 | The Return of the Naked Chef by Jamie Oliver
Buy used from: £4.99 This is my favourite of the Naken Chef series -- great salads and lovely pasta recipes. Not the best of pudding chefs, but what there is, is different and inspiring
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 | River Cafe Cook Book Green by Rose Gray
Buy new: £19.06 / Used from: £11.25 Eclectic mix of ingredients which often include unusual ingredients, but on the whole, pulls it off well. Lovely photography and good for inspiration, even if you don't attempt all the recipes
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 | Delia's Complete Cookery Course - Classic Edition: Vol 1-3 in 1v by Delia Smith
Buy new: £8.36 / Used from: £5.19 Known as the UK cookery Bible, I wouldn't quite award it that accolade, but it's a good starter and a great wedding / setting up home present
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 | New British Classics by Gary Rhodes
Buy used from: £3.99 Gary Rhodes is a bit too restauranty for me, but this is his best book so far
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 | Delia Smith's Summer Collection: 140 Recipes for Summer by Delia Smith
Buy used from: £0.01 Forget about How to Cook range -- this seasonal range from Delia's much better, and the summer one is the best
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 | "Good Housekeeping" Cookery Book: The Cook's Classic Companion (Good Housekeeping Cookery Club) by Good Housekeeping Institute
Buy used from: £14.00 Good for a staple cookery book
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 | Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course by Darina Allen
Buy used from: £17.00 I bought this after I heard Darina Allen interviewed on Radio 4 and it's fantastic -- proper Irish recipes, great comfort food and lovely on winter evenings
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 | Elizabeth David Classics: "Mediterranean Food", "French Country Cooking" and "Summer Cooking" by Elizabeth David
Buy new: £10.52 / Used from: £6.85 She made it through the ration years, so who am I to argue? Different
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 | Annabel Karmel's New Complete Baby and Toddler Meal Planner: Over 200 Quick, Easy and Healthy Recipes by Annabel Karmel
Buy used from: £0.26 Still undecided about Annabel Karmel, and some recipes seem overly fussy and use expensive ingredients, so not massively accessible. In the absence of another good children's chef, however ...
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 | A Taste of India (Great Cooks) by Madhur Jaffrey
Buy used from: £33.99 Lovely basic Indian cookery book
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 | Rick Stein's Seafood Odyssey by Rick Stein
Buy new: £12.74 / Used from: £1.46 I love fish, so I love this
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