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The King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-purpose Baking CookbookThe King Arthur Flour Baker's Companion: The All-purpose Baking Cookbook by King Arthur
Buy new: £24.75 / Used from: £21.25
BIG book divided into chapters that cover eveything for baking, well researched.King of baking books one might say.
How to be A Domestic GoddessHow to be A Domestic Goddess by Nigella Lawson
Buy used from: £9.40
Comfort cooking from the goddess herself, try the lamuchan.
Feast: Food That Celebrates LifeFeast: Food That Celebrates Life by Nigella Lawson
Buy new: £17.59 / Used from: £11.49
A huge book covering feasts such as eid, passover, and of course christmas. Excellently researched and as good to read as to cook from.
Avoca Cafe Cookbook: Bk. 1Avoca Cafe Cookbook: Bk. 1 by Hugo Arnold
Buy new: £14.99 / Used from: £18.08
Surprisingly unknown on favourite lists,best of contemporary Irish. A bit of an Irish secret
Avoca Cafe Cookbook, Book 2Avoca Cafe Cookbook, Book 2 by Hugo Arnold
Buy new: £16.14 / Used from: £19.55
Same as above but different areas covered. Great Maple walnut streusel cheesecake.
Modern Classics: Book 2Modern Classics: Book 2 by Donna Hay
Buy new: £11.04 / Used from: £13.17
Divided into chapters covering everything sweet related. Loads of recipes including all basics,very good as reference point.
Green & Black's Chocolate Recipes: Unwrapped - From the Cacao Pod to Muffins, Mousses and MolesGreen & Black's Chocolate Recipes: Unwrapped - From the Cacao Pod to Muffins, Mousses and Moles by Caroline Jeremy
Buy used from: £7.75
Best chocolate book from the best chocolate makers.Won best chocolate book in the world and rightly so!(Gourmand world cookbook awards)
Sydney FoodSydney Food by Bill Granger
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £5.46
Doable at anytime. As a student you can just make his meals without rushing out for huge lists of ingredients.Fantastic pan pacific fare
Bills Open KitchenBills Open Kitchen by Bill Granger
Buy new: £8.99 / Used from: £5.73
More from Bill. Breakfast section is great.
Bread Bible: Beth Hensperger's 300 Favourite RecipesBread Bible: Beth Hensperger's 300 Favourite Recipes by Beth Hensperger
Buy new: £10.49 / Used from: £73.34
Over 300 recipes so theres bound to be a few you like. I can vouch for the blueberry buttermilk coffee cake. Good section on bread machines
The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Old-Fashioned Recipes from New York's Sweetest BakeryThe Magnolia Bakery Cookbook: Old-Fashioned Recipes from New York's Sweetest Bakery by Jennifer Appel
Buy new: £16.99 / Used from: £10.12
Book is quite small for the price(Front cover VERY enticing i will admit), not bad but much better out there. Nothing new in it. Buy King Arthur instead fo 3 pounds more!
Living and EatingLiving and Eating by John Pawson
Buy new: £11.38 / Used from: £4.15
Simplicty in eating rather than laborious cooking here.A little bit too much lifestyle here though.But plenty of recipes albeit some classical, so likely to be repetitive for the experienced cook.
Conrad Gallagher's New Irish CookeryConrad Gallagher's New Irish Cookery by Conrad Gallagher
Buy new: £14.98 / Used from: £3.07
Restaurant cookbook first and foremost. Not for everyday, but perfect for a dinner party,where you want to impress.
Gordon Ramsay's Just DessertsGordon Ramsay's Just Desserts by Gordon Ramsay
Buy new: £9.74 / Used from: £6.40
Everything simply works as his techniques are classic and precise. Very easy to follow for such impressive results.
Gordon Ramsay's SecretsGordon Ramsay's Secrets by Gordon Ramsay
Buy new: £16.25 / Used from: £6.00
Fantastic carrot cake in this. Very modern classic sort of fare.
The Dean and DeLuca CookbookThe Dean and DeLuca Cookbook by David Rosengarten
Buy new: £11.38 / Used from: £13.01
All writing no pictures in this. Lots and lots of info on different meats, pulses, cheeses etc from the famous New York deli. A serious cookbook Not exactly Nigella light n fluffy style chatting.
Forever SummerForever Summer by Nigella Lawson
Buy new: £9.75 / Used from: £6.46
Great chapter on ice cream, peach in particular. But a little over wordy in introductions to recipes.
The River Cafe Cook BookThe River Cafe Cook Book by Rose Gray
Buy new: £11.38 / Used from: £3.97
Chocolate nemesis is scrummy! Good and sticky book at this stage. Simple in its treatment of good fresh ingredients.
Jenny Bristow: A Taste of SunshineJenny Bristow: A Taste of Sunshine by Jenny Bristow
Buy new: £9.99 / Used from: £3.50
A present and rather surprsingly good. All very easy recipes and with ingredients that are found in any supermarket.
Rick Stein's SeafoodRick Stein's Seafood by Rick Stein
Buy new: £16.25 / Used from: £6.87
fab bargain at £10 with 60% off. Definately buy it at this price if your a fish eater.What Nigella is to baking Rick Stein is to fish.
Biscuits, Brownies and Biscotti ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library)Biscuits, Brownies and Biscotti ("Australian Women's Weekly" Home Library)
Buy used from: £0.01
great little series, for the price of a coffe you have loads of recipes that are easy and fast.
Big Fat CookiesBig Fat Cookies by Elinor Klivans
Buy new: £7.79 / Used from: £8.13
Full of great new cookies, interesting twists but some work better than others.
Food: A HistoryFood: A History by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
Buy used from: £44.95
Analysis of what you're eating well researched and put together.
Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Luscious SubstanceVanilla: Travels in Search of the Luscious Substance by Tim Ecott
Buy used from: £32.25
Fascinating travels around the world exploring this essential baking ingredient.
Fat Wars: The Inside Story of the Obesity IndustryFat Wars: The Inside Story of the Obesity Industry by Ellen Ruppel Shell
Buy new: £6.74 / Used from: £1.00
A non stop study, fact filled but yet accessible. Couldnt put it down.