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Old 11-08-2011, 22:23
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Since i've started living alone, i've decided I really should start cooking more. My current level of cooking ability doesn't really extend beyond a bolognese, chicken fajitas etc but i'd like to extend that, but I need a simple dishes cookbook that's easy to follow.

Any recommendations?
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Old 11-08-2011, 22:59
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Delia's is pretty good.


http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/0...Z21T7E0NB43ECD
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Old 11-08-2011, 22:59
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"Jamie's Dinners" (Jamie Oliver) would fit the bill
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Old 11-08-2011, 23:12
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I buy a load of cook books to get ideas and then I tend to ditch them once their usefulness has gone. However,some well loved books remain with me.

"Nigella Express" by Nigella Lawson
"Feast" by Nigella Lawson
"How To Cheat At Cooking" by Delia Smith
"Kitchen" by Nigella Lawson
"Frugal Food" or "Delia's Frugal Food" by Delia Smith
"Marguerite Patten's Every Day Cookbook In Colour" by Marguerite Pattten.
"Marguerite Patten's Century Of British Cooking" by Marguerite Patten.
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Old 11-08-2011, 23:54
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Nigella Express- Nigella Lawson
Feast - NIgella Lawson
The 30 Minute Cook- Nigel Slater

And I also like the 4.99 BBC Good Food Mini Books that are things like 100 Healthy Meals, 100 One pot meals, 100 desserts etc
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Old 12-08-2011, 04:30
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But I learned to cook from Delia's cookbooks, the Good Housekeeping cook book that has some mouth watering photos, and the Reader's Digest cookery year cookbook - it is so old it only has imperial measurements. Also, some of their exotic food is more mainstream these days.
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Old 12-08-2011, 07:25
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Leith's Cookery Bible covers pretty much everything:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leiths-Cooke...3130299&sr=1-1
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Old 12-08-2011, 12:47
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i love nigel slaters books, but there is also a lot in jamie oliver's ministry of food which is worth cooking
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Old 12-08-2011, 13:49
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Nigella Express and Jamie Oliver's ministry of food. Both excellent books, easy to follow with lovely tasty dishes. I have many cookbooks, but these two are the two I invariably end up referring to for gorgeous simple dinners at home.
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Old 14-08-2011, 10:52
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I second the suggestion for Jamies Ministry of Food.
Not 'chefy' just nice, normal meals.
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Old 14-08-2011, 11:47
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You need Nigella Bites and more importantly Nigella Express.

I find her recipes to be both tastier and more reliable that Jamie Oliver.

If you're looking for a cook book that is like a guide to food and different cooking methods as well as having a load of recipes, I would recommend either Delia Smith's How to Cook series ( Where are ya! LOL ) or Darina Allen's Forgotten Skills of Cooking: The Time-Honored Ways are the Best.

All the above books are not only great for recipes, but they're a great read too!
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Old 14-08-2011, 12:33
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If you really want to learn to cook and aren't bothered about pretty pictures, I'd recommend Simon Hopkinson. Roast chicken and other stories is particularly good (and the follow up - Roast chicken second helpings).

Also fab is the The Conran Cookbook. The first half is almost like a food/cooking encyclopedia.
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Old 14-08-2011, 12:44
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I find cookbooks are quite good for getting ideas from but they're generally over complicated. Well the ones I look at are.

So I like to get ideas from cookbooks and restaurants, ya know, you see something nice on a menu and make a mental note of it.

Then I just look on the net for the recipes. I prefer this way as people leave comments underneath them saying how it turns out, and also recommendations on how to make it better.
I don't have any sites in particular that I use but I Google a recipe and then look through maybe the top ten results and see what the general consensus is on how to do that dish !
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