Although I'm vegetarian, I don't limit myself to buying veggie cookery books as most others offer many non-meat recipes. I also look at recipes that contain meat and twist and change them to suit my diet.
I'm a bit of a cookbook addict and, although its really hard to decide, I suppose my three current favourites are:
Tender Vol 1: A Cook and his Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater
I love Nigel Slater and his simple but highly effective approach to cooking. He lets the ingredients speak for themselves and never overloads with unnecessary spices/herbs. I also love the way he writes so evocatively about food. This book is beautiful, as is Vol 2 which focuses on fruit.
Food from Plenty by Diana Henry
This book is brilliant as it focuses on seasonal ingredients and also offers recipes for leftover foods. She's a fantastic writer of recipes that are always faultless and straightforward. Lots of alternatives are offered for some more obscure ingredients, although most are easily available anyway.
River Cottage Veg Everyday by Hugh Fearnley-Whittenstall
River Cottage always deliver! This one is great as its meat-free, but put together by a committed carnivore. HFW adopted a meat-free six months existence prior to this book being published, so really had to work hard to fill the void created by his loss!! He's done a great job here, with recipes that are delicious and seasonal.
Others I love are:
Plenty by Yotam Ottelenghi
How to Bake by Paul Hollywood
Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook of Sorts by Russell Norman
The Good Table by Valentine Warner
50 Great Curries of India by Camelia Panjabi
So, which ones are your favourites....and why? I hope to find some new ones that I can add to my stupidly large collection
I'm a bit of a cookbook addict and, although its really hard to decide, I suppose my three current favourites are:
Tender Vol 1: A Cook and his Vegetable Patch by Nigel Slater
I love Nigel Slater and his simple but highly effective approach to cooking. He lets the ingredients speak for themselves and never overloads with unnecessary spices/herbs. I also love the way he writes so evocatively about food. This book is beautiful, as is Vol 2 which focuses on fruit.
Food from Plenty by Diana Henry
This book is brilliant as it focuses on seasonal ingredients and also offers recipes for leftover foods. She's a fantastic writer of recipes that are always faultless and straightforward. Lots of alternatives are offered for some more obscure ingredients, although most are easily available anyway.
River Cottage Veg Everyday by Hugh Fearnley-Whittenstall
River Cottage always deliver! This one is great as its meat-free, but put together by a committed carnivore. HFW adopted a meat-free six months existence prior to this book being published, so really had to work hard to fill the void created by his loss!! He's done a great job here, with recipes that are delicious and seasonal.
Others I love are:
Plenty by Yotam Ottelenghi
How to Bake by Paul Hollywood
Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook of Sorts by Russell Norman
The Good Table by Valentine Warner
50 Great Curries of India by Camelia Panjabi
So, which ones are your favourites....and why? I hope to find some new ones that I can add to my stupidly large collection




BTW, you might like to check out this one:
