This vast selection of cookbooks will make perfect presents for foodies this Christmas …
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Ela! Ela!
Ella Mittas is a cook and food writer from Melbourne, Australia and she released a new cookbook this year, Ela! Ela!. My favourite dishes from the cookbook are the Chicken Rice and the Tzatziki – they would actually be great together. The photography and design is all done by Ella, including the lino print cover – beautiful. @elamelbourne
Midweek Recipes
Jess Elliott Dennison from Edinburgh has just announced her new cookbook, Midweek Recipes, which will be published in August. I LOVE Jess’s work and if you like my cooking, then you’ll love hers too. She is self-published which is so impressive. Most cookbooks will be done by a big publisher who will design, edit, print and sell your book for you, and Jess has done this all by herself. @jess_elliott_dennison
Saladology
Maybe I’m biased because I worked on this cookbook but it’s a great one for the summer. I helped Theo Kirwan, of Sprout & Co, write and test the recipes in his flat last spring, and then I food and prop styled it last summer. My favourite recipes from Saladology are the Sesame Cabbage with Poached Chicken (make sure you make the chilli oil!) and A Little Cucumber, A Lot of Herb Salad. @sproutandco
Café Cecilia
Café Cecilia by Max Rocha. I LOVE the cover. It’s a Phaidon classic in style and looks great on my coffee table. I’m going to make the Kirkham’s Lancashire cheese scones. @maxrocha__
Good Time Cooking
Good Time Cooking by Rosie Mackean: Rosie has created a book all about cooking for groups of people. Think menus with prep lists to make hosting and having people over less stressful. The Bologna menu looks amazing. @rosiemackeanpastaqueen
Second Generation
Second Generation by Jeremy Salamon: There’s a restaurant in New York called Agi’s Counter (follow it on Instagram @agiscounter) and I love its food. It’s an Eastern European inspired diner and bakery, which now has its own cookbook.
The Irish Bakery
The Irish Bakery by Cherie Denham. This is so much more than a baking book – it’s a bible for people who bake at home. There are too many good recipes to choose from, but I can promise I’ll be baking something from it this winter. @cheriedenhamcooks
Make More With Less by Kitty Coles. @kittycoles
On The Side, Crave, and Good Eggs, all by Ed Smith. @edsmithington
Sift by Nicola Lamb. (This is a genius baking book that everyone should have). @nicolaalamb
Brutto: A (Simple) Florentine Cookbook by Russell Norman. @bru.tto
A Modern Way To Eat, A Modern Way to Cook, The Modern Cook’s Year,
One: Pot, Pan, Planet, and Easy Wins, all by Anna Jones (three of which I’ve been lucky enough to work on). @we_are_food
A Book of Mediterranean Food and French Provincial Cooking by Elizabeth David.
Duck Soup: The Wisdom of Simple Cooking by Clare Lattin and Tom Hill. @lattin72
Sardine: Simple Seasonal Provençal Cooking by Alex Jackson. @_alex_jackson
Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many by Jeremy Lee. @jeremyleeqv
Roast Chicken and Other Stories by Simon Hopkinson with Lindsey Bareham. @lindseymbareham
Simple by Yotam Ottolenghi. @ottolenghi
Mezcla: Recipes to Excite by Ixta Belfrage. @ixta.belfrage
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat by Samin Nosrat. @ciaosamin
Chez Panisse Café Cookbook by Alice Waters. @alicelouisewaters
River Cafe Cookbook by Ruth Rogers. @ruthierogers
A-Z of Pasta: Stories, Shapes, Sauces, Recipes by Rachel Roddy. @rachelaliceroddy