
***CURRENT NUMBER OF BOOKS = 426***
An update!!! I am using ‘Eat Your Books’ to keep track of my books- click on the link at the right of the page to see whats currently on my shelves!
These are the books we currently have on our shelves. Of course I have my favourites, the one’s that come out as a kind of culinary comfort blanket. When we were living in our small (but lovely!) flat in Strawberry Hill I had to have a bit of a bit of a cull, so I know I have got rid of the books I know I’ll never, ever use. However, we have moved into a much more spacious house with a great kitchen……………
I have many other books written about food, travel and restaurants, but I have not included them in this library- only ‘pure’ cookery books are here.
My favourites probably change quite often. I think we all go through phases of what we like based on the weather, the seasons, what’s in the shops, but there are a core that never change: and these are the top 5:
- Alastair Little’s Food of the Sun- one of the first cookery books I bought and it gives me so much inspiration I can not tell you. Just flicking through the pages gives me ideas and the energy to create something lovely. He has a little food shop near Notting Hill which is filled with really yummy delights.
- Lindsey Bareham’s Big Red Book of Tomatoes- I have 2 copies of this book! The first I’ve had for ages and is a little paperback. I love tomatoes and this is jam-packed with all kinds of different recipes, savoury and sweet, hot and cold, from all over the world. Colin managed to get hold of a bigger version, updated with more recipes, and I am holding onto both!
- Claudia Roden’s Arabesque- covering the foods of Morocco, Turkey and Lebanon this is typical mouth-watering Claudia Roden. She not only has recipes which work each time but brings them to life with the history and the culture of the food and the people. Some of my favourite recipes have been inspired by this book.
- Annie Bell’s Living and Eating- I have many of Annie Bell’s books but this is, in my opinion, the best. This is not just a cookbook as it covers kitchen design and equipment, and it does make you more than a little envious of Annie herself! There is a starter of baked goats cheese which is worth the book on its own.
- Nigel Slater’s Kitchen Diaries- Nigel Slater writes in a way that makes me starving! Never overly complicated his recipes are what you want to eat for your supper every night. There is a tomato curry which is so delicious, quick and easy that I would never tire of eating it. His follow-up is great too, but my memories of discovering the original will always make it special to me.
Bareham, Lindsey- The Big Red Book of Tomatoes (2 copies! 1 illustrated)
Bareham, Lindsey- The Trifle Bowl and other Tales
Basan, Ghille- Tagines & Couscous
Beer, Maggie- Maggie’s Harvest
Beckett, Fiona- Meat & Two Veg
Bell, Annie- Living and Eating
Bell, Annie- Gorgeous Greens
Bell, Annie- Gorgeous Suppers
Bell, Annie- Gorgeous Christmas
Bell, Annie- In My Kitchen
Bell, Annie- Evergreen
Bell, Annie- Baking Bible
Berry, Mary- Cooking up a Feast
Berry, Mary- Complete Cookbook
Bill’s- Cook Eat Smile
Bissell, Frances- The Organic Meat Cookbook
Bompas & Parr- Jelly
Borough Market- Meat & Fish
Bundy, Ariana- Pomegranates and Roses
Caggiano, Biba- Tasting Italy
Caldesi, Katie- The Italian Cookery Course
Caldesi, Katie- The Amalfi Coast
Caldicott, Chris- World Food Cafe
Camporesi, Carlo- Dreaming of the Tuscany Table
Carluccio- Complete Italian Food
Chapman, Pat- India: Food and Cooking
Chapman, Pat- The Modern Balti Cookbook
Chapman, Pat- Favourite Restaurant Curries
Child, Julia- Mastering the Art of French Cooking
Child, Julia- The French Chef Cookbook
Clark, Sam & Sam- Moro
Clark, Sam & Sam- Casa Moro
Conran, Sophie- Pies
Conran, Sophie- Soups and Stews
Contaldo, Gennaro- Passione
Contaldo, Gennaro- Italian Home Cooking
Dangoor, Linda- Flavours of Babylon
Costa, Margaret- Four Seasons Cookbook
Cotter, Derek- For the Love of Food
David, Elizabeth- Elizabeth David’s Classics
David, Elizabeth- Is there a Nutmeg in the House?
David, Elizabeth- Mediterranean Food
David, Elizabeth- Christmas
Day-Lewis, Tamasin- All You Can Eat
Dean & Deluca- The Dean & Deluca Cookbook
Del Conte, Anna- Amaretto, Apple Cake and Artickokes
Del Conte, Anna- Italian Kitchen
De Mori, Lori- Beaneaters and Bread Soup
De Mori, Lori- Italy Anywhere
Da Mosto, Francesco- Francesco’s Kitchen
Dimbleby, Josceline- Complete Cookbook
Dimbleby, Josceline- Orchards in the Oasis
Dimbleby, Josceline- A Traveller’s Tastes
Dobson, Ross- Grillhouse
Dupleix, Jill- Totally Simple Food
Duplex, Jill- Good Cooking
Elliot, Rose- New Complete Vegetarian
Felwick, Jez- The Bowler’s Meatball Cookbook
Fearnley-Whittingstall, Hugh- Veg Everyday
Fearnley-Whittingstall, Jane- The Good Granny Cookbook
Galmiche, Daniel- French Brasserie Cookbook
Gayler, Paul- Sauce Book
Gayler, Paul- Flavours
Gayler, Paul- Burgers
Gerlach, DeWitt- The Spicy Food Lovers Bible
Gill, AA- The Ivy
Gill, AA- Breakfast at the Wolesley
Ginger Pig- The Ginger Pig Meat Book
Gray, Patience- Honey From a Weed
Granger, Bill- Holiday
Gregory-Smith, John- Mighty Spice
Grigson, Sophie- Spices
Grigson, Sophie- The Vegetable Bible
Grimes, Beshlie- Making Wines, Liqueurs and Cordials
Gyngell, Skye- My Favourite Ingredients
Hage, Salma- The Lebanese Kitchen
Harris, Joanne- The French Market
Harris, Joanne- The French Kitchen
Harris, Valentina- Recipes From an Italian Terrace
Hart, Alice- Alice’s Cookbook
Hartnett, Angela- A Taste of Home
Hazan, Marcella- The Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking
Hazan, Marcella- Marcella Says…
Hendy, Alastair- Food and Travels Asia
Henry, Diana- Food From Plenty
Henry, Diana- Roast Figs Sugar Snow
Henry, Diana- Cook Simple
Henry, Diana- The Gastro Pub Cookbook
Henry, Diana- Crazy Water Pickled Lemons
Hopkinson, Simon- The Bibendum Cookbook
Hopkinson,Simon- The Vegetarian Option
Hopkinson, Simon- Roast Chicken and Other Stories
Hopkinson, Simon- The Prawn Cocktail Years
Hornby, Jane- What to Cook & How to Cook It
Hummingbird Bakery- The Hummingbird Bakery Cookbook
Jaffrey, Madhur- Ultimate Curry Bible
Jaffrey, Madhur- Indian Cookery
Jaffrey, Madhur- The Essential Madhur Jaffrey
Jaffrey, Madhur- World Vegetarian
Jaffrey, Madhur- Curry Easy
Kapoor, Sybil- Citrus and Spice
Katzen, The Moosewood Cookbook
Kenedy, Jacob- Bocca Cookbook
Khoo, Rachel- The Little Paris Kitchen
King, Shirley- Dining With Marcel Proust
Kiros, Tessa- Venezia
Kiros, Tessa- Apples For Jam
Kiros, Tessa- Falling Cloudberries
Kiros, Tessa- Twelve
Kiros, Tessa- Limoncello and Linen Water
Kotchar- Atul’s Curries of the World
Lanlard, Eric- Tart IT Up
Larousse- Gastronomique
Lawson, Nigella- Kitchen
Lawson, Nigella- Feast
Lawson, Nigella- How to Eat
Lawson, Nigella- Christmas
Lawson, Nigella- Nigella Bites
Lawson, Nigella- Nigellissima
Lawson, Nigella- Forever Summer
Lawson, Nigella- Nigella Express
Lawson, Nigella- How to be a Domestic Goddess
Lawson, Jane- Snowflakes and Schnapps
Leigh, Rowley- No Place Like Home
Le Clerc, Julie- Taking Tea in the Medina
Leith, Prue- Leith’s Cookery Bible
Leith, Prue- Leith’s Simple Cookery
Little, Alastair- Keep It Simple
Little, Alastair- Italian Kitchen
Little, Alastair- Food of the Sun
Locatelli, Giorgio- Made In Italy
Luard, Elisabeth- European Peasant Cookery
McEvedy, Allegra- Leon
McGee, Harold- McGee on Food & Cooking
Mabey, Richard- The Full English Cassoulet
Madison, Deborah- The Greens Cookbook
Malouf, Greg- Arabesque
Malouf, Greg- Saha
Malouf, Greg- Saraban
Malhi, Manju- Easy Indian Cookbook
Malhi, Manju- India with Passion
Manfield, Christine- Tasting India
Martin, James- My Kitchen
Masterchef- Masterchef Goes Large
May, Dan- The Red Hot Chilli Cookbook
Mercurio, Paul- Cooking with Beer
NCG- Soup For All Occasions
O’Meara- The Gourmet Gardener
Oliver, Jamie- Jamie’s Dinners
Oliver, Jamie- Jamie at Home
Oliver, Jamie- Cook With Jamie
Oliver, Jamie- Jamie’s Italy
Oliver, Jamie- Happy Days with the Naked Chef
Oliver, Jamie- The Return of the Naked Chef
Oliver, Jamie- The Naked Chef
Oliver, Jamie- Jamie’s Kitchen
Oliver, Jamie- Jamie’s 30 Minute Meals
Olney, Richard- The French Menu Cookbook
Ortega, Simone- 1080 Recipes
Ottolenghi, Yotam- Jerusalem
Ottolenghi, Yotam- Ottolenghi Cookbook
Panjabi, Camellia- 50 Great Curries of India
Pant, Pushpesh- India
Parker, Paul- Lily Vanilli in a Zombie Ate My Cupcake!
Pascale, Lorraine- Home Cooking
Pascale, Lorraine- Baking Made Easy
Pascale, Lorraine- Fast, Fresh and Easy Food
Perelman, Deb- The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook
Perry, Neil- The Food I Love
Peyton & Byrne- British Baking
Phillips, Denise- New Flavours of the Jewish Table
Pieminster- A Pie for all Seasons
Polpo- Polpo
Pratt, Jo- In the Mood For Food
Pratt, Jo- In the Mood for Entertaining
Pym, Hilary- a la Pym
Ramsay, Gordon- Ultimate Cookery Course
Ramsay, Gordon- Kitchen Heaven
Ramsay, Gordon- Great Escape
Ramsay, Gordon- Healthy Appetite
Ramsay, Gordon- Makes it Easy
Ramsay, Gordon- Sunday Lunch
Ramsay, Gordon- Cooking For Friends
Randall, Theo- Pasta
Raven, Sarah- Food for Friends
Reynaud, Stephane- 365
Reynaud, Stephane- Rotis
Reynaud, Stephane- Pork and Sons
Reynaud, Stephane- Ripailles
Mahammad, Reza- Reza’s Indian Spice
River Cafe- Italian Kitchen
River Cafe- River Cafe Two Easy
River Cafe- River Cafe Cookbook Easy
River Cafe- Cookbook
River Cafe- Cookbook Green
River Cafe- Cookbook Two
Riverford Farm Cookbook
Roden, Claudia- Mediterranean Cookbook
Roden, Claudia- Tamarind and Saffron
Roden, Claudia- Arabesque
Roden, Claudia- The Food of Italy
Roden, Claudia- The Food of Spain
Roden, Claudia- The Book of Jewish Food
Roux, Michel- Cooking With the Master Chef
Rowe, Silvena- Feasts
Rowe, Silvena- Purple Citrus & Sweet Purfume
Rowe, Silvena- Orient Express
Ruggles, Sophie- My Barcelona Kitchen
Saleh, Nada- New Flavours of the Lebanese Table
Santtini, Laura- Easy Tasty Italian
Sawalha, Nadia- Stuffed Vine Leaves Saved my Life
Segnit, Niki- The Flavour Thesaurus
Shields, Niamh- Comfort & Spice
Silver Spoon- The Silver Spoon
Silver Spoon- Recipes From an Italian Summer
Silver Spoon- Tuscany
Slater, Nigel- The 30 Minute Cook
Slater, Nigel- Appetite
Slater, Nigel- Real Cooking
Slater, Nigel- Real Food
Slater, Nigel- The Kitchen Diaries
Slater, Nigel- The Kitchen Diaries II
Slater, Nigel- Tender Vol I
Slater, Nigel- Tender Vol II
Slater, Nigel- Thirst
Slater, Nigel- Eat
Smith, Delia- How to Cook Book 1
Smith, Delia- How to Cook Book 2
Smith, Delia- How to Cook Book 3
Smith, Delia- Delia’s Vegetarian Collection
Smith, Delia- Chicken
Smith, Delia- Summer Collection
Smith, Delia- Winter Collection
Smith, Delia- Complete Cookery Course
Smith, Delia- Book of Cakes
Sodha, Meera- Made in India
Sperling- Complete Book of Indian Cooking
Stein, Rick- Food Heros
Stein, Rick- Food Heros Another Helping
Stein, Rick- Spain
Stein, Rick- French Odyssey
Stein- Taste of the Sea
Stein, Rick- India
Strang, Jeanne- Goose Fat & Garlic
Sykes, Rosie- The Kitchen Revolution
Tilson, Jake- A Tale of 12 Kitchens
Todiwala, Cyrus- Cafe Spice Namaste
Todiwala, Cyrus- The Incredible Spice Men
Tonks, Mitchell- Fresh
Torode, John- Beef
Veerasawmy, E P- Indian Cookery
Vefa- Vefa;s Kitchen
Vera, Barry- Feast Bazaar
Van Waerebeek- Everybody Eats Well in Belgium
Wan, Gok- Gok Cooks Chinese
Wareing, Marcus- How to Cook the Perfect…
Waters, Alice- Chez Panisse Cooking
Weinberg, Joanna- Relish
Weinberg, Joanna- Cooking For Real Life
Wells, Patricia- The Provence Cookbook
Wells, Patricia- Trattoria
Wells, Patricia- Bistro Cooking
Willan, Anne- Country Cooking of France
Wilson, Mitzie- Mince!
Wolfert, Paula- Mediterranean Cooking
Wolfert, Paula- The Cooking of South West France
Wolfert, Paula- The Food of Morocco
Zilli, Aldo- Zilli
Misc- Curry
Misc- Great British Food Revival
Misc- Great British Food Revival The Revolution Continues
Misc- Peas, Beans, Greens
Misc- Carbonara, Marinara, Napolitana
Misc- Hot Food
Misc- Wok It
Misc- Petits Propos Culinaires 8
Misc- Bitesize: Tartlets, Quichettes & Cute Things
Misc- Char-grills & Barbeques
Misc- The Little Hastings Fish Cookbook
Misc- The Little Hastings & Rye Fish Cookbook 2
Misc- Delicious One-Pot Recipes
Misc- Grands Chefs & Westmalle
Misc- Tuscan Cuisine Book of Recipes
Misc- Squeezed
Misc- Amuses Gueules
Misc- A Taste of Puglia
Wow! I think I have about 10 cook books in total! Most of which were supplied by my lovely sister xx