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items A hand-picked shelf of cookery books I actually cook from. Weeknight wins, weekend showpieces, smart basics, and recipes that don’t need a specialty shop. Clear methods, reliable timings, big flavour.
I love this book because the recipes are genuinely doable on a busy weeknight—simple swaps, pantry staples, big flavour, no faff. It’s healthy without being preachy, and everything I’ve tried tastes like proper comfort food that just happens to be go...
Eat Yourself Healthy: Food to Change Your Life [American Measurements]
This has become a go-to in our kitchen. My husband follows a high-protein diet, and Skinnytaste’s protein-forward, sensible recipes make it easy to keep meals balanced without feeling like we’re eating the same three things on repeat. Clear instructi...
Skinnytaste High Protein: 100 Healthy Recipes
A cosy, genuinely useful book for slowing down and cooking with intention. The recipes are seasonal, unfussy, and designed for real life: small gatherings, make-ahead bits, and simple rituals that make a Tuesday feel special. Clear methods, thoughtfu...
Good Things: Recipes to Share with People You Love
The best fundamentals book on my shelf. It actually teaches you how flavour works, so you stop guessing and start seasoning with purpose. The diagrams and friendly explanations make technique stick, and the recipes are there to practice, not just per...
Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering Cooking
The sourdough playbook I trust. Clear step-by-step methods, practical schedules, and stretch-and-fold techniques that actually fit around real life. Whether you’re new to levain or chasing better crumb and crust, this guides you from reliable basics ...
Flour Water Salt Yeast: Artisan Bread Basics
Bright, modern Italian flavors without the fuss. Think weeknight-friendly pastas, citrus-herb salads, smart pantry swaps, and a few company-worthy dishes that don’t hijack your evening. Clear methods, flexible ingredients, and ideas you’ll actually r...
Italianish: Modern Twists on Classic Italian
Comforting, practical Korean home cooking with the kind of tips you only learn in someone’s kitchen. Clear methods for pantry staples (gochujang, kimchi, banchan), approachable stews and noodles, plus flexible substitutions that work with what you ca...
Umma: Korean Mom's Kitchen Wisdom & Recipes
The most thorough sourdough guide I own. It pairs clear science with step-by-step schedules, so you actually understand fermentation, hydration, and shaping instead of guessing. The troubleshooting tips, timing charts, and starter care routines are g...
The Perfect Loaf: Craft & Science of Sourdough
Big-flavor, Texas-style Mexican-American cooking that’s built for real kitchens. Straightforward recipes for tacos, fajitas, enchiladas, smoked and skillet meats, plus salsas and sides that actually taste like something. Clear techniques, sensible pa...
ArnieTex: 100+ Mexican-American Recipes
History you can actually eat. Each recipe comes with the story behind it, then a clear, modern adaptation that works in a normal kitchen. Measurements are sensible, ingredients are findable, and the notes on technique help you avoid museum-piece resu...
Tasting History: 4000 Years of Recipes
I love this book because it meets me where I am on those “nope” nights with quick, low-effort meals that still feel like real food. Minimal chopping, smart pantry shortcuts, flexible swaps, and hardly any washing up — exactly the kind of cooking I ca...
What to Cook When You Don't Feel Like Cooking
This book nails unfussy, reliable bakes with clear steps and clever tips that actually work. Perfect for satisfying a sweet craving without a kitchen takeover—minimal fuss, big flavour, photo-worthy results.
Sweet Tooth: 100 Desserts to Save Room
Gorgeous, plant-based recipes with big, bold flavour and genuinely doable steps, plus tips that make Korean pantry staples feel friendly. The personal stories pull you in, and the food delivers every time—comforting, vibrant, and weeknight-possible.
The Korean Vegan: Homemade Recipes & Stories
This is my bread bible: clear techniques, step-by-steps, and base formulas I can actually riff on. It finally demystified hydration, starters, and shaping for me, so my loaves went from “fine” to bakery-level without the chaos.
King Arthur Baking Co. Big Book of Bread
Brutally funny and shamelessly candid, it reads like eavesdropping at the best corner table. I’m here for the restaurant war stories, the gossip, and the self-inflicted chaos, but I stay for the surprising tenderness and hard-earned wisdom.
I Regret Almost Everything: A Memoir