Your favorite recipe books?

Glaucus · 05-03-2009, 19:07

So what are your favroite recipe books?

Mine has to be

Great foods of the world -ISBN 1-84038-930-3
It's actually a collection of 10 books (Italy, Mexico, Greece, India, Morocco, Thailand, Spain, Japan, Ireland, china)
At the front it has a couple of pages of common ingredients and a little bit about each, then a double page per recipe, with a nice colour photo. I detest recipe books without photos.
Not many recipes per book, but the ones I've tried have been great.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Recipe...275906&sr=11-1
Well worth the £2.85 cost

The Moroccan cookbook -ISBN 9781844764303
Again not a huge number of recipes, but again very good.
A great introduction to Moroccan cuisine, followed by several pages explaining the various flavours and ingredients. Then photo packed recipes.
A must try is the serpent cake.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moroccan-Coo...276208&sr=11-1

The world of spice - ISBN 1856264726
Fantastic recipes, although not every recipe has a picture. but it makes up for this with great description and the best spice and flavour guide I have ever seen. With each spice having a hole page with a picture.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Spice-...276394&sr=11-1

As you can tell I like cook books with introduction to that countrys crusine, pictures and ingredient guides. So what are your must have recipe books

iCraig · 05-03-2009, 19:10

Internet.

Glaucus · 05-03-2009, 19:12

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Originally Posted by iCraig

Internet.

The reason I still don't use the internet for game reviews. You have to know what you are searching for. Books are great for just browsing. I use the internet a lot, but only if I know what I'm looking for, or at least roughly.

Jonny69 · 08-03-2009, 11:49

Yup, I like books for that reason too.

My faves are as follows:

Jamie's Italy, Pat Chapman's Curry Bible (Indian), Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible (all Eastern and African food), We'll Eat Again (WW2 and rationing cookery),

Pat Chapman's Curry Bible is out of print now but it's the ultimate ultimate Indian cookery book.

Glaucus · 08-03-2009, 12:10

have you got the isbn for pat chapman. I need an awesome curry book.

Danny · 08-03-2009, 14:14

I used to buy a lot of cookery books. Nigel Slater is by far the best cookery writer I've bought.

These days though I just have a sub for Good food mag for £16 a year gives me everything I ever need without buying books and much more variety.

Delicious is also a very good mag.

Jonny69 · 09-03-2009, 10:35

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Originally Posted by AcidHell2

have you got the isbn for pat chapman. I need an awesome curry book.

You can get it second hand on Amazon. It's heavy going and requires a lot of prep stuff that you sling in the freezer. If you want a more everyday book I recommend the Madhur Jaffrey one

Rich_L · 09-03-2009, 12:18

Some good recipes and stories about where the recipes come from.

Flibster · 09-03-2009, 12:24

Cooking for Blokes
Flash cooking for blokes
Foreign Cooking for blokes

Great for quick and easy food.

Fayshun · 09-03-2009, 13:27

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Originally Posted by Flibster

Foreign Cooking for blokes

The Thai Peanut Chicken recipe in this book is awesome.

05-03-2009, 19:07	#1
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Your favorite recipe books? So what are your favroite recipe books? Mine has to be Great foods of the world -ISBN 1-84038-930-3 It's actually a collection of 10 books (Italy, Mexico, Greece, India, Morocco, Thailand, Spain, Japan, Ireland, china) At the front it has a couple of pages of common ingredients and a little bit about each, then a double page per recipe, with a nice colour photo. I detest recipe books without photos. Not many recipes per book, but the ones I've tried have been great. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Recipe...275906&sr=11-1 Well worth the £2.85 cost The Moroccan cookbook -ISBN 9781844764303 Again not a huge number of recipes, but again very good. A great introduction to Moroccan cuisine, followed by several pages explaining the various flavours and ingredients. Then photo packed recipes. A must try is the serpent cake. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Moroccan-Coo...276208&sr=11-1 The world of spice - ISBN 1856264726 Fantastic recipes, although not every recipe has a picture. but it makes up for this with great description and the best spice and flavour guide I have ever seen. With each spice having a hole page with a picture. http://www.amazon.co.uk/World-Spice-...276394&sr=11-1 As you can tell I like cook books with introduction to that countrys crusine, pictures and ingredient guides. So what are your must have recipe books __________________

05-03-2009, 19:10	#2
iCraig iCustom User Title Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 2,250	Internet. __________________

08-03-2009, 11:49	#4
Jonny69 Noob Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Socialist Republik of Kent Posts: 5,032	Yup, I like books for that reason too. My faves are as follows: Jamie's Italy, Pat Chapman's Curry Bible (Indian), Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible (all Eastern and African food), We'll Eat Again (WW2 and rationing cookery), Pat Chapman's Curry Bible is out of print now but it's the ultimate ultimate Indian cookery book. __________________

08-03-2009, 12:10	#5
Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	have you got the isbn for pat chapman. I need an awesome curry book. __________________

08-03-2009, 14:14	#6
Danny Long Island Iced Tea Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 176	I used to buy a lot of cookery books. Nigel Slater is by far the best cookery writer I've bought. These days though I just have a sub for Good food mag for £16 a year gives me everything I ever need without buying books and much more variety. Delicious is also a very good mag. __________________

09-03-2009, 12:18	#8
Rich_L Dr Cocktapuss Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Seven Sizzles Posts: 1,044	Some good recipes and stories about where the recipes come from. __________________

09-03-2009, 12:24	#9
Flibster Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 3,388	Cooking for Blokes Flash cooking for blokes Foreign Cooking for blokes Great for quick and easy food. __________________