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Best cookbooks of 2019 so far worth buying to try out recipes at home


With the sheer number of cookbooks available to buy online and in store, it can be hard to know which ones are worth investing your hard earned cash for.

Cookery books are a great investment if you want to brush up your skills in the kitchen and are always be useful when you need a bit of inspo.

The overwhelming amount of food bloggers, vloggers and TV cooking programmes out there can often leave you feeling inspired, but lost on knowing what ones to buy and road test.

One thing to pin down before you delve into the bookshelves is what you’re actually looking for in a cooking book.

Are you looking for inspiration to create a Michelin style meal for a dinner party, or are you a busy parent trying to juggle daily dinners with the school run and your nine -to -five?

Perhaps you’ve heard about plant-based diets but don’t know what you can really eat that isn’t a lettuce salad?

Up your skills in the kitchen with our top picks of cook books from this year to bring some full flavour meals into regular rotation.

 

Best cookbooks of 2019

1. Save Money Good Diet: The Nation’s Favourite Recipes with a Healthy, Low-Cost Boost – Phil Vickery

Phil Vickery, resident chef of This Morning, latest cookery book is inspired by some of the meals featured on the daytime TV show. The recipes Vickery has collated combine money-saving ingredients and tips on how to improve nutrition and eat fewer calories.

One of the biggest outgoings for most families is the weekly shop, so definitely consider this book for recipe ideas that are tasty but don’t break the bank.

In the book you’ll find plenty of affordable and simple recipes that help contribute to a healthier lifestyle and diet, including healthier versions of classic go-to family meals like spaghetti bolognese and fish and chips.

Each recipe includes prep time, cook time, serving amounts and nutritional information, so there’s nothing to worry about!

Price: £ 8.94 | Buy now at Amazon

2. Spiced: Unlock the Power of Spices to Transform Your Cooking – America’s Test Kitchen

Spice up your favourite meals

Is your cooking lacking in a certain oomph you can’t quite put your finger on?

Sometimes, when we’re trying to follow new or complicated recipes it’s the simplest of things – like spices – we can forget about. But they make so much difference.

Spiced is a guide to properly utilising the spices you probably already have that are gathering dust in the back of the cupboard. So next time you make a simple roast chicken, fry some fish or venture into the world of curries, your food will be bursting with flavour.

Consisting of 125 recipes and easy find spice blends, you’ll learn how to season smarter, prepare meat and veg using flavoursome rubs, and better understand the basics of steeping spices and master baking with spices beyond the usual vanilla flavouring.

Price: £25 | Buy now at Amazon

 

3. Rachel Ama’s Vegan Eats: Tasty plant-based recipes for every day – Rachel Ama

Vegan meals made fun

Thinking of moving towards a plant-based vegan diet, but don’t know where to start? These everyday recipes will give you great insight into the vegan way of life that looks and tastes better than the rabbit food some people often think of when considering veganism.

Having amassed over 260,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel, Rachel Ama knows the vegan scene like the back of her hand and takes inspiration from her West African and Caribbean heritage to bring us full flavour recipes we can easily incorporate into everyday life.

Recipes are quick, fun, and one pot – which means less time cooking and less time cleaning – a double win. She’s even included a song to complement each recipe, so make sure you put on your dancing shoes when you put on your apron when you’re cooking with Rachel.

Pirce: £13.74 | Buy now at Amazon

4. Gregg’s Italian Family Cookbook – Gregg Wallace

Delicious Italian food for your kitchen

When you think of Italy, it’s almost impossible not to salivate at the thought of all the delicious food it has to offer. For Italians, food is a way of life.

The MasterChef expert seems to have fallen in love with the cuisine of his new in-laws and this book gives readers 100 recipes of authentic Italian grub that you can realistically prepare at home.

From spaghetti a la vongole to fried courgette flowers, bring a taste of Italy into your home and kitchen to spice up your weekly family dinners.

Price: £14.11 | Buy now at Amazon

5. Nadiya Hussain – Time To Eat – Nadiya Hussain

Easy meals for time-poor families

2015’s Bake Off winner is back with a cookbook full to the brim of easy to follow, delicious time saving meals.

The book features over 100 recipes and even gives us cooking hacks of ways you can create a new meal with no additional prep – a lifesaver!

Nadiya is on a mission to prove that with a little forward planning and a freezer, even the busiest of families can cook delicious meals after a hectic day – and make use of the leftovers.

Perfect for time-poor families, with this book, you can master your favourite comfort meals in a way that takes hardly any time at all and don’t break the bank either!

Price: £10 | Buy now at Amazon

 

6. Pinch Of Nom: 100 Slimming, Home-Style Recipes – Kay Featherstone

Time to trim the fat

The UK’s most visited food blog has released a must-have cookbook filled to the brim with tasty, slimming meals.

Targeted at novices, experienced cooks, and everything in between, the 100 recipes (33 of which are veggie), are compatible with the principles of Britain’s most popular diet regimes (Weight Watchers and Slimming World), so you’re sure to find something that tickles your taste buds and fits into your diet plan.

Pinch of Nom shows that dieting doesn’t need to be a barrier to good food – from Cumberland Pie to Mexican Chilli beef and even an Indian Balti – this book will guide you through diet-friendly versions of your favourite meals to keep you satisfied on your weight loss journey.

Price: £9 | Buy now at Amazon

7. The Clean Plate: Eat, Reset, Heal – Gwyneth Paltrow

Clean eating made easy

The queen of clean eating is back with a cookbook to help you feel good from the inside out.

There are hundreds of recipes, ranging from smoothies, soup, desserts that focus on delicious flavour combinations and customisable meal plans – all complemented with beautiful imagery and inspiring photos.

And if food recipes aren’t enough, the second half of the book focuses on meal plans, detoxes and cleanses that can help everything from heart health to adrenal fatigue and all are fully customised to suit your health concerns.

Price: £15.99 | Buy now at Amazon

8. Cake Confidence – Mandy Merriman

Must read for future Bake Off winners

When is there not a time that can’t be made better with cake?

While most of us can rustle up a basic Victoria sponge, Mandy Merriman of the Baking with Blondie blog is here to help us all upgrade our baking skills.

Think outside the (cake)box with these beautiful cakes for all occasions. Many of the recipes begin with a simple and classic cake mix as the base, so there’s no excuse to not having enough flour or sugar to get involved with this one.

Price: £9.17 | Buy now at Amazon

 

9. Cali’flour Kitchen: 125 Califlower-Based Recipes for the Carbs You Crave – Amy Lacey

Cali’flour Kitchen offers guilt-free recipes of fan favourites for dieters who have banished carbs.

Those of you who follow a keto plan, live a vegan lifestyle or are dairy-free can benefit from the satisfying dishes featured in in Cali’flour.

Lacey lets you feel and remember the delight and flavour of tucking into a pizza or a quiche, without the heavy guilty feeling that you’re sabotaging your low-carb diet by replacing traditional carbohydrates with the super versatile veg that is cauliflower.

Price: £11.78 | Buy now at Amazon

10. Dinner For Everyone: 300 Ways to go Easy, Vegan, or All Out – Mark Bittman

Bittman is known for his straightforward yet flexible approach to creating delicious dinners for every occasion.

Dinner For Everyone brings us 300 (yes, 300!) new and diverse recipes, including quick meals for busy weeknights, one pot wonder meals, plant-based concoctions for the ethically ad health conscious consumers, and fancier meals perfect for when you’re entertaining guests.

Whatever your experience level, there’s something for everyone and with such beautiful imagery, who wouldn’t want to try their hand at some of these delights?

Price: £21 | Buy now at Amazon

11. Oven To Table: More Than 100 One-Pan Recipes to Cook, Bake, and Share – Jan Scott

If there’s one thing that can save time and effort in the kitchen, it’s a one-pot meal.

Take the stress out of juggling five different pans on the stove and multiple trays in the oven by choosing from one of the 100 recipes brought to you by Jan Scott.

These effortless meal ideas are made up of easy-to-find ingredients using foolproof techniques.

By using just one of six cooking vessels per meal, these recipes will open your mind up to what you can really do with each of them – thus widening your skills and knowledge around the kitchen.

Choose from a BBQ chicken chilli with cornbread dumplings, a cherry tomato and white bean skillet bruschetta and more.

Price: £14.95 | Buy now at Amazon

Whether you’re trying to lose weight, get into a vegan diet, or simply expand your cooking experience, these top cookery books for 2019 will certainly give you a boost of knowledge and confidence in the kitchen.





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