UK Book Club discussion

How do y'all get your recipes? Recipe books? Online recipes? Or just from friends?

What are your favourite cookery books? :D

Usually books. I like Rose Elliot (we're vegetarian), Lorraine Pascale, Rachel Khoo (not veggie, but some nice recipes). Marian Keyes's Saved by Cake is gorgeous, and the recipes are written in her typical witty style.

I get mine from magazine's and cookery shows mostly... then make up my own depending whats in fridge/cupboard.
never really been one for recipe books to read, though can happily look at the pics for hours, especially those with Hugh Fernly whatever in!!
:)

I don't bake very much, just no time in my week! When it comes to meals, I'd say my recipes have (and continue to) evolve. They started out from recipe book or word of mouth and then due to lack of provisions or total dislike of certain ingredients I substitute beyond all recognition of the original.

I have plenty of rushed throw it all in the pot meals! My curry is usually made from whatever's in the fridge (within reason of course :D)

I wish I had more time to bake too - just about manage the occasional cake or batch of biscuits. It doesn't stop me reading books about baking and drooling over the gorgeous pictures!!

I have a very old Stork cookery book that we had at for O level and I recently got the two Great British Bake Off books and I picked up a great book from Asda for a fiver called The British Cookbook isbn 978-1-4454-0360-1. It's not on GR I don't think!

I have Mrs Beetons Cake book, it falls open at the Victoria Sandwich page.

I also have a Be-ro Recipe book that only cost £1 from Morrisons and is very useful.

I actually really like Jamie Oliver's books..
I find his recipes easy to follow, and not too fussy or complicated, and they lend themselves to being altered a little....quite a few of the main meal dishes I cook regularly started out as something from one of his books.
I also often find myself consulting Delia's Complete Cookery Course: The Classic Edition if I need to brush up on techniques etc.

My problem with recipe books is that I don't usually have half the ingredients, with Jamie Oliver, that's usually fresh herbs etc.

All attempts to grow own herbs have ended in dead herbs!

Em.....I buy the potted herbs in the supermarket, and then transplant them into a bigger pot....they usually do ok, and last a couple of months.

Tend to use the BBC Good Food site - if needing inspiration with something about to rot in your fridge, just type in the ingredient and it comes up with lots of recipe ideas....a few weeks ago I had some sweet potato and ended up finding a great chicken and sweet potato curry thing.

That sounds good Ian. I love sweet potatoes and curry!

I use the BBC Good Foods site too! There are some great recipes on there :D

Em - I know that dried herbs are never as great as fresh ones, but they tend to work alright for me! :D

Susan - I learnt how to make the nicest jacket potatoes in the world from Delia's website!

At the moment I've gone a little crazy with chillies and honey. Most food at the moment has one or the other, much to my other half's dismay! :D I even fried steak with honey the other day!

Helen wrote: "That sounds good Ian. I love sweet potatoes and curry!"

I had one I'd frozen last night......sort of a version of the recipe below as I added butternut squash and upped the lentil content to thicken, but removed the chicken - delish with sour cream or yoghurt. I also add extra chillies, but I like my curries on the hot side.

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/15...

That does look good.

It certainly does.....definatly one to try.

I found a quirky cook book when we visited an Antique book store in Holt on Monday.. Fanny Hill's cook book, although I don't know that I'd use it for actual cooking. The missus likes to research recipes on-line, especially Delia's site..

Suspect that may have some interesting uses for Zoe's honey.

I love recipe books but my Mum's told me I'm not allowed to buy any more!!
As a student, I've got several student cookbooks which are actually really good if you want simple but tasty meals :)

Claire wrote: "I love recipe books but my Mum's told me I'm not allowed to buy any more!!
As a student, I've got several student cookbooks which are actually really good if you want simple but tasty meals :)"

Some of my favourite meals come from my copy of nosh 4 students.

Katie wrote: "Claire wrote: "I love recipe books but my Mum's told me I'm not allowed to buy any more!!
As a student, I've got several student cookbooks which are actually really good if you want simple but tas..."

I love Nosh for Students: A Fun Student Cookbook - See Every Recipe in Full Colour - 30% More Recipes Than Previous Edition
I actually have two copies as i bought the latest edition when it came out!

Does student nosh still consist mostly of chilli, bolognese, curry and pasta bakes as it did back in the late 70's?

Ian wrote: "Does student nosh still consist mostly of chilli, bolognese, curry and pasta bakes as it did back in the late 70's?"

Kraft dinner in Canada, Ian.. :0)