Good Food
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items: 11 of the best family cookbooks
items: Best cookbooks for beginners 2025
items: Best baking books – cakes, bread, patisserie and more
items: The best cookbooks of 2021
items: Top 10 foods to try in the Douro Valley
items: How to buy local food
items: 10 things to eat in Lyon and Beaujolais

11 of the best family cookbooks
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date: 2025-09-23T09:19:47.000Z
creator: Fiona Forman
subject: Review
subject: best cookbooks
subject: Family cooking
description: Discover the best recipe books for families, including cookbooks for first-time parents, vegetarians, and large households.
encoded: The right cookbook can become a family heirloom – memories of food and delicious recipes etch into children's memories just like bedtime stories and rhymes. We know that not every family cooks and eats the same. Some are beginning their journey into parenthood and need to adjust their nutritional needs during pregnancy; others are vegetarian households that require recipes packed with greens to keep both kids and adults sustained. Many of the family cookbooks in our list focus on nutrition and ease. While cooking can be a type of therapy, family cooking is a particular kind of operation. Parents and carers are often managing a hectic schedule, busy environments and fussy appetites. Discover the right cookbook for your family's needs here. Looking to grow your cookbook collection? Check out all our other cookbook recommendations including the best air fryer cookbooks, best slow cooker cookbooks, best cookbooks for kids, best Italian cookbooks, best Indian cookbooks and our best budget cookbooks for savvy cooking tips. For more recipe inspiration, out our range of family recipes, from family lunch recipes to healthy family recipes and family desserts. If you like to plan ahead, we also have our freezable family recipes, family traybakes and quick family recipes – perfect if you're usually in a rush around mealtimes. Best family cookbooks at a glance Best cookbooks for a growing family: How to Grow Your Family by Adam Shaw, £6.68 Best for comfort food: Easy 10 by Amy Sheppard, £14 Best for quick recipes: Donal's Real Time Recipes by Donal Skehan, £25 Best for seasonal recipes: River Cottage Baby & Toddler Cookbook by Nikki Duffy, £16.99 Best for busy families: The National Trust Family Cookbook by Claire Thomson, £20 Best for toddlers: Feel Good Food by Joe Wicks, £10.99 Best for comfort food fans: Family Comforts by Rebecca Wilson, £7.99 Best for vegetarian families: Green Kitchen at Home by David Frenkiel and Luise Vindahl, £26 Best for oven cooking: The Quick Roasti…

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Best cookbooks for beginners 2025
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date: 2025-09-23T08:59:47.000Z
creator: Fiona Forman
subject: Review
subject: Beginner
subject: best cookbooks
description: We've gathered our best beginner cookbooks, perfect if you're starting out in the kitchen or looking for a gift
encoded: New to the kitchen, or know someone who is? We've gathered the best cookbooks for beginners to get you started and give you the confidence to keep cooking. There's plenty of options for budding new chefs: learn the essentials from Jamie or Nadiya, keep it simple with one-tray roasting tin recipes, or aim for speed with recipes ready in under 15 minutes. These would also make a great gift for students heading to university, ready to cook for themselves for the first time! If you're new to cooking, consider other kitchen equipment you might need. Our guide to the best kitchen essentials covers all the basics, from peelers to saucepans. Think about what you want to cook the most. If you want to master a Sunday roast, a meat thermometer and roomy roasting tin will be handy. If you want to try some baking, a wire rack, baking trays and cake tins are essentials. Once you’ve got the cooking bug, check out all our other cookbook recommendations. Get meat-free inspiration with our best vegetarian cookbooks, make sweet treats from our best baking books, give our best student cookbooks to someone heading to uni, or spend time in the kitchen over the school holidays with one of our best cookbooks for kids – perfect for rainy days. Best cookbooks for beginners at a glance Best for everyday ingredients: Easy 10 by Amy Sheppard, £14 Best for quick recipes: Donal's Real Time Recipes by Donal Skehan, £25 Best for five-ingredient meals: One Pot Wonders by Grace Mortimer, £17.57 Best cookery bible: Leiths How to Cook, £45 Best for simple shoppers: 7 Ways by Jamie Oliver, £7.29 Best for speedy meals: Speedy MOB by Ben Lebus, £16.99 Best for global recipes: The Roasting Tin Around the World by Rukmini Iyer, £10 Best cookbook for a budget: Eat Well for Less Every Day by Jo Scarratt-Jones, £9.14 Best for flavoursome meals: Chetna's 30 Minute Indian by Chetna Makan, £10.49 Best one pan cookbook: Just One Pan by Jane Lovett, £14.95 Best for unusual flavour combinations: Nadiya's Fast Flavou…

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Best baking books – cakes, bread, patisserie and more
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date: 2025-09-19T10:34:06.000Z
creator: Fiona Forman
subject: Review
subject: Baking
subject: baking book
subject: Baking bread
subject: best cookbooks
subject: bread ahead
subject: CAKE
subject: cookbook presents
subject: cookbook review
subject: Edd Kimber
subject: Nadiya Hussain
subject: Patisserie
subject: Ravneet Gill
description: We've reviewed the best baking books, from new twists on classic cakes, to bread, patisserie, chocolate bakes and more
encoded: Fancy a spot of baking and not sure where to start? We've gathered some of our favourite baking books to keep you going with plenty of inspiration. There's something for everyone, no matter what you want to make, how much you've baked before or who you plan to gift your bakes to. We've got bread books to practice focaccia and sourdough, patisserie books so you can make the perfect afternoon tea and books packed with chocolate treats for the ultimate sweet tooth. Once you've got your baking bookshelf sorted, check out all our other cookbook recommendations. Get meat-free inspiration with our best vegetarian cookbooks, give our best student cookbooks to someone heading to uni or spend time in the kitchen over the school holidays with one of our best cookbooks for kids, perfect for rainy days. Best baking books at a glance Best all rounder baking book: Sift by Nicola Lamb, £22.70 Best for American-inspired bakes: Sure Thing Desserts by Matt Lewis, £19.35 Best for indulgent bakes: Comfort Bakes by George Hepher, £16.99 Best for desserts: I'll Bring Dessert by Benjamina Ebuehi, £18.53 Best for sourdough: Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson and Elizabeth Prueitt, £20.93 Best for patisserie: Everyone Can Bake by Dominique Ansel, £23.13 Best for limited equipment: One Tin Bakes by Edd Kimber, £14.19 Best comprehensive guide: The Pastry Chef's Guide by Ravneet Gill, £20 Best coffee table baking book: The Irish Bakery by Cherie Dunham, £27 Best for bread bakers: Crumb by Richard Bertinet, £22.33 Best for chocolate: Cocoa by Sue Quinn, £25 Best bargain buy: Bread Ahead e-book, £5 Best for families: Nadiya Bakes by Nadiya Hussain, £17.73 Best story behind the book: Rising Hope by Luminary Bakery, £12.28 Best American baking book: What's for Dessert? by Claire Saffitz, £18.78 Best for global inspiration: Chetna's Easy Baking by Chetna Makan, £20 Best for on-trend bread recipes: The Dusty Knuckle by Daisy Terry, Rebecca Oliver & Max Tobias, £17.73 Best baking books to buy 2025 Sift b…

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The best cookbooks of 2021
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date: 2021-12-15T17:00:26.000Z
creator: Fiona Forman
subject: Review
description: We've selected the best cookbooks of 2021, from Bake Off stars Nadiya Hussain and Kim-Joy, to cult chefs Jamie Oliver and Yotam Ottolenghi
encoded: With hundreds of cookbooks out each year, it's easy to get lost in the sea of foodie possibility. We've handpicked our favourites, from the wacky and delicious creations found in Celebrate with Kim-Joy, to the healthy easy meals of Family Comfort by Rebecca Wilson. In our list of the best cookbooks of 2021, you can find an essential guide for the budding host, for someone with a sweet-tooth, and the vegan in your life – all of them will make a thoughtful gift this Christmas. For more gift inspiration, explore our gift guides, with lists such as the best wine to gift and the best gifts for coffee lovers. Our taste tests show you the best food and drink buys from supermarkets and independent producers, such as the best host chocolate and the best limoncello. On our product reviews, you'll find expert and essential advice on kitchen gadgets like the best sandwich toasters and the best air fryers, handy for any big gift purchases this Christmas. Together by Jamie Oliver This is the new bible for weekend cooking. We all missed the simple joy of eating with loved ones during the pandemic, and to celebrate us being reunited, Jamie has put together this fun collection of 18 menus. There’s something for every occasion: a taco party, curry night, picnic and celebration roast, with handy get-ahead tips so you don’t spend all evening in the kitchen. (Penguin Michael Joseph) Available from: Waterstones (£26) Tesco (£13) WHSmith (£13) The Sweet Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer Food writer Rukmini is known for her best-selling Roasting Tin cookbooks, all designed for minimum fuss and maximum flavour. Her latest book follows suit with 75 sweet and savoury bakes designed to be made in one tin or tray, cutting down on washing-up. There are traybakes, brownies, cookies, crumbles, tarts and more, and some recipes have easy swaps to make them vegan, gluten-free or low-sugar. (Square Peg) Available from: Amazon (£12.99) Waterstones (£18.99) WHSmith (£12.99) Tarkari by Rohit Ghai Chef and res…

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Top 10 foods to try in the Douro Valley
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creator: Fiona Forman
subject: Europe Travel
subject: Travel
subject: Douro valley
subject: Fiona Forman
subject: food
subject: Portugal
subject: Restaurants
subject: travel
subject: what to eat
description: Planning a gourmet getaway in sunny Portugal? Check out our foodie guide to the Douro Valley and our top 10 must-try delicacies, drinks and day trips.
encoded: Travellers are advised to read the FCO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice for the country they are travelling to. All recommendations have been reviewed and approved as of 1 September 2017 and will be checked and updated annually. If you think there is any incorrect or out-of-date information in this guide please email us at goodfoodwebsite@immediate.co.uk. One of the most stunning wine regions in the world, the Douro Valley in northern Portugal is bursting with rural wineries, vintage port and experimental modern restaurants. For an authentic experience, head to local tascas and tabernas for fresh seafood, creamy cheeses and suckling pig. You can get a real taste of the region by following in our footsteps with this handy guide. White port & tonic Made from white grapes, white port is more summery and herbal than its dark, sweet counterpart, making it a refreshing aperitif with lots of ice and tonic. Try one on the terrace at Six Senses’ Vale de Abraão restaurant as the sun goes down. Kid goat Vastly overlooked in the UK, kid goat is very popular in the Mediterranean. The meat is delicate and tender, and usually slow-cooked in stews, or roasted. Pastéis de nata A buttery pastry case encases creamy egg custard. Dreamy... You’ll find them on most hotel breakfast menus in the Douro and after your trip, you'll be tempted to make your own pastéis de nata at home. Bacalhau à bras A comforting cod hash made with salt cod, eggs, black olives and fried potatoes. Alheira sausage This pork-free sausage was originally invented by Portuguese Jews during the Inquisition. They were made from a mixture of poultry and game, then smoked. Try it at Papas Zaide in Provesende. At lunchtime there’s no menu, instead, the owner will bring out charcuterie, cheese, bread and olives. Polvo (octopus) The Portuguese are big fans of octopus and usually save it for special occasions. It’s served everywhere grilled, in stews and salads. Simple is best – try it grilled and drizzled with…

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How to buy local food
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creator: Fiona Forman
subject: Guide
subject: How to
subject: buy local
subject: Fiona Forman
subject: grocer
subject: Local food
subject: local produce
description: Discover BBC Good Food's top tips for buying local produce. We reveal the benefits for the community and the challenges our writer faced when only ingredients from nearby.
encoded: Who took the challenge? Fiona Forman, BBC Good Food deputy chief sub-editor: I live in Teddington, south-west London, and cook for my boyfriend and me. I plan meals ahead and do a weekly shop online. We mainly cook fish and vegetables, and only eat meat once a week – we buy organic and high-welfare, which is expensive. The challenge: buy only local ingredients for two weeks More than half of our food now comes from abroad, mainly the EU, South America and South-East Asia. The further food travels, the greater the carbon footprint. The Campaign to Protect Rural England defines ‘local’ as within 30 miles of where you live. In this challenge, I had to buy all meat, fish, bread, dairy, fruit and veg locally. How to buy local food Week one As I live inside the M25, I knew this wouldn’t be easy – there’s not much pasture or agriculture. My local supermarket had some British veg, but most was imported. At the nearest farmers’ market, in Twickenham, only one of the 29 producers was from within 30 miles, and one stallholder had travelled over 200 miles! The nearest fruit and veg came from 51 miles away. So I bought eggs, a whole chicken and organic lamb from Lee House Farm in Sussex. My sister volunteers at Grace & Flavour, a community garden in Surrey 14 miles away, and she gave me a big bag of veg for about £5. From one squash, I made curry, risotto and soup. I knew it would be impossible to get fish (the nearest fishing coasts are over 60 miles away), so we ate more meat than usual. My local butchers stocks beef from Surrey, so I bought a rump steak and some honey made in Teddington. For lunch, I made vegetable soups with sourdough and rye bread that I made with flour from E5 Bakehouse (they mill their own flour from locally sourced wheat). I also found cheeses from Woking and Berkshire in a local cheese shop. Week two I was determined to find veg grown closer to home. I went to Osterley Park, a National Trust estate just five miles away, in Isleworth. At the farm shop, w…

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10 things to eat in Lyon and Beaujolais
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creator: Fiona Forman
subject: Europe Travel
subject: Travel
subject: Beaujolais
subject: Drinks
subject: Fiona Forman
subject: France
subject: French food
subject: Lyon
subject: travel
subject: where to eat
description: Our guide to Lyon and Beaujolais is packed with local knowledge to help you find the very best French food and drink on offer in the region.
encoded: Travellers are advised to read the FCO travel advice at gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice for the country they are travelling to. All recommendations have been reviewed and approved as of 1 April 2017 and will be checked and updated annually. If you think there is any incorrect or out-of-date information in this guide please email us at goodfoodwebsite@immediate.co.uk. Lyon has it all; culture, beautiful architecture and above all, incredible food and wine. The vineyards of Beaujolais are just a 40-minute drive away so you can combine a city break with a rural retreat in one. Don't leave Lyon and Beaujolais without trying... Cervelle de canut A dip made from creamy white cheese, garlic and herbs, good with crusty bread. The name translates as 'silk worker's brain', so-called because these craftsmen were generally looked down upon by the affluent classes. Quenelles de brochet Lyon's signature dish of pike dumplings served with a creamy crayfish, lobster or mushroom sauce. You'll find them at every bouchon in the city. Saucisson These hang from the ceilings of every bouchon and wine bar in Lyon. Rosette de Lyon is the most famous, and for good reason — a garlicky sausage air-dried for up to six months, it has a deep, rich flavour. Other local specialities include Jesus (tied in a pear shape, said to resemble a swaddled baby Jesus) and cured sausages with truffles and pistachios. Tablier de sapeur Tripe marinated in white wine, coated in breadcrumbs and fried. It's an acquired taste! Bugnes A sweet, deep-fried treat. Strips of dough flavoured with vanilla, lemon zest, orange water or rum are twisted into different shapes, fried and dusted with icing sugar. Traditionally made for Mardi Gras, they are now so popular that many bakeries, including A La Marquise, sell them all year round. Salade Lyonnaise A perfect combination of bitter frisée lettuce, crisp salty lardons, poached eggs and a sharp mustardy dressing. Gâteau de foie de volaille Another bouchon staple. Chicken live…

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