In classic Jamie Oliver fashion, 7 Ways is designed to help everyday home cooks turn commonplace ingredients into dynamic, flavour-packed meals. Jamie has come up with seven brilliant new ways to cook with 18 of the UK’s most popular supermarket purchases, from whole chickens to sweet potatoes. You’ll find time-saving traybakes, creative twists on old favourites, and plenty of Jamie’s signature cheats and shortcuts to help you cut back on time spent in the kitchen.
Any of Rukmini Iyer’s Roasting Tin cookbooks could have been featured in this collection, as all of them encapsulate the kind of fuss-free, flavour-focussed cooking we look for in an everyday cookbook. The Quick Roasting Tin won out though – with its focus on speed and its clever kitchen hacks, this is the book you need at your side on a hectic weekday evening.
If you could do with a bit less washing up in your life, Lindsey Bareham’s One Pot Wonders is the book for you. Each of the easy and warming dishes in this book can be cooked in just one pot, from orzo risotto with goat’s cheese to sausage and lentil stew. With cosy dishes to curl up on the sofa with, to dinner party-worthy mains, you’ll find a one pot dish to suit every occasion in One Pot Wonders.
The humble chicken is the cornerstone of many a kitchen, and Catherine Phipps’ book is all about celebrating this ‘glorious bird’ with with everything from curries, to salads, to pies. Chicken is the perfect book for you if you’re looking for new, creative ways to cook with this failsafe ingredient.
Comptoir Libanais Express celebrates the big flavours and vibrant colours of Lebanon with a collection of fuss-free recipes designed with home cooks in mind. From Lebanese-inspired fried chicken to a unique twist on lasagne, this book will have you looking at everyday cooking in a new light.
Melissa Hemsley’s Eat Happy is premised on the belief that nutritious, feelgood food shouldn’t require complex cooking processes or hard-to-find ingredients. With 120 recipes that can be made in 30 minutes or less, plus plenty of tips on how to get the most of your leftovers, Eat Happy is a brilliant companion for time-strapped or budget conscious cooks.
Yet another of our favourite books from Jamie Oliver, 5 Ingredients champions the kind of no-nonsense cooking that Jamie is famous for. Every recipe in this book uses just five key ingredients to create satisfying, nutritious meals with minimal effort. Our favourites include easy sausage carbonara, sweet and sour chicken noodles, and apple crumble cookies.
Simply Nigella is all about balance, making it a joy to cook from on an everyday basis. From familiar favourites to dishes that will expand your repertoire, this is another failsafe from Nigella Lawson. We love this simple chicken traybake with orange and fennel.
Do you find yourself reaching for Meera Sodha’s Made in India over and over again? Then you’ll love Fresh India, packed with 130 Indian-inspired, vegetarian recipes. Meera uses easy-to-find ingredients to create a variety of everyday recipes, from traditional dishes to modern twists.
Time to Eat is a cookbook designed for busy people who want to get more nutritious and flavoursome meals on the table, even when they’re pressed for time. From a crowd-pleasing chicken shawarma to a peanut butter and jelly traybake, this book is destined to become one of the most-thumbed books on your shelf.
Georgie Hayden’s debut cookbook is a comforting collection of recipes that promise to restore and revive – perfect for busy days and restful weekends. This book celebrates the process of cooking and time spent in the kitchen.
If you’d like to incorporate more plant-based recipes into your diet but don’t know where to start, The Happy Pear: Vegan Cooking for Everyone is the book for you. David and Stephen Flynn will provide you with an easy-to-follow step-by-step foundation to vegan cooking, and will have you brimming with confidence in no time.
