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Lacking inspiration at dinner time? These 7 new cookbooks will make your meals more exciting
2 months ago
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From new ways to cook with staples like pasta and potatoes to the flavours of the Middle East, here are the upcoming recipe books we can’t wait to get our hands on.
If you’re anything like us, when winter is in full swing, all you want to do is retreat home and eat your favourite comfort foods. And, while that’s the perfect remedy to cold nights, as the days start to get longer and warmer, we begin to crave some new dinner ideas.
Sure, social media will always be brimming with inspiration, but there are only so many ‘marry me chicken’ reels that one person can watch. That’s where the cookbook comes in: there’s just something much more inspiring about flicking through countless pages of recipes that offer an abundance of choice.
Thankfully, there are plenty of forthcoming recipe books that are sure to inspire a fresh menu for spring and pull us all out of a cooking slump. Here are some of our favourite new ones to look out for…
The Potato Book by Poppy O’Toole
The spud – the humblest of ingredients – can be made into more than just mash. In her new book, Poppy O’Toole celebrates the range of this mighty ingredient and gives you the tools you need to achieve the perfect potatoes every time – whether it’s a trusty roast, a melt-in-the-mouth fondant, moreish wedges and chips or the perfect bake. (out 27 February)
Shop The Potato Book: 101 Recipes From The Potato Queen by Poppy O’Toole at Bookshop.org, £22
Fitwaffle’s Easy Air Fryer by Eloise Head
From delicious desserts to satisfy your sweet tooth to speedy meals and classic bakes, all of the recipes in Fitwaffle’s Easy Air Fryer are tasty, quick and oh-so-simple. Cooking in an air fryer is perfect when you are short on time (or in a flatshare and someone else is hogging the oven) and Head’s recipes are mouth-watering and ready in a flash. (out 27 February)
Seriously Good Pasta by Phillippa Spence
Everybody loves pasta: no other food is so versatile and delicious. Seriously Good Pasta will give you a variety of mouth-watering dishes to pull from every time that pasta craving calls. With recipes for crispy sausage orecchiette, crab and saffron linguine and mac and cheese arancini, this is the ultimate cookbook for pasta lovers. (out 27 February)
Shop Seriously Good Pasta by Phillippa Spence, at Bookshop.org, £14
Lugma by Noor Murad
Inspired by the foods of her upbringing, chef Noor Murad has created a unique collection of traditional and reimagined dishes from the Middle East. From springtime fattoush to stuffed baby aubergines and slow-cooked fenugreek lamb with pickled chillies, Lugma contains over 100 beautiful and inspirational recipes that are full of love and warmth. (out 20 March)
Shop Lugma: Abundant Dishes And Stories From My Middle East by Noor Murad at Bookshop.org, £28
Soph’s Plant Kitchen by Sophie Waplington
A qualified personal trainer with a passion for food, Sophie Waplington knows the vital role diet plays in nurturing a healthy body and a happy mind. Soph’s Plant Kitchen contains over 100 recipes covering everything from meal-prep lunches to comforting classics and high-protein treats. (out 10 April)
Snacking Dinners by Georgia Freedman
Snacking dinners are the ultimate form of self-care: a meal comprising your favourite foods, expanded to be balanced and perfectly satisfying. These are the secret meals of busy people, and Snacking Dinners has over 50 recipes that are endlessly versatile and the perfect blueprint for dinner every night of the week. (out 17 April)
Shop Snacking Dinners by Georgia Freedman at Bookshop.org, £20
In For Dinner by Rosie Kellett
Whether you’re in a flatshare, feeding a family, solo meal-prepping or hosting a dinner party, these easy and affordable recipes are for you. Rosie Kellett’s In For Dinner is a celebration of food, friendship and community with recipes broken into two parts. Everyday recipes include simple weekday dinners, speedy salads and soups to batch cook. While the special dishes include recipes for sharing plates, hosting a party, weekend projects and sweet bakes. (out 1 May)
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