Another vote for any and all of Hetty Lui McKinnon's books if you're looking to boost your veg repertoire. The recipes are fabulous, and she writes beautifully about the influence of her mother and father on her approach to food and life.
Also, during the festive perineum (lol), I read a translated Japanese book called 'What you are looking for is in the library' by Michiko Aoyama, and can thorough recommend it as a charming, gentle read that you can dip in and out of. There are a few separate short stories, united by the library and its unusual librarian. I'm now looking to read more Japanese fiction, so will seek out Butter!
I love The Green Roasting Tin and both of Meera Sodha’s cookbooks if you’re looking for primarily veg based ones. Cooked A LOT of these recipes during lockdown - they’re great!
I can’t credit it to anyone as I randomly stumbled on it on Threads and I don’t know how.... but the quote was “don’t have so much on your plate that you don’t taste anything”
and it’s one for me to live by this year!
...or my Nana’s favourite “thank you for coming, thank you for going”
I do not cook - but I make an exception for Jenny Rosenstrach who has an excellent Substack (Dinner, a love story) and a series of ever more vegetarian cookbooks, and a real practical understanding of the challenges of feeding a modern family. Also, she’s a terrific writer.
Adding Butter to my future books to read list! I really enjoy reading novels translated to English for the very reason that it does read differently & provides insight into other cultures.
The roasting tin by Rukmini Iyer, simple easy and delicious recipes. Perfect for those who would rather be reading than cooking!
A third vote for the Roasting Tin (and the Green Roasting Tin especially)! Really easy and nutritious recipes. And as you say, made to have some time to yourself while it’s in the oven. And usually minimal clean up!
I dream of dinner by Ali Slagle is great! As are her recipes on the NYT cooking app. No recipe has more than 8 ingredients and she makes lots of recommendations for subs to make a meal veg. There’s an index at the back that organizes recipes in categories like “to clear the veg drawer,” “dinner in ten minutes,” and “max two dirty dishes” which is super fun and useful!
Yes! Second for Ali Slage, I've got most of the other cookbooks mentioned on this thread and I regularly keep coming back to this book. Simpler than most of Hetty's Roasting Tin and true weeknight 💥
Dinner, by Melissa Clark! Her recipes always come out even better than I expect them to. I’m pescatarian and, while there is some meat in there, there’s still plenty I can eat. All her books are wonderful, but Dinner is my go-to.
Came to the comments to recommend Melissa Clark’s newest cookbook Dinner In One! She is quickly becoming my favorite cookbook author. Such dependable recipes! I also love Simply Julia by Julia Turshen.
One Pot, Pan, Planet by Anna Jones is a fab vegetarian cook book, also Alison Roman for easy, super yummy recipes and great YouTube videos to accompany them - they’ve become a real comfort watch for me!
They’re not new but I feel like you’d love Sophie Dahl’s cookbooks if you haven’t checked them out yet! Very very cozy, veggie forward with meat options, and she delivers recipes in a low stress way with ingredient substitutes for harder to get things.
I love her column for House & Garden and she’s also written some gorgeous children’s books about a character named Madame Badobedah. So yes - I think I’d very much like! Thank you
You’re probably all over them but I love Hetty Mckinnon’s cookbooks for delish meat-free recipes. They always seem to work!,
Was just about to recommend To Asia, With Love
I came here to say this!
Another vote for any and all of Hetty Lui McKinnon's books if you're looking to boost your veg repertoire. The recipes are fabulous, and she writes beautifully about the influence of her mother and father on her approach to food and life.
Also, during the festive perineum (lol), I read a translated Japanese book called 'What you are looking for is in the library' by Michiko Aoyama, and can thorough recommend it as a charming, gentle read that you can dip in and out of. There are a few separate short stories, united by the library and its unusual librarian. I'm now looking to read more Japanese fiction, so will seek out Butter!
I love that title! Will def check out. Lots of endorsements for Hetty Lui McK’s recipes too, def going to dive into her work too
The What to Cook substack by Caroline Chambers is my favorite for easy weekly recipes!
I love The Green Roasting Tin and both of Meera Sodha’s cookbooks if you’re looking for primarily veg based ones. Cooked A LOT of these recipes during lockdown - they’re great!
I live in Amsterdam - home to the biggest diaspora of Bernie Sanders lookalikes in the world.
This made me laugh a lot
I can’t credit it to anyone as I randomly stumbled on it on Threads and I don’t know how.... but the quote was “don’t have so much on your plate that you don’t taste anything”
and it’s one for me to live by this year!
...or my Nana’s favourite “thank you for coming, thank you for going”
That quote couldn’t have come to me at a better time - thank you. Also Nana is bang on
Loling at the Elon Musk thing - very similar to the plot of a Nicolas Cage movie last year! Look up Dream Scenario
The secret of cooking by Bee Wilson is excellent! It’s all about getting good food ready with a minimum of faff.
I do not cook - but I make an exception for Jenny Rosenstrach who has an excellent Substack (Dinner, a love story) and a series of ever more vegetarian cookbooks, and a real practical understanding of the challenges of feeding a modern family. Also, she’s a terrific writer.
Oh brilliant thank you - I’ll check her out
Also, her husband is a book editor and her fiction recs are excellent
Adding Butter to my future books to read list! I really enjoy reading novels translated to English for the very reason that it does read differently & provides insight into other cultures.
The roasting tin by Rukmini Iyer, simple easy and delicious recipes. Perfect for those who would rather be reading than cooking!
I have this one! I agree, such a useful idea especially for family tea. Thanks for reminding me
Another vote for the Roasting Tin books, I make almost everything from them (although disclaimer: the author Rukmini is an old friend of mine).
A third vote for the Roasting Tin (and the Green Roasting Tin especially)! Really easy and nutritious recipes. And as you say, made to have some time to yourself while it’s in the oven. And usually minimal clean up!
Another #tinlad adding my voice to the Rukmini Iyer Fan Chorus. Start with Green Roasting Tin, end up in her amazing online index.
I dream of dinner by Ali Slagle is great! As are her recipes on the NYT cooking app. No recipe has more than 8 ingredients and she makes lots of recommendations for subs to make a meal veg. There’s an index at the back that organizes recipes in categories like “to clear the veg drawer,” “dinner in ten minutes,” and “max two dirty dishes” which is super fun and useful!
Yes! Second for Ali Slage, I've got most of the other cookbooks mentioned on this thread and I regularly keep coming back to this book. Simpler than most of Hetty's Roasting Tin and true weeknight 💥
Dinner, by Melissa Clark! Her recipes always come out even better than I expect them to. I’m pescatarian and, while there is some meat in there, there’s still plenty I can eat. All her books are wonderful, but Dinner is my go-to.
Came to the comments to recommend Melissa Clark’s newest cookbook Dinner In One! She is quickly becoming my favorite cookbook author. Such dependable recipes! I also love Simply Julia by Julia Turshen.
One Pot, Pan, Planet by Anna Jones is a fab vegetarian cook book, also Alison Roman for easy, super yummy recipes and great YouTube videos to accompany them - they’ve become a real comfort watch for me!
+1 for Alison Roman!!
The modern cook’s year by Anna Jones - delicious and simple vegetarian recipes throughout the seasons
Perfect. A few ppl have mentioned her so will def give her work a gander
Love Real Food is a grrrreat veg cookbook. My fav so far
“Festive perineum” - amazing.
They’re not new but I feel like you’d love Sophie Dahl’s cookbooks if you haven’t checked them out yet! Very very cozy, veggie forward with meat options, and she delivers recipes in a low stress way with ingredient substitutes for harder to get things.
I love her column for House & Garden and she’s also written some gorgeous children’s books about a character named Madame Badobedah. So yes - I think I’d very much like! Thank you