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Try something new in the kitchen this winter with the latest cookbooks in our collection. 

Learn some smart tips for economic meals from An everlasting meal and Cucina povera, and feed the family with The family meal solution and Empty lunch box. Italian and Indian cuisine features in several titles this season so you can practice some new warming winter dishes. Feel like some sweet treats? There are plenty to choose from in Mary Berry's baking bibleBake my dayCakeboi, or Sweet enough

To find and borrow cookbooks you can:

  • Click on one of the links below to reserve a title
  • Search the library catalogue for the subject 'cooking'
  • Browse the shelves at Dewey Number 641

New cookbooks

An everlasting meal: cooking with economy and grace by Tamar Adler

Mary Berry's baking bible by Mary Berry

7 nights of slow cooking by Paulene Christie

Gennaro's cucina by Gennaro Contaldo

The Australian barbecue bible: easy and modern recipes by David Cowie

Nostrana: flavours from my Italian kitchen garden by Bri DiMattina

Love and lemons: simple feel-good food: 125 back-pocket recipes to make plant-focused meals easier and more delicious than ever by Jeanine Donofrio

Boards & spreads: shareable, simple arrangements for every meal by Yasmin Fahr 

Cucina di Amalfi: sun-drenched recipes from southern Italy's most magical coastline by Ursula Ferrigno

Entertaining by the sea by Tricia Foley

The family meal solution: a flexible and achievable approach to feeding your family each week by Allie Gaunt

Dinner express: fast, easy dinners (+ hacks!) for busy people by George Georgievsk

Indian for everyone: 100 easy, healthy dishes the whole family will love by Hari Ghotra

Table for two: recipes for the ones you love by Bre Graham 

Around the kitchen table: good things to cook, create and do- the whole year through by Sophie Hansen & Annie Herron

Cakeboi: a collection of classic bakes by Reece Hignell 

Stir crazy by Ching-He Huang

In Belinda's kitchen: essential recipes by Belinda Jeffery 

Kung pao & beyond: fried chicken recipes from East and Southeast Asia by Susan Jung

6 spices 60 dishes: Indian recipes that are simple, fresh, and big on taste by Ruta Kahate

Indian flavor everyday: simple recipes and smart techniques to inspire by Maya Kaimal 

Cook for the soul: Over 80 fresh, fun and creative recipes to feed your soul by Lucy Lord

A Table full of love: recipes to comfort, seduce, celebrate & everything else in between by Skye McAlpine

The easiest one pot cookbook ever by Kim McCosker

Flavour kiss: vibrant food exploding with flavour for keto and more by Belinda MacDonald

Vietnam: morning to midnight by Jerry Mai

Cook by Karen Martini

From salt to jam: make kitchen magic with sauces, seasonings and more flavour sensations by Katrina Meynink

Ever-green Vietnamese: super-fresh recipes, starring plants from land and sea by Andrea Quynhgiao Nguyen

In love with New York: recipes and stories from the city that never sleeps by Lisa Nieschlag

Around the table: delicious food for every day by Julia Busuttil Nishimura

Nathan Outlaw's Fish kitchen by Nathan Outlaw 

Bake it, slice it, eat it: one pan, over 90 unbeatable recipes and a lot of fun by Tom Oxford and Oliver Coysh

The eternal city: recipes and stories from Rome by Maria Pasquale

Eat the rainbow: vegan recipes made with love from Bo's kitchen by Harriet Porterfield

101 greatest soups on the planet: every savory soup, stew, chili and chowder you could ever crave by Erin Renouf Mylroie

Sweet enough by Alison Roman 

Everyday not-so-crap family meals by Jessica Rowe

Bake my day by Katherine Sabbath

Cucina povera: the Italian way of transforming humble ingredients into unforgettable meals by Giulia Scarpaleggia

Rice table: Korean recipes + stories to feed the soul by Su Scott

The art of Friday night dinner by Eleanor Steafel

As cooked on TikTok: fan favorites and recipe exclusives from more than 40 TikTok creators! ed. Emily Stephenson

Dirty: dirty food for your filthy chops by Mark Studley

The Curry Guy BBQ : 100 classic dishes to cook over fire or on your barbecue by Dan Toombs

Gluten-free Mediterranean by Helen Tzouganatos

Empty lunch box: simple lunch ideas that'll see your child's lunch box come home empty ed. Sophia Young

Best ever recipes ed. Sophia Young

Best of the air fryer ed. Sophia Young

Pasta: homemade doughs and classic sauces ed. Sophia Young

More reading recommendations

Visit our Booklist page for more reading recommendations, or our Book Groups page for everything you need for book groups.

 

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