From fuss-free one-tin recipes to sizzling barbecue dishes and the coolest ice creams, make the most of the warmer weather with the most inspiring summer cookbooks.
Sobremesa
Nothing says “summer” quite like the fresh and vibrant flavours of Mexican cuisine. Taking its name from the Spanish term for relaxing around the table after a heavy meal, Sobremesa is full of recipe inspiration for easy, laid-back and authentic Mexican dishes with a modern twist.
A fresh perspective on meat-free summertime meals
With flavour-packed recipes for outdoor and indoor cooking
From hearty vegan burgers to vibrant, refreshing salads
The Green Barbecue
From flavour-packed veggie burgers to mouth-watering grilled sides, Rukmini Iyer’s collection of 75 vegan and vegetarian recipes will have you stealing the show come BBQ season.
Ottolenghi made easy
Easy meals, packed with veg
Sensational sweet treats
Simple
Make the most of summertime produce with Ottolenghi’s latest cookbook, a collection of laid-back recipes that place the best flavours and ingredients at the heart of each truly mouth-watering recipe. Check out this easy summertime menu featuring four recipes from SIMPLE for an idea of just how delicious your summer eating can get with this game-changing cookbook.
Feast your way through these authentic Cypriot recipes
Family favourite dishes for weekend feasts
Fresh and inspiring ideas for weeknight cooking
Taverna
For a taste of summertime in the Mediterranean, Georgina Hayden’s celebration of the food of her Cypriot heritage introduces you to the authentic and wonderful dishes passed down through the generations in her family. Expect mouth-watering mezze, crowd-pleasing classics (we’re talking the most delicious moussaka you could imagine), and plenty of dishes you’re yet to discover that will soon become regulars on your summertime table.
KIN: Caribbean Recipes for the Modern Kitchen
Discover the fresh, bold, and varied flavours of the Caribbean with this collection of recipes by Marie Mitchell, featuring Honey Jerk Wings, Piña Panna Cotta with Caramelized Pineapple, and Summer Rum Punch.
Over 120 brand new recipes for everyday cooking.
From speedy pastas to decadent desserts.
A taste of the Mediterranean, using just 5 ingredients for each dish.
5 Ingredients Mediterranean
What could be more summery than the food and flavours of the Mediterranean? From fresh salads to easy desserts to sizzling seafood, Jamie Oliver has developed over 125 fuss-free recipes that use just five ingredients per dish.
All the recipes from Ainsley’s hit ITV series
Comfort food classics with Caribbean flavours
Stress-free midweek dinners and delicious family feasts
Ainsley’s Caribbean Kitchen
Add a taste of the Caribbean to your summer recipe repertoire with Ainsley Harriott’s brand new cookbook. From vibrant meat, fish and vegetable dishes that are perfect for the barbecue to sunny cocktails and Ainsley’s ultimate jerk chicken, bring the sunshine into your kitchen with this collection of inspiring recipes.
Fresh, wholesome recipes full of seasonal ingredients
Inspiration for fuss-free weeknight cooking and weekend entertaining
Beautiful cakes and sweet treats
A Love of Eating
A Love of Eating is a cookbook to suit all seasons but we can’t get enough of the many recipes that inspire firing up the barbecue or getting out that picnic rug and making the most of the warm weather. From light summery salads to fish cooked on the barbie, this cookbook is currently in prime, easy-to-reach position on our cookbook shelf.
Over 120 innovative barbecue recipes
The most popular dishes from the well-loved restaurant
Flavour-packed vegetarian recipes
Berber & Q
Nothing says summer quite like a good barbecue, and Berber & Q by Ottolenghi protégé, Josh Katz, is the ultimate guide to cooking over coals. With flavours from the Middle East and beyond, this is an inspiring collection of recipes for everything from mezze to grills alongside plenty of invaluable advice on how to get the most out of your barbecue, to help you banish tasteless meats and lacklustre sides and cook up the best barbecue you’ve ever had.
Comforting and easy go-to meals for busy family life
From breakfasts and traditional stove-top dishes to barbecue recipes and crowd-pleasing desserts
A celebration of the melting-pot of delicious spices and fresh flavours that make a Turkish-Cypriot kitchen
Meliz’s Kitchen
The warming, comforting flavours of Turkish-Cypriot cuisine can be found in the recipes in Meliz’s Kitchen from Meliz Berg. You’ll find nine different chapters covering one-tin oven dishes, slow-cooked feasts, pastries and breakfasts, plus many more. Celebrate this melting pot of flavours and bring a little sunshine and warmth to your kitchen with this creative cookbook.
A whirlwind tour of the wonders of fresh ice cream
Recipes for ice creams, sorbets, granitas and more
Fresh fruity flavours and decadent creamy delights
La Grotta Ices
If you thought the ultimate summer treat couldn’t get any better, think again. Kitty Travers is the undisputed ice cream queen, renowned across South London and beyond for her incredible, seasonal ice creams and sorbets that are the essence of summer. Now, with this collection of 75 of Kitty’s easy-to-follow recipes, you can recreate her iced delights at home and cool down with a scoop (or three) of intensely-flavoured, mouth-watering ice cream. Barbados Custard, anyone?
75 fast and simple one dish recipes to revolutionise the way you cook
Leave the hard work to the oven with minimal prep and less washing up
From fast dinners to simple desserts
The Quick Roasting Tin
Having changed our lives for the better with her first two cookbooks, The Roasting Tin and The Green Roasting Tin, Rukmini Iyer is back with a new collection of recipes that leave the hard work to the oven, and this time they’re quicker and easier than ever before. Perfectly timed for lazy summer evenings when the last thing you want to do is spend hours cooped up in the kitchen, these tasty and fuss-free dishes are packed with seasonal veg, hearty grains and creative dressings. Oh, and did we mention there will be much less washing up? Score.
Easy midweek meals
Vegetarian mains
Feelgood desserts
Eat Happy
Melissa’s 30 minute feel-good recipes saw us through the winter months and now we’re turning to its myriad summery recipes to inspire our midweek meals for warmer days. From super fresh and substantial salads to creative and lighter versions of everything from tacos and curries to desserts, we love the fuss-free instructions that are perfect for laid back summer cooking.
Rachel Khoo’s favourite dishes
Mouthwatering seasonal Swedish recipes
Stunning photography
The Little Swedish Kitchen
From midsummer feasts to crayfish parties, the Swedes know a thing or two about summer feasting, which is why Rachel Khoo’s brand new cookbook, The Little Swedish Kitchen, has a whole chapter dedicated to summer recipes. Try the vibrant Smashed Potatoes with Green Sauce for a brilliant side dish for fish, Pickled Mackerel 3 Ways for a taste of Scandinavia or Poached Chicken with Quick Pickled Strawberry Salad for the ultimate summer salad recipe.
Traverse the varied cuisines of the Mediterranean with the inimitable Claudia Roden
From Provence to Morocco, there are over 300 pages of stories, recipes and places to explore
Select flavourful dishes for your next dinner party, or night in with friends and family
Med
Med is a glorious celebration of the flavours and dishes of the Mediterranean from the much loved and esteemed Claudia Roden. Thirty years on from the publication of her first Mediterranean cookbook, Claudia presents a set of vibrant and authentic dishes that will bring comfort and joy to our kitchens and a little bit of sunshine too.
