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7 of the best vegetarian cookbooks for beginners

From midweek meal planning to weekend feasting, you’re sure to find a cookbook on this list that will help you on your path to vegetarian eating.

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Top cookbooks for everyday cooking

From quick midweek meals to easy dishes for lazy weekends, these are the cookbooks we turn to again and again for everyday inspiration.

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Best cookbooks for winter recipes

Chase away the winter blues and fill your belly with wonderful soups, stews, casseroles and puds from these brilliant winter cookery books.

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Our favourite Thai cookbooks

Discover some of the best cookbooks for learning to make authentic Thai food at home.

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The best vegetarian cookbooks

Expand your meat-free repertoire and unlock the limitless potential of veg-centric cooking with our pick of the best vegetarian cookbooks from the likes of Yotam Ottolenghi, Meera Sodha and more.

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Best British cookbooks: the cookbooks celebrating Britain’s thriving food scene

These British cookbooks reflect the UK’s diverse cuisine, as well as a thriving food scene showcasing the incredible producers and ingredients that deserve to be celebrated.

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The best books for cooking on a budget

Streamline your weekly food shop spend with our round-up of the best budget cookbooks, packed with money-saving tips, tricks and recipes.

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The dessert cookbooks you need in your kitchen

From Mary Berry’s classic sponges to Ottolenghi’s stylish bakes, these dessert cookbooks will help keep those sugar cravings at bay.

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5 cookbooks to help you eat green

Overwhelmed by the state of our planet? Want to make a difference but don’t know where to start? From flexitarian eating to vegan cooking, nose-to-tail dishes to zero-waste advice, these cookbooks will show you how.

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The best baking cookbooks for kids

These baking cookbooks span a range of techniques from absolute basics to the more advanced, helping kids get comfortable with cooking and setting them up with skills for life. Here are five of our favourites.

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The best pasta cookbooks

Our pick of the best pasta cookbooks will teach you to make your own dough and master a wide repertoire of authentic Italian sauces.

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12 cookbooks every student needs

From an indispensable guide to corner shop cooking to a collection of accessible vegan recipes, these books will help see students through to the end of term.

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