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The best plant-based cookbooks

Whip up quick midweek vegan meals, learn how to layer and build flavour like a pro, get to grips with seasonality, understand the real science behind plant-based eating, or simply cook flavour-packed meals that will quickly become firm favourites, with this collection of plant-based cookbooks.

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Best cookbooks for Chinese food

Recreate the diverse dishes of China in your own home with these cookbooks from the UK’s best Chinese chefs, cooks and food writers.

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The best Indian cookbooks

Here at The Happy Foodie, there’s nothing we love more than a really great curry. Here we pick out some of our favourite Indian cookbooks and some of our most-loved recipes.

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The Middle Eastern cookbooks you need on your bookshelf

Bring the flavours of the Middle East into your own home with the best Middle Eastern cookbooks from our favourite authors, including Claudia Roden, Ottolenghi and Tony Kitous.

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The family cookbooks you’ll want to cook from every day

Running out of midweek dinner inspiration? Need more help with meal planning? On the lookout for failsafe recipes to please both kids and adults? These family cookbooks show how easy it is to put food on the table quickly, simply, cheaply, while never compromising on flavour.

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10 vegan cookbooks for beginners

Inspired to cook more vegan this year? If you’re rehauling how you eat but you don’t know where to start, these cookbooks will teach you how to do it.

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6 slow cooker recipe books

Slow cookers lend a helping hand in the kitchen, doing most of the hard work for you. Here are the best slow cooker cookbooks to get you started. 

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The best Mary Berry cookbooks

From the classics to latest releases, discover the best cookbooks by Mary Berry.

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Christmas 2023 Gift Guide: 12 best cookbooks to give this year

Find the perfect foodie Christmas gift, with new cookbooks by Jamie Oliver, Mary Berry, Nadiya Hussain, Mob, and Jane’s Patisserie, and more.

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Christmas 2024 Gift Guide: Cookbooks to give as Secret Santa or stocking filler gifts

Each of these small but mighty books could be the perfect Christmas gift for a food and drink lover on your Christmas list.

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5 best Christmas-themed cookbooks

Make this year’s Christmas dinner your best yet with these inspiring cookbooks from the likes of Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, Delia Smith and more. All the Christmas recipe ideas you need!

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Christmas 2024 gift guide: The best vegetarian cookbooks

Whether you’re buying for a seasoned vegetarian or a flexitarian pledging to reduce their consumption of meat, our guide to the best meat-free cookbooks promises the perfect book for every vegetable loving cook on your list this Christmas.

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