Cookery dishes and courses / meals

What could be more wonderful than receiving a box of homemade cookies, a tray of gooey brownies, a bottle of fresh raspberry cordial or a box of delicate almond friands?

'Kitchen staples and basic recipes are the nuts and bolts of every cook's kitchen.

One of The Independent's top 10 gluten-free cookbooks.

Fresh produce is a joy: crunchy lettuce, sun-warmed tomatoes, juicy berries - their flavours are immediate - but a winter of those summer flavours preserved, now that's a feeling of satisfaction.

The Lolly Book is full of healthy recipes and foodie flavours with no artificial sweeteners, added flavourings, concentrates or purees - just real fruity goodness.

Soups are perfect for low-calorie, big-flavour meals and Kathryn Bruton has created a range of skinny soups to suit everyone, whether they want something warming and comforting, invigorating and revitalising or wholesome and satisfying.

Salads are perfect for big-flavour meals, but pre-made ones are often covered with sugary dressings and full of preservatives for extended shelf life, so Kathryn Bruton has ramped up the health-factor with her range of skinny salads to suit everyone, whether they want something warming and comforting, refreshing and revitalising or all-out wow.

Nominee - James Beard Award: Best Book, Health and Special Diets This comprehensive guide will show you how to find true nourishment and pleasure in the discovery, preparation and eating of real food and drink.

Sweet cherries, juicy oranges, succulent strawberries, tongue-tingling limes - everyone has a favourite fruit, though too often many of us just eat it as it comes, or stick to classics such as apple crumble.

From traditional toffee, fluffy clouds of marshmallow and creamy maple and pecan fudge to sherbet with lolly dippers, the recipes in Sweet Things are the stuff of childhood dreams.

Taste the rainbow with this celebration of colour and creativity!

Every day there are mouths to feed and meals to cook and yet of course this is often just one in a very long list of tasks that also need to be accomplished and so it's no surprise that the perennial question 'What's for dinner?

We are all aware of the benefits of eating seasonally and healthily, and yet often this isn't something we consider when baking.

Turn your kitchen into a winter wonderland with Gingerbread Wonderland.

'[One of the top] three best plant-based cookbooks.

`Good food comes from a good source and is made from scratch at home with love.

Celebrate vegetables!

The beauty of cooking in one pot is that it involves minimal fuss.

When Ballymaloe's doors opened to students in 1983 there were 15 courses available.

Part of The Goodness Of series, this book is arranged into Drinks, Tonics & Preserves, Light Bites & Sides, Mains and Sweet Treats, with a selection of vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free recipes ranging from Tomato & Ginger Chutney to Turmeric & Cardamom Buns, and from Ginger Chicken Broth to Beef & Ginger Stew.

Most of us have been wowed by the delights of French patisserie.

Paleo: Monday to Friday provides you with the perfect diet.

The Paleo diet is all about returning to a healthier way of life - cutting out all the heavily processed, high fat, fast food that is an invention of recent times, and getting back to the fruits, veg, meat, seafood and nuts that our Paleolithic, hunter-gatherer ancestors thrived on when our species evolved.

'There's everything from classic carrot cake to Black Forest gateau; no scales or tins requires.

BBC Radio 4 Food Programme Best Book of 2017Comfort food is enjoying a renaissance as people start to shy away from exclusion diets and `clean eating' and embrace the balance of nourishing homemade meals.

Delicious pasta recipes each under 500 calories per portion, from classic traditional dishes to contemporary twists, including vegan, vegetarian gluten- and dairy-free options.

Hanna Sillitoe - Winner Nourish Awards Gold for Best Beauty Product 2023 and Vegan Awards Vegan Brand of the Year 2023 When Hanna Sillitoe appeared on Dragons' Den, every Dragon offered her investment.

'Until now, there has been little authoritative and practical information about this issue.

The quest for the perfect homemade pizza is over - national pizza chain Franco Manca reveal their iconic recipes for home cooks to recreate.

Finalist for the Guild of Food Writers Specialist or Single Subject Cookbook Award 2020'If you only have one book about how to make bread, this should really be it.

'If you think that Julie Jones's beautiful creations are beyond you, think again.

Balancing your diet by consuming animal protein is straightforward - a chicken breast, fillet of salmon or lamb chop are nearly pure protein - but there is very little that offers the vegetarian, vegan - or flexitarian - that ease.

Effortless entertaining the Scandinavian way.

Soup is the food of the world and every culture produces its own delicious variations on this universal theme.

'Whatever book Annie Bell writes is always sure to contain recipes I want to cook.

A powerhouse collection of soups and meal pots that deliver 5 portions of fruit and veg (sometimes more!

'This book is a much-needed, unique and very practical guide to how you can use the new knowledge of the gut microbes to improve your health as well as developing and expanding your skills in the kitchen.

Need to spice up your love life?

'Master the art of sourdough with Vanessa and you will learn how to look after your own gut microbes and health.

';The ordinary tortilla was an extraordinary bond between the human and divine.

Du liebst Ice Cream Rolls und möchtest diese auch mal selbst machen?

More people than ever are eating a whole-food, plant-based diet.

This fresh new release is a beautiful, hip guide to the world of coffee brought to you by New York Citys popular connoisseur coffee chain, Joe.

Traditional and contemporary vegan recipes for holiday celebrations year-roundFood and holidays go hand in hand, but for many vegans, cooking traditional celebration menus can be stressful.

The essential guide for seeking and savoring North Americas edible species.

In addition to more than 150 recipes this title includes explanations of gourmet jargon, where to find unique ingredients, as well as suggestions on substitutions (considering both price and availability).

Bake your way through delicious time-tested recipes from one of Americas premier resorts, modified for home bakersFrom Deer Valley, the Utah ski resort renowned for cuisine and service, Executive Pastry Chef Letty Halloran Flatt offers 126 of the resorts tried-and-true recipes for breakfast treats, homemade breads, cookies, and ice creams, as well as pies and tarts, elegant cakes, and one-of-a-kind dessertsa mouthwatering blend of Flatts years of experience and her penchant for fresh, natural flavors.

Tom and Henry Herbert - The Fabulous Baker Brothers - are fifth generation bakers with a passion for food in all its forms.

John Whaite, winner of the 2012 Great British Bake Off, bakes everywhere he goes - at food festivals, as a guest on the nation's top cookery shows, at Le Cordon Bleu school where he is perfecting his craft and as teacher at his new cookery school.

John Whaite Bakes.