This week’s listography from the lovely Kate @ Katestakes5 is Top 5 cook books.
I used to hate cooking with a passion (Mr C was fully aware of this when we got married!). I’m not a patient person so I found the idea of slaving over a hot oven after a long day in the office extremely boring and a complete waste of time. Over the years I did start doing a bit more cooking but I still only like quick recipes that are easy to follow. I went through phases, one week I’d cook every night (much to Mr C’s delight) then I wouldn’t do anything for month, although I did exhibit some very strange behaviour when Miss C was a baby, I cooked all her meals. In fact, much to Mr C’s disgust, she would get delicious, fresh organic 3-course meals, whereas we used to have M&S ready meals. Now, I live in Singapore and the best thing is I don’t have to cook as I am lucky enough to have a live-in maid.
My cook book shelf is rather thin on the ground and I imagine my list will be very different to everyone else’s, but these are my 5 favourite (not all proper) cook books:
Gary Rhodes – Keeping It Simple
Very simple recipes to follow so it’s perfect for someone like me.
Annabel Karmel – New complete meal baby and toddler meal planner
This book was my bible when it came to cooking food for Miss C.
Lorna Rhodes – The Book of Soups
I love soups and this has some fab recipes.
The Big Book of Juices
I have a fresh juice nearly every day, so this comes in very useful.
Good Food: 101 Seasonal Salads
I eat lots of salads, but the same old lettuce, tomato and avocado can get very dull. This is good for inspiration.
What are your favourite cook books? Why don’t you join in the listography?
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I would love your cookery books – they represent the diet that I would LIKE to have, as opposed to the food I have to cook to keep the children happy. I will bookmark the soup one though as I often make soup for lunch for me
Hi. My daughter is very fussy, but I use the same old recipes. I don’t think the soup one is available any more.
Fabulous choices – I know just what you mean about difference in cooking for little one and other half – I remember a day of cooking home-made chicken nuggets for our little fussyeating monster and warming up takeaway for husb…
I do wish I could cook/or want to cook properly.
I’m with you all the way with AK – she is a life saver when feeding little ones. I might invest in the juice book as I seem to always make the same old ones!
Some of her recipes are still rather complicated!
A good mixture of books there. I find I tend to cook simpler food with the two year old although she is a pretty adventurous eater. Roll on the helper I have promised myself if we have another baby.
I kind of wish I understood the passion people have for cooking, then I’m sure I’d have more indepth recipe books. Oh and I love having a helper
You realise you sound sickening healthy don’t you? Quite inspiring though!
Ha Ha I suppose it does!
yours are all very healthy entries to the listography! I need to take a leaf out of your book.
I download unhealthy recipes from the internet!
What a lovely, healthy list. Adding Seasonal Salads to my wishlist.
It’s not intentional