07/07/2026
I read cookery books like novels. Take them to the pool, as a bedside companion, in the bath.
Ready for having the shelves put up for my kitchen library on Friday I’ve dusted off my collection ready to line an entire wall & want to share my faves with you They all tell a story.
• SIFT | Nicola Lamb
I made it to the penultimate round of interviews for The Great British Bake Off this year. Months of interviews and showstoppers. (I fell at the last hurdle)….BUT… in prep for the fear of technicals I read this cover to cover. Amazing recipes with a science level understanding of chemistry that happens in an oven. Every baker needs this book.
• How To Be A Domestic Goddess | Nigella Lawson
I love Queen Nigella. She is my idol. I have all of her books but this one is the most loved.
• The Joyful Home Cook | Rosie Birkett
Rosie’s food is as relaxed & elegant as her writing and personal style and this book is my most used. She’s so seasonal & poetic yet satisfyingly resourceful and knowledgeable. (Lucky enough to know her IRL too ☺️)
• The Magnolia Bakery Cookbook
My auntie got me this years before I ever dreamt I’d land a job running an event agency in New York City. Meet my future husband in a bar and have Anglo-American babies with him. But before he came along I used to wander Manhattan at a weekend. Tracking down all the well known (and not so well known) bakeries & delis I’d obsessed over in films and TV shows. Lining up outside Magnolia always felt like my life was a dream 💭 I continue to reach for this ALL the time for my go to birthday cake and buttercream recipes and for when I’m feeling sad and nostalgic missing my Connecticut life, a peach cobbler or key lime pie.
What’s your favourite cookbook and why? 📚
