The Game Cookbook by Norman Tebbit

In recent years, Britain's attitude to food has changed. In a world that is becoming more eco-aware, 'organic' and 'corn fed' meat is gaining popularity at the expense of immoral, processed food. And yet strangely, 'game' - strictly speaking any bird or animal living wild, which is hunted for food - remains on the fringes on many people's diet. Many people would rather pay twice the price at a supermarket for a comparatively tasteless chicken. Tebbit, a keen amateur chef, uses The Game Cookbook to showcase his favourite game recipes featuring pheasant, partridge, duck, grouse, woodpigeon, woodcock, deer, rabbit, hare and more.

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Essential Student Cookbook: 400 Quick and Easy Cheap Recipes by Cas Clarke

Cas Clarke originally combined her two most successful books to create The Essential Student Cookbook. This fully updated version of the bestselling compendium puts everything into one modern and redesigned volume for the aspiring student cook. Based on Cas's own experience, it gives basic guidance on essential equipment, what to take for the store cupboard and how to cope with the vagaries of cooking in hall. The recipes are completely straightforward and assume no prior knowledge. They take into account the student's limited means and time but also cater for the odd occasion when they might want to splash out or entertain friends.

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Just Five Ingredients by Ainsley Harriott

Ainsley Harriott is the master of fast, flavoursome and fabulous food and he has created a collection of mouth-watering recipes that use a maximum of five ingredients, perfect for the time-short, budget-conscious cook. Choosing recipes that burst with flavours from all around the world, television's favourite chef, Ainsley Harriott, has used his flair for creating meals in minutes by taking the simplest ingredients and creating delicious dishes with minimum fuss and expense. Using easily accessible ingredients, Ainsley's recipes include fresh salads, succulent fish and meat dishes, healthy pastas, vegetarian delights, sizzling barbecue ideas and tempting desserts; all using just five key ingredients, plus salt, pepper and oil.

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Cook with Jamie: My Guide to Making You a Better Cook by Jamie Oliver

"I can't tell you how long I've dreamt about writing this book. It's the biggest book I've ever done, and I've really tried to make it a timeless, modern-day classic. Whether you're a student, a young couple, an established cook or a novice, I'll take you through a whole load of simple and accessible recipes that will blow the socks off your family and any guests you might have round for dinner. There's information on the equipment that I think you should have in your kitchen, advice on how to recognize and cook loads of different cuts of meat, as well as on how to get the best value and quality when you're out shopping.

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The New Oxford Book of Food Plants by John Vaughan, Catherine Geissler

The Oxford Book of Food Plants is a beautifully illustrated compendium of facts about the plants we grow in our gardens and use in our cooking. Gorgeous botanical illustrations are accompanied by accessible yet authoritative descriptions of each plant, along with fascinating historical details and nutritive values. This is a new edition of a classic book -- fully updated with the latest nutritional research, as well as beautiful new plates and descriptions of many exotic edible plants that have only recently found their way into our markets and onto our kitchen tables -- it is a must-have for anyone who loves good food, cooking, and gardening.

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From Nature To Plate: A Seasonal Journey by Tom Kitchin

The Kitchin opened in June 2006. Six months later, it earned a Michelin star, the fastest to be awarded. It was voted Restaurant of the Year 2007 by The List Magazine, and Tom Kitchin is Scottish Chef of the Year 2007. His unique marriage of seasonal Scottish produce with the classical French technique has universal application. Edinburgh-born, Tom has spent more than 10 years working alongside three star chefs Pierre Koffman at La Tante Claire, Guy Savoy in Paris and Alain Ducasse in Monte Carlo. He is totally committed to fresh seasonal ingredients, cooked simply, and the book will showcase the ingredients which are available and at their best each month of the calendar year.

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Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey by Rick Stein

Rick Stein's Far Eastern Odyssey is an ambitious journey, avoiding the beaten track and tourist hot-spots, in search of the authentic food of Southeast Asia. In this accompanying book to the major BBC series, Rick shares his favourite recipes and some well-known classic dishes inspired by the fragrant ingredients and recipes he sampled from local chefs, family-run restaurants, street vendors and market stalls. In Cambodia, Rick learns how to make a national dish Samlor kako, a stir-fried pork and vegetable soup flavoured with an array of spices; in Vietnam he is shown the best recipe for Pho Bo, a Vietnamese beef noodle soup; and, in Thailand, Rick tries Geng Leuong Sai Gung Lai Sai Bua, a yellow curry made with prawns and lotus shoots that you won't find outside the country.

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Caribbean Food Made Easy by Levi Roots

In the BBC2 programme, Caribbean Food Made Easy, Levi Roots travels around the UK and the Caribbean and reveals how delicious Caribbean food can be prepared at home with easy-to-prepare, mouth-watering recipes using fresh, healthy and readily-available ingredients. The show, made by BBC Scotland, will consist of four 30-minute prime-time shows from 8-8.30 pm, including 3-4 dishes per programme. The accompanying cookbook includes 100 delicious Caribbean recipes, including all of those that appear on the TV programme.

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Nutmeg and Custard by Marcus Wareing

If you've ever wondered what a double Michelin-starred chef eats when he's at home with family and friends, here is the answer. Marcus Wareing has been described (by Jamie Oliver) as "the best working chef in London today". This is his definitive guide to the kind of food you want to eat at home, with your friends and with your family, whether it's a special occasion or just any old weekday evening. There are sweet recipes and savoury recipes, from home and abroad, which will put a smile on everyone's face and satisfaction in their belly. With over 150 stunning recipes from the new king of food, including baking and puddings, and from swanky entertaining to the best popcorn recipes ever written, Nutmeg and Custard is the definitive cookbook for the way we live today.

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The River Cafe Classic Italian Cookbook by Rose Gray, Ruth Rogers

"Most of what we have learnt has been from Italians who we've cooked side by side with. With this book, we want you to cook side by side with us" -

Rose Gray and Ruth Rogers.

Over the last twenty years, Rose and Ruth have both visited Italy time and again and during these visits have learned the many different subtleties that appear in dishes from the different, and very diverse, regions of the country. They have cooked alongside mothers, grandmothers, cousins and wine makers who have shared their family recipes. This book is Rose and Ruth's personal interpretation of these recipes.

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My Kitchen by James Martin

My Kitchen is the brand new collection of James Martin's favourite seasonal recipes. Be inspired in your kitchen all year round with more than 100 of James's tried-and-tested favourites. As the face of British food, James Martin knows how to cook for an audience. But what happens when the cameras are turned off and it's time to feed himself and his friends? Here James shares the recipes that see him through the year, with plenty of easy and irresistible ideas for fantastic food, even when there's no occasion. James firmly believes that fresh, local ingredients are always the best, and he often uses his own home-grown fruit and veg in his everyday cooking.

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Antonio Carluccio's Simple Cooking by Antonio Carluccio

Antonio Carluccio began his culinary career over fifty years ago while a student in Vienna. When cooking for himself and his friends on a low budget, he learned the benefits of a basic larder - well stocked with the essentials needed for his favourite Italian dishes - and the importance of buying fresh foods wisely, cheaply and often. His skills were developed from a solid foundation: the years he had spent absorbing lessons from his mother while growing up in Italy. Antonio Carluccio's Simple Cooking is a coming together of all the 'secrets' that Antonio has learned over those fifty years. He is on a mission to instil in his readers the simple pleasure of cooking good fresh food, and to inspire novice cooks with confidence and a repertoire of reliable dishes for all occasions.

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