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“First we eat, then we do everything else.” -M.F.K. Fisher

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Famous Chefs Gordon Ramsey Jamie Oliver
Desserts Vegetarian and vegan World cuisine
Cooking for health Simple meals Magazines

Famous chefs

Classic Cooks: 250 Recipes From The World's Top Chefs And Food Writers
The Cook's Book : Step-By-Step Techniques And Recipes For Success Every Time From The World's Top Chefs
Great British Menu Cookbook
Delia's Complete How To Cook
Delicious! The Deli Cookbook
The Hairy Biker's Cookbook: Mums Know Best! xxx
Lean In 15 : 15 Minute Meals And Workouts To Keep You Lean And Healthy
Ken Hom's Hot Wok - Over 150 One-Pan Wonders
Marco Pierre White's Great British Feast
Mary Berry's Absolute Favourites
Sauces: Savoury and Sweet
Food from the Sun
New Scottish Cookery
Rick Stein Coast To Coast: Food From The Land And Sea Inspired By Travels Across The World
Tom Aikens Cooking

Gordon Ramsay

Gordon Ramsay: Chef For All Seasons
Humble Pie
Gordon Ramsay: Three Star Chef
Cooking For Friends
Gordon Ramsay's Great Escape
Gordon's Great Escape: Southeast Asia

Jamie Oliver

Jamie's Dinners
Jamie does Spain, Italy, Sweden, Morocco, Greece and France: easy twists on classic dishes inspired by my travels
Jamie's Italy
Jamie's Kitchen
Jamie's Ministry of Food
Jamie's 30 Minute Meals
Everyday Super Food
Jamie Oliver: The Return of The Naked Chef

Desserts

Dessert
Ducasse Made Simple
The Essential Dessert cookbook
The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Pastry Arts
Pâtisserie and Baking Foundations
Sweet
Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes

Vegeterian and vegan

The Accidental Vegetarian: Delicious Food Without Meat
Afro-Vegan
Delia's Vegetarian Collection
Veggie Lean In 15
A Lebanese Feast of Vegetables, Pulses, Herbs and Spices
Peter Cox's Guide to Vegetarian Living
Pure Vegetarian
There's a Vegan In The House : Fresh, Flexible Food to Keep Everyone Happy
Vegan Bodybuilding and Fitness
Vegan Cakes and Other Bakes
The Complete Book of Vegan Cooking
Vegan Life : Cruelty-Free Food, Fashion, Beauty and Home
Vegetarian Bodybuilding Nutrition
Vegetarian Nosh for Students
150 Vegan Favorites

World cuisine

Afro-vegan : farm-fresh African, Caribbean, and Southern food remixed
The Classic South African Cookbook
The Complete Book of Asian Cooking
The Caribbean: Central and South American cookbook
Caribbean cookery secrets : how to cook 100 of the most popular West Indian, Cajun and Creole dishes
Caribbean: Irresistable Tropical Flavours From the Islands of The Sun
Chinese Food Made Easy
Taste of China
Cook Japan, Stay Slim, Live Longer
Simple French Cookery
Le Cordon Bleu Cuisine Foundations
Le Cordon Bleu Cuisine Foundations
The Fundamental Techniques of Classic Bread Baking
Down to Earth Jamaican Cooking
New Jewish Cooking
The World of Jewish Entertaining
Lebanese Food and Cooking
Classic Recipes, Tastes and Traditions of Malaysia and Singapore
Polish Cuisine
Thai Food and Cooking
Cook Thai : 100 Delicious Modern Dishes
The Food and Cooking of Turkey
Turkish Cooking

Healthy Cooking

Anxiety & Depression : Eat Your Way To Better Health
The Diabetic Cookbook
Feeding Your Baby
Foods to Fight Cancer : Essential Foods to Help Prevent Cancer
Food for Fitness
How Not To Die : Discover The Foods Scientifically Proven To Prevent And Reverse Disease
The Keto Book
Organic Baby & Toddler Foods - The Complete Organic Diet For 0 to 3 Year Olds
Practical Nutrition and Hydration for Dementia Friendly Mealtimes
The Vegetarian Athlete Cookbook

Simple meals

The 5-Minute Salad Lunchbox
Lean in 15 - the Shape Plan
Cook. Eat. Love
Eat Well for Less
Save Money - Good Food: Family Feasts For A Fiver
The World's Best Street Food
Student Brain Food
The Teen Kitchen

Magazines

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