Cook book wanted: Sauces & general cooking

[Naga]

I am looking for a cook book on sauces and wondered ifany grapes have any recommendations for under a tenner, also same goes to a general book covering salads, meat, desserts etc.

[Two_Sheds]

That's quite a tall order!

The Book People are cheap, and delivery is quick. How about this one for salads.

There's loads more

[PAULW]

Darina Allen's Ballymaloe Cookery Course by Darina Allen - the Book People
This is a brilliant book_

[trish60]

I`ve got a cupboard full of cookery books but sad to say now tend to google any recipe I want to cook & always find lots of options to choose from.Charity shops have loads of brilliant cookery books too.

[valmarg]

I know Michel Roux has recently brought out a book on sauces. Havn't seen it in the shops yet, but I've a feeling it will be a tad over a tenner.

The Australian Women's Weekly cookbooks have one on sauces called Saucery. It covers sauces for pasta, poultry, seafood, beef, veal and pork, vegetables and salads, and desserts. It also has a section on basic sauce recipes. Mine was £4.99, but I've a feeling they may have gone up to £5.99.
ISBN 1-86396-018-X.

valmarg

[Two_Sheds]

now tend to google any recipe I want

me too.
It's because I already have my basic repertoire (curry/stir fry/stew/soup). If I get an unfamiliar ingredient (venison?) then I google.

[Two_Sheds]

OH has a huge stack of cookery books. He never cooks. He never looks at his cookery books.

Why????

[Two_Sheds]

The Australian Women's Weekly cookbooks

those look lovely, but they measure in cups don't they? Not pounds and ounces (or even grams) ?

[dexterdoglancashire]

This is my fave book for sauces but not sure if its still available, perhaps you could try abe books or amazon or ebay:

Step by Step
50 Sauces & Marinades
Nicola Diggins
ISBN 1-85967-098-9

Easy to follow with lots of photos.

[dexterdoglancashire]

This is my fave book for sauces but not sure if its still available, perhaps you could try abe books or amazon or ebay:

Step by Step
50 Sauces & Marinades
Nicola Diggins
ISBN 1-85967-098-9

Easy to follow with lots of photos.

Just checked - 3 or 4 copies available on abe books. Start price 64p!

[valmarg]

those look lovely, but they measure in cups don't they? Not pounds and ounces (or even grams) ?

The older books I have are all in cups, but the later ones (including the Saucery book) have metric measures in brackets as well. All the books have a conversion chart in the back. As someone who hated maths at school, they can make my head spin a bit, but they do have some lovely recipes.

valmarg

[Ringo Grumio Nibbler]

I know Michel Roux has recently brought out a book on sauces. Havn't seen it in the shops yet, but I've a feeling it will be a tad over a tenner.

The Australian Women's Weekly cookbooks have one on sauces called Saucery. It covers sauces for pasta, poultry, seafood, beef, veal and pork, vegetables and salads, and desserts. It also has a section on basic sauce recipes. Mine was £4.99, but I've a feeling they may have gone up to £5.99.
ISBN 1-86396-018-X.

valmarg

Great call. The oz womens weekly books are very good.

[ginger ninger]

"Paul Gayler's Sauce Book" I have this book at hand, it has 300 world sauce's made simple. I've found it on Amazon...prices from £7.10, well worth a look at. Mine was a gift from OH's mum.

Amazon.co.uk: Low Prices in Electronics, Books, Sports Equipment & more › Books › Food & Drink

[quark1]

A £10 budget in my 'best' local charity shop will buy 10 hardback books - including many massive volumes of reference material (got a 1997 who's who for some family research) and coffee table quality cook/gardening books.

Have had some lovely stuff from there and you'll almost be 'guaranteed' to get the quirky or older volumes which have gone out of print which will be the envy of discerning friends etc!

As already said thebookpeople seem to be the best for price and delivery online - but be quick as popular titles go out of stock v.quickly. Missed out on Hairy Bikers tour of UK as I dragged my feet just before Xmas - but they have got Grow Your Own Veg (Carol Klein) for points passport holders only - limited stock - which I'm going to jump on for £4.99!

[dexterdoglancashire]

[QUOTE=quark1;605859]'best' local charity shop
Thats where I got my sauce book from mentioned above.