The essential cookery book shelf in 25 titles

A Listmania! list by Henry Turner (Manchester, UK)
 
European Festival Food
1.  European Festival Food by Elisabeth Luard
The list author says:
  "Brilliant cultural/social history meets recipe book - fantastic Christmas recipes in particular."
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How To Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Cookery)
2.  How To Eat: The Pleasures and Principles of Good Food (Cookery) by Nigella Lawson
The list author says:
  "Nigella's greatest gift to mankind. Don't be put off by Nigella's increasingly high camp media savvyness, this book is inspirational."
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Roast Chicken and Other Stories (Ebury Paperback Cookery)
3.  Roast Chicken and Other Stories (Ebury Paperback Cookery) by Simon Hopkinson
The list author says:
  "Hopkinson cooks the eponymous dish with butter, lemon, garlic and tarragon. I can't imagine eating it any other way again. And his prose is a joy."
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Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery
4.  Madhur Jaffrey's Indian Cookery by Madhur Jaffrey
The list author says:
  "The best primer to Indian cookery available in English."
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From Anna's Kitchen: Plain and Fancy Vegetarian Menus (Penguin Cookery Library)
5.  From Anna's Kitchen: Plain and Fancy Vegetarian Menus (Penguin Cookery Library) by Anna Thomas
The list author says:
  "The most essential vegetarian cookbook that I know. Thomas's Californian-inspired recipes are delicious, innovative, stodge-free and plausibly healthy."
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The Art Of The Tart
6.  The Art Of The Tart by Tamasin Day-Lewis
The list author says:
  "A high cholesterol essential. Day Lewis is witty and authoritative and she takes the terror out of pastry-making. Own this book for the tomato and saffron tart alone."
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Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book
7.  Jane Grigson's Vegetable Book by Jane Grigson
The list author says:
  "Everything you ever wanted to know about vegetables (and how to cook them) but were afraid to ask."
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The Big Red Book of Tomatoes
8.  The Big Red Book of Tomatoes by Lindsey Bareham
The list author says:
  "Bareham's simple recipe for panzanella is my favourite summer meal. Among my most used cookery books."
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The River Cottage Cookbook
9.  The River Cottage Cookbook by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
The list author says:
  "So much more than The Good Life with added recipes, this book is a real and passionate guide to good food and good living."
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The River Cafe Cook Book
10.  The River Cafe Cook Book by Rose Gray
The list author says:
  "Gray and Rodgers's writing style irritates the hell out out of me, but their recipes are unimpeachable. Some of the simple pasta recipes are a revelation and will fast become supper regulars."
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The Man Who Ate Everything: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Food, But Were Afraid to Ask
11.  The Man Who Ate Everything: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Food, But Were Afraid to Ask by Jeffrey Steingarten
The list author says:
  "It's not a recipe book (though is does contain THE recipe for mechouia), but it is the most entertaining book about food and eating ever written..."
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Thai Food
12.  Thai Food by David Thompson
The list author says:
  "OK, you won't find half the ingredients needed in your average supermarket, but this is a compelling read, an instant classic and (currently) a constant bedside companion."
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Flavours of Greece
13.  Flavours of Greece by Rosemary Barron
The list author says:
  "Don't be prejudiced about Greek food - just try the chicken with bayleaves recipe"
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European Peasant Cookery
14.  European Peasant Cookery by Elisabeth Luard
The list author says:
  "Everything you need to know about cooking herrings and reindeer"
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Cooking Like Mummyji
15.  Cooking Like Mummyji by Vicky Bhogal
The list author says:
  "Very practical, very delicious, no-nonsense Punjabi recipes."
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Mediterranean Cookery (BBC Books)
16.  Mediterranean Cookery (BBC Books) by Claudia Roden
The list author says:
  "The most thumbed and grease-stained book on my shelf. Roden's recipes are authentic (she is no slave to modishness), her instructions lucid and foolproof, her knowledge 100% authoritative."
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Rhubarbaria: Recipes for Rhubarb (English Kitchen)
17.  Rhubarbaria: Recipes for Rhubarb (English Kitchen) by Mary Prior
The list author says:
  "Anyone for roast puffin and rhubarb jam? No, I thought not, but the recipes for rhubarb cakes are particularly good. Beautifully written and immaculately researched."
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Tender: Volume I, A cook and his vegetable patch
18.  Tender: Volume I, A cook and his vegetable patch by Nigel Slater
The list author says:
  "Nigel Slater is a genius. His 2 Tender books are truly essential and endlessly practical. Real food."
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Tender: Volume II, A cook's guide to the fruit garden
19.  Tender: Volume II, A cook's guide to the fruit garden by Nigel Slater
The list author says:
  "More Slater brilliance."
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Ottolenghi: The Cookbook
20.  Ottolenghi: The Cookbook by Sami Tamimi
The list author says:
  "Believe the hype. Great on cakes, salads and a fantastic roast pork dish with spicy plum relish."
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Short and Sweet
21.  Short and Sweet by Dan Lepard
The list author says:
  "OK, my copy hasn't arrived yet, but Lepard's baking column in the Guardian is genius."
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The Moro Cookbook
22.  The Moro Cookbook by Samuel Clark
The list author says:
  "You can probably live without Moro East, but the 2 earlier books offer a fantastic, inventive insight into Spanish and Moorish food. These are practical books ."
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Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible
23.  Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible by Madhur Jaffrey
The list author says:
  "I love Indian food and food with complex spicing. Jaffrey takes on a guide to the international curry. Top notch."
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Kitchen Essays (Persephone Classics)
24.  Kitchen Essays (Persephone Classics) by Agnes Jekyll
The list author says:
  "It's unlikely that you'll actually end up cooking from this, but Agnes Jekyll's 1920s essays are a bit like a culinary PG Wodehouse."
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Delia's Happy Christmas
25.  Delia's Happy Christmas by Delia Smith
The list author says:
  "Don't be snobby about Delia (or Jamie). It was a toss-up between this or Jamie's Italy (surprisingly good)."
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