my favourites are by one cookery writer, rather than likethe BHG one, but I do like BHG generally so maybe I should try that.

I suddenly realised I'd started harping on about cookbooks again over at New You and there's a nice little thread here specially for me to babble about them.

Nigel Slater - anything at all by him
Jamie Oliver - didn't like his early writing, but the recent book I was given sounds more natural

Honey reminded me that I also quite liked Nigella Lawson's books. Delia Smith... like the recipes, but I often find her tone a bit patronising.

Joy of Cooking's a great reference book. The British equivalent is probably Mrs Beeton - lots of great recipes, but also lots of weird ones for things we don't cook these days, or for HUGE quantities. I mostly have cookbooks for inspiration rather than actually for following recipes though.

Kerri.