Sea salt producer
http://www.halenmon.comJane Grigson
Invaluable for preserving and otherwise enjoying the fruits from our garden and hedgerows.
Anna Jones
A toss up between this one and A Modern Way to Eat. Beautiful to look at, stimulating to use and delicious to eat.
Another book from our student days, making the most of what we picked (one didn’t ‘forage’ in those days) including recipes for pickled ash keys and lovely glimpses into their lives.
Elizabeth David
Could have been any of her books but this one is particularly well used and was taken on holiday with us to France so we could make the most of local ingredients in poorly equipped gite kitchens.
Simon Majumdar
A funny and well written book featuring some people who have since become friends. A mixture of narrative and recipes. Perfect.
This book is from my mother in law who struggled with cooking and clearly got on well with this breezily written book designed to help nervous cooks without patronising them.
Mary Berry
I was lucky enough to go on an Aga workshop with Mary Berry to learn how to use my brand new Aga put in when we moved to our present house. She and it is a delight, well written with all you need to know, plus a few personal details for added reading pleasure.
Yotam Ottolenghi
This was given to me by a friend who came to stay and was an absolute revelation into new tastes and combinations as well as being a delight to look at and handle.
Pamela Westland
This was given to me by my father in law and has been well used ever since. It’s got everything in it from cakes to cordials again before ‘foraging’ was fashionable.
Rose Prince
A lovely and inspiring book with some great baking recipes.