This is visual and simple. Re-assuring if you’re lacking inspiration for what wine to serve with your fabulous food.

Confused? Can’t tell a courgette from a zucchini? An eggplant from an aubergine? Here’s a beginner’s guide.

This is a wonderful cookery book. Witness the fact that mine’s so well-used that there are stains on the cover. You’ll be certain to find inspiration when you just don’t know exactly what it is you feel like eating. Wonderfully imprecise, Nigel Slater hails from the little-bit-of-this and little-bit-of-that school of cooking.

This book is full of fabulous food photographs. Check out the authors’ blog: White on Rice Couple.

This is my all-time favourite recipe book, packed with simple, tasty, healthy recipes from one of Britain’s best food writers. Buy it today!