Whether you’re cooking a vegan Christmas dinner, baking a cake with the wow factor, or working on the perfect roast, you’ll find a book to match your needs below.
You can borrow all of these titles from your local library. Head to our library catalogue slideshow to find these and loads more.
Vegan Christmas feasts : inspired meat-free recipes for the festive season by Jackie Kearney
Clever plant-based recipes are designed to be crowd-pleasing and properly festive
Christmas with Good Housekeeping
Over 140 recipes for jovial perfection, chapters offer mouth-watering ideas for starters, vegan & vegetarian options, baked goods, showstopper desserts, edible gifts, and not to forget Christmas lunch with all the trimming
ScandiKitchen Christmas : recipes and traditions from Scandinavia by Brontë Aurell
Let Brontë Aurell of The ScandiKitchen Café show you how to celebrate your Christmas Scandi-style by sharing her delicious recipes and family traditions with you.
Happy vegan Christmas : plant-based recipes for festive Scandinavian feasts by Karoline Jönsson,
Instead of the usual bubble and squeak, here we find vegan classics to satisfy all guests, such as vegan Swedish meatballs, spiced cabbage pudding, pulled ‘pork’ with jackfruit, pickled courgette, potato and greens pie, sticky buffalo cauliflower, nutty ‘egg’ nog, gingerbread biscuits and chewy panforte.
Roasts by Laura Mason,
The best traditional recipes for roast dinners from the National Trust. From a Sunday beef with Yorkshire pudding and rack of lamb with herb crust to slow-roasted belly pork with root vegetables and Christmas turkey with all the trimmings.
Mary Berry cooks up a feast : my favourite recipes for occasions and celebrations by Mary Berry
Over 160 recipes that work well for both small and large numbers of guests.
Liam Charles cheeky treats : 70 brilliant bakes and cakes by Liam Charles
Liam Charles – the breakout star from Great British Bake Off 2017 – brings you a Caramel Peanut Millionaire’s Shortbread, an Oreo Chocolate Brownie Freakshake and a Christmas Dinner Pie.
Homemade Christmas : create your own gifts, cards, decorations, and bakes.
Discover 100 simple decorations, recipes, gifts, cards, and Christmas craft projects, from garlands and gift boxes to mince pies and marzipan.
Gizzi’s season’s eatings : feasts and celebrations from Halloween to happy New Year by , Gizzi Erskine
Whatever the occasion, you will find something special to share with the ones you love
The soup book : 200 recipes, season by season by Sophie Grigson
Packed with plenty of nourishing recipes for every season. Try winter warmers such as parsnip and apple soup or French onion soup
Spirited : how to create easy, fun drinks at home by Signe Johansen,
50 well-crafted cocktail recipes, all fuelled by a cook’s palate and a love of creative ingredients.
The Nordic baking book by Magnus Nilsson,
The acclaimed chef featured in the Emmy-Award winning US PBS series ‘The Mind of a Chef’ and the Netflix docuseries ‘Chef’s Table’ explores the rich baking tradition of the Nordic region, with 450 tempting recipes for home bakers.