Diana Henry Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Diana Henry is a food writer. Lover of words. Author & columnist. Irish, European. Fiction, food & the state of things. Latest book: FROM THE OVEN TO THE TABLE. Views my own

Veg-Table: Recipes, Techniques, and Plant Science for Big-Flavored, Vegetable-Focused Meals
Nik Sharma
Another great vegetable book that’s coming out in the autumn. I think this is phenomenal…I cannot wait to cook from this and to read it more closely (I got an early copy so I have already been able to spend time with it). It's such a special book, both ‘complete’ and inspiring.
Hardcover, 2023
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Mediterra: Recipes from the Islands and Shores of the Mediterranean
Ben Tish
I have been waiting for this ever since @ben.tish started writing it... I imagine I will make nearly everything in here... He is passionate and restless in his quest to get under the skin of the Mediterranean, linking influences and exploring different pathways.
Hardcover, 2024
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Cold Kitchen: A Year of Culinary Travels
Caroline Eden
I only intended to read a little then go to bed but I read the whole thing then let the manuscript fall onto the floor. When I woke up I felt cheated - I missed Caroline’s voice...I adored this book. It’s so honest. If you would like an enriching weekend of reading, I’d get a copy.
Hardcover, 2025
$27.99$13.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Second Helpings: Delicious Dishes to Transform Your Leftovers
Sue Quinn
You probably know the figures on food waste but how wonderful to find a book that takes you into the mind of another food lover to see what they’re doing... I think it’s fabulous. An extremely useful book that you will lean on more and more as you use it
Hardcover, 2024
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Secret of Cooking: Recipes for an Easier Life in the Kitchen
Bee Wilson
My favourite cookbooks of the year: @kitchenbee The Secret of Cooking. It’s like a long conversation with a close food-loving friend. The cooking, eating and reading of a lifetime have gone into this book. Already a classic.
Hardcover, 2023
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Steak: The Whole Story
Hayward Tim
You’ll buy this because you want to cook the perfect steak, but you will learn so much more along the way. It's enriching and interesting, in other words, a bloody good read, and you will come out knowing your Tomahawk from your Spider.
Hardcover, 2024
$42.00$21.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Easy Wins: 12 Flavour Hits, 125 Delicious Recipes, 365 Days of Good Eating
Anna Jones
I think this is @we_are_food best book, at least it’s the one I want to cook out of most...Lemony chickpeas with halloumi, seeds and honey; cheese and pickle roast potatoes; black bean nasi goreng... It triumphs because of its limits.
Hardcover, 2024
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Greekish: Everyday Recipes with Greek Roots
Georgina Hayden
Greek-ish feels like a greatest hits album with the addition of twists and takes and riffs on some well known dishes...It is so useable: tahini, date and chocolate spread for yoghurt flatbreads; sticky aubergine, pomegranate and herb tart; lamb shanks with preserved lemons, saffron and dill.
Hardcover, 2024
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Advent: Festive German Bakes to Celebrate the Coming of Christmas
Anja Dunk
...a perfect Christmas book, both to cook from and to read. Author Anja Dunk hasn’t just written and photographed it she’s also done the gorgeous linocuts. They give the book a lovely solid simple beauty. You can feel snow on these pages.
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The Wren, the Wren
Anne Enright
Only this, Anne Enright’s new novel, for the rest of the day... She is very good on Ireland and how much it has changed in the last 20 years and on messy families. Messy families and bad marriages are two of my favourite things. Enright is ruthless on both.
Hardcover, 2023
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book