Best recipe books to buy

[earth mumma]

I could be wrong, but I think the My way of cooking cookbook is out of print.  For my 2 cents worth...Love this forum - we have many family faves that have come from this site and I especially love quirky jo's blog, but like others have said, it really does depend on what sort of food you like.  I have most books because I am a consultant too and like to show people these at demos.  I have faourite recipes out of all of them, no one book that stands out for me.  I don't like the full steam ahead book much, but it does have lovely pickies and I do have 2 recipes that I cook a lot from it. Keep a look out for when Thermomix has incentives for customers on, as sometimes you can get cookbooks for free or for half price if you host a demo.  What is fabulous about this site is that the recipes have been tested and tweaked. Just be careful this forum can become a little addictive.  

[Chelsea (Thermie Groupie)]

I'm just disappointed that there won't be a new festive booklet for sale this year.  Surely HO could have sold out last years booklet at a reduced price at the classes and had a new 2010 booklet for sale also.  I guess I haven't even made half of the recipes from last years booklet though - and many of them were really appealing. 

[cookie1]

I loved last year's festive book and have made many of the recipes from it. I was inspired by tasting them at the festive cooking class. I loved going to sit in a lecture theatre and see all the things being made and am a little disappointed that they ae being done locally here this year. I do realise what a massive thing it would be logistically though. It seemed to have become another part of Christmas preparation. I'm not going to a festive class this year as I had planned to take a friend who is purchasing in the new year but she couldn't make it, so I made the decision not to go. I'll probably regret it.

[Thermo Jo (aka Jodi)]

Maybe in the new year we could do a "Post Christmas" get together Cookie???

We could all make a favourite treat from Christmas to share (with recipes to share of course) 

Just a thought.

[brazen20au]

the only book i cook out of regularly is the EDC  i still haven't made a thing out of the indian book or the meat on the menu book 

[judydawn]

You should branch out Karen and try the other books - they are far better than the EDC 

[brazen20au]

the indian one just seems to have too many ingredients, too many steps. i don't cook that much these days, well other than the necessary, it's all too hard with work etc
i haven't even looked at the meat one tbh 

[JaneeZee]

I feel a bit the same way Karen.  Obviously I "should" try more things but I find I have my favourites & I stick with them.  Half the time it's just steamed veg & chicken or fish during the week.  I don't have the energy to get creative.  Funnily enough I still came home & felt like cooking a risotto for dinner after 3 demos in 2 days recently!!!

I think the Budget Busters is one of the best value for money.  The other thing I quite like doing is grabbing something like the Masterchef magazine & converting recipes.  It's more about finding combinations of ingredients that go together & making them work in the TM.  I am totally in awe of people like QuirkyJo & others who make whole recipes up!!!!

I tell all new owners about the forum - write the address inside the front cover of their EDC in fact! - this place is my favourite for finding new tried & tested recipes.

[judydawn]

What a great idea JZ about writing our link in all EDC's.  They can't possibly forget us then 

[Merlin]

I use this forum for 90%of the recipes I cook and the rest come from EDC, meat on the menu and the Indian one. This would have to be one of the best Internet sites on the planet, just because of all of the great advice you get, let alone the scrummy recipes.