Books for cooks

Relax with this month’s top reads

Broke Vegan by Saskia Sidey (£12.99, Hamlyn)

Food stylist and recipe developer Saskia Sidey’s cookbook breathes fresh new life into budgetfriendly vegan cooking. It contains more than 100 plant-based recipes that won’t break the bank, including breakfast and brunch ideas, speedy meals, batch-cooking recipes, crowd-pleasers and sweet treats. Expect clever ways with supermarket staples and plenty of veg, plus tips and tricks to make food go further. Must try recipe: Peanut butter millionaire’s shortbread

The World Vegetarian: Mexico by Jane Mason (£20, Bloomsbury Absolute)

Jane spent nearly a decade living in Mexico City, where she learned about the cuisine from its chefs and restaurateurs.

Discover recipes for everything from corn tortillas and salsas to chilaquiles and tostadas. There are some clever veggie twists here, such as replacing pork with oyster mushrooms in her tamales con setas and deep-fried fish with crispy sweet potato in her Baja-style tacos.

Must try recipe: Tacos de portobello al pastor