Books for cooks

Relax with this month’s top reads

The Italian Deli Cookbook by Theo Randall (£26, Quadrille) If you’re making the same risottos and pasta dishes over and over, then this book is for you. Theo Randall shows how you can use a few good Italian deli staples (all available in supermarkets) – dried pasta, olives, cured meats, mozzarella – to make an array of easy, tempting dishes, from spaghetti with sweet onion, courgette & basil to sausage & radicchio risotto.

Must-try recipe: Tagliatelle with peas & prosciutto

The Kitchen without Borders (£18.99, Workman) Eat Offbeat is a catering company in New York that creates jobs for immigrant and refugee cooks. This book features 14 of those talented chefs, sharing their authentic recipes, traditions and stories from Syria, Nigeria and Iraq, among others. It’s packed with vibrant and exciting dishes, including Nepalese meatballs, Afghan curries and Middle Eastern mezze. Must-try recipe: Chari bari (chicken meatballs in Nepali-spiced cashew sauce)