COOKBOOKS

A Table for Friends, Skye McAlpine

Winter is the season for cosy catch-ups and weekend dinner parties, making this joyful book your bible when hosting friends and family. The recipes in these pages are designed to share, and range from quick dishes to elaborate spreads – there’s osso buco with sage and lemon, confit duck pie and creamy baked leeks with mustard and parmesan.

The Arabesque Table, Reem Kassis

This eclectic collection of recipes from Reem Kassis explores the fragrant flavours of the Arab world. Intertwined with stories from home,

Kassis showcases 130 nourishing dishes, from rice-stuffed cabbage pie to seafood stew with preserved lemon, apricots and olives.

Nhum, Rotanak Ros

Duck and lemongrass soup, taro in fish broth and caramel beef stew are just a few of the dishes in this ambitious Cambodian cookbook guaranteed to warm you up. Each recipe is laden with herbs and fuelled by spices. The desserts are a treat, too; think coconut cream bananas and sticky rice with custard.