THE SIX I JUST CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

Mrs Beeton’s Book of Household Management

I like to fantasise about giving instructions to my scullery maid Real Fast Food by Nigel Slater He is the clearest cook to follow The Green Roasting Tin by Rukmini Iyer Essential for anyone who lives with a vegetarian

Mary Berry’s Baking Bible

Every child’s favourite The Complete Hostess by Quaglino Transports you to the high life of the 1930s, cocktails and all Bella Figura by Kamin Mohammadi A memoir celebrating love and the Italian art of living well