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This year's cookery books are simple and Green (lots of wild food), with recipes for real cooks, rather than chef's eye-candy. Here's my choice in order of approval. The Cook's Book of Ingredients ...

This book is a real treasure. It's a second edition of Mrs Beeton's world famous cookery book. It belongs to my mother, who originally came from County Wexford in Ireland. She acquired the book ...

KKS Murthy, the late owner of Bengaluru's Select Books, preserved the charm of second-hand bookshops. Once popular across ...