best cookbooks

[buzybee]

my bfriend is wanting to start cooking in the new year good tasty healthy meals and is looking for a good cookbook or two. Plus one that includes kid friendly receipes!

any suggestions?
thanx

[pastafreak]

One of my favourites is "Real Fast Food " by Nigel Slater...it is a classic......he makes my mouth water,and all the recipes can be done in 30 minutes. Don't have kids...but Annabel Karmel has written a number of kid-friendly books.

[ethandron]

delia smith's ' complete cookery course' is great, foolproof recipes and easy to follow instructions. i would think her latest 'cheats' is also pretty good, using lots of ready-made ingredients.

[jon1968]

I�d recommend �101 cheap eats�, it�s a BBC book, part of the �Good food magazine� range. The title is a bit of a misnomer though because until you�ve built up your store cupboard it�s not necessarily cheap!
Good for inspiration & building up your repertoire of dishes though.