Good enough to eat: Top eight cookery books to gift this Christmas

KEYWORDS in cookbook titles for 2018 are ‘happy’ and ‘at home’ and none the worse for that. If we are thinking of good health, the enjoyment of food, (as long as we make it ourselves, however quickly) is important, helping digestion and adding to the pleasure which generates happy hormones. We really cannot lose if we enjoy cooking and eating.

All of this year’s selection are in hardback, are smartly designed and easy to read, so take that as a given in all reviews.