Darina Allen shares some of her favourite recipes from a selection of cookbooks

Buying a cookbook this Christmas for your foodie friend this Christmas? Darina Allen shares her suggestions

I’ve been inundated with a whole new crop of cookbooks just in time for Christmas, something to tempt aspiring, experimental, and accomplished cooks. Every time I think I’ve reached ‘peak’ cookbook, along come some new temptations. So what has peaked my fancy…

Jamie has done it again. Jamie Oliver’s Christmas Cookbook is full of gorgeous photos of tempting foods and delicious recipes for edible gifts, party foods, and new ways to love leftovers. I loved his smoked salmon toasts and Boxing Day Quesadillas.