After all, what sounds better than getting together with loved ones and friends over an Irish-inspired feast? BBC Good Food contributing editor Tom Kerridge states, ‘Marco really made food cool, and his book was the first of its kind. Sam and Sam’s first book features the cooking from a region most British cooks were unfamiliar with 15 years ago.

A manual of sorts, this Louise Hendon cookbook outfits you with meal plans and batch cooking options for the week ahead. Stopping to ask why is the book’s specialty and it reveals all kinds of intriguing and unexpected facts about why certain things work and don’t work in the kitchen. Among his debut cookbook’s 100 recipes, new surefire hits include Caramelized Sweet Potatoes with Browned Butter Harissa; Sticky, Spicy Basil Shrimp; and Tangy Pomegranate-Chicken.With mouth-watering, low-calorie food this fast, The Slimming Foodie in Minutes will ensure cooking for the family never takes away from your evening! This refreshing book might just make anyone who’s sceptical about eating vegan food re-think plant-based cooking.

Including step-by-step guides to expert techniques and recipes for recreating the very latest trends in cake decorating - this is an unashamed celebration of sugar, bursting with joyful bakes to make every day a celebration. Vegetables are the star of the show in recipes such as linguine with mint and almond pesto, baby carrot risotto, new potato gnocchi and a a spring onion galette.However, we’re entering the key period for cookbook sales, so all that could change by the end of the year. According to Stone: “The major growth areas in the market in recent years have been healthy and vegetarian cookery and Middle Eastern cuisine, while titles that offer quick and easy recipes are always popular. Julia Child famously said it would be her selection if she were allowed just one cookbook at home, which is quite some praise.