Top Ten Cookbooks You Should Own

Woman reading a cookbook surrounded by stacks of books, in a bright setting.

If you have a cupboard full of cookbooks but nothing floats your boat – these are the recipe books you should have! All simple, easy to use staples cookbooks that will stand the test of time!

1. Once a Month Cookbook

Okay bit of self promotion – but seriously it is a great book that helps you to save money – in fact save you lots and lots of money.  Use your freezer to your advantage, buy in bulk and save time an arsenic hour! Love the section on ‘BALLS’.

OMAC

 

2. The Australian Blue Ribbon Cookbook

All the gorgeous old style recipes we grew up with. Recipes are simple yet delicious.

Australian Blue CookBook

3. Australia’s Favourite Recipes

Another all time favourite cookbook, but with a modern spin.

Australia Favourite Recipes

4. Matt Preston’s 100 Best Recipes

This cravat loving chef from Masterchef has some really yummy recipes.  A bit schmancy yes, but if you are entertaining it’s a good pick.

Cover of Matt Preston’s 100 Best Recipes cookbook with a man holding a dish.

5. Like Grandma Used to Make

Again simple and cheap easy recipes for the day to day cook.

Woman baking with cupcakes and ingredients, promoting homemade baking recipes.

6. No Bake Baking: Easy Oven Free Cakes and Treats

I love no-bake cooking books, especially for the warmer months.  No bake recipes are really tricky to find, I really like this one.  Simple recipes.

No-bake baking cookbook with easy oven-free cake and treat recipes.

 

7. Meals in a Jar: Quick and Easy Just Add Water Homemade Recipes

This would make a terrific gift cookbook – meals in a jar are all the rage at the moment, they are super cute and a great way to make gifts frugal.

Assorted homemade meals stored in jars for easy meal prep and storage.

 

8. Country Women’s Association: Classics

God love the Country Women’s Association.  I have all their books going all the way back, this is a collection of the best of the best.

Classic cookbook cover with kitchen utensils for country cooking recipes.

9. Baby and Toddler Meals

Robin Barker has a few really great books on Babies and Toddlers, her new cookbook has some simple, nutritious meals for the small person in your life.

baby-and-toddler-meals

 

10. Dinnertime!

Stuck for ideas on what to do for dinner?  But also want to donate to a good cause?  This is the book for you!

Dinnertime

 

 

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Clare Whitfield Chief Editor
Clare Whitfield is the Editor of Stay at Home Mum and a recognised voice in practical home management for Australian families. Based in the northern suburbs of Sydney, she balances editorial leadership with life as a stay at home mum to two school age children. Her background in home economics and more than a decade of experience in recipe development, family budgeting, and household systems inform her work.

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