Cooking the Books February 2025

February blows cold and wet so there is still a need to nurture and comfort with delicious soups and broths from Soup for Good. Add noodles ( Kawaii Cafe Ramen) or dumplings (The World is Your Dumpling) for extra yumminess or accompany with the finest of sandwiches ( Matty Matheson’s Soups, Salads and Sandwiches) for a satisfying lunch at home or work. Two of this month’s collection are charity- based recipe books : Cook for Good and Small Pleasures from Ryan Riley’s Life Kitchen . So you can feel good by doing good as all their sales profits will go to food-related community projects.

Fancy reading about food whilst you devour your favourite meal? Try Comfort Eating from the magnificent Grace Dent. Or read Tiny Moons– close your eyes, slurp your noodles and imagine eating your way around Shanghai.

Spring is round the corner so let us help you find joy in the little things.