The Cookbook Circle

​​It's the final cookbook, do do do do do. We've climbed all the way to the top of masterlist mountain and we found Marcella Hazan and The Essentials of Italian Cooking. You heard that right, a book about Italian food was the top of the list!​ Find out how Marcella was teaching Italian cooking before she herself learned to cook, and more importantly, hear our very strong opinions about coating food in precious metals...What are your Marcella ​favourites? Let us know @cookbookcircle on Instagram and TwitterIntro & Outro: Funky Souls – AmariàInterludes: Hot Thang – Daniel Fridell

We’re fulfilling all of our cookie-themed dreams with this, our penultimate book of the season. Dorie ‘cooler than Mary Berry’ Greenspan guides us along the butter-stick-paved road to baking heaven with her book, Baking: From My Home To Yours. Please be warned, this one unearths some interesting opinions about baked goods…We’d love to hear if you have a favourite Dorie recipe or if you’ve ever burnt your kitchen down but still persevered with learning to cook! Chat to us on Instagram or Twitter, @cookbookcircleWe also mention American BBQ Showdown and the Chef's Table Barbecue Season.If you're interested in coming along to our Season One Supperclub in London on 27 October, please visit thecookbookcircle.com or @cookbookcircle on Instagram. We would LOVE to see you there xIntro & Outro: Funky Souls – AmariàInterludes: Fluff and the Mister – Riviera

Get yourself a can of tunny fish and settle in for an episode filled to the brim with tomatoes and courgettes. There's lots of fun treats for you in this episode, all about Elizabeth David's classique, French Provincial Cooking, including: ideas for your next joyful bingewatch, a snapshot of Hannah's recent holiday and Victoria's attempt at sounding posh for parsley.Let us know if you have any top recipes from this book, and who your favourite member of 5ive was on Instagram and twitter @cookbookcircle.Music credits: Fluffy – Smith the Mister Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – Amarià

Get those chickpeas soaking and your list of niche ingredients ready - Ottolenghi's back with another book this season, and this time it's with Sami Tamimi, for a culinary journey through fascinating Jerusalem. After a spate of general, encyclopedia-style books (and a whole lot of French food), we are thrilled to get cooking something a little different. Find out how Hannah's carrying on Victoria's sandwich tradition from our last episode, and who cooked the most dishes in a bid to rustle up the bigger feast. Here is that delightful Thrillist article on cookbook stores that Hannah mentions, and the book we mention that we're excited about is Edd Kimber's One Tin Bakes: Foolproof cakes, traybakes, bars and bites from gluten-free to vegan and beyond, out in October 2021. We'd love to hear what your favourite recipes are from this book - let us know @cookbookcircle on Twitter and Instagram!Music credits:Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – AmariàInterludes: Words – Dylan Sitts

A-B-C, easy as gas-tron-o-my? We find out in this episode, all about legendary chefy encyclopedia, Larousse Gastronomique, brainchild of Prosper Montagné, with modern input from many others. We get stuck into some snacks and then our favourite topic - traditional French cooking. We recorded this episode in person for the first time ever so lots of exciting things take place, including our writing our first album track and uncovering the newest entry into the X section of Larousse...Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – AmariàInterludes: Friday Night Terrors – OTE

We return to familiar territory in this episode with lots of British cooking, courtesy of the one and only Delia. We've been all about the chonky books lately and How to Cook is no exception (and approximately 75% of this is about eggs). Victoria gets to grips with some old-school classics, Hannah slacks off by cooking a measly two recipes and we learn lots of fun facts about Ms. Smith in between. Let's be 'aving you!Do you have a copy of this book? Let us know your favourite recipes @cookbookcircle on Instagram.Intro & Outro: Funky Souls – AmariàInterludes: Rammadam - Daniel Fridell