A beautifully-illustrated cookbook for every taste, kitchen and body

WINNER OF THE 2022 GUILD OF FOOD WRITERS GENERAL COOKBOOK AWARD A SUNDAY TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A GUARDIAN FOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR A STYLIST BOOK OF THE YEAR A DIANA HENRY 'BEST COOKBOOK TO BUY' AUTUMN 2021 'Practical, straight-talking, endlessly inspirational - this is Ruby at her best.' Nigel Slater 'I'd recommend it for everyone from novice cooks looking for a helping hand in the kitchen, to keen cookbook buyers looking for new inspiration' Rukmini Iyer, author of The Roasting Tin 'One of the best, most interesting cookbooks I've seen in a long time.' Ravneet Gill, author of The Pastry Chef's Guide and judge on Junior Bake Off 'A warm invitation to relax into and enjoy the experience of cooking and eating.' Nigella Lawson 'Beautiful, practical and a total game-changer' Ella Risbridger, author of Midnight Chicken Ruby Tandoh wants us all to cook, and this is her cookbook for all of us - the real home cooks, juggling babies or long commutes, who might have limited resources and limited time. From last-minute inspiration to delicious meals for one, easy one-pot dinners to no-chop recipes for when life keeps your hands full, Ruby brings us 100 delicious, affordable and achievable recipes, including salted malted magic ice cream, one-tin smashed potatoes with lemony sardines and pesto and an easy dinner of plantain, black beans and eden rice. This is a new kind of cookbook for our times: an accessible, inclusive and inspirational addition to any and every kitchen. You don't have to be an aspiring chef for your food to be delectable or for cooking to be a delight. Cook as you are.

"Ruby Tandoh is another food writer - like Nigel and Jamie - who wants to enable readers, though she doesn't just want to empower you to cook, she also wants you to value the kind of cook you are and the food you want to make ... a sane, generous and wise book." - Telegraph

"A cookbook designed for real people: using up ingredients you can pick up on the way home, meals that give nourishment and comfort at the end of a tricky day and packed with insider ideas and ways to make your kitchen entirely your own; the most thoughtful of gifts" - Stylist

"I've lost track of the number of people who have told me that this was their favourite cookbook of the year. Tandoh has done something new: a cookbook that acknowledges that home cooking happens in the mess and exhaustion of everyday life. She writes with warmth and intelligence, and her recipes - 'Yorkshire puddings for every occasion', 'creamy mango and ginger pudding pots' - are the kind to lure you back into the kitchen even when you think you can't face it." - Sunday Times Ireland

"Ruby Tandoh has continued to carve out a necessary and relatable space within the world of British food journalism ... [Cook As You Are] offers up recipes in digestible chunks for any type of cook no matter your experience or lifestyle... in many ways [Ruby] is completely shifting what a cookbook can be." - gal-dem

"Thoughtfully written, keeping in mind readers who are less confident in the kitchen ... the recipes themselves are brilliant, with plenty to excite more experienced cooks" - Guardian

"Ruby Tandoh has been a breath of fresh air to the food industry ... I wholeheartedly hope that Cook As You Are signifies the future of cookbooks: a future where everyone feels welcome and is encouraged to give cooking a go, where we are invited to enjoy each step of the process, and where the community involved in creating a delicious recipe is acknowledged and credited. Ruby Tandoh truly is a trailblazer in many ways. I for one cannot wait to see what she does next." - The Arts Desk

"Hugely accessible ... Recipes are interspersed with Tandoh's musings, which are both helpful and hilarious ... Cook As You Are is hugely refreshing and shares a love of food and cooking without lecturing" - The Caterer Magazine