20 of the best cookbooks of all time for mastery of your home kitchen

Best for: authentic meat-free recipes

We know they say not to judge a book by its cover, but this delightful neon cut-out design immediately caught our eyes. Yet upon delving into this fantastic-looking recipe book, we were pleased to learn that Margarita Carrillo Arronte’s collection of 400 authentic, everyday Mexican recipes scores highly on both style and substance.

So natural and nourishing are these recipes that you’ll forget you’ve delved into the pages of an all-vegetarian cookbook. With chapters on breakfasts, lunches, snacks, salads, sides, soups, entradas and more – you’ll be spoilt for choice when you next find yourself stumped on what to cook.

Not only are some of the dishes impressive enough to create a dinner party-ready menu, but on the flip side, many are simple enough to incorporate into your daily meal prep routines. Forget sad, English sandwiches every lunchtime until infinity, for your go-to basics are about to be authentic tostadas, corn soups and stuffed ancho chiles.