(Click on the title for more of Majjie's thoughts)

This sounds like a really great cookbook which does exactly what the title suggests: provides good everyday recipes from easy to source (although mainly fresh) ingredients, which won't cost the earth. Where it falls down for some purchasers, is that it doesn't include all of the recipes from the tv show of the same name ... and for dedicated fans of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the recipes are a bit simple (you don't first have to grow your veg, fatten your pig and wander the hedgerows gathering provisions). Hmm ... I like the sound of this book.

There's a section on lunch box meals which sounds really useful (not just a sandwich and an apple) and a whole host of other useful sections, including "thrifty meat" ... "making breakfast" ... "daily bread" ... "fish forever" and "treats".  It's got great illustrations, including colour photos and lots of sketches and doodles ... and the writing includes a lot of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall philosophy ... about using locally sourced fresh food ... but also about which imported store cupboard items are still essential and what sorts to buy. He still uses olive oil, for instance, but only occasionally ... he's mostly replaced it with rapeseed oil produced in the UK.

Just one final warning: if you don't like honey, this may not be the cookbook for you; it's in fairly constant use at River Cottage.