Butter: Comforting, Delicious, Versatile James Martin Cookbook Book

Butter: Comforting, Delicious, Versatile - Over 130 Recipes Celebrating Butter by James Martin Hardcover is a delectable cookbook for anyone who treasures the flavour, texture and warmth that butter brings to food. Perfect for home cooks, food lovers, parents looking to inspire budding chefs, or gift buyers seeking a tasteful present, this hardcover edition offers more than recipes — it’s a celebration of a timeless ingredient that transforms ordinary meals into memorable dishes.

About this book
Condition: BRAND NEW
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781787138223

Written by TV chef and cookbook author James Martin, this book collects over 130 original recipes that highlight butter's versatility across savoury and sweet cooking. James brings a warm, experienced voice to each page, sharing classics and inventive dishes that range from simple comfort food to impressive centrepieces — ideal for family dinners, dinner parties, or weekend baking sessions.

What’s inside

James Martin demonstrates how butter elevates flavour in both restrained and bold ways. Sample recipes include:

• Butter-poached lobster — luxurious, restaurant-quality technique adapted for the home kitchen.
• Truffle butter brioche — a fragrant, indulgent bread perfect for special breakfasts or canapés.
• Chicken with 'nduja butter — spicy, savoury, and ideal for family meals that need a flavour boost.
• Dover sole meunière — a timeless French classic that showcases butter’s role in simple, elegant cooking.
• Sweet treats like Rhubarb custard bread and butter pudding, Shortbread and Rum Baba — desserts that prove butter is indispensable in baking.

Why cooks love this cookbook

• Over 130 recipes that cover breakfasts, mains, sides and desserts — a comprehensive butter cookbook for every occasion.
• Clear, reliable instructions from an experienced chef who knows how to teach home cooks practical techniques.
• Uses accessible ingredients so recipes are achievable weeknight-to-weekend options.
• Hardcover format makes this a durable addition to any cookbook collection or a beautiful gift set piece.
• Celebrates a single ingredient — perfect for those wanting to deepen their knowledge of cooking with butter.

This book is more than a recipe collection — it’s a practical guide and an homage to an ingredient trusted by generations of cooks. From easy weeknight upgrades to show-stopping dinner party dishes, James Martin’s Butter is a go-to paperback-friendly (hardcover) cookbook ideal for kitchens, classrooms teaching basic cooking, and as a thoughtful gift for food-loving friends and family.

Add Butter: Comforting, Delicious, Versatile to your bookshelf and rediscover how a simple knob of butter can turn everyday cooking into comforting, delicious occasions. This boxed-like hardcover edition is a timeless keepsake and a useful resource for anyone who wants to cook with confidence and flavour.