The best new cookbooks to give as Christmas gifts - from Nigella Lawson to Jamie Oliver

With Christmas fast approaching, many us of have started shopping for gifts for friends and family. As cooking and baking at home has been popular this year, the gift of a new cookbook is an ideal choice for budding chefs.

Here we take a look at a selection of new cookbooks, covering everything from baking to family meals.

7 Ways by Jamie Oliver

The celebrity chef is back with another new book. In this one, Jamie has picked out 18 popular supermarket purchases, including chicken, salmon, potatoes, sausages and broccoli and shares seven affordable and simple recipes.

Short ingredients lists and a mix and match approach makes this book ideal for those short on time who want to make the most of fridge essentials and store cupboard ingredients.

Buy 7 Ways here.

Ottolenghi FLAVOUR by Yotam Ottolenghi and Ixta Belfrage

One for the vegetarians, or those looking to cut down on their meat intake, this latest book from Yotam Ottolenghi sees him joined by colleague Ixta Belfrage.

Flavour-forward, vegetable-based recipes are at the heart of Ottolenghi’s food and this book is no exception.

With over 100 recipes, dishes include: aubergine dumplings alla Parmigiana, hasselback beetroot with lime leaf butter, and Romano pepper schnitzels.

Buy Ottolenghi FLAVOUR here.

Cook, Eat, Repeat: Ingredients, Recipes and Stories by Nigella Lawson

Nigella's latest cookery books combines recipes with personal essays about her life and experiences with food over the years.

“The recipes I write come from my life, my home" Nigella has said about the book, which was released in late October.

Dishes include: beef cheeks with port and chestnuts, chicken with garlic cream sauce and wide noodles with lamb in aromatic broth.