A TIMES and GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023 'A genuinely game-changing cook book' Nigella Lawson 'Notes from a lifetime of reading, thinking, cooking and eating' Diana Henry The Secret of Cooking is packed with solutions for how to make life in the kitchen work better for you, whether you are cooking for yourself or for a crowd. Bee shows you how to get a meal on the table when you're tired and stretched for time, how to season properly, cook onions (or not) and what equipment really helps. The 140 recipes are doable and delicious, filled with ideas for cooking ahead or cooking alone and the kind of unfussy food that makes everyday life taste better.