TEN BOOKS FOR MAN-COOKS

Nigel's, Nigella's and Jamie's books are good but the curious man-cook needs alternative recipes that challenge, entertain and deliver. Here's a selection from Male On Sunday's own kitchen library.

Can I actually, really , properly cook? Yeah. Kinda. Sometimes.

From memory, I can prepare a tasty tomato pasta sauce using tinned tomatoes, crushed garlic, basil salt and pepper, maybe adding extra piquancy with a chili flake or two. I’ll boil the pasta to al dente bite and keep some of the starchy water for the slippery marriage of sauce and ribbon…