The 10 Best cookbooks for autumn Madhur Jaffrey's Ultimate Curry Bible £25, eburypublishing.co.uk If you only ever buy one curry recipe book, make it this one. It is meticulously researched, as well as tried and tested by a legend. Pie by Angela Boggiano £15.99, octopusbooks.co.uk This shows you to master the art of pastry-making and turn even a frugal filling into a lavish, comforting pie, from calzone to steak-and-kidney pie. The Autumn Fruits Cookbook £4.99, cavalierpaperbacks.co.uk This may be the best fiver you spend all year, with a host of quick, easy and inspired recipes. Jerusalem by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi £27, eburypublishing.co.uk A stunning book that collates the writers' best Middle-Eastern recipes, but be prepared to hunt for some of the ingredients. Jamie's 15-Minute Meals by Jamie Oliver £26, penguin.co.uk Jamie's 30-Minute Meals was the fastest-selling non-fiction book ever. Now he's halved the cooking time - will this beat his own record? Slow Cooking by James Martin £20, quadrille.co.uk Every recipe includes an hour or more of cooking or marinating time. Yet they require minimum effort; the oven does all the work. Nigelissima by Nigella Lawson £26, randomhouse.co.uk Nigella's recipes are full of shortcuts and delicious, making her books bestsellers. This one turns to Italian food following her latest BBC series. Michel Roux: The Collection £25, quadrille.co.uk The chef's 250 favourite recipes are not for the faint-hearted - think poussins scented with ginger and wild mushroom cappelletti. Kitchen Diaries II By Nigel Slater £30, 4thestate.co.uk Britain's best-loved food writer and presenter has come up trumps again with this second volume of his acclaimed book. Fireside Feasts & Snow Day Treats £19.99, rylandpeters.com Indulgent comfort food at its best - just what you need as the nights start to draw in; from slow-cooked pork belly to classic apple pie.