MOB Kitchen: A simple, delicious cookbook to feed 4 or more for under £10

by Ben Lebus

'This is one to buy for the students in your life.'- The Times 'Food books of the year 2018' 'MOB takes the deliciousness of social food videos but combines it with recipes you would actually make - the ultimate millennial cookbook' - London Evening Standard. 'Ben Lebus proves home cooking can be great, cheap and fast' - independent.co.uk . Having taken the social media world by storm with his 1-minute, how-to-make recipe videos, MOB Kitchen founder Ben Lebus is revitalising home-cooking with delicious, easy and accessible dishes that absolutely anyone can cook, all on a budget. This, his first book, contains all the inspiration you need to make budget meals to impress your friends and family, any time. Each recipe is designed to feed four people for under £10. His mission is to MOB -ilise cooks everywhere, young or old, and to inspire them to cook delicious, nutritious and inexpensive recipes. From Asian-flavoured spaghetti meatballs to the ultimate homemade falafel pittas, every base is covered, whether your MOB is vegan, vegetarian, meat-loving or health obsessed. The core element of every MOB Kitchen recipe is that it is affordable, healthy, delicious, beautiful and easily to make. Unlike most budget cooking sites, MOB Kitchen doesn't make any absurd store-cupboard assumptions. All that is expected is that you have salt, pepper, olive oil and £10, nothing more. Music is a key element of the MOB ethos, so each recipe has a song that's perfect to play as you cook and can be accessed directly through Spotify. Chapters Brunch MOB, Healthy MOB, Speedy MOB, Flashy MOB, No-fuss MOB and Fakeaway MOB.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction, Reference

144 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 6, 2018

Reviews

[Honey · Rating 4 out of 5]

Been following MOB Kitchen on Instagram as they make cooking seem very easy and very fun. This has been an enjoyable read and probably the most realistic and practical guide. Perfect for experimental home cooks who don’t have enough time in the day to cook (but still need and want something tasty).

I definitely have listed more cupboard essentials from recipes I know I will recreate often, and these aren’t hard to get ingredients at all. Procedures are all so very easy too, even newbie cooks will impress guests with the recipes here. The fakeaway and the fresh chapters are ace.

Also inspired a new Spotify playlist for cooking!

[Jodie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Everything is so Yummy!

Bought this cook book on a whim because I liked the look of the cover...as you do! But it was really worth it. All the recipes are roughly around the £10 mark depending on the shops you go to. I know this book is more directed at students however we have had great feed back from the few dishes we have cooked other people so would highly suggest it.

BEST RECIPE SO FAR: The Hangover Burgers

[Alisha Billmen · Rating 3 out of 5]

From speedy, fuss-free, flashy to fake aways. There’s something for everyone in this cookbook.

There are some amazing recipes I can’t wait to try, particularly the Crispy Beef stir fry and the One-pot Veggie Tagine.

Super easy-to-follow ingredient lists and numbered instructions so you can quickly and easily get to work replicating Mob’s recipes.

[Ashleigh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great recipes and a gorgeous book I grabbed for a bargain price. Can't wait to make some of these recipes whilst we're stuck in lock down.

[Nicholas Lewington · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am someone with a bookshelf full of cookery books, and this has been my favourite for over the last year. Have brought this book for two other people as presents and both of them have loved it too.

[Victoria · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great, simple and different recipes. Especially like the 'Fakeaways' section.
Have reserved Speedy Mob from the Library.

[Siobhan J · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some fun recipes, I'm just not sure they're quite as relatable as he seems to think they are. Also, the design of the book is kind of hard on the eyes.