Reference & Gastronomy
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Gordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking
‘My rules are simple. Home cooking has to be easy. It got to be fast. It’s got to be delicious. If you think you can’t cook amazing food at home, think again. I’m going to prove that however busy you are it’s still possible to cook stunning food. These are the only recipes you’ll ever need.’
GORDON RAMSAYGordon Ramsay’s Ultimate Home Cooking is a collection of over 120 delicious new recipes that are infused with Gordon’s expertise and skill gleaned from his years in professional kitchens. Divided into chapters to see you through the whole day from weekday breakfasts through to Saturday night dinners, the book is all about the pleasure of cooking and sharing the very best home-cooked food with family and friends.
AS SEEN ON CHANNEL 4
Learn how to cook incredible, flavoursome dishes in just ten minutes with Ramsay in 10, the new book out 14/10/21.
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Mrs. Beeton’s Dictionary of Every-Day Cookery
The reasons for the publication of this Volume—the First of a Series of Practical Manuals which were to be called the “All About It” Books—were thus explained in a Prospectus issued a few months ago, and approved by the late Mrs. S. O. Beeton:— Many wishes have been expressed to the Authoress of the “Book of Household Management” that a volume of Recipes in Cookery should be written which could be sold at a price somewhere between the seven-and-sixpenny “Household Management” and the Shilling Cookery Book. Accordingly Mrs. Beeton has prepared a Collection of Recipes, and of other Practical Information concerning the Dressing and Serving of Family Fare, which, when completed, will be published, in serviceable binding, at the price of Three Shillings and Sixpence.As Mistress, Cook, and Critic have declared that the details in Mrs. Beeton’s larger work are so easy to understand, the Authoress has followed, in every Recipe printed in the present Dictionary, the same simple plan she originally used. Regarding, however, the arrangement of the Recipes, the Authoress has chosen the Dictionary form, believing an alphabetical arrangement to be the best for a book that is being constantly referred to. By the adoption of a very intelligible system, all cross reference, and that very disagreeable[viii] parenthesis (See So-and-so) is avoided, except in a very few instances. Where any warning as to what should not be done is likely to be needed, it is given, as well as advice as to what ought to be done. No pains have been thought too great to make little things clearly understood. Trifles constitute perfection. It is just the knowledge or ignorance of little things that usually makes the difference between the success of the careful and experienced housewife or servant, and the failure of her who is careless and inexperienced. Mrs.
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The Condor and the Cows
WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY PICO IYER
In September 1947, long before mass tourism and with no knowledge of Spanish, Christopher Isherwood and William Caskey left for a six-month tour of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Argentina. The Condor and the Cows is Isherwood’s unsentimental and wonderfully rich account of that journey, during which he bumped into a handful of old acquaintances on a brand-new continent.
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These Delicious Things: The new charity cookbook with amazing recipes from household names including Nigella Lawson, Jamie Oliver and Stanley Tucci
These Delicious Things is a collection of nostalgic food memories and recipes from more than 100 of the UK’s top chefs and food writers. Published to support children living in food poverty, it is proof that when people give a piece of themselves for the benefit of others, incredible things can happen.
This is both a cookbook and a story book filled with childhood memories and scrumptious feasts. And it’s a book that wants to make a difference by supporting Magic Breakfast, a charity whose aim is to feed children living with food insecurity so they’re not too hungry to learn.
With recipes for every occasion and time of day, These Delicious Things provides elevated versions of well known favourites that will impress even the toughest (and smallest) of critics. Featuring household names such as Andi Oliver, Angela Hartnett, Asma Khan, Ching He Huang, Jamie Oliver, Nigel Slater, Nigella Lawson, Ravneet Gill, Raymond Blanc, Stanley Tucci, Thomasina Miers, Tom Kerridge, Yotam Ottolenghi, Zoe Adjonyoh and many more – These Delicious Things is the perfect book for variety and well-loved favourites. Recipes include Homemade Apple Pie, Wild Rabbit Korma, Filipino-style vegetable soup, Far Breton, and even an Apricot sidecar cocktail.
The charity Magic Breakfast provides breakfasts for children and young people in the most disadvantaged areas of the UK, fuelling their learning, growth and futures. Having breakfast every morning has real life impacts for children, from achieving better grades to displaying improved behaviour. Breakfast also has genuine effects on communities, helping families and providing a lifeline at a time of uncertainty fuelled by the cost of living crisis. For just 28p, Magic Breakfast can give a child a nutritious breakfast and the chance to succeed at school.
Written by the chefs we know and trust, with the future generation in mind, These Delicious Things makes cooking for a cause a pleasure for all.
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From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen (Snoop Dog X Chronicle Books)
Looking for cookbooks with a little more personality? Welcome to tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen.
The first cookbook and recipe book from Tha Dogg, From Crook to Cook: Platinum Recipes from Tha Boss Dogg’s Kitchen. You’ve seen Snoop Dogg work his culinary magic on VH1’s Emmy-nominated Martha and Snoop’s Potluck Dinner Party, and now Tha Dogg’s up in your kitchen…with his first cookbook.
Recipe book that delivers 50 recipes straight from Snoop’s own collection: Snoop’s cookbook features OG soul food cookbook staples like Baked Mac & Cheese and Fried Bologna Sandwiches with Chips, and new takes on classic weeknight faves like Soft Flour Tacos and Easy Orange Chicken. And it don’t stop…Snoop’s giving a taste of the high life with remixes on upper echelon fare such as Lobster Thermidor and Filet Mignon. But we gotta keep it G with those favorite munchies too, ya know? From chewy Starbursts to those glorious Frito BBQ Twists, you should have an arsenal of snacks that’ll satisfy. And of course, no party is complete without that Gin and Juice and other platinum ways to entertain.
If you’re a fan of celebrity books and cookbooks such as Bob’s Burgers, Magnolia Table Cookbook, Margaritaville cookbook, Thug Kitchen cookbook, or the Gilmore Girls Eat Like a Gilmore; the Doggfather’s got you covered – complete with epic stories and behind-the-scenes photos that bring his masterpieces to life.
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Ottolenghi Test Kitchen: Extra Good Things
Ottolenghify every meal.
Flexible, flavour-packed dishes that all lend a little something ‘extra’ to your next meal.
It’s harissa butter on a roasted mushroom, then tossed with steamed veg or stuffed into a baked potato. It’s tamarind dressing on turmeric fried eggs, then drizzled over a steak the next day. Rounded off with a chapter on the ‘one basics’ of desserts for you to perfect and then adapt with your favourite flavour combinations, such as a basic mousse transformed into coffee mousse with tahini fudge.
This is cooking it forward, Ottolenghi style, filling your cupboards with adaptable homemade ingredients to add some oomph to every mealtime.
Praise for Ottolenghi Test Kitchen Shelf Love:
‘I absolutely love this book!’ – Nigella Lawson
‘You could cook out of this for years and never eat a dull meal.’ – Diana Henry, Telegraph
‘In this guide to making the most of what you have, it’s inspiration that shines, rather than fancy ingredients.’ – Observer Books of the Year
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Feed Your Family for Under a Fiver: Over 80 budget-friendly, super simple recipes for the whole family from TikTok star Meals by Mitch
Feed a family of 4 for under £5 in this essential new cookbook – no fancy equipment, skills or ingredients required!
Feed Your Family for Under a Fiver is the debut cookbook from TikTok sensation Mitch Lane, saving your family’s mealtimes, and your budget!
Mitch Lane AKA @mealsbymitch is one of the UK’s most-loved home cooks, providing quality budget recipes and helping families up and down the country to cope with the cost-of-living crisis.
This book is packed full of easy, comforting, crowd-pleasing recipes that anyone can make on a budget, no matter your experience. These recipes don’t demand much space, expensive kitchen equipment, or a long list of ‘store cupboard’ spices and ingredients. Mitch set himself the challenge of walking into the supermarket with a fiver and coming out with everything he needed to make a meal – and now he’s sharing it with you.
Including delicious recipes such as: Tandoori Chicken Traybake, Halloumi Tacos with Salsa and Chilli Yoghurt, Vegetable Quesadillas, Budget Carbonara, Cheap Chicken Roast Dinner, Chorizo Hash, and Spicy Noodle Soup, to name a few!
What are you waiting for? Dig in and get cooking!
Mitch Lane’s book ‘Feed Your Family for Under a Fiver’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 22-05-2023.
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Recipes from the World of Tolkien: Inspired by the Legends
Ever wondered what Lembas Bread, Cram, or Beorn’s Honey Cakes might taste like?From Crickhollow Apple Loaf, Pippin’s Minas Tirith Lunch, and Brandywine Fish Pie to Dwarven Spiced Pickled Beetroot, Westfarthing Fairings, and Beorn’s Twice-Baked Cakes, Recipes from the World of Tolkien includes over 75 mouth-watering recipes that will take you on a journey through Middle-earth, delivering a treat for your taste buds and your imagination.
Immerse yourself in Tolkien’s epic fantasy world with recipes inspired by its places and characters. Whether it’s breakfast or second breakfast, elevenses or afternoon tea, lunch or dinner – cook up a feast fit for orcs and elves alike.
This collection of delicious recipes also features stunning illustrations and artwork throughout, as well as short feature essays that explore the compelling role of food in Tolkien’s works. This is the perfect, must-have addition to any Tolkien fan’s bookshelf.
This work is unofficial and is not authorized by the Tolkien Estate or HarperCollins Publishers.
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NOSH for Students: A Fun Student Cookbook – NEW Edition: A Fun Student Cookbook – Photo with Every Recipe
UK’s #1 BEST SELLING STUDENT COOKBOOK
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This is the 6th edition of NOSH for Students, a book originally inspired by the author’s son, Ben, who left for university with no cooking skills. Toasted sandwiches and Mars bars were his staple diet, but these didn’t serve him too well! What was needed to encourage him to cook was an easily attainable taste of home, oh, and pictures with every recipe! NOSH for Students was born. Since then, Joy has helped nearly half a million students get cooking with her straightforward and simple approach. Joy helps to take the chore out of cooking, giving students a taste of success and making the experience so much fun.
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‘Can’t cook, wont cook? The kitchen needn’t be a daunting place if you follow these easy-to-follow recipes for quick and affordable meals you ll love.’ – The Telegraph
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- Nobody in your house has weighing scales? Thats OK. All you need in NOSH student books are a few spoons and a mug.
- Want to see what you are aiming for? There are photos with every recipe, to whet your appetite and inspire you to have a go.
- Are you on a tight budget? We have priced up every recipe, so no more surprises at the till in the supermarket.
- Finished all the recipes in NOSH for Students? Here are a whole heap of new ones to have a go at.
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Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat: Mastering the Elements of Good Cooking
Now a Netflix series
WINNER OF THE FORTNUM & MASON BEST DEBUT FOOD BOOK 2018
Sunday Times Food Book of the Year and New York Times bestseller
While cooking at Chez Panisse at the start of her career, Samin Nosrat noticed that amid the chaos of the kitchen there were four key principles that her fellow chefs would always fall back on to make their food better: Salt, Fat, Acid and Heat.
By mastering these four variables, Samin found the confidence to trust her instincts in the kitchen and cook delicious meals with any ingredients. And with her simple but revolutionary method, she has taught masterclasses to give both professionals and amateurs the skills to cook instinctively.
Whether you want to balance your vinaigrette, perfectly caramelise your roasted vegetables or braise meltingly tender stews, Samin’s canon of 100 essential recipes and their dozens of variations will teach you how.
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Complete Home Comforts: Over 150 delicious comfort-food classics
Complete Home Comforts contains over 150 of James Martin’s favourite recipes from his hit TV show. This is James in his comfort zone, cooking the food he loves best.
This irresistible collection of recipes ranges from fancy dinners to impress friends, to those times when you just need to make a satisfying lunch for two. The chapters reflect this and are divided into Little Lunches, Family Favourites, Weekends, Spice Suppers, Food with Friends, Summer Nights, Sunday Night Bites, Sweet Treats and Posh Puds.
Much-loved for his trademark wholesome, hearty British food, James’s recipes are all accessible and easy to follow. The mouth-watering temptations include childhood comforts such as Fish pie or Classic chicken kiev, as well as comforts to share, such as Lamb belly with bbq sauce and pickled red onions, Dahl chicken, chilli paneer and naan, and Keralan prawns.
James is famous for his fabulous puddings and this book does not disappoint. Try the mouth-watering Steamed chocolate and clementine sponge with orange sauce, or bake Lavender shortbread to eat with Lavender creme caramel.
Beautifully shot in James’s own home, this is a book of favourite recipes to use every day for years to come.
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The Roasting Tin: Simple One Dish Dinners (Rukmini’s Roasting Tin)
‘The Roasting Tin has earned a place in kitchens up and down the country’ Nigella Lawson
‘A brilliant buy for anyone who wants to cook with minimal effort, equipment or cooking knowledge’ Independent
Cook quick and easy delicious meals to enjoy at home this winter. Perfect for busy people who want to make simple but satisfying home cooked dinners.
The Roasting Tin has recipes for 75 delicious one-dish dinners ranging from chicken traybakes to supergrains.
The concept is simple: easy ingredients, a few minutes prep, and let the oven do the work. Each chapter also includes a helpful infographic for how to build you own roasting tin dinner using whatever is in your fridge tonight.
These recipes are for anyone who wants to eat nutritious food made from scratch.
‘I love Rukmini Iyer’s books’ Judy Murray, OBE
INDIA EXPRESS, THE NEW COOK BOOK FROM THE MILLION-COPY SELLING AUTHOR OF THE ROASTING TIN SERIES, IS OUT NOW.
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Watts Cooking: Deliciously simple recipes to inspire home cooks
From prison to professional chef, Jon Watts’ debut cookbook shares the story of how he turned his life around through food, inspiring others with his passion for cooking. Designed to suit any skill level in the kitchen, the book features over 80 fun and accessible recipes for every home cook to enjoy. Jon loves to turn well-known classics into meals and treats that anyone can try, from Chicken Alfredo to Custard Tarts. Half of these delicious dishes are brand new creations, all using accessible ingredients and easy-to-follow methods, so you’ll want to make them again and again.Read more
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Mob 6: Tasty 6-Ingredient Meals
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Six everyday ingredients, incredible quick and easy meals.
Mob are back with their much-anticipated simplest cookbook yet: ultra-tasty recipes made with six affordable ingredients, without ever compromising on flavour or originality.
Find food for every craving with 115 new recipes, including:
Chorizo Mac ‘n’ Manchego,
Crispy Chilli Cauliflower,
All-the-Onions Smashburger
Harissa Sausage Orzotto.Finishing off with Sweet Things, such as Negroni Jelly, Tangerine Tiramisu and White Chocolate Tahini Cheesecake.
There’s a finished photo for every single recipe plus ingredient pictures so you can instantly see what you need.
These are unfussy recipes using minimal ingredients delivering all the excitement that defines Mob’s modern food.
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The Hairy Bikers’ Ultimate Comfort Food: Over 100 delicious recipes the whole family will love!
Si King and Dave Myers, AKA the Hairy Bikers, are known and loved for their hearty dishes, big flavours, and simple food. Now the nation’s favourite cooking duo are back to bring you the ultimate collection of comforting recipes – perfect for those cosy times spent with friends and family.
Inspired by the dishes that Si and Dave loved to eat growing up and that they cook with their families now, this is comfort food at its best. Recipes that are guaranteed to deliver on flavour, even when you’re short on time, all made with readily available and affordable ingredients. Real, everyday food to enjoy and share.
From easy suppers such as risotto carbonara and sausage & cabbage casserole that can be rustled up with minimal fuss, to slow-cooked weekend feasts such as duck confit shepherd’s pie and aubergine parmigiana, plus tempting snacks, soups, stews and puddings, you’ll find versatile, delicious and comforting food for every day and every occasion.
Chapters include:
– Soups & stews: Beef & barley stew, Clam chowder
– Snacks & light comforts: Tomato monkey bread, Teriyaki chicken salad
– Easy comforts: Chicken stroganoff, Beef & baked bean hotpot
– Spicy comforts: Curried beef pasties, Chipotle prawn tacos
– Weekend comforts: Rigatoni pie, Spinach & four-cheese lasagne
– Teatime: Stem ginger & lemon drizzle cake, Chicken & spinach empanadas
– Puddings: Pear & banana crumble, Knickerbocker gloryRead more
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Rhett & Link Present: The Mythical Cookbook: 10 Simple Rules for Cooking Deliciously, Eating Happily, and Living Mythically
From the larger-than-life team behind the internet’s most-watched daily show, Good Mythical Morning, and culinary spinoff, Mythical Kitchen, a one-of-a-kind cookbook with 100 recipes for living a Mythical, and delicious, life.
When it comes to food—the good, the gooder, and the shockingly not un-good—Mythical Chef Josh, Rhett & Link, and the Mythical Kitcheneers have just about done it all. They’ve taste-tested, mythbusted, and dreamed up the most inventive, delicious, and ridiculous foods imaginable, all for your eyeballs to eat on-screen. But, since your mouth does a much better job of eating than your eyeballs, this flavor-packed cookbook is bringing the best of the Mythical extended universe into your kitchen. From breakfast to dessert and everything in between, inside these pages you’ll find fan favorites and new inspirations including:
- Garlic Bread McMuffins
- Chicken and Waffles Pot Pie
- Grilled Cheese Ramen
- Link’s Mom’s Country Fried Steak
- Rhett’s Top Secret Baked Beans
- Animal-Style Mac ‘n’ Cheese
- Skittle-Milk French Toast
- Flamin’ Hot Cheetos Chicken Sandwich
- Sriracha Fish & Chips
- Elvis Bread Pudding
- Pop Tart Lava Cakes
Filled with one-of-a-kind recipes, profound life advice, candid photos, and at least one weird story about an angry toaster that’s come to life, The Mythical Cookbook will help you cook deliciously, eat happily, and live Mythically. And have no fear: while their on-screen creations push food to the limits, the recipes in this book are delicious and doable for real life in real kitchens. Bring extra napkins to the table—you’ll need them.
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Feed Your Family For a Fiver – in Under 30 Minutes!
The second book from bestselling budget cookery author Mitch Lane AKA @mealsbymitch. Even more amazing meals for under a fiver and under 30 minutes!
Feed a family of four for under £5 and in under 30 minutes in this essential new cookbook – no fancy equipment, skills or ingredients required!
This second cookbook from bestselling author, Mitch Lane, makes your budget work for your family, saving you precious money and time. Packed full of easy, speedy, comforting, crowd-pleasing recipes that anyone can make on a budget, no matter your experience.
Dig in to choose from: Family Fish Finger Sandwich, One-Pan Lasagne, Chilli Con Carne Macaroni, Onion Bhaji Burgers, Veggie Thai Green Curry, Honey Chicken Noodles, Spicy Peri Peri Wings, Black Bean and Rice Burritos, Oreo Truffles, Chocolate Cheesecake Cups, and so much more!
Mitch Lane’s book ‘Feed Your Family for Under a Fiver’ was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 22-05-2023.
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Ottolenghi SIMPLE
The Sunday Times and New York Times Bestseller. Winner at The National Book Awards 2018
Everything you love about Ottolenghi, made simple.
Yotam Ottolenghi’s award-winning recipes are always a celebration: an unforgettable combination of abundance, taste and surprise. Ottolenghi SIMPLE is no different, with 130 brand-new dishes that contain all the inventive elements and flavour combinations that Ottolenghi is loved for, but with minimal hassle for maximum joy.
Bursting with colourful photography, Ottolenghi SIMPLE showcases Yotam’s standout dishes that will suit whatever type of cooking you find easy – whether that’s getting wonderful food on the table in under 30 minutes, using just one pot to make a delicious meal, or a flavoursome dish that can be prepared ahead and then served when you’re ready.
These brilliant, flavour-forward dishes are all SIMPLE in at least one (but very often more than one) way:
S – short on time: less than 30 minutes
I – 10 ingredients or less
M – make ahead
P – pantry
L – lazy
E – easier than you thinkOttolenghi SIMPLE is the stunning new cookbook we have all been wishing for: Yotam Ottolenghi’s vibrant food made easy.
Buy the SIMPLE 10 ingredients at ottolenghi.co.uk
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