Roast Figs, Sugar Snow: Food to warm the soul
£18.00£20.90 (-14%)
‘Roast Figs, Sugar Snow has been in my kitchen since the day I first opened it. Here is a book that celebrates not only the ingredients of the winter shopping bag, the pumpkins and pomegranates, chestnuts and soft, sweet spices, but the heart and soul of the season. Each paragraph is a carol to what makes the cooking of the cold months something to cherish.’ – Nigel Slater
Coming soon from the critically acclaimed, multi-award-winning, Sunday Times bestselling author Diana Henry, her classic cookbook Roast Figs Sugar Snow, revisited, revised and refreshed nearly 20 years after its first publication, with a new foreword by Nigel Slater and seven new recipes. Full of comforting delights from cold-weather climes – from the ski slopes of Italy, to the coffee houses of Vienna and Budapest, the rural reaches of New England and beyond – these recipes will bring warmth to your heart as well as your home.
Recipes include:
-Georgian Cheese Pies
-Salad of Smoked Duck with Farro, Red Chicory and Pomegranates
-Pumpkin Tarts with Spinach and Gorgonzola
-Vermont Baked Beans
-Roast Pork with Black Pudding, Apple and Mustard Sauce
-Melting Leg of Lamb with Juniper
-Dublin Coddle
-Snow Biscuits
-Skier’s Chocolate with Bugnes
-Roast Figs and Plums in Vodka with Cardamom Cream
Read more
Additional information
| Publisher | Aster, 1st edition (14 Sept. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 208 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1783255706 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1783255702 |
| Dimensions | 19.2 x 2.6 x 24.8 cm |
by JoL
I am a newcomer to Diana Henry’s books but from the strength of this first purchase I have already ordered 2 more.
The book itself is fascinating – not just a recipe book but a bit of background, reflections and stories from the author peppered with quotes from the likes of folks as diverse as Laura Ingalls Wilder and Nora Ephron. Makes for something you want to curl up and read whilst thinking about planning your menu. (Reminiscent of Nigel Slater kitchen diaries).
Lovely photos sprinkled through it too to further inspire.
Loving it. The flavours jump off the page – I think the Roast Beetroot Salad is going to be great alongside Gorgonzola and Pumpkin tarts with Spinach. The prospect of Winter just got a lot less boring in my house!
by Irina Raluca
There are not many books that I would cook a whole dinner party from without doing a trial run. This is the only one I can think of. I totally respect Diana Henry for her brilliant, beautiful book and her delicious recipes. Really she is far more reliable than Jamie Oliver and Nigella Lawson, and in fact surpasses Delia Smith too in my opinion. Absolutely delicious. Try the roast squash with porcini cream. Very, very easy, sublimely delicious.
by Irina Raluca
This is the new edition of one of my favourite of Diana Henry’s cookery books. It’s full of comforting dishes, absolute winter wonders, and, as Nigel Slater says on the cover, ‘a carol to what makes the cooking for the cold months something to cherish.’ You have onion and cider soup, roast squash with lentils and goat’s cheese, smoked haddock and leek risotto, Danish roast pork with pickled prunes and sweet cucumber, Scottish ham and haddie pie, and even a Romanian bean and smoked bacon soup (thank you for including it!). To me, winter months also mean baking and puddings, so I looked for those recipes to satisfy a sweet tooth: port and cranberry jellies with port syllabub, plum and cardamom galette, roast figs and plums in vodka or steamed apple and marmalade pudding. As always, the book takes you beyond the recipes to the places Diana visited, quoting authors she admires, making every page a joy to read and cook from. If you want to buy a book this autumn and cook wonderful dishes for family and friends, buy this one.
by E.T
Love all Diana’s posts anyway and recipes in supermarket mag and weekend papers. Didn’t need yet another recipe book (I have hundreds), but I love it ❄️ ET
by Raphael
Lovely book by the consistent Diana Henry
Please take a moment to push the helpful button and make my time typing up and reviewing worthwhile ????
by Lord Bromsash
This book is full of unusual recipes, to impress your friends.It covers traditional recipes from Rural Europe and Amarica. Some of the ingredients are things you may not be able to purchase in the supermarket. But do not worry, I have used alternatives or exchanged fresh for frozen or canned. I may not follow all the recipees to the tee, but they have given me inspirational ideas. It is a good book for people who are bored by the everyday stuff we are presented with, or the pretenciousness of todays chefs, but the recipes are simple enough to follow and create in your kitchen. It has a depth and feeling to it with the recipes having a story from where they are from and when they were eaten. You can take yourself to the place and time and imagine the local people sitting around a table eating the dish. A great book for people interested in real food.
by Robin
Diana Henry is one of Britain’s very best cookery writers, and I have all of her books. I get disappointed when reading reviews which criticise the book for failing to cater to lazy people who cant be bothered to look up a British ingredient. It’s a British book, after all. There’s this wonderful invention called the Internet where all your questions will be answered.
by Mia
I have her book Plenty and love her style. Recipes are interesting and easy to follow. Along with Tessa Kiros one of my favourite cookery writers