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Through a culinary tour of British comfort eating, from nursery staples to school canteen classics, from inside the officers' mess to City dining rooms, Tom Norrington-Davies asks why we all love the recipes we grew up with, why comfort food has become synonymous with junk food and what we can learn from days gone by. There is corn beef hash, sticky toffee pudding, cottage pie, macaroni cheese, eggy bread, welsh rarebit, fish finger sandwiches, kedgeree, kippers, toad-in-the-hole, lemon curd, sp...

A delightfully wacky, delicious, irresistible and witty collection of British classics with a twist and a turn, all based around the premise that food should fun for all and that flavour is the key to having a great time at the table. Cow Pie – re-named and re-worked as Reindeer Pie at Christmas with Reindeer horns poking out through the pastry crust in place of the usual Desperate Dan cow horns – sits alongside retro favourites such as Chicken Kiev (Turkey Kiev at Christmas) and a wealth of wi...

Everyone dreams of a home in which the smells of baking are part of everyday life. Warm bread at breakfast, homemade Florentines for tea, Treacle Tart for supper and Walnut Bread with cheese are the kind of treats that make for happy occasions with family and friends. Sue Lawrence is often called the 'Queen of Baking' and her passion for the subject, and her knowledge of Scottish cookery, are legendary. In her new book, she includes easy recipes for the new and now -- such as Ciabatta and Ric...

A collection of 200 delicious country recipes from the National Trust. This wonderful collection of 200 traditional recipes brings you the best of British country cooking. There are mouth-watering recipes for every occasion, from soups, starters and light meals to hearty stews and pies, delicious puddings and teatime treats to fruity jams and spicy chutneys. The rhythms of rural life influenced country meals and dishes and led to tasty slow-cooked stews and hotpots and the ri...

Great British Bake Off judge Prue Leith draws on a life-long passion for food with one hundred recipes from her own kitchen table.'These are dishes everyone will love.' – BBC Good FoodInside are quick-to-whip-up suppers and dinner party showstoppers that are as much a pleasure to cook as to eat. Expect firmly established favourites, lazy leftovers, meat-free meals, exciting new flavour combinations and fresh takes on classic dishes. There’s also a chapter of puds inspired by Prue’s time on Bake...

'Easy family cooking at its absolute best . . . Ten stars' India Knight'Brilliant' Gill Meller'Simple but delicious one pot dishes . . . sumptuous enough to feed a crowd' Daily Mail'Genius' BBC Good Food MagazineJust One Pan promises no more endless washing up, or unnecessary hassle, just quick, achievable yet always impressive recipes to get fantastic and flavourful home-cooked food onto your table, whatever the occasion. Jane Lovett is known and loved for her delicious, original recipes tha...

The official cookbook based on the hit TV series seen on Netflix and around the world, discover mouthwatering recipes that will transport you into the genteel world of Downton Abbey.The Official Downton Abbey Cookbook presents over 100 recipes that showcase the cookery of the Crawley household – from upstairs dinner party centrepieces to downstairs puddings and pies – and bring an authentic slice of Downton Abbey to modern kitchens and Downton fans.    Whether adapted from original recipes of th...

The perennial favourite of home brewers, "Brew Your Own British Real Ale" is a CAMRA classic. This new edition is re-written, enhanced and updated with new recipes for contemporary and award-winning beers, as well as recipes for old favourites no longer brewed commercially.Written by home brewing authority Graham Wheeler, "Brew Your Own British Real Ale" includes detailed brewing instructions for both novice and more advanced home-brewers, as well as comprehensive recipes for recreating some of...

Over the last 10 years, Britain has been experiencing a quiet food revolution. Many of the nation's brightest and most talented chefs have walked out of the stressed, accountancy-driven life of restaurant cooking in search of a more relaxed and informal setting for their prestigious culinary talents. This, in turn, led many of them to take over the kitchens of pubs and inns up and down the country, thus beginning a movement that resulted, early in 2001, in the award of a Michelin Star to the Sta...

Most ingredients are now available all year round, flown in from afar as necessary, but there is no doubt that food eaten in season - and preferably grown as close to home as possible - tastes far better. Mark Hix cares passionately about British food and is keen for readers to experience the excitement that cooking seasonally offers. In "British Seasonal Food", he draws attention month-by-month to the home-grown ingredients that are at their seasonal best. He provides information on where to bu...

With 100 recipes from 20 of the the best British chefs at work today, James Winter has assembled a landmark cookery book. The rich diversity of talent from all over Great Britain includes many household names as well as a few less familiar to the public at large, though brilliant none the less. Featured chefs amongst the stellar group include Michael Caines, Mark Hix, Marcus Wearing, Fergus Henderson, Atul Kochhar, Theo Randall, Rowley Leigh, Matt Tebbutt and Nathan Outlaw.

Nichola Fletcher has been a key champion of venison for over four decades and was awarded an MBE for services to the venison industry. In this book she gives fail-safe instructions for the different cooking methods (grilling, frying, roasting and slow-cooking) as well as discussing wild, farmed, red, fallow, roe and muntjac deer. Over 40 recipes show the enormous versatility of this low-fat meat, contrasting the traditional with exciting contemporary dishes like venison steaks with lime, fennel...