Books - Food - British
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Jane Grigson's Fruit Book by Jane Grigson
Companion to her prize-winning Vegetable Book, Jane Grigson's alphabetical guide to fruit advises us on selecting the finest fruits in season, cooking them in sweet or savoury dishes, serving them as desserts or as treats on their own. The author adds fragments of history or poetry, and explains the "why' as well as the "how" of cookery. From apple to water-melon, including the familiar and the exotic, Jane Grigson's Fruit Book is a work to treasure.
, 528 pp, $22.95. Buy
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Nigel Slater's Real Food by Nigel Slater
Stylish and innovative, Nigel Slater's Real Food includes all the recipes from his 8 episode TV series, and many more, all based on his favourite food, whether it be The Stickiest Ever Chicken Wings or Baked Goat's Cheese and Pesto in Filo Pastry, Vegetarian White Bean Sausages or Mars Bar sauce, Smoked Mackerel Dauphinoise or the classic Bacon Butty. In unpretentious style, Nigel finds good things to make using mass produced white bread to the finest Italian loaves, or with standard English confectionery to real chocolate made from cocoa solids. These recipes are accessible and inspiring. Nigel's unerring understanding of flavours, irresistible, simple recipes, and passionate lively writing will deserve a place on everyone's kitchen shelf.
Paperback, 320 pp, $39.95. Buy
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The New Foods Guide by John Elkington
A guide to the major food trends in Britain today from the team behind "The Green Consumer Guide", the book takes the reader along the supermarket shelves covering areas such as new organic food, food labelling, GM foods, low fat/non-fat foods and brands.
Paperback, 224 pp, $27.00. Buy
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How to Eat by Nigella Lawson
Aims to give confidence to the ordinary home cook by providing hundreds of recipes and menus and by encouraging the reader to see cooking in context and, most importantly, to acquire a real understanding. Coverage includes kitchen basics & children's food.
Paperback, 544 pp, $59.95. Buy
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How to Eat by Nigella Lawson
Aims to give confidence to the ordinary home cook by providing hundreds of recipes and menus and by encouraging the reader to see cooking in context and, most importantly, to acquire a real understanding. Coverage includes kitchen basics & children's food.
Hardback, 548 pp, $79.95. Buy
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Delia's How to Cook, Book 1 by Delia Smith
The first of three books in which Delia Smith presents a straightforward cookery course for people of all ages and abilities. It looks at the techniques and staple ingredients of traditional British cookery and includes 130 recipes.
Hardback, 239 pp, $55.00. Buy
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The Vegetarian Chefs of Britain
The scope for innovation offered by contemporary vegetarian cooking is given full rein in this collection of recipes from some of Britain's leading vegetarian chefs, cooking in everything from inner-city bistros to eighteenth-century guest-houses, organic research centres to quaint restaurants looking out over the English Channel. Subtle combinations of nuts, herbs, and pulses, together with the very best seasonal fruits and vegetables inspire the chefs to such delights as a Mille Feuille of Avocado and Chestnut, Asparagus in Filo with a Lime Hollandaise & Chive Pancakes with Summer Vegetable Filling.
Paperback, 142 pp, $33.95. Buy
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The Traditional Aga Cookery Book by Louise Walker
The essential companion for all Aga owners. The bestselling title that catapulted Louise Walker on to the shelves of Aga owners all over the world. Her common-sense approach to life with an Aga is reflected in her delightfully personal approach to this most loved of cookers. Plenty of sound advice and reassuring tips complement a wealth of classic recipes, such as Cock-a-Leekie Soup, Herb-Baked Chicken and Bread and Butter Pudding.
Paperback, 160 pp, $35.00. Buy
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Taste of the Sea by Rick Stein
The proprietor of The Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, Cornwall, offers 150 fish recipes, together with tips on how to make the most of the specific character and flavour of many fish types. The author won the 1989 Glenfiddich Award for Food Book of the Year.
Paperback, 224 pp, $35.00. Buy
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A Little Book of Scottish Baking by Marion Maxwell
Hardback, 60 pp, $12.95. Buy
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Suppers by Claire Macdonald
A cookery book containing a wide range of recipes for the daily evening meal. There are also chapters on supper dishes for more special occasions, suggestions for "high tea" and for using up leftover food. Claire Macdonald runs a hotel on the Isle of Skye
Paperback, $27.95. Buy
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Delia Smith's Christmas by Delia Smith
A collection of Christmas recipes from Delia Smith that includes five different Christmas cakes, a complete vegetarian menu, recipes for gifts such as chocolate truffles, and many traditional favourites. There are also ideas for festive occasions, from drinks to table settings.
Paperback, 224 pp, $35.00. Buy
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A Little English Cookbook by Rosa Mashiter
Hardback, 60 pp, $14.50. Buy
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Humble Pie by Gordon Ramsay
Everyone thinks they know the real Gordon Ramsay: rude, loud, stubborn as hell. But this is his real story. Humble Pie tells how he became a famous and infamous chef: his difficult childhood, his failed first career as a footballer: all of the things that made him the celebrated culinary talent and media powerhouse that he is today. Gordon talks frankly about his father's alcoholism and violence and the effects on his relationships with his mother and siblings, how he coped when his football career was over due to injury in just three years, learning his trade in Paris under Albert Roux and his seven Michelin-starred restaurants and the impact of fame on himself and his family: his television career, the rapacious tabloids, and his own driv
Paperback, 336 pp, $24.99. Buy
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Riverford Farm Cook Book by Guy Watson and Jane Baxter
Guy Watson began farming at Riverford in 1985 on three acres of land on the Watson family farm based in Staverton� South Devon. Converting to organic status in 1987� Guy began delivering his vegetables to local shops� including his brother's farm shops. With a locally successful box scheme� home delivery was the next logical step� with all the vegetables being packed at Riverford Farm. Riverford has now become one of Britain's largest independent growers� certified by the Soil Association. This book charts the rise of Riverford and ethical eating� the new concern for 'food miles' and local food production� and is a useful guide to growing� sourcing and using the best-quality produce in an environmentally aware business.
Paperback, 448 pp, $43.99. Buy
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The Delia Collection, Puddings by Delia Smith
Arranged by subjects, this book provides over 50 recipes, accompanied by tips and ideas for both experienced cooks and newcomers
Hardback, 144 pp, $35.00. Buy
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Designed for Tea by Jane Pettigrew
This title tells the story of British tea wares, why we use each item and how they developed, taking readers through the various groups of tea equipage used over the past 350 years. 'Design for Tea' contains contemporary quotes from literature, diaries, trade catalogues, and historical documents together with a rich selection of illustrations.
Paperback, 160 pp, $29.99. Buy
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Curry by Shrabani Basu
Britain has become a nation of curryholics - there are more than 8000 curry restaurants in Britain, visited by two million people each week. But how did Britain come to take curry so much to its heart? This book traces the story of curry in Britain.
Hardback, 288 pp, $39.99. Buy
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Eating with the Victorians by C.Anne Wilson
Meal-taking in Victorian Britain was more often based on the needs for showing social rank rather than for nourishment. This book tells the story of eating habits during this era, and offers a revealing look at life in Victorian Britain.
Paperback, 240 pp, $27.99. Buy
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The Selected Soyer
Writings of the legendary Victorian chef, famed as a cookery writer, benefactor to the poor, inventor and chef to the British army during the Crimea.
Hardback, 226 pp, $60.95. Buy
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