WINNER OF THE ANDRE SIMON FOOD BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2014 'Otter Farm is all about flavour. It starts and ends with the question: What do I really want to eat?' The taste of a perfectly ripe mulberry was Mark Diacono's inspiration for creating Otter Farm, a unique smallholding in Devon with every inch dedicated to extraordinary produce. Sprouting broccoli, asparagus, artichokes, borlotti beans and chard flourish in the vegetable patch; quince and Chilean guava grow in the edible forest; and pigs and chickens roam freely. Here Mark shares his colourful, beautiful recipes, all brimming with flavour and with fresh vegetables, herbs and fruit - including a warm salad of Padron peppers, cherries and halloumi, a stew made from chicken, pork and borlotti beans, a curried squash and mussel soup, and cucumber ice cream, quince doughnuts and fennel toffee apples. He charts the seasonal challenges and excitements of rural living, and offers practical advice for cultivating the best of the familiar, unusual and forgotten varieties at home. With luminous photography that captures life in the kitchen and outdoors, this ground-breaking book reveals how even the most exotic and exciting tastes can have their roots in British soil.

Forget milk chocolate moulded into childish candy bars. Today's chocolate candies use chocolates with high cocoa content and less sugar then previously available and are moulded into highly decorated pieces of art. Once only accessible to pastry chefs and candy makers, home cooks can now purchase high-end domestic and imported chocolates in their local speciality stores. The recent availability of bitter-sweet chocolates coupled with our access to a global food market and unique ingredients has created an increased interest in artisan chocolates. Drew Shotts has been at the forefront of this renaissance because of his daring use of unique flavour combinations not typically associated with chocolates, such as chilli peppers, maple syrup and spiced chai tea. "Making Artisan Chocolates" shows readers how to recreate Drew's unexpected flavours at home through the use of herbs, flowers, chillies, spices and many other wonderful ingredients, and will therefore be a sure-fire hit for the discerning chocolate enthusiast.

*As Seen on BBC One's Strawbridge Over the Drawbridge! Understanding how to use salt can make or break a dish. Salt and the Art of Seasoning will not only help you master your use of seasoning, but it will allow you to reimagine how you cook, cure and work with salt in your kitchen - elevating your flavours to a whole new level. Includes over 100 salt-inspired recipes! Salt is extraordinary. A fundamental, ancient resource used for thousands of years around the world, it is the one essential ingredient that transforms all cooking: elevating flavours from good to great, to unforgettable. In this stunning new cookbook, chef, TV presenter, food photographer and sustainable living expert James Strawbridge shares with you the fundamentals of this artisan ingredient: from distinctive flavour notes and profiles of different salts found around the world, to brilliantly useful techniques - such as brining, baking, charring, fermenting and preserving. Inside, you'll also find: The Science of Taste A Salt Sommelier's Guide How to measure 'to taste' and season correctly Salt Craft - from curing to blocking to baking Over 100 recipes - from drinks to desserts Salt and the Art of Seasoning will show you how to choose the right type of salt for the right type of dish, how to add it at the right time and in the right amount. James shares techniques such as using salt to pickle, cure and ferment as well as making your own flavoured or smoked salts to bring out all sorts of previously hidden flavours. James has also crafted salt-inspired recipes to help you use salt in more creative, healthy and delicious ways. Recipes include: Brined chicken Cornish salted sardines European-style sour pickles Native American cured fish Kimchi fried rice 8 essential flavoured salts Smoked salted butter Focaccia Smoked toddy And more! Salt and the Art of Seasoning takes you on an unforgettable journey exploring salt's long role in food throughout the world and human history - while teaching you how to best use this fundamental spice tonight to make your meal sing.

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Ten years after the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation published its original Elk Hunter's Cookbook, the national conservation organization is bringing out this completely revised and expanded edition. With 275 recipes, all contributed by people who love elk and elk country, The New Elk Hunter's Cookbook and Meat Care Guide is one of the most comprehensive and informative books ever published for cooking with wild game meat. You'll find new ways to prepare steaks, roasts, chops, fillets, stew meat, and ground meat; learn how to make your own jerky and sausage; enjoy creating more than a dozen marinades; and even discover how to use the tongue, liver, heart, and neck.
The New Elk Hunter's Cookbook and Meat Care Guide isn't limited to just elk, deer, moose, and antelope, however. There also are recipes for bear, squirrel, rabbit, rattlesnake, alligator, dove, quail, grouse, pheasant, goose, duck, wild turkey, frog legs, salmon, northern pike, and trout, as well as beef, chicken, pork, and ham.
Inside you'll find delicious appetizers, hearty soups, simple backpacking fare, quick sandwiches, and even fantastic dinner entrees. For your elk camp or during the winter at home, an all-new chapter devoted to sixty Dutch oven and camp cooking recipes entices you to make such foods as Elk Grillade, Dutch Oven Lasagna, Taco Soup, Squirrel Stew, Sociable Pinto Beans, Spicy Southwest Potatoes, Old-Fashioned Corn Bread, and John Woodman's Cake.
Nine essays by longtime hunters and game cooks will teach you: New strategies for field care of meat; how to build your own smokehouse; the advantages of dry aging; the fundamentals for ensuring better-tasting meat; how to prepare meals, eat well, and stayhealthy in elk camp; butchers' trade secrets about elk hunting and field dressing; how to use a Dutch oven and much more
Try these hunter's kitchen favorites: Sourdough Doughnuts, Wild Goose and Wild Rice Soup, Wild Game Cocktail Meatballs, Elk Henley in Puffed Pastry, Venison Enchiladas, Phantom Creek Pot Roast, A.J.'s Garden Green Tomato Pie.
The mission of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation is to ensure the future of elk, other wildlife and their habitat.