Finally available in paperback - the definitive guide to the people, recipes, and lore North Carolina is home to the longest continuous barbecue tradition on the North American mainland. Now available for the first time in paperback, Holy Smoke is a passionate exploration of the lore, recipes, traditions, and people who have helped shape North Carolina's signature slowfood dish. A new preface by the authors examines the latest news, good and bad, from the world of Tar Heel barbecue, and their updated guide to relevant writing, films, and websites is an essential guide to North Carolina barbecue.

- One of delicious magazine's top cookbooks of 2021 'Not only does Kathy Slack write beautifully, but she also takes stunning photographs with a strong sense of place, light dappling across the pages.' - delicious 'What a lovely first cookbook this is: a fresh and tempting celebration of the joys of growing your own, and cooking what you grow. And Kathy writes beautifully.' - Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall 'This book is a seasonal treat. I feel transported into nature when I read Kathy's delightful recipes...' - Thomasina Miers 'A gentle, useful book full of inspiring, delicious recipes and guidance for kitchen gardeners. Kathy writes with a poetic, infectious wonderment at the life-enhancing magic of growing and cooking vegetables.' - Rosie Birkett 'A book full of promise.' - Gill Meller - Everyday recipes that make vegetables the star of the show Kathy Slack takes us through a year in her veg patch in this celebration of her ten favourite things to grow and eat. Peas, lettuce, courgettes, beans, tomatoes, beetroot, squash, apples, kale and leeks; all simple to grow, affordable and readily available to anyone without a growing space of their own. Most recipes are vegetarian, some use meat or fish, but every dish makes veg the star of the plate. This is food for everyone and every day. Here are recipes to herald the start of spring (Pea, Feta and Mint Frittata) to enjoy on a sweltering summer day (A Tomato-lovers Salad with Anchovy Breadcrumbs) to warm you up as the nights start to draw in (Pumpkin Tikka Masala) and to hunker down with in the depths of winter (Leek, Chestnut and Cider Crumble). Whether you grow your own vegetables at home or buy them at the supermarket, these beautiful recipes celebrate ingredients at their very best and are a joy to cook and eat.

Crispy, salty, smoky and truly irresistible - celebrate one of our best-loved comfort foods. It features an enticing collection of mouthwatering dishes including Pork and Bacon Rillettes, Leek and Bacon Tart, Mackerel with Nutty Bacon Stuffing, and Bacon, Brie and Fresh Date Muffins. The introduction discusses bacon's history, the different international styles of bacon and how to buy and store it. It includes over 300 glorious photographs, showing key techniques and a perfect image of each finished dish. Complete nutritional information is given for every recipe to help with dietary planning. Who can resist the allure of bacon, sizzling slowly in a pan? Whether starring as the main ingredient or to add a distinctive finishing touch, this wonderful book will show just how versatile and indispensable bacon is in the kitchen. Use it to pep up hearty soups and casseroles, wrap it around chestnuts or halloumi cheese for a moreish appetizer, enliven side dishes with a generous sprinkling of crispy crunchy bacon bits, or add that perfect salty taste to breads and pies. With fabulous photographs of each finished dish and easy to understand instructions, this book proves that bacon really is the ideal addition to any meal.

This title includes a comprehensive guide to the citrus family and how to use these delicious fruits in your cooking. From lemons, limes and oranges to the less familiar kumquats, limequats, minneolas, Ugli fruit and pomelos, it comes with essential information on the taste, texture and appearance of different citrus fruits, and expert tips on buying and storing, preparation, serving and presentation. It comes with 70 step-by-step fresh and fruity recipes, illustrated in 200 fantastic colour photographs. The fabulously tangy recipes include soups and starters, side dishes and salads, main courses, cakes, pies, tarts and breads, and desserts. Citrus fruits can be used all year round and are enormously versatile. The book opens with a comprehensive reference section featuring all the varieties of this fruit family. You'll find all you need to know about taste and texture, preparation and nutrition, as well as advice on buying and storing. It then follows a superb collection of 70 step-by-step recipes, featuring the best of classic citrus dishes such as Duck with Orange Sauce, Key Lime Pie, and Lemon Sorbet. More unusual combinations such as Orange Candied Sweet Potatoes, Monkfish with Citrus Marinade, and Apple and Kumquat Sponge Puddings will instantly appeal. Citrus fruits are essential ingredients in every kitchen. Add zest to your cooking with this fantastic collection of tantalizing, tangy recipes.

A new wild game cookbook by the James Beard Award-winning author of Hunt, Gather, Cook, and Duck, Duck, Goose This is not your father's venison cookbook. Buck, Buck, Moose is the first comprehensive, lushly photographed, full-color guide to working with and cooking all forms of venison, including deer, elk, moose, antelope and caribou. Buck, Buck, Moose will take you around the world, from nose to tail. The book features more than 100 recipes ranging from traditional dishes from six continents to original recipes never before seen. You'll also get thorough instructions on how to butcher, age and store your venison, as well as how to use virtually every part of the animal. Buck, Buck, Moose also includes a lengthy section on curing venison and sausage-making. Peppered throughout are stories of the hunt and essays on why venison holds such a special place in human society. Venison is far more than mere food. It is, in many ways, what made us human.

This is an enticing collection of pasta and pizza recipes from Italy, including classic dishes such as Spaghetti alla Carbonara, Stuffed Cannelloni and Pizza alla Margarita. It includes full instructions for making fresh pasta, by hand or machine, and perfect pizza bases. All the recipes are clearly pictured with step-by-step illustrations, and a photograph of every finished dish, to help ensure success every time. Italian cuisine is known throughout the world for its hearty ingredients and simple cooking techniques. Pizzas and pasta dishes epitomize this traditional approach to cooking, and they have become Italy's most popular culinary export. This book contains over 60 recipes for a wonderful range of pizzas, breads and pasta dishes, providing an unbeatable collection for all lovers of Italian food. Each recipe is illustrated with easy-to-follow step-by-step sequences and essential cooking techniques. All the classic dishes are included, from Linguine with Pesto Sauce to the popular Four Seasons Pizza and the simple Mozzarella and Anchovy Pizza.

The essential Jamie Oliver cookbook perfect for vegetarians, total foodies, or someone who just wants a bit more veg on their plate

JAMIE OLIVER IS BACK WITH OVER 100 BRILLIANTLY EASY, DELICIOUS & FLAVOUR-PACKED VEG RECIPES (American Measurements)

Includes ALL the recipes from Jamie's Channel 4 series MEAT FREE MEALS

Whether it's embracing a meat-free day or two each week, living a vegetarian lifestyle, or just wanting to try some brilliant new flavor combinations, this book ticks all the boxes.

Discover simple but inventive veg dishes including:

· ALLOTMENT COTTAGE PIE with root veg, porcini mushrooms, marmite & crispy rosemary
· CRISPY MOROCCAN CARROTS with orange & thyme syrup, tahini & harissa rippled yoghurt
· SPICED PARSNIP SOUP with silky poppadoms & funky chips
· WARM GRAPE AND RADICCHIO SALAD with toasted pine nuts, sticky balsamic & honey
· HASSELBACK AL FORNO with root veg galore, wilted spinach & lentils

With chapters on Soups & Sarnies, Brunch, Pies Parcels & Bakes, Curries & Stews, Salads, Burgers & Fritters, Pasta, Rice & Noodles, and Traybakes there's something tasty for every occasion.

Jamie's recipes will leave you feeling full, satisfied and happy - and not missing meat from your plate.

Lobster is undoubtedly America's favorite seafood, and lobsters play a vital part in Maine's economy and culture, for good reason--the best lobsters in the world are caught there and they are shipped all over the world to be enjoyed by the most discriminating of diners. Now, award-winning chef Dana Moos can help you prepare a gourmet lobster meal in your own home. With recipes for everything from tasty breakfast bites to brunch, lunch, and hearty entrees, this collection will have family and friends asking to eat in every day of the week. Wow them with such delights as lobster won-tons, egg roulade with lobster, lobster bread pudding, and, of course, variations on the classic lobster roll, lobster bisque, and steamed lobster.

From the Emmy-nominated host of the award-winning Top Chef, an A-to-Z compendium of spices, herbs, salts, peppers, and blends, with beautiful photography and a wealth of explanation, history, and cooking advice. Award-winning cookbook author and television host Padma Lakshmi, inspired by her life of traveling across the globe, brings together the world's spices and herbs in a vibrant, comprehensive alphabetical guide. This definitive culinary reference book is illustrated with rich color photographs that capture the essence of a diverse range of spices and their authentic flavors. The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs includes complete descriptions, histories, and cooking suggestions for ingredients from basic herbs to the most exotic seeds and chilies, as well as information on toasting spices, making teas, and infusing various oils and vinegars. And no other market epitomizes Padma's love for spices and global cuisine than where she spent her childhood-lingering in the aisles of the iconic gourmet food store Kalustyan's, in New York City. Perfect for the holiday season and essential to any well-stocked kitchen or cooking enthusiast, The Encyclopedia of Spices and Herbs is an invaluable resource as well as a stunning and adventurous tour of some of the most wondrous and majestic flavors on earth.