A compendium of winning ways to cook chicken: the necessary next book from, Ed Smith, the award-winning author of Good Eggs.

In Peckish, Ed Smith showcases over 80 straightforward chicken recipes that will have you coming back for more. Arranged by the different cuts of chicken (drumstick, thighs, breast, wings, etc), as well the whole bird, recipes include midweek meals such as Sherry Cherry Tomato Chicken Traybake, Lemon and Sage Piccata and Poached Chicken and Asparagus Chopped Salad, as well as dishes like Buttermilk, Honey and Mustard Roast Chicken and Chicken and Chestnut Suet Pastry Pot Pie that are worthy of weekend gatherings.

Interspersed with the recipes are suggestions of how you can change up the recipes to suit what you have available, as well as techniques for taking your chicken cookery to the next level.

Perfect for anyone who is peckish for ideas, this book is bound to sate your chicken cravings.

Load-shedding sucks! You know it. We know it. The whole country knows it. It’s also no secret that it’s here to stay for the foreseeable future. Is it annoying, frustrating and downright infuriating? Yes, no question about it.

However, every blackout is a fire begging to be built, a juicy chop ready to be turned and a family braai just waiting to happen. With a little planning, some clever thinking and 40 great recipes – quick and easy, plan ahead and weekend winners – load-shedding can go from the worst part of your day to the best.

Follow more recipes to become the king of condiments and the sultan of sauces, then power up your pantry with a store-bought collection of spices, smears, sauces and jazzer-uppers.

Put your money where your braaibroodjie goes and join the Beer Country duo as they dive into their best braai recipes for the Eishkom disaster. Welcome to the braaight side of load-shedding life!