Seasonal recipes and expert planting guides from Great Dixter, Christopher Lloyd's quintessential English country garden The Great Dixter Cookbook features seventy simple and delicious seasonal recipes from the kitchen garden at Great Dixter, the historic house and garden located on the borders of Kent and Sussex. Dishes included range from English classics such as chicken and leek pie, apple crumble, and beetroot chutney, to contemporary recipes like crispy kale with sea salt and shakshuka. Dixter was home to the revered and highly influential gardener and writer, Christopher Lloyd, and a number of this book's recipes have been taken from the Lloyd family's personal kitchen notebooks. With growing guides to more than twenty varieties of vegetables and fruit to accompany the recipes, this practical, accessible book enriches the kitchens and lives of home cooks and gardeners worldwide.

Wholesome and healthy recipes that are totally #squashgoals! Squashes and pumpkins are the versatile vegetables that not only pack a flavour punch, but are also oh so good for you. Not only are they low calorie, but they're also jam packed full of vitamins A, C and E and a jackpot of minerals, from iron and zinc to magnesium and potassium. These super ingredients are so versatile that you can bake, roast, fry, grill, barbecue and stuff them. From spicy chutneys and hearty soups and curries, to light refreshing salads and delightful bakes, this cookbook will carry you through the colder months with nutritious, homely and comforting recipes to suit every taste.

Ever been tempted by the thought of trying juicy deep fried mealworms, proteinrich cricket flower, or swapping your Walkers for salt and vinegar flavoured grasshoppers? If so then you are not alone! Over 2 billion people regularly eat insects as part of their diet, and the world is home to around 1,900 edible insect species. For adventurous foodies and daring dieters comes the newest way to save the planet, eat more protein, and tickle taste buds. But this isn't an insect cookbook. Instead it's an informative field guide: exploring the origins of insect eating, offering tips on finding edible bugs and serving up a few delicious ideas of how to eat them once you've tracked them down! It includes a comprehensive list on edible insects and where to find them, how to prepare them, their versatile usage and nutritional value as well as a few recipes. A bug-eating checklist covering all known edible bugs so readers can mark off the ones they've eaten and seek out new delicacies concludes the book. This is a perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful, and adventurous side of entomophagy.

This is an illustrated and authoritative guide to the art and science of fermented foods, featuring 90+ recipes that progress from simple fermented condiments like vinegars and mustards to more advanced techniques for using wild yeast, fermenting meats, and curing fish. Karlin offers a solid introduction to the principles of fermentation and explains equipment, ingredients, processes, and techniques, plus she includes two dozen recipes that incorporate fermented foods into elegant and enticing finished dishes like grilled lamb stuffed with apricot-date chutney.

Honey is one of nature's most versatile ingredients. Prized as a natural sweetener and also known for boosting energy, strengthening the immune system and alleviating ailments from insomnia to sore throats and allergies, it's a bonus that honey also tastes so good. Honey varieties, from orange blossom to tupelo and avocado are featured in recipes such as Papa's Salad with Clementines, Pork Tenderloin with Orange Blossom Honey-Mustard, Coconut Macaroons with Dried Cherries, Laurey's Sweet Potato Salad with Sourwood Honey, Vermont-style Summer Squash Casserole, and Grilled Summer Peaches. From Winter to Summer, Spring to Autumn, honey adds a lovely floral note to sweet and savoury dishes. The Fresh Honey Cookbook gives honey bees their due with informative sidebars about bees and beekeeping. Readers will learn why bees make honey, how it's harvested and what they can do to help the bee population. This is an appreciation of both bees and the honey they produce, making it the perfect gift for cooks, beekeepers, or anyone who wants to enjoy the benefits of eating honey.

Over 350 delicious, easy-to-make recipes for two great staple foods, from soups to bakes, shown step by step in 1500 glorious photographs * Classic dishes from around the world, from frittatas and latkes to risotto and paella, plus a visual guide to types and how to prepare and cook them

The small ingredient that packs a super-sized nutritional punch, the humble lentil is a superfood that is endlessly versatile. It can lend itself to all kinds of dishes, from comforting bakes to spicy soups and succulent falafels. It can be used to thicken casseroles, add substance to salads and stuffings, and made into herby kofte balls. This book contains a wonderful selection of recipes from around the world, including Lentil and Pasta Soup, Puy Lentil and Cabbage Salad, Lentil Dhal, and Haddock with Spicy Puy Lentils. With a guide to all the different types of lentils available and how to cook and enjoy them, the book is a must for every healthy kitchen bookshelf.

When this book was first published in 1978 it became an instant classic; it has been reprinted over 16 times and is still recognised as one of the best vegetable recipe collections available. It provides over 400 superb recipes that make the most of the combinations, flavours and textures of delicious fresh New Zealand produce. Recipes include side dishes, salads, mains, desserts, dressings and sauces. Digby Law's Vegetable Cookbook has clear and simple instructions, an emphasis on using only the very best ingredients, and the imagination and flair that the author brings to all his cooking. Now back in print for the first time in almost 10 years, this classic deserves a place in every New Zealand kitchen.

‘Nothing is more joyful or exhilarating than fresh fish simply cooked’

This is the philosophy of Rick Stein, restaurateur and innovative chef, whose television series have shown us how to create inspired dishes with high quality local produce from British coastal waters.

Fish is becoming increasingly popular with the British who are learning to appreciate its enormous variety, versatility and its value as an essential part of a healthy diet. Drawing on culinary traditions from around the world, Rick Stein presents the special recipes he serves at his Seafood Restaurant in Padstow, and, by sharing the secrets of his most popular dishes, encourages us to cook seafood in new and exciting ways.

This is a visual guide to vegetables and how to use them, with 100 delicious recipes for soups, salads and main courses. It features bulbs, roots, shoots, stems, greens, beans, peas, seeds, squashes, fruits and mushrooms. Every entry is pictured with detailed descriptions and advice on seasonal availability, buying and storing, preparation and cooking. It includes fabulous dishes such as Fresh Asparagus with Tarragon Hollandaise, French Onion Soup, Potatoes Dauphinois, and Celeriac and Blue Cheese Roulade. There is a vast range of vegetables to choose from, and many different varieties within each type. This practical volume combines an illustrated guide to types and varieties of vegetables, with a compendium of tasty recipes. Photographs of each vegetable provide an instant reference, and the accompanying description gives details of how to prepare, use and cook each type. There are recipes for accompaniments, such as Braised Fennel with Tomatoes, and recipes which will make a substantial supper dish, such as Onion Squash Risotto. Whether you are looking for a soup, a salad or a main course dish, you will find a tempting suggestion here.