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Summer Kitchen invites you into a Ukrainian summer kitchen, woven with culinary heritage and history alongside recipes for an outrageously delicious salads, preserves, grills and sweet treats. A gorgeous book for anyone with a hunger to learn about culinary cultures through the lens of someone who knows it so well. What is a 'summer kitchen'? In Ukraine, it means a small cooking space located in the veg garden, away from the main house. Calling on fond childhood memories and countless conversations and cooking sessions, Olia Hercules shows how you can make the most of summery ingredients to create new, inventive and utterly delicious plates of food. Her recipes include Ukrainian favourites like: Burnt Aubergine Butter on Tomato Toast, Sourdough Garlic Buns, Poppyseed Cake with Elderflower and Strawberries.
By Olia Hercules
If you have an air fryer in your kitchen then you NEED this book. Packed with 100 recipes to make the most of your air fryer. All of these recipes are delicious and customisable, from healthy dinners to indulgent treats, there’s something for everyone. You can cook almost anything in your air fryer, so why not try: the perfect roast potatoes with extra crunch/ succulent chicken wings/ mouthwatering miso-glazed cod/ dippy eggs and soldiers for the breakfast of champions or individual sticky toffee puddings for some Sunday-lunch decadence.
By Poppy O'Toole
With recipes to create the perfect Diwali feast, simple crafts to do with your children and low-budget ways to decorate your house, this is everything you need to bring together the ultimate Diwali celebration. Invite joy and light into your home to create lasting family memories as you celebrate Diwali. With beautiful photography throughout, recipes include Samosa Chaat, Chilli Paneer and Nani’s Creamy Kheer as well as ideas for edible gifts such as Coconut Ladoo, Chocolate Peda and Rangoli Sugar Cookies. Step-by-step guides to creating homemade Diyas and paper garlands will enable the whole family to get involved as you decorate your house for Diwali. And with handy checklists and countdown calendars, this is a book you will come back to year after year.
By Renu Bhardwaj
Learn about Kolkata through Kolkata is an exhilarating city in West Bengal with a vibrant foodie reputation. Considered the cultural capital of India and nicknamed ‘City of Joy’, Kolkata is an amalgam of old and new India, and its cuisine draws influences from far afield, combining historic Mughal, Chinese, Tibetan and British colonial elements to form a unique food landscape that begs to be explored. Famous for their love of fish, vegetables and desserts, Bengalis place great emphasis on eating well and their delicious regional specialities are justly revered. In this stunning book, Rinku Dutt showcases the best food the city has to offer, with more than 70 simple recipes that can be easily recreated in home kitchens. The unique atmosphere of the city is brought alive with arresting food and travel photography, telling the story of a city bursting with energy and diversity, of numerous cultures and traditions, with ever-popular street food, a thriving restaurant and café scene, and the legacy of family favourites handed down through generations. From sustaining breakfasts, simple lunches or favourite street-food bites, to rich and fragrant dinners and delectable sweets, there is so much to discover in Kolkata.
By Rinku Dutt
A truly beautiful, vibrant book that we're all hopelessly in love with! In this book, Romy introduces you to the food of Bengal and Punjab region through her family recipes. A collection of 70 recipes that showcase the cooking and culture of her home region and celebrate traditions. The recipes are easy to-follow and the ingredients are easily available to all home cooks. This book has something for everyone...perhaps you'll try the iconic Butter Chicken or delicious Masala Omelette, Kumro (Stir-Fried Spiced Pumpkin), Malasa Crab or Baraf Ka Gola (Crushed Ice Gola).
By Romy Gill
The Green Barbecue is filled with mouth-watering vegan and vegetarian recipes that can be cooked (either outdoors or indoors for those worried about the weather!). A must-have book for those wanting to think differently about meat-free grilling. Filled with fresh, tempting and perfectly seasoned ways to get the most out of summer cooking, with deliciously different dishes such as griddled papaya and charred tenderstem broccoli and crispy barbecue tofu and dill-soused feta. Perfect for anyone who wants to enjoy more plants, learn a new approach to BBQing, cook for veggie friends or host a gorgeous flexitarian feast.
By Rukmini Iyer
In Feasts cookbook, the highly anticipated follow up to the award-winning Persiana & no. 1 bestseller Sirocco, Sabrina Ghayour presents a delicious array of Middle-Eastern dishes from breakfasts to banquets and the simple to the sumptuous. Enjoy menus and dozens of recipes for celebrations and occasions with family & friends, such as summer feasts, quick-fix feasts and brunch. Recipes include whipped ricotta toasts, tamarind sticky ribs and spiced rhubarb cake with cinammon cream.
By Sabrina Ghayour
Brimming with recipes inspired by her upbringing fused with modern adaptations. This cookery book will make a great gift for adventurous cooks. Sanjana Modha’s flavourful and vibrant recipes are rooted in her Indian heritage, East African family background, and Yorkshire childhood. This book showcases the varied ingredients and unique combinations that are authentic to Sanjana’s upbringing, and includes signature dishes such as Ruffled Biryani, Madras Mac and Cheese with Naan Crumbs, Desi-inspired French Bread Pizza and Sticky Toffee Gulab Jamun, as well as delicious Indian classics.
By Sanjana Modha
The iconic Dishoom: From Bombay with Love is a must-have cookery book for any foodie, from bacon naan to black dhal, there's something for everyone. At long last, Dishoom share the secrets to their much sought-after Bombay comfort food: the Bacon Naan Roll, Black Daal, Okra Fries, Jackfruit Biryani, Chicken Ruby and Lamb Raan, along with Masala Chai, coolers and cocktails. As you learn to cook the comforting Dishoom menu at home, you will also be taken on a day-long tour of south Bombay, peppered with much eating and drinking. You'll discover the simple joy of early chai and omelette at Kyani and Co., of dawdling in Horniman Circle on a lazy morning, of eating your fill on Mohammed Ali Road, of strolling on the sands at Chowpatty at sunset or taking the air at Nariman Point at night.
By Shamil & Kavi Thakrar
This is the book we're going to pick up when we have friends round for a dinner or just some drinks and nibbles. Sophie's cooking is accessible and exciting, using ingredients from all over the world. You will never be bored again! Good food does not mean complicated food. Whether it’s a bowl of something warming on a Tuesday night, or a weekend feast for friends, this is comforting, filling, flavour-packed food from Sophie Wyburd. These recipes make cooking a non-stressful affair - from everyday dinners including Harissa Braised Cod and Chipotle Vodka Gnocchi Bake, to more adventurous mains for when you’re feeling that bit fancier, such as Curried Chicken Legs with Cheesy Polenta.
By Sophie Wyburd
Microwave Meals is full of delicious recipes that are all simple and accessible enough to prepare even on the busiest of weekdays. You can try your hand at Pork with Miso and Stem Ginger Syrup, Spaghetti Carbonara, Jackfruit and Mushroom Enchiladas, Crab and Artichoke Gratin, and even Overnight Cinnamon Rolls and Emergency Mixing Bowl Cookie Cake. Plus, it also covers basic skills, including cooking rice, steaming vegetables and creating stocks, all with the help of the microwave. Tim is a huge fan of using spice blends in his cooking so you can also purchase his book with our Cajun, Garam Masala and Japanese Togarashi blends – a great bundle to get cooking! He says: "Tim says: "I’m on a microwave mission from high. The microwave is energy efficient, it’s fast, it’s low-mess and low-effort, and it can cook more than you probably think – like, way more! Pasta, brownies, crispy chicken skin, custard, rice, fish – the list goes on. And that's where Spice Kitchen comes in."
By Tim Anderson
Pasta salads are back, but not as you know them. Tom Jackson has utterly transformed this slightly un-trendy dish with incredible flavour combinations from all over the world and a fun, fresh approach to the humble pasta salad. In Cool Pasta you'll be treated to 60+ recipes, including a reimagining of the classic Tuna Melt sandwich as a pasta salad, silky and tangy Brown Butter Gnocchi Chaat, Spanakopasta with grilled feta and crispy filo shards, and Sichuan-Style Pici Salad. All packed with exciting flavours, texture and contrast – particularly perfect for anyone who loves to prep an AMAZING lunch to work (seriously, the whole office will be jealous!). This is Tom Jackson's debut book; he is a cook, writer & creative director from Birmingham, currently living and working in London. He is the co-creator of the award-winning food media brand Twisted.
By Tom Jackson
Biting Biting features recipes for fast, easy, 100% vegetarian and vegan snacks that can be knocked up at speed using leftovers and store-cupboard ingredients. Enter a world of Gujarati-style snacking, where nothing is wasted and every recipe can turn into a whole range of snacks. So a simple Potato Shaak (or curry) can be re-purposed as a samosa, or served up on toast with an egg, or stuffed into a parotha or flatbread. Even if you’ve nothing in the cupboard but a tin of baked beans, you can make Baked Bean Curry, or why not try revolutionising your lunch with Cumin-spiced Cheese on Toast or the Cheese & Chevro (or Bombay Mix) Sandwich?
By Urvashi Roe
This important book is a preservation of Palestinian culture and recipes, during her travels historian Yasmin Khan was able to harvest produce, cook and learn from the people in the West Bank, Jenin and Taybeh areas. The recipes in this book are fresh and bright, yet comforting and delicious, and incredibly easy to combine into the most celebratory feast of Palestinian culture. Brimming with incredible recipes-herb-filled salads, quick pickles, fragrant soups, tender roasted meats and rich desserts, and has a special focus on vegetarian versions of Palestinian classics. It has recipes for olive, fig and honey tapenade, roast chicken stuffed with pine nuts and raisins, and pomegranate passion cake, among many others.
By Yasmin Khan
COMFORT is a celebration of hearty dishes from around the world that warm, soothe and fill you up, from one of the leading online cookery collectives. Featuring old-school bangers with a MOB Kitchen twist such as Roast Garlic Chicken Pie or Beef Brisket Lasagne, and modern dishes like Sriracha Crispy Tofu or Coca Cola Chicken Wings, COMFORT MOB encourages you to indulge every palate and craving in a fun, affordable and achievable way. If you're in a hurry but need a quick dose of comfort, recipes like the Grilled Halloumi and Peach Burger with Chipotle Mayo or Ben's Dad's Puttanesca will hit the spot in no time. For an extra dose of comfort, follow Mob's recipes for making your own pasta, focaccia and gnocchi to take your meal to the next level. Mob have also cooked up some cosy dessert recipes to finish - try Miso Sticky Toffee Pudding or extra-oozy Chocolate Jaffa Pool.
By Mob
Forget long lists of ingredients; cooking with spices just got easier. With this cookbook, we want to empower you to become as confident cooking with spice blends as you are with salt and pepper. We will show you how to transform your mealtimes and add huge flavour using one simple spice blend. Easy-to-follow recipes Learn Sanjay's secret techniques to making spice blends Perfect as a gift or for yourself Perfect for all foodies - new or experienced The best way to increase flavour in a dish is to add spice. And it doesn’t have to be complicated – including one spice blend can elevate an ordinary recipe to an instant crowd-pleaser. Enjoy Spiced Peach and Goat's Cheese Salad, Harissa Chickpea Stew, Fiery Blackened Cajun Chicken and Mamma Spice’s Dal Makhani and, just to emphasise how versatile spices can be, there is a 'Spice Freedom' recipe in each chapter that takes one dish and shows how, by switching the blend, you can open a world of flavour possibilities.
By Sanjay Aggarwal
