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Sud De France: The Food and Cooking of the Languedoc

by Andrew on October 16, 2012 in Books For Cooks with No comments

Sud De France: The Food and Cooking of the LanguedocIn Sud de France, Caroline Conran explores the food and cookery of the Languedoc, that province bounded by the Rhone, the Massif Central, the Pyrenees and the Garonne. The food is as rich and variegated as the history, the architecture, the landscape and the climate.

“There are warm, sustaining dishes to fuel a strenuous day in the winter’s cold, the dishes that reflect the influence of the Arabs, the Catalans, the French and later the Italian immigrants to the ports of Sete or Agde, the dishes that are as Mediterranean as can be or which look over the mountains north and south to other countries and other cultures”.

A book packed with recipes and background details. Few illustrations, no glossy full coloured food-porn here, but easy to follow, relativly simple recipes each accompanied by a little anecdote or two. Poulet aux Pyrenees (Chicken with Almonds and Pine Nuts) is a simple dish, cooked in one pot that returns a tasty, winter-warming dish expecially when accompanied with Pommes paillasson a l’ail (Doormat Potatoes with Garlic). Follow this perhaps with a Tarte au Chocolate, rich, lightly baked chocolate on a puff pastry base… delicious.

Next up to try from Sud De France: The Food and Cooking of the Languedoc is Magrets de Canard Aux Pommes (Duck Breasts with Fried Apples) and a Tarte aux Chataignes (Chestnut Tart) for a true taste of autumnal France.

“This is not polite France, this is ‘in your face’ France; it’s history buried amidst the Crusades and Cathars, its towns and cities - Nimes, Toulouse, Carcassonne, Narbonne, Perpignan, Montpellier, Beziers - making up a fiecely independent region. Its people are passionate about rugby, about hunting and foraging, with a cuisine of their own, more Southern, simpler, more earthy, and less influence by the Michelin style of cooking than the rest of France. There will be information on the particular specialities such as chestnuts, sweet onions, Bouzigues mussels and oysters, salt cod, poufres (baby octopus), charcuterie, salades sauvages (salads of wild plants), the rose-coloured garlic of Lautrec, wild asparagus and local mushrooms. There are descriptions of places where oysters, truffles chestnuts or calcots - a giant spring onion, eaten roasted on a fire of vine-prunings - are the obsession of everyone in the community.”

Sud De France: The Food and Cooking of the Languedoc is currently available from Amazon for £19.


Celebrity Bake Book

by Andrew on August 30, 2012 in Books For Cooks with 1 Comment

celebrity bake bookWho would have thought that Twiggy loves a slice of Coconut Cake or that the Duchess of Cornwall’s favourite bake is a healthy Sultana Flapjack Bar?

And did you know that former Spice Girl Emma Bunton likes to indulge in Squidgy Chocolate Cake while Joanna Lumley’s favourite dessert is Fancy Bread and Butter Pudding?

These are just a selection of the 150 politicians, actors, singers, models, TV personalities and much loved chefs who have donated recipes to the Celebrity Bake Book which is raising money for the Ben Kinsella Trust to increase awareness of knife crime amongst young people. .

With a foreword and recipe from Great British Bake Off judge Mary Berry and sponsorship from food entertainment TV channel Food Network UK, the Celebrity Bake Book is rising to the challenge of becoming the must-have cookbook for Christmas.

Recipes include:

  • Gok Wan’s Chinese Steam Pudding
  • Lauren Goodger’s Rocky Road
  • Lorraine Kelly’s Dundee Cake
  • Gareth Malone’s Orange Almond Cupcakes
  • Mary Berry’s Best Chocolate Fudge Cake
  • Nigella Lawson’s Birthday Custard Sponge
  • Barbara Windsor’s Sour Cream Topped Cheesecake
  • Samantha Cameron’s Figs with Barbados Cream

Other famous faces include Jane Asher, Lauren Goodger, Fearne Cotton, Claudia Winkleman, Samantha Cameron, Russell Grant, Leona Lewis, Anneka Rice, Harriet Harman, Rachel Stevens Tamsin Outhwaite, Loose Women Jenny Eclair and Lynda Bellingham, national treasure Barbara Windsor, Downtown Abbey’s cook Mrs Patmore – alias actress Lesley Nicol – and TV’s top celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson, The Hairy Bikers, Gino D’Acampo, Michel Roux Jr, Marco Pierre White and Ainsley Harriott.

All proceeds from the sale of the book will go to The Ben Kinsella Trust.

The Celebrity Bake Book can be pre-ordered from Amazon for £10.49

Food For Friends

by Andrew on August 1, 2012 in Books For Cooks with 1 Comment

gourmet food for friendsIn the second-hand listings on Amazon you can pick up this recipe book, Food for Friends, for under £2. An absolute bargain if you are a lover of great tasting, ‘bistro’ style dishes, easy to prepare that look stunning on the plate.

Published back in 2002 Food for Friends by the Australian Gourmet Traveller magazine is an excellent collection of recipes – from entrees through to desserts that, to me, really encapsulates the summery, fresh, vibrant lifestyle of Australia with a subtle mix of European and Asian influences.

“Kathy Snowball and her gifted team of food writers present a second collection of more than 100 recipes with the unmistakable Australian Gourmet Traveller hallmark.

Food for Friends covers entrées, main courses and desserts for all occasions, from celebrations and dinner parties to barbecues and casual snack meals, with wine notes and menu suggestions accompanying the recipes throughout.”

Example recipes include Poached Quail With Noodles and Spinach, served with a New World Pinot Noir and Caramelised-onion and Leek Tart with Watercress and Walnut Salad, served with a lovely delicate rosé or full and rich Pinot Gris.

Gourmet Food for Friends (“Australian Women’s Weekly” Home Library)

Celebrity Bake Book

by Andrew on May 24, 2012 in Books For Cooks with No comments

celebrity bake bookBarbara Windsor, Lauren Goodger, Twiggy and The Duchess of Cornwall are among the 150 celebrities and royalty who have provided their favourite baking recipe for a charity cookbook sponsored by food entertainment TV channel Food Network UK to raise money for The Ben Kinsella Trust.

The cookbook titled Celebrity Bake Book is a compilation of more than 150 recipes from famous faces ranging from politicians, actors, singers, models, TV personalities, much loved chefs and even royalty.

With host of personal recipes from Emma Bunton’s Squidgy Chocolate Cake, Lorraine Kelly’s Dundee Cake to Gok Wan’s Chinese Steam Pudding, the book is the first of its kind and aims to increase awareness of knife crime amongst young people.

The Ben Kinsella Trust, supported by TV channel Food Network UK, is giving one budding British baker the opportunity for their favourite recipe to feature in the cookbook alongside charitable stars such as Leona Lewis, Fearne Cotton and Jamie Oliver.

The competition for inclusion in the Celebrity Bake Book goes live on 14th May 2012 on www.foodnetwork.co.uk, and will require bakers to submit their “Best British Bake” recipe. A shortlist of 20 will be prepared by Food Network UK baker, Lotte Duncan and judged by a panel of contributors to the book.

Brooke Kinsella said,

“The response from everyone so far has been fantastic. People from all walks of life are coming to together to help raise awareness of knife crime amongst young people and their families.”

“I can’t wait to see the final copy of the book and get some baking inspiration from the celebrities and chefs who have shared recipes.”

Nick Thorogood, Managing Director of Food Network EMEA said;

“We hope our support for the Celebrity Bake Book will help raise valuable funds for The Ben Kinsella Trust. It’s a great charity which works hard to reduce knife crime in our communities, and we hope that the book will encourage people to don an apron and bake a cake for their neighbours and family.

“The competition gives a member of the public a great opportunity to have their recipe featured alongside other great chefs and influential personalities and do their part to raise awareness for the Trust.”

So if your shortbread cannot be beaten or your treacle tart is a family favourite, submit your ‘Best British Bake’ recipe at www.foodnetwork.co.uk before the 22nd June.

Celebrity Bake Book will go on sale from early September 2012 and all proceeds will be donated to The Ben Kinsella Trust which hopes to raise enough money to take a knife crime exhibition into schools nationwide to educate youngsters about the consequences of knife crime and the devastating impact it has on society as a whole.

On The Menu by James Mackenzie

by Andrew on December 16, 2011 in Books For Cooks with No comments

On The Menu James MackenzieThe perfect gift for Christmas? On The Menu: Seasonal Recipes for a Culinary Life by James Mackenzie.

This is a comprehensive reference guide and inspirational collection of 74 recipes with step-by-step instructions, showing you everything, from how to make the more challenging dishes, such as beer braised oxtails with deep fried oyster fritter, to how to make a simple but perfect chocolate brownie.

Jason Lowe’s exquisite photography effortlessly captures the remarkable food and this beautiful unspoilt part of the world.

With a foreword by the BBC’s Nigel Barden, the book perfectly captures James Mackenzie’s remarkable take on food at The Pipe and Glass Inn.

James Mackenzie is one of England’s brightest young chefs who uses his uniquely imaginative approach to produce an outstanding take on British food. Quality local and seasonal produce is at the heart of his cooking. James is the proprietor and head chef of the Michelin Starred Pipe and Glass Inn, which he and his wife Kate have owned since 2006. Having quickly established a reputation for unrivalled quality in the area, they have transformed the 17th century inn into a world-class Michelin-Starred destination. In their first year the Pipe and Glass Inn won the Yorkshire Life “Dining Pub Of The Year Award” and, in 2007, won the same publication’s “Restaurant Of The Year” title. Further recognition came for the Mackenzies in 2008, being named as the “Best Newcomer” in The Northern Hospitality Awards, entering the list of “40 Best Restaurants Outside London” at The London Restaurant Awards, also being voted into “The Top 30 Gastro Pubs in the UK” by PubChef Magazine and, finally, being awarded a Michelin Bib Gourmand. In 2009, the Pipe and Glass Inn won Enjoy England’s “Taste Of England” honour as well as retaining its Michelin Bib Gourmand. The ultimate accolade became reality when, in January 2010, the Pipe and Glass Inn achieved Michelin Star status, one of only ten pubs in the UK ever to gain this much coveted position.

ORDER YOUR SIGNED COPY HERE by Sunday 18th December to ensure delivery in the UK before Christmas. Or Order From Amazon.co.uk for £21.00.

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