Gin cocktail
Gin Cocktails by Stuart Walton is perhaps the best quality and best priced gin cocktail book around. It’s from Lorenz Books who have a reputation...
Roasted Bell Peppers Stuffed with Quinoa
From Whole Foods Market Serves 6 There will be looks of envy from the meat-eating crowd when you serve this colorful and delicious...
How to raise a loaf and fall in love with sourdough
Has it something to do with the lockdown? Seems like everybody is baking and a few are showing off their latest sourdough loaf. There is...
Dishing it Up: The Story Behind Twenty Icons of French Food & Drink
Dishing it Up: The Story Behind Twenty Icons of French Food & Drink is by one of my favourite food writers. Paola Westbeek isn’t French,...
Wild and Game for Valentine’s
No sooner has Christmas finished than it’s Valentine’s Day. Chocolates, flowers and even a diamond or two are all acceptable gifts, but how’s about dinner...
Pan-fried Leeks with Sprouts, Whole Chestnuts & Sage
From Sainsbury’s Bring out the natural nutty flavour of sprouts with whole chestnuts, leeks and earthy sage. Serves: 8 Preparation time: 5 Minutes...
Christmas Jerk Ham – recipe
Here’s something that is both traditional and exotic – ham, but vibrant, spicy and memorable, and sure to become a family favourite. Ingredients: 3kg...
How to Drink Gin
How to Drink Gin! That’s a curious name for a book, isn’t it? One would think it’s a simple process. Step 1 – Fill glass...
My Winter Kitchen: Warming Recipes for the Coldest Month
What a great little book. My Winter Kitchen: Warming Recipes for the Coldest Months is a book for cooks. Its small format makes it ideal...
Brockmans gin book
The Black Book of Gin Cocktails is by Brockmans who distil, in my opinion, one of the best gins … and there are a lot...
Feast of the Seven Fishes
Did you ever watch the movie ‘Moonstruck’ with Cher? It’s one of my top ten films of all time. Much of the action is set...
Grilled Mackerel with Spicy Yuzu Citrus and Pepper Paste – recipe
Mackerel is a common name applied to a number of different species of fish. They are found in both temperate and tropical seas, mostly living...
The Island Kitchen: Recipes from Mauritius and the Indian Ocean
Oh, deep joy! It’s summer at last and I think I have found my cookbook of the year …and it’s still only July! Every page...
Strawberry Daiquiri
Strawberry Daiquiri From BBC Food The sweetness of fruit and the kick of lime make this classic Strawberry Daiquiri a real crowd pleaser of...
Let’s Get Tropical with Cocktails
Let’s Get Tropical: Over 60 Cocktail Recipes from Caribbean Classics to Modern Tiki Drinks It will soon be that time of year. Those warm (we...
The Turkish Cookbook
Turkish food has been popular for decades and that love has increased over the past years as more holiday-makers have been heading to those sun-kissed...
Tu Casa Mi Casa: Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook
Tu Casa Mi Casa: Mexican Recipes for the Home Cook is a gorgeous volume of Mexican recipes from the internationally celebrated chef Enrique Olvera. He...
Bayou Bar Hurricane Cocktail
Bayou Bar, the first permanent offering from London’s renowned Street Food Union team launched earlier this year is serving up a carefully selected small but...
Lee Kum Kee and Gizzi Erskine’s Chicken
Soy Roast Chicken by Gizzi Erskine Gizzi Erskine presented several cooking programmes and cookery features for ITV1’s This Morning, contributed to Healthy Food Guide magazine...
Lee Kum Kee and Ken Hom’s Spicy Aubergines
Ken Hom’s Braised Spicy Aubergines Lee Kum Kee have some of the best Chinese ingredients available in the UK. Celebrated Chef Ken Hom takes advantage...