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'Who better as a guide to using them, whether stovetop or electric models, than the Queen of pressure cooking... Catherine Phipps. As someone who is in the wasteful habit of using mine just for pulses and stock, I'm inordinately grateful to her.' – Nigella Lawson 'Don't be put off using a pressure cooker: buy this book and learn the way to a quicker, healthy, taste-capturing way of cooking. Catherine takes away any doubts and will open your eyes to the way of the pressure cooker. Well, it certainly worked for me.' – Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers 'The Pressure Cooker Bible from the Pressure Cooker Queen… Wonderful!!!' – Si King, The Hairy Bikers With over 200 recipes, Modern Pressure C...
By cooking food at temperatures that are far higher than conventional ovens pressure cookers drastically reduce cooking times enabling us to cook in a cheaper, healthier and greener way. Pasta and rice can be made from scratch in less than 10 minutes; thrifty cooks can tenderise flavoursome cheap cuts in just 20 minutes and pulses can be cooked without having to soak them. As a busy working mother, Guardian writer Catherine Phipps is wholly reliant on her pressure cooker to produce quick and easy one-pot meals for her family. Her authoritative guide is aimed at those who are new to pressure cookers as well as established fans. Alongside recipes ranging from pot-roast chicken and seafood risotto to Boston baked beans, pulled pork sandwiches and Scotch eggs, and even cheesecake and chocolate pots, Catherine offers handy tips on how to adapt conventional recipes for the pressure cooker, safety ideas and a guide to using certain ingredients. With colour photography throughout, this is an indispensable partner for every pressure cooker owner.
Chicken tonight? Fried, flambéed, roasted, barbecued, smoked, stewed, grilled, put in a sandwich or made into soup ... the versatility of chicken knows no bounds and this book contains every recipe for chicken that you will ever need. From Double-crusted Chicken Pie, the Best Roast Chicken and Chicken Pâté to Baked Italian Meatballs, Confit Chicken, Butter Chicken and Chicken in a Mountain there are recipes old and new to tempt and inspire you. This is a culinary world tour, with over 200 recipes using a vast array of flavours, and a chicken lover’s feast.
FINANCIAL TIMES BEST FOOD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019 THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019 Shortlisted for the André Simon Food and Drink Book of the Year 2019 Telegraph 20 best cookbooks to buy autumn 2019 Spectator Best Cookbooks to buy Christmas 2019 "Leaf is so full of richly varied recipes I am hungry to cook, from herb butters, vinegars and sauces, to robust dishes and both elegant and cosy desserts. Don’t be misled by title: it is not a book of salads!" – Nigella Lawson “Phipps is curious, scholarly and greedy… venturing into labyrinths that lead to surprising facts and observations and truly terrific recipes. She then stands by your side and talks to you as you cook.â...
Citrus fruits are the most exiciting family of ingredients with which to cook. They satisfy almost every part of the palate - sweet, sour, bitter, and umami-enhancing, how many other foods are as versatile and transformative? From the smallest squeeze of lemon, to the zing of lime zest, citrus fruits are almost magical. No longer seen as exotic, they are truly international. take the humble lime: cornerstone of the American key lime pie, fragrant in Thai curries, fresh in Mexican guacamole, used to cook raw fish in South American ceviche, pickled in India, and dried in the Middle East. Citrus offers 150 inspiring recipes that celebrate these wonderful fruits. Through fresh salads, soups, seafood, Asian and Mediterranean-influenced meat dishes, preserves and pickles, to the world of sweet pies, cakes, and cocktails, Catherine Phipps explores the myriad uses of oranges and lemons, and all things in between. Her recipes are straightforward, easy to follow, and work perfectly every time. Citrus is a vibrant, colorful source of delight and inspiration.
This book examines Meiji Japan (1868-1912) to demonstrate the complex interplay between Japanese nation-building and the country's engagement with global processes. "Meiji Japan" refers to an era (1868-1912) that--as experienced from within--had an undetermined duration and extent. The length of the emperor's reign was not preordained, and the country's territorial borders were not as well-defined or wide-reaching at the start of the period as at the close. Questions about who was represented by and who identified with the emerging nation-state remained in flux as Japan's modern political, economic, legal, and sociocultural parameters were being created. Basing their inquiries on the idea of...
'The Queen of Pressure Cooking' - Nigella Lawson Pressure Cooking Every Day puts the pressure cooker at the heart of simple mealtime solutions, cutting down the time you have to spend toiling over a hot stove. Many home cooks have discovered the joys of the the pressure cooker as they seek to find not just more economical ways to cook, but to save on energy and water consumption. Pressure Cooking Every Day explains the basics of using this fabulous bit of kit in a clear, accessible way, and offers family-friendly meals for every day of the week. Catherine Phipps' recipes are delicious and work every single time, giving you fast, nutritious dishes when you have only minutes, rather than hours, to spare. With over 80 recipes for fish, vegetables, meat, pulses, grains as well as puddings, instructions for Instant Pots, and a photograph of every dish, this is the go-to cookbook for all pressure cooker owners.
The past twenty-five years have brought a dramatic expansion of scholarship in maritime history, including new research on piracy, long-distance trade, and seafaring cultures. Yet maritime history still inhabits an isolated corner of world history, according to editors Lauren Benton and Nathan Perl-Rosenthal. Benton and Perl-Rosenthal urge historians to place the relationship between maritime and terrestrial processes at the center of the field and to analyze the links between global maritime practices and major transformations in world history. A World at Sea consists of nine original essays that sharpen and expand our understanding of practices and processes across the land-sea divide and ...
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*OBSERVER FOOD MONTHLY'S #1 FOOD BOOK OF 2018* 'This is a cookbook everyone should have in their kitchen. I will certainly have it in mine.' - Ruth Rogers From Joseph Trivelli, co-head chef of the world-renowned River Café, comes the ultimate classic guide to laid-back, comforting Italian food. Trivelli first learned to cook watching his Italian grandmother transform a few simple ingredients into something mouth-watering within their family kitchen. In this, his first book, he brings up-to-date all the traditional Italian food he grew up with alongside his own inventive creations. Featuring over 150 original recipes that cater for quick dinners right up to family feasts, Joe's focus is on f...