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 casual entertaining
When I am entertaining at home I have a mantra - keep it simple and keep it casual. I just can't see the point of making food that keeps me away from my family and friends. After all, isn't sharing food and enjoying good company what entertaining is all about?
In my view, there are really three main types of recipe that work well when entertaining and the first is anything that
can be prepared ahead of time - a dish that can be baked the day beforehand is
a boon, especially if it actually tastes better the next day! The second type
is a slow-cooked recipe which, once assembled and popped in the oven, pretty
much looks after itself, leaving the cook free to get on with other tasks. The
third is a quick and easy recipe that is started from scratch but thrown
together in less than 20 minutes - great for when time is short. If a recipe
meets any one of these criteria it's likely to be a great recipe for
entertaining.
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Casual Entertaining
Market Vegetarian
Kitchen Seasons
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 Fired Up is a wonderful new barbecue cookbook which features a comprehensive range of no-nonsense recipes to cover all your barbecuing needs.
It is divided into four straightforward chapters - bird, cow, fish and on the side - which all offer a mouth-watering selection of grilling and hot-plating fare.
There are classic barbecue favourites like beef ribs with barbecue sauce, more exotic and modern interpretations such as Thai-style garlic pepper barramundi, and innovative and appealing recipes including beer-can roasted chicken.
Check it out at all good book stores.
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Vegetarian cooking need not be dull. This book is jam packed with really tasty, easy, no-fuss recipes.
Like kitchen seasons, the recipes in this book showcase naturally produced, organic ingredients at their best. Cooking with fresh, organic vegetables and fruit is not only healthy but simple too. Just perfect for making the most of farmers' market or weekly veggie box produce.
For recipes from my books, just click on 'recipes' and check out some of the sample recipes on offer.
If you have any questions or general inquiries regarding my recipes or books, please feel free to drop me a line.
I look forward to hearing from you!
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Market Vegetarian
Casual Entertaining
Kitchen Seasons
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 Easy recipes for seasonal organic food.
The recipes in kitchen seasons are fuss free, using naturally produced foods at their peak of perfection. Recipes for starters, mains, salads and sweet things that not only make the most of top quality fresh food throughout the year but reflect the ever changing moods, colours and atmosphere of the seasons.
Although we can buy most food all year round, many so-called 'fresh' products may have travelled thousands of air miles to reach our shopping baskets. All too often the result is disappointment. There is no doubt that food produced and marketed locally, in its natural season just tastes better. As a bonus, such food is likey to be at its nutritional best, too. In spring leafy greens are at their sweetest and crispest, and lamb is especially tender; an organically grown summer tomato simply bursts with goodness; autumn fruits are luscious with juice; a winter leek is silky and full of flavour.
kitchen seasons is about making the most of food in all its glorious prime, just as nature intended...
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Kitchen Seasons
Casual Entertaining
Market Vegetarian
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 ...stale bread!
Don't we all have stale bread in our cupboard? All it takes is a few clicks of a food processor to whiz up some crumbs, and combined with a few other kitchen staples like parmesan cheese, olive oil, garlic, chilli flakes and your favourite pasta, you have dinner ready in 10 minutes.
Here are 300 recipes using ingredients you will find in your pantry, fridge or freezer...tinned tomatoes, frozen peas, curry pastes, chocolate...all these ingredients form the basis for delicious meals that are easy to prepare and cook. From whizzing up a cashew and dill pesto, to whisking together a maple custard, to letting lamb shanks and lentils slow cook in a pot (while you get on with other things), this book is the starting point for the inspiration that waits inside every kitchen cupboard.
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