Country Cooking, The Complete Practical Encyclopedia of: A celebration of traditional food, with 170 timeless recipes - Softcover

Sarah Banbery

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846815339 ISBN 13: 9781846815331

Publisher: Hermes House, 2018

Synopsis

The taste of the countryside is captured in this timeless collection of home-cooked dishes, bringing the fresh and nutritious flavours of the country kitchen to your table. All the classics are here, from heart-warming soups, stews, pies and roast dinners to tempting breads, cakes, desserts, sauces and preserves. These simple, traditional recipes call for the freshest produce vegetables from the kitchen garden, grain from the fields, cheese from the dairy and fruit from the orchard. Create the warm and comforting atmosphere of the farmhouse family kitchen in your own home with these accessible dishes. This celebration of the joys of traditional country cooking offers 170 time-honoured dishes that make the most of natural, fresh produce through the seasons, with chapters on Soups and Appetizers, Fish and Shellfish, Poultry and Game, Meat, Vegetable Dishes and Salads, Breads and Baking, Desserts, and Preserves and Sauces. A fascinating introduction looks at the history of country cooking, with information on sourcing the best ingredients from the kitchen garden and farmers markets, and guidance on all the basic cooking techniques such as baking and preserving. Recipes are presented with step-by-step instructions and complete nutritional information, and are illustrated with over 700 gorgeous photographs.

About this title

About the Author

Sarah Banbery has worked as a freelance food writer for over 20 years and is the author of over a dozen cookery books. With a particular interest in seasonal and country cooking she has written for the Growing Schools project to encourage children to grow their own fruit and vegetables, and been principal recipe tester for Waitrose Food Illustrated Magazine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hermes House
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846815339
• ISBN 13: 9781846815331
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256