The Natural Cook: Eating the Seasons from Root to Fruit - Hardcover

Tom Hunt

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1849494185 ISBN 13: 9781849494182

Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd, 2014

Synopsis

"Tom is indeed a natural cook. His recipes are fresh, zesty and full of charming surprises…This is one of the most enticing cook books that has come my way for some time." Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall

The Natural Cook is an inspirational book for the way we eat now. It puts fresh, flavoursome, veg-focused food centre-stage, and features recipes that make use of every ounce of an ingredient. Each of the 26 seasonal 'hero' ingredients featured is represented first by three simple cooking techniques that teach you how to make a delicious simple dish. These techniques are then followed by three world-inspired recipes, which make use of the prepared ingredients as well as drawing in other seasonal fruit and vegetables. At the end of each recipe, the 'Cook's Notes' give clear tips and ideas for turning uneaten extras into other delicious meals, ensuring that absolutely nothing is wasted.

To give examples: a simple roast pumpkin with sage can be transformed into a salad with chickpeas and kale, a risotto with sage and crispy bacon or an aromatic pumpkin pie with cardamom and maple syrup, while the seeds can be toasted and made into a tasty snack. Rhubarb can be stewed with sultanas, roasted with vanilla or poached with white wine, and then added to a tagine, baked into custard tarts or layered with granola and yoghurt in a breakfast pot.

So head to the market and pick the freshest, ripest veg off the shelf, or look in your fridge for that fennel or bunch of radishes you bought, knowing that there's an inspiring recipe (or ten) waiting for you.

About this title

About the Author

Tom Hunt is an acclaimed eco-chef working on projects to revive our cooking heritage and support all aspects of our food sovereignty. He works closely with various food charities and organisations including the worldwide Feed the 5,000 events, FareShare and FoodCycle, highlighting important concerns in the food industry by creating banquets that promote debate about the food served. He is also the founder of Poco, a restaurant in Bristol and winner of the Observer Food Monthly award for Most Ethical Restaurant in the UK in 2013 with 95% of everything used being recycled or put on the compost at the end of the day. Tom also owns a mobile restaurant made up of an eccentric collection of homemade yurts and canopies that tour the festival circuit serving seasonal tapas and featuring thrifty cuts of meat,sustainably sourced fish and seasonal vegetables.

From the Back Cover

The Natural Cook is an inspirational book for the way we eat now. It puts fresh, flavoursome, veg-focused food centre-stage, and features recipes that make use of every ounce of an ingredient. Each of the 26 seasonal 'hero' ingredients featured is represented first by three simple cooking techniques that teach you how to make a delicious simple dish. These techniques are then followed by three world-inspired recipes, which make use of the prepared ingredients as well as drawing in other seasonal fruit and vegetables. At the end of each recipe, the 'Cook's Notes' give clear tips and ideas for turning uneaten extras into other delicious meals, ensuring that absolutely nothing is wasted.
To give examples: a simple roast pumpkin with sage can be transformed into a salad with chickpeas and kale, a risotto with sage and crispy bacon or an aromatic pumpkin pie with cardamom and maple syrup, while the seeds can be toasted and made into a tasty snack. Rhubarb can be stewed with sultanas, roasted with vanilla or poached with white wine, and then added to a tagine, baked into custard tarts or layered with granola and yoghurt in a breakfast pot.
So head to the market and pick the freshest, ripest veg off the shelf, or look in your fridge for that fennel or bunch of radishes you bought, knowing that there's an inspiring recipe (or ten) waiting for you.

Edition details

• Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1849494185
• ISBN 13: 9781849494182
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 176