Cooking: Simply and Well, for One or Many

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Jeremy’s voice is filled with lyric and wit, and a memory, tip or musing is never far from the page in what is sure to be one of the most distinctive cook books published for years. A chapter on blood oranges sits between Biscuits and Breadcrumbs, while Impromptu Dinners provides meals (such as a perfect pork chop and pan juices) that can be made for one or scaled up; and there are simple, joyous meals to feed a crowd (little meatballs, or fennel and lemon spaghetti). They really made it their business to make sure every day was an adventure of some sort,’ he says, ‘and that we would eat well, always. Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ.

Mervis really understands and appreciates British food, and his perspective is thought-provoking – enticing readers to enjoy all its delicious quirks and nuances.

The collection of essays and 100 recipes, photographed by her husband, Joe Woodhouse, is her most personal and heartfelt to date. It may have taken a 40-year career and a pandemic to produce but soon everyone will be able to see what goes in to his subtle and delicious plates of food. Higham has a flair for putting together tastes and textures, and her recipe for olive oil and ricotta cake was gloriously squidgy and moreish.

Donald Sloan, Chair of the Oxford Cultural Collective, chooses a few dishes he has often enjoyed in Quo Vadis, which he will now be preparing at home. Peel the vegetables, chop them into smallish pieces, cut the bacon into small strips, and place all around the chicken. Brush one leaf of feuilles de brick with melted butter, then season with a little salt and black pepper and grated Parmesan. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. Escovitch fish, Phillips tells us in the detailed headnote, “derives from the Spanish word ‘escabeche’, which in turn is believed to come from the Arabic iskabej, meaning ‘pickled fish’.Different recipes were tried for the filling but the frangipanes we loved best were those with little or no flour, so different to those more cake-like in texture, made with almonds already ground. This feeling of gathering people around a table to enjoy good things is probably what makes Quo Vadis so special. Others cover broader themes such as biscuits, fish, impromptu suppers, offal, pies, salads, vegetables, soup and sweet somethings. Some recipes are brought to life by QR codes linked to videos showing techniques, such as making brown butter and hand-rolling pasta. Place one stick of salsify at the curved end, the pole so to speak of each half, and roll tightly towards the cut edge, the equator of the disc.

Birditt cleverly pieces together the ways in which the landscape, the animals, the local community – and the cheesemakers themselves – contribute to each cheese’s individual taste and character. Jeremy had previously manned the stoves of Blueprint Café on the first floor of the Design Museum, which Sir Terence Conran created on the south bank of the River Thames near Tower Bridge.It also came very naturally because somehow I was so fortunate to dodge the ferocious bullet of working in restaurants where you were constantly pummelled. I have already learned new ideas and picked out a number of recipes that I am planning to cook over the next months. When Jeremy Lee received the very first copy of his new cookbook from his publishers, he immediately threw it in a drawer, then cycled from his home in east London to get on with his day at Soho’s Quo Vadis, where he is chef-patron.

A striking dish with the pale green sauce pooled in the plate, contrasting with the delicate silvered skin of the hake. She is a die-hard Francophile – speaking French helps tremendously – but put her anywhere and she is happy. In a bowl whisk the cider vinegar and 2 teaspoons of caster sugar until the sugar dissolves, then add the mustard and whisk until smooth. It is accepted by you that Daunt Books has no control over additional charges in relation to customs clearance. If the almonds are unpeeled it is not such a chore to steep them in boiling water to loosen the skins to facilitate peeling.At first, the book was going to be about the many recipes that he serves there but, during the lockdown, his focus changed as he found himself cooking at home, often for one, and revisiting many of his own home favourites.