Food, Drink and Cookery

Kombucha is a fermented drink (made using tea, sugar, a simple bacteria and yeast) that is known for its health-giving properties. It is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, along with the trends for home-fermenting, preserving and enjoying ‘living’ foods.  Louise Avery began brewing kombucha in 2010 as part of a self-sufficient and healthy lifestyle, living on a Scottish Island in the Hebride

Wave goodbye to boring shop-bought sandwiches and embrace the art of the lunchbox. Adults and kids alike will enjoy these imaginative homemade lunches created with care – the healthier, tastier and cheaper option. The lunch hour is one that can be the biggest highlight or disappointment of any day. A shop-bought meal purchased in haste is so often a bland specimen, shovelled down without a second

Unravel the history, sample the flavours, and experience the amazing versatility of the worlds favourite brew and all its health-giving properties. Tea expert Timothy d’Offay starts with the very basics with a section on water and tea tools to make brewing easier. Then, as well as traditional ways of making tea, he explores new brewing methods such as ‘Flow Brew’, which involves brewing one tea th

Nutrition and natural food expert Leah Vanderveldt puts the joy into plant-based cooking with over 100 easy and inventive recipes that redefine the boundaries for nourishing food. With experience as an editor for the health and wellness website MindBodyGreen, Leah offers a new outlook on eating plant-based dishes for health and wellbeing. This is unashamed comfort eating – big hearty bowlfuls, pac

FIKA is a Swedish word meaning to meet up for a cup of coffee or tea over something delicious. It is also the word for the delicious treats themselves. Swedes traditionally stop twice a day for fika: taking a much-needed break from the daily grind.

'Michelle Eshkeri's book Modern Sourdough gives a perfect balance with easy home-style recipes and more invitingly complex challenges, just what every budding baker is looking for. Recipes are well thought out, clear and easy to follow, and will get you on the road to sourdough brilliance in no time.' Dan Lepard, author of Short and Sweet

Winner 'Best Arab Cuisine Book' – Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2016 Palestine on a Plate showcases the wide-ranging, vibrant and truly delicious dishes of Palestine, introducing the reader to traditional methods, cooking styles and flavours.   Palestinian food is not just about street-food dishes – it is about the home, where families cook and eat together every day in a way that generati

Meat is back —in many forms. Whether as salami, air-dried ham, bratwurst, blood sausage, pâté, or pulled pork, meat is truly experiencing a renaissance. Today, the enjoyment of meat is bucking recent ascetic food trends. Quality artisanal meats that combine tradition and innovation are replacing questionable mass-market industrial products. Whether one is sampling, enjoyin

While everyone has a morning ritual, each is rich in details and differences. Stay for Breakfast presents breakfast ideas for a cornucopia of occasions.   The book´s recipes offer readers the opportunity to rediscover traditions, to find enticing new possibilities, and to make time for a morning meal for themselves.    Stay for Breakfast provides inspiration f

Dine with beloved writers in this 'utterly charming' (Nina Stibbe) new anthology of their very own favourite recipes, introduced by Bee Wilson.

Agatha Christie's hot bean salad.
Jack Kerouac's green pea soup.
Allen Ginsberg's cold summer borscht.
Daphne du Maurier's sloe gin.
Christopher Isherwood's brownies.
Joan Didion's Mexican chicken.