Long Nights and Log Fires

Cico Books / 9781845979188 / 176 psl. / 254 x 216 mm

This collection of delicious recipes will help stave off winter's chill. On a cold day a steaming bowl of soup is always welcome. Soups and Snacks features hearty recipes such as Slow-cooked Onion and Cider Soup and toasted Welsh Rarebit. When it's freezing outside, what we crave is warm, comforting food. In Supper Dishes you'll find quick-to-prepare recipes including Taleggio and Potato Tortilla and Sausages with Winter Rosti. One-pot Wonders is full of great ideas. Try Root Vegetable Rag with Spiced Couscous or Beef and Carrot Casserole with Dumplings. Roasts are perfect for weekly family get-togethers and seasonal celebrations. Fool-proof recipes include Traditional Roast Turkey; Roast Beef with all the Trimmings; and Rolled Crackly Pork with Sage and Onion Stuffing. Sides and Salads complete any meal – choose from Winter Vegetable Gratin and Baked Spinach Mornay or try a crisp winter salad, such as Endive, Pear and Gorgonzola Salad. There are plenty of treats to choose from in Bakes and Desserts. Try Sticky Marzipan and Cherry Loaf or Gooseberry and Ginger Wine Crumble. Finally, enjoy Drinks like a soothing Malted Milk or Mocha Maple Coffee or something a little more warming like an Orange-mulled Wine.

Fiona Beckett's Cheese Course

Fiona Beckett

Cico Books / 9781845979164 / 160 psl. / 254 x 216 mm

One of the simplest pleasures in life is a plate of cheese, a chunk of bread and a glass of wine. In this comprehensive and approachable book, cheese and wine expert and award-winning author Fiona Beckett guides you through the types, uses and versatility of cheese with her characteristic passion for good food and wine.

The Wonderful World of Cheese introduces you to the different types of cheese and explains why their flavours and appearance vary so greatly, then you can better understand how to match them with all manner of drinks, from red wine to soft drinks, taking in white wine, ros, port, cider, beer and other spirits. Entertaining with Cheese reveals the perfect way to put together a cheese board along with some innovative ideas for individual cheese plates and new ways of throwing a wine and cheese party. Turn your hand to more than 40 mouth-watering Recipes such as Extra Crispy Macaroni Cheese and Honey and Lavender Cheesecake. Complete your cheese course with some friendly Cheese Know-how. Advice on how to shop for cheese and how best to store, cut and serve it will ensure you get the best out of every cheese you buy.