London: Chapman & Hall, 1845. — 498 p. We are in the matters of the kitchen no admirers of the wisdom of our ancestors. Cookery is eminently an experimental and a practical art. Each day, while it adds to our experience should also increase our knowledge. And now that intercommunication between distant nations has become facile and frequent; now that we may almost make a very...
BBC Books, 2013. — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-1849904834. The ultimate guide to baking whether a complete novice or a well-practiced home cook, this book is for every baker. Using easy-to-follow techniques, there are reliable recipes for biscuits, bread, large and small cakes, sweet pastry and patisserie, savory pastry, puddings, and desserts. Each chapter transports the reader on set...
BBC Books, 2014. — 320 p. — ISBN: 978-1849904834. The ultimate guide to baking whether a complete novice or a well-practiced home cook, this book is for every baker. Using easy-to-follow techniques, there are reliable recipes for biscuits, bread, large and small cakes, sweet pastry and patisserie, savory pastry, puddings, and desserts. Each chapter transports the reader on set...
Dorling Kindersley, 2009. — 352 p. — ISBN: 978-1405340403. Take a tantalising food journey from farm to plate with the Soil Association and be inspired to make the most of the amazing range of produce that is grown, reared and caught in Britain. Discover what's in season when and find out what food to look for month by month at your local supermarket or farmers' market. Over...
Artisan, 2017. — 352 p. In his debut cookbook, chef Matt Jennings honors the iconic foods of his heritage and celebrates the fresh ingredients that have come to define his renowned, inventive approach to cooking. With four James Beard Award nominations for Best Chef: Northeast, three Cochon 555 wins, and a spot on Food & Wine’s 40 Big Food Thinkers 40 and Under list, Jennings...
Reaktion Books, 2008. — 288 p. From the arrival of Italian ice-cream vendors and German pork butchers, to the rise of Indian curry as the national dish, Spicing Up Britain uncovers the fascinating history of British food over the last 150 years. Panikos Panayi shows how a combination of immigration, increased wealth, and globalization have transformed the eating habits of the...
London: National Sea Fisheries Protection Association, 1908. — 31 p. Here is a favourite Scotch song in praise of “ caller herrin’ ” that affirms that “ They’re bonnie fish and halesome farin’” and that “ Wives and mithers maist despairin’ Ca’ them lives o’ men,” and that is true not only of ‘‘caller herrin’ ” but of many of the fish that swim in the seas around these islands....
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