Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall built the River Cottage kitchen on a simple idea: ordinary meals cooked from scratch deserve as much care as a special occasion. River Cottage Every Day carries that thinking into breakfasts, packed lunches, weeknight suppers and a fair amount of baking.
Recipes are grouped around the rhythm of an ordinary week rather than around formal courses, so a cook can open it on a Tuesday evening and find something workable. Seasonal produce, vegetables in quantity and sensible handling of leftovers run through the whole collection, alongside notes explaining why a technique works.
What's inside:
• Everyday recipes arranged by meal and occasion rather than by cuisine
• Strong emphasis on seasonal ingredients and reducing kitchen waste
• Method notes that set out the reasoning behind each step
• Guidance pitched at confident beginners as much as at seasoned cooks
Home cooks who want fewer shortcuts and better daily habits will get the most from this Bloomsbury title, available at Boipoka.