A foodie turned poultry farmer offers a practical guide to raising chickens in this part memoir, part chicken and egg cookbook.A love of eating and using quality ingredients led Tim Halket to build a hen house in the corner of his garden for a daily harvest of fresh eggs. Five Fat Hens is his insightful, often humorous, take on just what it's like to raise chickens at home. More than a DIY guide to keeping a few free-range birds, this cookbook is part memo...

A love of eating and of good ingredients led Tim to build a henhouse in the corner of his garden for a daily harvest of fresh eggs. His take on the role of keeping chickens is amusing and insightful, but this book is more than just a DIY guide to keeping a few free-range birds, or a new slant on a chicken-themed cookbook. Much in the style of Nigel Slater’s Kitchen Diaries, it takes the reader through an entire year, month-by-month, skillfully combining the author’s passion for co...

People in Ireland are sometimes mortified by what Americans think of as “Irish food.” That’s because the real thing is much subtler and more delicious than any platter of overcooked corned beef and mushy cabbage could ever be. Real Irish food is brown soda bread so moist it barely needs the yolk-yellow butter; fragrant apple tarts with tender, golden crusts; rich stews redolent of meaty gravy and sweet carrots; crisp-edged potato cakes flipped hot from a skillet directly onto the plate. Fo...

Jam It, Pickle It, Cure It is your one-stop resource for turning culinary inspiration into a pantry full of hand-labeled, better-than-store-bought creations—featuring 75 recipes."Tips so flavor-boosting they made us want to snub the squeeze bottles filling our fridges."—Every Day with Rachael RayDo you relish the joys of hot toast spread with your own homemade butter and jam? Love to dazzle your friends with jars and tins of choice...

Feed your family of four on only $50 a week!Need advice about saving money when it comes to that weekly grocery shop?This book provides you with a step-by-step guide on how to get your family grocery budget down to only $50.Jody Allen, of Stay at Home Mum fame, will help you set up your grocery budget, create delicious meals that cost less, and make the most of every grocery purchase.Featuring recipes, meal plans, sample grocery lists and advice on how to gro...

The witty classic cookbook, revised & updated, full of quick & easy recipes for whether you're feeding your family or hosting a party."If you ever wondered how your mother was able to make a cocktail, a casserole, and a cheesecake into a meal, the answer is probably Peg Bracken, whose wonderful book was a delicious mashup of Martha Stewart and Amy Sedaris for a previous generation." —Amy Dickinson, "Ask Amy" advice columnist and author of The Mighty Quee...

With a little imagination you can turn a "diet" into a life-style of truly sensational eating. Just because we wish to consume fewer carbohydrates should be no reason to assume we want to eat less tasty food. Whether you are trying a particularly low carb diet such as the early stages of Atkins, or a more forgiving "slow carb diet" there will be recipes, hints and ideas to help you remain satisfied with the flavor of what you are now eating, whilst you lose weight. In fact, I am pretty con...

Selected by the New York Times as a Notable Cookbook, by USA TODAY as a Best Holiday Gift For the Foodie, and by More.com as one of their Best Cookbooks of the Year.This unique combination of recipes, memoir, and advice is “pure entertainment in an original, fresh voice” (Mollie Katzen, author of Moosewood Cookbook).When blogger Jennifer Reese lost her job, she began a series of food-related experiments. Economizi...

All the things you love about Ella's Kitchen in a book!Kids love baking, with all its fascinating textures, smells - and of course, tastes! Ella's Kitchen: The Big Baking Book takes them beyond licking the bowl, with a wide range of easy recipes for all occasions, from lunchtime to party time.Enjoy cooking up a host of nutritious treats with your little ones, and watch them learn about counting, we...

The popular Sydney Bakery shares the secrets of its delicious cakes and biscuits.Situated in the hip foodie enclave of Sydney's Surry Hills is the original Bourke Street Bakery, a cosy nook selling artisanal baked goods of the highest order. The bakery's long queue of customers waiting for their daily fix is testament to the popularity of their utterly delicious wares - from rustic breads such as their famous spelt sourdough to the flaky pork and fennel sausage rolls and the most a...

Chef Adrian Richardson is passionate about meat. He knows that it’s often the quickest, simplest and most delicious meal for any day of the week. In Meat, Richardson imparts his extensive knowledge and shows you how to give a meal that impressive edge with minimum fuss. With recipes such as Barbecued Butterflied Lamb with Honey and Rosemary, Twice-cooked Pork Belly with Toffee Crisp Crackling, Roast Duck with Pomegranate Glaze and even the Great Aussie Meat Pie, Me...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved food critic and author of Tender at the Bone explores her path to healing through 136 delectable recipes.“No one writes as warmly and engagingly about the all-important intersection of food, life, love, and loss. This book is a lyrical and deeply intimate journey told through recipes, as only Ruth can do.”—Alice WatersA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: Los Angeles Times, NPR, ...