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House & Garden A Year in the Kitchen

Seasonal recipes for everyday pleasure
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House & Garden A Year in the Kitchen by Blanche Vaughan is a delightful culinary journey through the seasons, guiding readers with recipes that celebrate fresh, seasonal ingredients. The book offers a charming collection of dishes that balance traditional and contemporary flavours, with an emphasis on simplicity and accessibility. Each chapter is infused with personal anecdotes and practical tips, making it both an inspirational guide and a practical companion for cooks looking to embrace the changing year in their culinary endeavours.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring seasonal recipes and appreciating the joys of cooking with fresh, garden-inspired ingredients. Crafted by Blanche Vaughan, it offers a delightful blend of culinary inspiration and practical tips for creating delicious dishes throughout the year. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a culinary enthusiast, you'll find plenty to savour in this vibrant, seasonal approach to cooking.

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The first cookbook from Condé Nast's premier lifestyle magazine, House & Garden, with contributions from an array of well-known chefs and recipes by ex-River Café and Moro chef Blanche Vaughan, Food Editor of House & Garden.

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'How many recipes do you make from a typical cookbook? Three? Four? It's not often I come across a book where I want to cook every single one.' – TONY TURNBULL, The Best Cookbooks of 2023, Times

'The elegant simplicity and style of every word and picture in this book are a joy.' – JEREMY LEE

'An engaging and inspiring book of food that is a real pleasure.' – CLAUDIA RODEN

'I love the flavour-dense simplicity of Blanche's recipes, with the garden at their heart. This is exactly how I want to eat.' – SARAH RAVEN

'Seasonal, simple and sensational.' – INDIA KNIGHT

'Blanche Vaughan combines easy-to-achieve recipes with an inspiring voice that encourages experiment, whether you are cooking a simple supper for two or a special occasion feast. Her calm and reflective attitude to cooking is mirrored in the beautiful photographs, while her emphasis on seasonality truly makes it a book for all seasons.' – ALEXANDRA SHULMAN

'These are the recipes I cook at home, dishes that I turn to throughout the year because they answer a craving for a particular thing to eat at a particular time. The recipes evolved from ideas for what to cook and what I chose to include in the food pages of House & Garden each month: a reflection of our appetites, the food growing then, the weather, how we are living and eating each season.'

BLANCHE VAUGHAN

A Year in the Kitchen, written and curated by Blanche Vaughan, Food Editor of House & Garden, shares more than 150 deliciously easy recipes inspired by the seasons.

Recipes include:

  • Asparagus Carbonara (Spring)
  • Summer Greens & Soft-Cheese Pie (Summer)
  • Pumpkin Soup with Gruyere and Sage (Autumn)
  • Claudia Roden's Chicken with Sweet Wine and Grapes (Winter)

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House & Garden A Year in the Kitchen by Blanche Vaughan has been praised for its seasonal approach to cooking, providing readers with inspiration throughout the year. Reviewers appreciate Vaughan's ability to blend simple, accessible ingredients into sophisticated meals. The book is often lauded for its beautiful photography and thoughtful presentation, making it not only a guide, but also a source of culinary inspiration and visual delight.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781784728953

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 September 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Mitchell Beazley

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 202.0mm

Height: 262.0mm

Weight: 1340g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Blanche Vaughan is a food writer and chef who worked at the River Cafe, Moro and St John. She has written for the Guardian and published four books with Weidenfeld & Nicolson including One Pot and Egg. She wrote itsu: the cookbook with Julian Metcalfe. Blanche is Food Editor at House & Garden.

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