Roast Figs, Sugar Snow

This beautifully crafted cookbook takes you on a culinary journey through the seasons, embracing the heart-warming and soul-satisfying dishes that define autumn and winter cooking. With its evocative writing and stunning photography, Roast Figs, Sugar Snow is more than just a collection of recipes; it’s an ode to the magic of the cold months and the culinary delights they bring. Diana Henry's expertise and passion for seasonal cooking shine through every page, making this book a kitchen essential for any food lover.

Roast Figs, Sugar Snow captures the essence of cold-weather cooking, featuring recipes gathered from Diana's travels to Scandinavia, the French and Italian Alps, Scotland, Ireland, and New England. The dishes range from Alpine treasures of melted cheese to autumnal pies and substantial winter salads, Viennese pastries, festive snow biscuits, and Diana's definitive recipe for warming Irish stew. Each recipe is designed to bring comfort and warmth to your heart as well as your home.

Nigel Slater praises the book, writing, "Roast Figs, Sugar Snow has been in my kitchen since the day I first opened it. Here is a book that celebrates not only the ingredients of the winter shopping bag, the pumpkins and pomegranates, chestnuts and soft, sweet spices, but the heart and soul of the season. Each paragraph is a carol to what makes the cooking of the cold months something to cherish."

Clare Finney calls Diana "The Delia of my generation," while Mark Diacono refers to her as "The food writers' food writer," highlighting her influence and prestige in the culinary world.

Revisited, revised, and refreshed nearly 20 years after its first publication, Roast Figs, Sugar Snow includes a new foreword by Nigel Slater as well as seven new recipes. These updates ensure that Diana’s classic remains as relevant and delicious as ever.

Recipes include:

• Georgian Cheese Pies
• Salad of Smoked Duck with Farro, Red Chicory and Pomegranates
• Pumpkin Tarts with Spinach and Gorgonzola
• Vermont Baked Beans
• Roast Pork with Black Pudding, Apple and Mustard Sauce
• Melting Leg of Lamb with Juniper
• Snow Biscuits
• Skier's Chocolate with Bugnes
• Roast Figs and Plums in Vodka with Cardamom Cream

New recipes in this edition include:

• Hazelnut, espresso and chocolate shortbread
• Crimson leaf, black lentil, roasted grape and walnut salad
• Beetroot and blackberry soup with walnut relish
• Pasta alla norcina
• Ham and haddie pie
• Swedish apple, almond and cardamom cake
• Plum and cardamom galette

Whether you are a seasoned cook or a novice, Roast Figs, Sugar Snow offers a treasure trove of recipes that will inspire you to embrace the colder seasons with open arms and a warm kitchen. Dive into the comforting and delightful world of Diana Henry's cold-weather cooking, and experience the magic of the season's best flavours right at home.