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Eat – The Little Book of Fast Food

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Eat – The Little Book of Fast Food by Nigel Slater is a delightful collection of quick and simple recipes designed for those with busy lifestyles. Focusing on fresh ingredients and uncomplicated methods, the book offers an array of delicious and satisfying meals that can be prepared with minimal fuss. Ideal for both novice and seasoned cooks, it inspires creativity in the kitchen without overwhelming time commitments.
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You might enjoy this delightful work by Nigel Slater if you appreciate quick, flavourful meals that can be prepared without fuss. Ideal for those with busy lifestyles, it offers creative and satisfying recipes using simple techniques and readily available ingredients.

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From the star of BBC One’s ‘Nigel and Adam’s Farm Kitchen’ this beautiful and easy-to-use follow-up to ‘The Kitchen Diaries II’ contains over 600 recipe ideas and is your essential go-to for what to cook every day.

An indispensable fast food cookbook guide with tasty, quick-to-cook recipes from the Sunday Times bestselling author (Cloth-covered, flexible binding)

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From the star of BBC One’s ‘Nigel and Adam’s Farm Kitchen’, this beautiful and easy-to-use follow-up to The Kitchen Diaries II contains over 600 recipe ideas and is your essential go-to for what to cook every day.

Returning to the territory of Nigel’s bestselling Real Fast Food, Eat – The Little Book of Fast Food is bursting with beautifully simple and quick-to-cook recipes, in a stylish and practical flexible format that’s easy to read and use anywhere.

Enjoy sizzling chorizo with potatoes and shallots; a sharp and fresh green soup; a Vietnamese-inspired prawn baguette; a one-pan Sunday lunch.

Chosen by Amazon as the Best Food & Drink Book of the Year and tipped in the Guardian to be the biggest selling cookery title of 2013, the book covers everything from quick meals to share with friends to comfort food. Eat is a new, and highly innovative, classic from Nigel Slater.

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Reviews praise Eat – The Little Book of Fast Food as an instant classic and an essential kitchen companion. Nigel Slater's work is described as making cooking enjoyable and approachable, offering over 600 inspiring recipes within a beautifully produced, compact volume. It's noted for breaking new ground with its delicious and practical recipes, making it a go-to for fast, enjoyable cooking.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780007526154

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 26 September 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Fourth Estate Ltd

Edition: Cloth-covered, flexible binding edition

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 50.0mm

Width: 146.0mm

Height: 201.0mm

Weight: 1040g

Pages: 464

About the Author

Nigel Slater is one of Britain’s most highly regarded food writers. His beautifully written prose, warm personality and unpretentious, easy-to-follow recipes have won him a huge following. He writes an award winning weekly column in the ‘Observer’ and edits their ‘Food Monthly’ supplement, and he is a regular contributor to Sainsbury’s ‘The Magazine’.

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