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Peckish

An Inspirational Collection of Winning Chicken Dinners
Brief Description
A collection of winning chicken dinners, for any day of the week. Peckish is a compendium of winning ways to cook chicken: the necessary next book from Ed Smith, the award-winning author of Good Eggs. In Peckish, Ed Smith showcases over 80 straightforward chicken recipes that... Read More
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Peckish

A one-stop-shop for chicken inspo.

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A collection of winning chicken dinners, for any day of the week.

Peckish is a compendium of winning ways to cook chicken: the necessary next book from Ed Smith, the award-winning author of Good Eggs.

In Peckish, Ed Smith showcases over 80 straightforward chicken recipes that will have you coming back for more. Arranged by the different cuts of chicken (drumstick, thighs, breast, wings, etc.), as well the whole bird, recipes include midweek meals such as Sherry Cherry Tomato Chicken Traybake, Lemon and Sage Piccata, and Poached Chicken and Asparagus Chopped Salad. You will also find dishes like Buttermilk, Honey and Mustard Roast Chicken, and Chicken and Chestnut Suet Pastry Pot Pie that are worthy of weekend gatherings.

Interspersed with the recipes are suggestions for how you can change up the recipes to suit what you have available, as well as techniques for taking your chicken cookery to the next level.

Perfect for anyone who is peckish for ideas, this book is bound to sate your chicken cravings.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781837833610

Publisher: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 19 March 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Quadrille Publishing Ltd

Illustration: Full-colour photography throughout

DIMENSIONS

Width: 167.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 224

About the Author

Ed Smith (@rocketandsquash) is an award-winning food and recipe writer. After leaving a career as a lawyer for a life in food, he trained as a chef, worked briefly in restaurants and pop-ups, and now cooks, consults, develops recipes, writes and creates.

Ed’s acclaimed cookbooks include Good Eggs, Crave,On the Side and The Borough Market Cookbook. He regularly contributes recipes to Waitrose Weekend and Waitrose Food Magazine, and has written for all major UK recipe supplements, magazines and online food platforms.

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