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Notes from a Small Kitchen Island

‘I want to eat every single recipe in this book’ Nigella Lawson

Debora Robertson author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:7th Jul '22

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Discover the cookbook you'll never want to live without, filled with the secrets to creating delicious home-cooked meals every single day

'I want to eat every single recipe in this book' NIGELLA LAWSON

'There are wonderful tales and recipes here, and lots of wisdom. It's approachable, anchored in real life and a joy to read. I want more' DIANA HENRY

'A wonderful book full of inspiring, simple and time-saving recipes. This should be an everyday book for everybody' TOM KERRIDGE
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Debora Robertson, home cook and renowned food writer, tells how, from the least promising of culinary starts, she learned to love cooking and transformed her cosy kitchen into the beating heart of her home.

Through her stories and recipes, she will whisk you away to hot summers in Languedoc and balmy weeknights in London, revealing the life-changing dishes that made her. Bound together with life- and dinner-saving lessons, Debora has written the essential kitchen companion for every home cook.

From the tastes of Debora's childhood to the recipes she discovered on her travels, to the food she cooks every day . . .
· Leek and ham hock steamed pudding
· Slow roast lamb with Durham salad
· Meemaw's Texan margarita pie
· The best recipe for roast chicken
· Delicious plum cake

Debora will take you by the hand and tell you everything you'll ever need to know about cooking food you'll love time and time again.
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'Foodies will love this joyful cookbook full of must-try recipes and funny anecdotes' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Wonderful. Charmingly miscellaneous in structure, the book is jam-packed with useful tips . . . It celebrates the joy of home cooking, and shows how small tweaks can make a dish stand out * Telegraph *
My idea of the perfect cookbook . . . You want to make every single thing in it . . . Utterly delicious. Reading the book feels exactly like sitting in the kitchen, chatting cosily to a friend while she makes exactly the food you want to eat and dispenses excellent tips -- India Knight * Sunday Times *
Foodies will love this joyful cookbook full of must-try recipes and funny anecdotes * Good Housekeeping *
This sumptuous collection of recipes is at once wildly aspirational and fully down-to-earth. Robertson is like a brilliant aunt - no nonsense, funny, acerbic - so you know the recipes from a life split between London and the Languedoc will work * Great British Food, '10 of the Best Cookbooks of 2022' *
I want to eat every single recipe in this book - even the two for dogs! -- Nigella Lawson
I am so greedily impatient for this book. I want to read it. I want to cook from it. * Nigella Lawson *
Nobody else writing about food in this country has a voice like Debora Robertson's. She is sharp, witty and warm. * Diana Henry *
Debora's food knowledge is exceptional. Her understanding of the food world, writers, cookbooks, chefs and producers, is encyclopaedic. On top of that she's genuinely lovely! * Tom Kerridge *
Debora Robertson is that rare thing: a food writer who combines wit and wisdom. * Lisa Markwell, Food Editor, The Sunday Times *
Debora is the real deal - a proper home cook, writing for home cooks. * India Knight, Columnist and Author *

ISBN: 9780241504673

Dimensions: 247mm x 175mm x 27mm

Weight: 995g

288 pages