Notes from a Small Kitchen Island: 'I want to eat every single recipe in this book' Nigella Lawson

by Debora Robertson

Overview

Recipes and stories that celebrate the joys and quirks of domestic life, written with candid warmth and humor

"I am so greedily impatient for this book. I want to read it. I want to cook from it."Nigella Lawson

In Notes from a Small Kitchen Island, food writer Debora Robertson presents a charming miscellany of recipes that celebrate the joys of home and the memories we make in it, collected over the years as she cooked her way through the various kitchens that came in and out of her life.

From nostalgic recipes remembered from childhood, to accidentally Turkish suppers created with ingredients from her local Hackney high street; from feasts improvised in her French holiday cottage to food cooked for the best of friends, Debora's recipes encapsulate the comforts and adventures to be found in the everyday. You'll also learn how to throw a party without losing your mind and what food writers really eat for lunch (mostly toast!).

A chronicle of domestic life, this book comprises decades of fieldwork in the author's natural territory: her kitchen.

Includes metric measures.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780241504673
Publisher:	Penguin Random House UK
Publication date:	05/23/2023
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.69(w) x 9.44(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Debora Robertson is a journalist, writer and editor specialising in all matters domestic, from food, homes and gardens to modern manners, dogs and decluttering. She regularly writes for national newspapers and magazines, including The Daily Telegraph, Delicious magazine, Sainsbury's magazine, The Daily Mail, The Guardian, The Independent, Country Life and BBC Good Food.

Table of Contents

Contents
Introduction5
Chapter 1
Not like mother used to make6–19
Chapter 2
Stoke Newington, mon amour20–35
Chapter 3
Accidentally Turkish36–49
Chapter 4
How to throw a party without losing
your mind50–69
Chapter 5
Busy doing nothing: the weekend
kitchen70–83
Chapter 6
No one wants brunch84–97
Chapter 7
Why everyone hates picnics98–113
Chapter 8
How to survive having people to stay
114–135
Chapter 9
Uninstagrammable, that’s what you are
136–145
Chapter 10
What food writers really eat, mostly toast
146–155
Chapter 11
Bone appétit!156–161
Chapter 12
Marmalade days162–171
Chapter 13
How to be a farmer in the privacy
of your own kitchen172–177
Chapter 14
Cake will save you178–195
Chapter 15
How to cook on holiday196–203
Chapter 16
Texan summers204–213
Chapter 17
How living in Soviet Russia taught
me to cook214–233
Chapter 18
I never met a baguette I didn’t like234–259
Chapter 19
Falling off the edge260–273
Menus274–277
Acknowledgements278–279
Index280–287

Editorial Reviews

‘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

‘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

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