Description
'Cookery Book of The Year' Guild of Food Writers Awards
Shortlisted for the Andre Simon Awards
Nominated for The Bookseller Cookery Book Award, Sponsored by Foyles
What happened when one of today's best-loved food writers had a change of appetite? Here are the dishes that Diana Henry created when she started to crave a different kind of diet - less meat and heavy food, more vegetable-, fish- and grain-based dishes - often inspired by the food of the Middle East and Far East, but also drawing on cuisines from Georgia to Scandinavia.
Curious about what 'healthy eating' really means, and increasingly bombarded by both readers and friends for recipes that are 'good for you', Diana disocovered a lighter, fresher way of eating. From a Cambodian salad of prawns, grapefruit, toasted coconut and mint or North African mackerel with cumin to blood orange and cardamom sorbet, the magical dishes in this book are bursting with flavour, goodness and colour. Peppering the recipes is Diana's inimitable writing on everything from the miracle of broth to the great carbohydrate debate. Above all, this is about opening up our palates to new possibilities. There is no austerity here, simply fabulous food which nourishes body and soul.
Follow Diana Henry on her year-long culinary journey towards lighter and healthier but no less delicious food.
About the Author
Diana Henry is one of the UK's best-loved food writers with book sales of more than 950,000 copies worldwide. She has regular columns in the Sunday Telegraph and Waitrose Weekend, her work has appeared in BBC Good Food, House & Garden, Delicious and beyond, and her broadcast appearances include BBC Radio 4. Diana has won numerous awards for her journalism and books, including Cookery Journalist of the Year and Cookbook of the Year from the Guild of Food Writers; Cookery Writer of the Year and Cookery Book of the Year at the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards; Food Book of the Year at the Andre Simon Food & Drink Book Awards; and a James Beard award. Her last four new books - A Bird in the Hand, Simple, How to Eat a Peach and From the Oven to the Table - were all instant Sunday Times Top 10 Bestsellers. www.dianahenry.co.uk instagram.com/dianahenryfood twitter.com/DianaHenryFood
Reviews
Diana Henry's passion is infectious and her recipes tantalising. -- Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
There are just so many recipes I long to try out - my copy is littered with post-its. -- Nigella Lawson on Salt, Sugar, Smoke
Everything Diana Henry cooks I want to eat. -- Yotam Ottolenghi
Can't wait to cook from it (reading this in bed this arvo). -- Nigella Lawson (tweeted on receiving her copy)
As ever, her recipes are gorgeously greed-inducing, and the feel of the book - the beauty of its photographs should be mentioned here - is calmly but gloriously uplifting. -- Nigella Lawson
Absolutely gorgeous and so inspiring! -- Jack Monroe (author of A Girl Called Jack)
A committed pleasure-monger, turning out really good recipes that scream to be made over and over again. -- Emma Sturgess * Metro *
This is the cookbook we have all been waiting for. * Eat Travel Live Magazine *
Our favourite food book so far this year. * Foodepedia *
It's obvious which cookbooks are the most used on my kitchen shelf. Dog-eared and besmattered, they include all that Diana Henry has ever written. * The Sunday Telegraph *
Diana meets the challenge of improving your diet without sacrificing flavour. * BBC Good Food Magazine *
Share with good friends. * Country & Town House *
I'm dedicating this month to following as many of her recipes as possible. * Psychologies *
Deliciously Healthy! * The Mail on Sunday YOU *
This is good food for people who love eating. * Saga *
With nods to the Middle East, Thailand and Japan, her delicate, fragrant dishes are just what we're craving. * Red *
Once in a while a cookbook comes along that has you drooling long before you actually cook anything from it. * A Little Bird *
[Diana Henry's] been on a mission to seek out food that's good for you but doesn't involve denial, smug abstinence or (natural consequence of both) gloom. The results are light, fresh and full of flavour. -- Karen Barnes, Editor * Delicious *
Henry's passion for food, as well as a considerable amount of research, shines through this book, which provides ample inspiration for a healthy menu with a difference. -- Neil Gerrard * Caterer & Hotelkeeper *
One of the best flavour queens out there... the recipes are invigorating and lovely. * Bath Chronicle *
Who says vegetables are boring? Diana Henry scoured the world for recipes that are 'good for you' but don't skimp in flavour. * The Times *
Proof that healthy eating can be tasty too.
As featured in Best Food Books 2014 * The Week *
In every one I tried, the flavors sparkled, the colors on the plate glowed, the dishes truly satisfied. * The New York Times *
Book Information
ISBN 9781845337841
Author Diana Henry
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Mitchell Beazley
Publisher Octopus Publishing Group
Weight(grams) 1182g
Dimensions(mm) 268mm * 180mm * 41mm
