What's Inside?

A practical handbook of cooking tips garnered from years of kitchen experience, friends, family and cookbooks.

Designed for the kitchen

Spiral bound

Lies flat on the worktop. No propping the book open while your hands are covered in flour.

Colour-coded

Each chapter has its own colour strip running down the page edge. Find any section at a glance.

Notes pages

Blank pages throughout for jotting down your own tips, variations and discoveries.

Alphabetical

Every chapter is sub-divided alphabetically, making it quick and easy to find a specific technique.

Chapters

Introduction

General Tips

Oven Temperatures

Kitchen Layout

Kitchen Essentials & Gadgets

Store Cupboard

Herbs & Spices

Cooking Terms & Methods

Stocks

Sauces

Soups

Eggs & Dairy

Fish

Meat

Poultry & Game

Vegetables

Pasta & Rice

Fruit

Baking & Desserts

Freezing & Preserving

Some example tips

A small taste of what's in the book.

The saffron test

How to spot fake saffron from the real thing.

Lump-free béchamel

A simple method for a smooth sauce.

Umami lamb

An unlikely ingredient to give your roast lamb a wonderful lift.

Storing eggs

Why the fridge is not the best place, and why they should be upside down.

Strawberries

An old French method for enhancing their flavour.

How to get a copy

Available at The Stansted Park Farm Shop, or direct via the contact form.