Sunday Roast Chicken

Just Roast Chicken
Just Roast Chicken

Just Roast Chicken excerpted from Cook Once, Eat Twice: The ultimate guide to getting the most out of your time spent in the kitchen as featured in the BBC2 TV show by Nadiya Hussain. Photography by Chris Terry.

Cook Once, Eat Twice: The ultimate guide to getting the most out of your time spent in the kitchen as featured in the BBC2 TV show by Nadiya Hussain

Pressed for time to cook in a busy week?

Cook Once, Eat Twice is all about delicious convenience, showing how to get ahead in the kitchen by cooking more efficiently and economically.

Nadiya Hussain shares a host of creative time savers, including trusty batch-cooking and meal-prepping ideas, clever ways to spin leftovers into new meals, simple baked treats that are easy to store and eat later, and even recipes to use up your scraps.

With recipes such as:

  • Chick Pea and Chicken Tray Bake
  • Sticky Honey Mustard Toad in the Hole Burgers
  • Cheese and Lamb Samosas
  • Courgette Spaghetti
  • Cheats Biria Tacos
  • Paneer Karahi
  • Lemon Sherbet Loaf

Nadiya shows how easy it is to stretch your meals, reduce your waste and make life simpler, so you always have satisfying food at your fingertips.
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One­-Pan Chicken Dinner
One­-Pan Chicken Dinner

One­-Pan Chicken Dinner, Bare Minimum Dinners: Recipes and Strategies for Doing Less in the Kitchen by Jenna Helwig. Photography by Linda Xiao.

Bare Minimum DinnersGetting a home-cooked meal on the table every day is an admirable goal, but it shouldn’t get in the way of your life! In Bare Minimum Dinners, Jenna Helwig—food director at Real Simple magazine—shares delicious, easy recipes so you can spend less time in the kitchen and more time enjoying your meal…or doing whatever else you want!

Chapters include: Bare Minimum Time (30 minutes or less); Bare Minimum Ingredients (7 ingredients or less, including salt and olive oil); Bare Minimum Hands-On Time (slow-cooker and Instant Pot meals); Bare Minimum Clean-Up (one-pot/sheet pan/skillet meals); and Bare Minimum Sides (super-simple vegetables, salads, and grains so you can feel good about serving healthy, well-rounded dinners).

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Sunday Roast Chicken
Sunday Roast Chicken

Sunday Roast Chicken, A Parisian Bistro: La Fontaine de Mars in 50 Recipes by Cécile Maslakian. Photography by Delphine Constantini.

A Parisian BistroWelcome to the lively atmosphere of La Fontaine de Mars, a Parisian bistro founded in 1908, nestled in the heart of the French capital. As soon as guests pass through the heavy red curtain, they are captivated by the spirit of a place that has lovingly preserved the traces of its past.

Checkered tablecloths, vintage objects, earthenware tiles, and delicious dishes in generous portions await. Here, you can discover glorious recipes, such as Cassoulet, Porcini Mushroom Pâté., and Strawberry-Pistachio Sabayon, and see the colourful history of La Fontaine de Mars unfold before your eyes.

Neighbourhood regulars, savvy tourists, celebrities (including Robert De Niro, who contributes a foreword, and Mick Jagger), American expatriates, and figures from the world of fashion all frequent this legendary address.

A Parisian Bistro: La Fontaine de Mars in 50 Recipes is available at Amazon.com and Indigo.ca. (more…)