Small adventures in cooking

Presents more than 130 recipes for easy-to-prepare dishes that include fresh ingredients in unique combinations, with options for main dishes, appetizers, and desserts.An exciting, irrepressible new voice in food, James Ramsden understands a generation that hesitates to cook anything more demanding than pasta despite being right in step with current trends. Here the influential food blogger and supper club host aims to get his peers out of their culinary rut and experiment with delicious, unexpected and straightforward recipes. Recipes include speedy after-work suppers such as Wasabi Chicken Salad with Rice Noodles, food for friends like Spinach and Chickpea Curry or Szechuan Duck, and delicious slow-cooked dishes such as Braised Short Ribs — all easy and achievable for cooks of any ambition. An exciting, irrepressible new voice in food, James Ramsden understands a generation that, despite being right in step with current trends, hesitate to cook anything more demanding than pasta. Here the influential food blogger and supper club host aims to get his peers out of their culinary rut and experimenting with recipes that are delicious, unexpected and simple. Recipes include speedy after-work suppers such as Wasabi Chicken Salad with Rice Noodles, food for friends like Spinach and Chickpea Curry or Szechuan Duck, and delicious slow-cooked dishes such as Braised Short Ribs—all easy and achievable for cooks of any ambition. Content: Va va voyages -- Exploring the cheap cuts -- Corner shop capers -- Morning missions -- Formal forays -- Feeding the flocks -- Preserves for the pantry -- Surfing the stumbling blocks. A collection of recipes for easy to prepare gourmet dishes