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Title Page
Dedication
Introduction
A is for Almond
Spicy almond butter dressing
Chilled almond soup with mojo rojo
Sicilian almond and tomato pesto
Chicken korma
Salted almond toffee
Almond, honey and fig cake
B is for Blue Cheese
Polenta with Gorgonzola and honeyed hazelnuts
Leek and Stilton steamed pudding
Roquefort and honey cheesecake with walnut and pear
Wedge salad with quick pickled onions and buttermilk blue cheese dressing
Blue cheese creamed spinach
Poached plum crumble with blue cheese ice cream
C is for Caramel
Roast duck with miso caramel
Vietnamese caramel and pork hotpot
Banoffee split
Pecan, bourbon and salted caramel cookies
Salted peanut caramel crispy cakes
Walnut caramel cream pie
D is for Dumplings
Canederli alla tirolese with Parmesan broth
Venison and port casserole with Stilton dumplings
Queenie and samphire crystal dumplings
Chickpea and spinach dumplings in a tomato and yoghurt sauce
Southern chicken and jalapeño dumplings
Spotted dick
E is for Eggs
Bacon devilled eggs
Deep-fried quail’s eggs with celery salt mayonnaise
Baked eggs, creamed corn and spinach
Omelette farcie
Rum flip
Pandan and coconut burnt creams
F is for Fat
Cultured butter
Bacon refried beans
Red-braised pork
Lamb ‘porchetta’ with salsa verde
Bourbon and bacon butter
Coconut ice magic
G is for Garlic
Confit garlic, thyme and Parmesan tart
Hot and sour seafood soup with black garlic aïoli
Brined and slow-cooked lamb with flageolet beans, white wine and garlic
Duck fat garlic bread
Georgian griddled chicken on toast
Grand aïoli for heretics
H is for Hot
Blackened jalapeño and avocado slaw
Sweet sriracha cakes
Red lentil and tomato soup with harissa
Green chilli, New Mexico style
Lemongrass and chilli tofu
Meatball curry
Mexican chilli chocolate mousse
I is for Ice
Simple banana and peanut butter ice
Salted brown butter and buttermilk ice cream
Avocado and double lime sorbet
Rum punch ice cream
Simple persimmon, lime and ginger sorbet
Frangelico and espresso granita shots
Ricotta ice cream terrine with fig molasses
J is for Junk
Sweet paprika cheesy chips
Buttermilk onion rings
Vietnamese crispy pork and prawn pancakes (bánh xèo)
Texan queso dip
Homemade butterscotch ‘Angel Delight’
Marathon pie
K is for Kale and other greens
Spinach soup with spiced anchovy butter toasts
Spicy cashew kale crisps
Fava e cavolo nero
Spinach, ricotta and feta tart with hard-boiled eggs
Homemade orecchiette with sausage and kale
Chard gratin with a Gruyère crumb
L is for Leaves
Nice salad
Green herb cauliflower ‘tabbouleh’
Three pea salad with lemon butter dressing
Black kale salad with anchovy dressing
Chicory with beetroot, goat’s cheese and walnuts
Mustard leaves and little gem with bacon vinaigrette and toasted walnuts
M is for Malt
Moules marinières écossaises
Single malt loaf
Rye and porter porridge with bacon, leeks and cheese
Malted milk creams
Triple chocolate malt cake
Black and white shake
N is for Noodles
Japanese carbonara
Baked ziti with sausage and kale
Spicy peanut butter noodles with sprouting broccoli
Beetroot noodles with goat’s cheese, toasted walnuts and baby kale
Spätzle with cheese and onion
Spaghetti with courgette noodles and Parmesan
Vietnamese bún cha
O is for Octopus and other cephalopods
Cambodian stuffed frog-style squid
Coconut squid
Black risotto with eggs
Braised octopus with chickpeas and coriander
Maryland-style octopus sandwich
P is for Potatoes
Baked potato soup
Chorizo baked potatoes with avocado crema
Aloo tikki Scotch eggs
Northern potato salad
Potato, black kale and anchovy pie
Aligot
Tattie scones à la Arnold Bennett
Potato and cauliflower curry with coconut and cashew cream
Q is for Quiver
Tricolore jellies
Goat’s cheese custards with honey-glazed hazelnuts and black olive toasts
Jelly cherry jubilee
Gooseberry and buttermilk pots
Caribbean milk punch jelly
Almond and rosewater blancmange
R is for Rhubarb
Mackerel and samphire tartare with pickled rhubarb
Pork rillettes with rhubarb chutney
Persian lamb and rhubarb stew
Rhubarb Bircher muesli
Rhubarb and marmalade sticky pudding
Rhubarb and custard trifle with an amaretto syllabub
Rhubarb gin granita
S is for Smoke
Charred squash soup with zhoug and toasted pumpkin seeds
Muhammara
Smoked cod’s roe and beetroot dip
Kentucky pulled lamb
Kichri-kedgeree
Smoky black dal with eggs
Smoked mackerel and charred cauliflower gratin with smoked chilli breadcrumbs
Bacon and split peas with a quick mustard pickle
T is for Toast
Burnt toast powder
White beans on toast
Duck and sherry pâté with pickled figs and pistachios
Southern cheese on toast
Salmon and coriander tartare with avocado and wasabi cream on toasted rye
Mexican torta with black beans, chorizo, avocado and goat’s cheese crema
U is for Umami
Shrimp and grits with bacon and Parmesan
Courgette fritters with bagna cauda hollandaise
Ox cheeks braised in Marmite
Chargrilled Caesar salad
Crunchy soy-braised pig’s tails
Broccoli and edamame salad with Korean dressing
Dashi pickles
Green lamb kebabs
V is for Violets and other edible flowers
Crab with ricotta and lemon zest and an elderflower and cucumber salad
Fig and goat’s cheese olive oil flatbread with lavender honey
Geranium and apple snow
Marzipan violets
Scandi saffron buns
Shrikhand, or spiced saffron and pistachio yoghurt
Rose petal vodka
W is for Wild
Roast new potatoes with wild garlic dressing
Scrambled eggs with crab and samphire
Wild garlic bread
Michaelmas mess
Almond rice pudding with blackberry and apple compote
Bramble old-fashioned
X is for Xmas
Bread and walnut sauce
Georgian aubergine rolls with walnut sauce and pomegranates
Brussels sprout, hazelnut and lemon zest salad with goat’s cheese
Spiced pumpkin and Parmesan pie with chestnuts
Turkey mole poblano
Tangerine and pomegranate salad with spiced Pedro Ximénez syrup and Marcona almonds
Y is for Yeast
Georgian cheesebread (khachapuri)
Buckwheat pikelets
Pissaladière
Marmite and cheese mini doughnuts
German plum bread with almond cream
Wholesome loaf
Z is for Zest
Slow-roast tomato pasta with lemon salt, ricotta and basil
Mediterranean ceviche
Peach and mozzarella salad with crispy lemon zest and basil
Candied peel
Pistachio and pink grapefruit cake
Chocolate orange cheesecake
Pomelo sour
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