Marie Claire Seasonal Kitchen
Marie Claire Seasonal Kitchen is the ultimate recipe collection for home cooks eager to make the most of seasonally available fresh produce. In this vibrant and healthy cookbook, Michele Cranston takes inspiration from light dishes perfect for summer days through to heartier casseroles and soups for cooler weather.Spring is the season of rejuvenation and there’s nothing more satisfying than a bowl of crunchy grains and yoghurt on a crystal clear morning. For a light meal, try an avocado and sumac salad or a delicious crab omelette. Sweet ginger and mint give chicken a springtime twist and a seductive bowl of creamy berries and chocolate crumbs makes the perfect sweet. A chilled pineapple salad on a hot summer day will help you relax before a seafood lunch of steamed fish with watercress salad or grilled lemon prawns with five-spice salt.
Autumn is not a time to mourn the end of all things tropical as this season has its own treats in store. Try a simple and tasty fig and goat’s cheese salad, a warming chestnut and mushroom soup or a tomato and prosciutto risotto for a delicious tummy filler. Winter food means thick and chunky soups, crackly roast meats, creamy mashed potato and rich gooey desserts. Be tempted by a spicy beef stew or a lamb and quince tagine. A veal roll in creamy polenta or velvet pork belly are just some of the many finger-licking meals of hearty goodness.
Marie Claire Seasonal Kitchen includes more than 250 recipes and caters for all occasions. It is the perfect companion to the bestselling Marie Claire Kitchen. These titles are essential resources for every kitchen!
We should revel in fruit and vegetables that are newly harvested as they hold the flavours that best suit each season. And when raw ingredients are freshly plucked from the earth and tree, they require very little work to turn them into great food.
Michele Cranston has been cooking and styling food for 20 years in a career that has included working in various restaurants, setting up an acclaimed café, catering creatively for a food production company and writing about food. Michele’s unique style demonstrates a love of fresh and clean flavours, crisp textures and a strong sense of colour and design. This is her seventh book in the marie claire series. Previous titles include Comfort, Luscious, Kitchen, Zest, Fresh and Food & Drink. All available now.
