A Table Full of Love: Recipes to Comfort, Seduce, Celebrate & Everything Else in Between

(Hardback)

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Home cooked food can be used to nourish our loved ones, as well as ourselves. Whether its a roast chicken shared on a Sunday night, a thick soup to soothe yourself, or American-style cookies to be eaten whilst still warm, it's the ultimate form of sharing love. With chapters devoted to how food can Comfort, Seduce, Nourish, Spoil and Cocoon, Skye McAlpine has exactly the right recipe for every moment of connection be it: - An elegant dish to make someone fall in love with you - Scallops with Buttery Brandy Gratin - A satisfyingly reliable meal for everyday family life - Polpette di Ricotta with Tomato Sauce - A go-to recipe for a very old friend - Chocolate, Coconut and Cherry Cake - Or something deeply simple to eat alone - Spaghetti with Pistachio and Lemon With hand-marbled patterns and glorious recipes and photography, A Table Full of Love is a beautiful cookbook. It invites us to pull up a chair to Skyes delightfully aspirational and unabashedly romantic table.

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'To cook for someone is surely one of the greatest expressions of love, from a simple plate of pasta to a towering birthday cake - I want to make it all' * Anna Jones *
'Foolproof, elegant recipes' * Vogue *

Author Bio

Skye McAlpine is a cookery writer who believes that food tastes best when shared with others. She is the author of two other books, A Table in Venice and A Table for Friends, writes a monthly column for The Sunday Times and has contributed to publications from around the world, including vogue.com, Vanity Fair, Corriere della Serra and Conde Nast Traveller. In 2021 she launched her own curated range of homeware, Skye McAlpine TAVOLA. Skye divides her time between London and Venice with her husband, Anthony, and two sons, Aeneas and Achille. @skyemcalpine