National Trust Complete Country Cookbook (National Trust Food)

(Hardback)

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A collection of 200 delicious country recipes from the National Trust.
This wonderful collection of 200 traditional recipes brings you the best of British country cooking.There are mouth-watering recipes for every occasion, from soups,starters and light meals to hearty stews and pies, delicious puddingsand teatime treats to fruity jams and spicy chutneys.

The rhythms of rural life influenced country meals and dishes andled to tasty slow-cooked stews and hotpots and the rituals of baking bread, cakes and pies. There is a balance of classic good plain cooking and rich, well-seasoned dishes often rooted in a particular region and focusing on local ingredients.

Choose from time-honoured family favourites such as Slow Roast Belly Pork with Root Vegetables, Shepherds Pie, Apple Cake and Bakewell Pudding, or discover lesser-known regional country gems like CornishFish Pie, traditional Welsh Stew or Cumberland Girdle Cakes.

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"an inviting and useful compilation that every home cook will want to own." --Publishers Weekly

Author Bio

Laura Mason was raised on a farm in Upper Wharfedale, Yorkshire. A highly respected food historian, her books include Good Old-Fashioned Roasts, The National Trust Farmhouse Cookbook and The National Trust Complete Country Cookbook (all published by National Trust Books).