Something from Nothing: A Cookbook
By (Author) Alison Roman
Quadrille Publishing Ltd
Quadrille Publishing Ltd
11th November 2025
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Health and wholefood cookery
Cookery dishes and courses / meals
Hardback
304
Width 207mm, Height 260mm
Something from Nothing is Alison Roman's handbook for home cooks in a hurry, delivering quick, stress-free recipes that still pack a punch in both flavour and style.
In Something from Nothing, New York Times bestselling author Alison Roman teaches you how to make stunning meals in a flash using a well-stocked pantry, a handful of ingredients, and foolproof tips. Flavourful and unfussy, the recipes in this book help you to put food on the table faster by showing you how your pantry can open up a world of possibilities for your next meal. Alison shows you how to lean into flexible, easy, off-the-cuff cooking, by using hard-working ingredients, leaving you asking, How did something so delicious come from basically nothing
With chapters on snacks and starters, soups and stews, vegetable and salads, pasta, beans, rice and other grains, meat and fish, youll find classic recipes with a signature Alison spin, such as Pork Noodle Soup with Ginger and Greens, Long-Cooked Sticky Zucchini, Creamy Brown Butter Orzo, and Baked Chickpeas with Harissa and Fennel.
Alison knows what its like to be pressed for time, whether youre feeding yourself on a busy weeknight or hosting a last-minute dinner party. For quick recipes that still dazzle, Something from Nothing shows you how to justify every box, bottle and tin in your storecupboard, making each one work for you.
Alison Romanis the host of theHome Moviesseries on YouTube and author of A Newsletter, the most popular food newsletter on Substack. Prior to that, she was a columnist for theNew York Times Foodsection and a former senior food editor atBon Apptit. The author ofDining In,Nothing FancyandSweet Enough, Alison has worked professionally in kitchens such as New York's Momofuku Milk Bar and San Francisco's Quince. Originally from Los Angeles, she now lives in Brooklyn. Her platform continues to grow since her first bookDining In, her Instagram following has jumped from 66k to 777K.