Description

Bestselling TV cook Rachel Allen brings her down-to-earth style and easy-to-follow recipes to entertaining in this, her ‘Entertaining At Home’ cookbook.

Even the most confident of cooks can find preparing food for friends and family nerve wracking. However, in this beautiful, fully illustrated cookbook, Rachel shows you how easy entertaining can be, and with her doable, delicious recipes there's no need to worry!

Whether you want to cater for a weekend dinner party, organise a fun children's party, cook for a large gathering or celebrate an anniversary with a romantic meal, Rachel will take you step-by-step through the preparation, cooking and table setting. Including both simple but stunning dishes and slightly more demanding recipes that will encourage you to stretch your culinary skills, she always keeps the novice cook in mind. Her wise words, clever hints and tips and, above all, irresistible recipes will inspire readers to cancel their dinner reservations and entertain at home – no matter what the occasion or number of people.

Recipes Include
* Tagliatelle with smoked salmon and avocado
* Pork rillettes
* Sweet rotato and chickpea tagine
* Slow roast ginger and citrus shoulder of pork
* Peaches with mascarpone, walnuts and honey
* Crab, chorizo and anchovy toast
* Raspberry and amaretto tart

About the author(s)

Rachel Allen is a busy TV chef, mother, and teacher at the world-famous Ballymaloe Cookery School. She is the author of five cookery books, including bestsellers "i"Rachel's Favourite Food at Home, Rachel's Food for Living"/i" and "i"Bake"/i". Her extremely popular cooking programmes have been broadcast on RTE, the BBC, and also internationally.

Rachel lives in County Cork with her husband Isaac, their two sons and baby daughter, and their dog Buddy.

Reviews

‘Fancy a casual supper with your family or a big feast to mark a special occasion? TV cook Rachel Allen has a recipe to suit. She takes you from preparation to table with minimum fuss, plenty of tips and menu ideas for dinners, brunches and lunches, cocktails and desserts.’ – Waitrose Kitchen

Reviews for Previous Titles

‘A natural TV chef: relaxed, articulate and knowledgeable’ – Sunday Times

‘With her finely-etched patrician features and delicious recipes, Rachel manages to do what Nigella Lawson never could. She makes us believe we can do what she does…’ – Irish Post

‘We’re big fans of Rachel Allen here at Delicious.’ – Delicious Magazine

‘Food for real people’ – Irish Examiner

‘The book I've taken to most this season is by the Irish Nigella (except prettier, blonde and a better cook), Rachel Allen. Her BAKE is simply and engagingly written: one irresistible thing after another’ – Melanie McDonagh, Evening Standard

‘As wholesome and attractive as its charming author, (…) it is well thought out and accessibly written, with the emphasis on relaxed family meals. (…) Ideal for anyone who needs to cook on a regular basis but hasn’t much experience.’ – Sunday Telegraph

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