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Is this a cookbook?, adventures in the kitchen, Heston Blumenthal ; illustrated by Dave McKean

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Is this a cookbook?

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Heston Blumenthal ; illustrated by Dave McKean

adventures in the kitchen

Well, it's full of Heston's typically brilliant, delicious and inventive recipes, including green gazpacho, beetroot and pea salad, quinoa with vegetables, Moroccan pasties, hemp panna cotta, banana and parsley smoothie, tomato and coffee muffins, parsnip granola, rice ice cream, sherry vinegar posset, cricket ketchup and thyme and orange kombucha, not forgetting popcorn chicken with real popcorn. Every recipe is simple, straightforward and totally do-able. This is Heston at his most accessible. But there's so much more. Each of the 70 recipes is accompanied by Heston's thoughts, stories, insights and hacks, turning each cooking session into a journey that'lll excite and inspire and reveal a whole world of culinary possibilities and fresh perspectives. It's the next best thing to having Heston as your sous-chef. So why not get in the kitchen and have an adventure?

Introduction: a quest for quantum gastronomy -- The mindful sandwich: why don't we take a moment and slow things down? -- Heston's breakfast bar: when do you want to start the day? -- Seven soups: what do you feel like eating? -- A composed salad: why did the tomato blush? -- Culinary excursions and explorations: where do you want to eat tonight? -- Traditional deliciousness: why don't we all get together over a classic? -- A bit on the side: do you want a sauce, dip or condiment with that? -- The fermentation station: ready to get to grips with the gut-brain and the brain-gut? -- Feed the world: how about exploring some alternative edibles? -- Just desserts: fancy something sweet? -- Continuation: what's cooking?