Newsletter: Inspiration for your holiday cooking 🎄 + new Asian cookbooks on ckbk 🍜

🎄Enjoy 25% off ckbk Premium Membership for the festive season 🎄  Help and inspiration for your Christmas cooking Does your heart sink at the number of people to cook for, and the number of meals to be cooked, at this time of year? We’re here to help you turn the marathon of Christmas cooking from a chore into a joy. Whether you need your hand held, or want to explore new recipes, we have tips, and tricks, and scrumptious dishes galore. Culinary know-how doesn’t get much finer than Le Cordon Bleu, and their Christmas: Le Cordon Bleu Home Collection has everything covered. Find recipes for Stollen, Yule Log, and let them guide your Roast Turkey with Bread Sauce and Gravy. We recommend the Ice Cream Christmas Pudding if you want an alternative to the original. For a proper Christmas Pudding, try this from The Official Downton Abbey Christmas Cookbook. This well researched book traces English Christmas traditions back into history, unearthing forgotten dishes. Try this recipe, originally published in 1906, for sweet Chestnut Puddings. For history and wit, and to explore the origins of Christmas dishes present and long forgotten, At Christmas We Feast is a must read. Recipes include Pepper Cake, a relative of gingerbread that is still popular in Yorkshire. There is also a recipe for Brawn, so you could prepare the 17th Century meat dish at home – although you might have to settle for pork rather than the traditional wild boar! For Christmas razzmatazz nowhere does it better than The Big Apple. To put the sparkle into your holiday season New York Christmas is all you need – from Candy Cane Cupcakes to Eggnog. And there could be few things better after one too many, or more New York, than a Reuben Sandwich.   To explore further see our Christmas Cookbook showcase. Find more than 180 Christmas sides Pictured above: Juleand from Copenhagen Cult Recipes by Christine Rudolph and Susie Theodorou A wealth of resources for Asian cooking We are spoilt for choice with some tempting new additions to the ckbk bookshelf. While Anita Lo’s Cooking Without Borders takes influence from an exciting diversity of cuisines, starting with those of her Malaysian mother and Chinese father, we can also look at individual locations with this crop of new books. In Everyday Thai Cooking author Katie Chin brings her cuisine within reach of home cooks, making Thai recipes achievable for the time-strapped, and offering suggestions for alternative ingredients. Try Mango and Prawn Salad, or Beef with Red Chili Paste and Lime Leaves. Friends Taekyung Chung and Debra Samuels share a passion for Korean food in their book The Korean Table. Care and attention is given to those condiments that are so particular to the cuisine – such as White Kimchi, Seasoned Red Pepper Paste and Pine Nut Mustard Dressing. Try the Korean classic Glass Noodles with Beef and Vegetables. Let Djoko Wibisono take you on a trip to his food-obsessed island nation with The Food of Singapore. Reflecting its multicultural background, Singapore’s food culture is drawn from the diverse immigrants who have settled there. Try the Indian fried noodle dish Mee Goreng, or Malay Chicken Satay. And for dessert try Chinese Sweet Red Beans with Coconut Cream. Our South East Asian and Korean bookshelves have even more cookbooks from these regions to explore.    Nisha Katona’s new cookbook: Meat Free Mowgli Nisha Katona is one of ckbk’s most popular authors and we are delighted to welcome her latest cookbook. In Meat Free Mowgli she applies her trademark fresh, spice-packed and family-friendly modern Indian culinary style to vegan and vegetarian food. Once again, Nisha weaves her magic, conjuring up incredible flavours with just a handful of carefully paired ingredients.  Don’t forget to sign up for notifications so you will always be the first to hear when new books appear on ckbk. Homemade Hanukkah There is nothing quite like filling your kitchen with the tempting scents of holiday cooking. Hanukkah is celebrated from December 18 to December 26 this year. The eight days give ample time for indulging in the likes of Marc Grossman’s crispy-soft Potato Latkes, or Rose Levy Beranbaum’s sweet and nutty Rugelach. Take the opportunity to master the Perfect Challah. Find these and 9 other tempting recipes in our Homemade Hanukkah collection. What to cook now: brussels sprouts A relative of the cabbage that has only featured in recipe books since the 1800s, brussels sprout heads remain miniature – blowing out into blowsy leaves if not harvested promptly. They’re a staple of the festive table, a vegetable no Christmas should be without. If you’re stuck for ideas on how to make this hardy brassica a flavor standout, our 16 Ways with Brussels Sprouts collection will give you some ideas. Try Brussels Sprouts Pad Thai, or Maple-Mustard Brussels Sprouts with Radicchio and Pecans. They are wonderful roasted in this aromatically spiced dish of Roasted Cauliflower and Brussels Sprouts. 6 of the best party drinks🍸 We’ve got your holiday food covered, but what about the drinks? Here are six ideas to get your parties started. Spiced Winter Kvass from Fermentation by Asa Simonsson Cranberry Gin Fizz & Sidecar from New York Christmas by Lisa Nieschlag and Lars Wentrup Pistachio Nog from Vegan Desserts by Hannah Kaminsky Christmas Cocktail from The Thinking Girl’s Guide to Drinking by Ariane Resnick Mulled Wine from Food and Cooking of Chile by Boris Basso Benelli Pine & Ginger Drink from Home Made Christmas by Yvette van Boven Explore our Christmas books for your holiday cooking plans Forwarded this by a friend? 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