With Christmas day fast approaching, are you still charging wildly along the high street in the hopes of finding something your sister will actually like? Leave the crowds behind, the perfect gift for any food lover in your life – is there anyone in your life that isn’t! – is at your fingertips.
Read MoreNo matter how many office parties or meetups with friends and family the coming weeks hold, Christmas Day itself is central to the holiday season. And for the cook of the household that can mean a lot of work and expectation. Tip one: delegate. Tip two: take your time to look through the wealth of Christmas recipes and resources on ckbk to make your Christmas lunch a pleasure to cook and eat.
Read MoreCanadian Luay Gharafi, the author of Seed to Table: A Seasonal Guide to Organically Growing, Cooking and Preserving Food at Home, joined his local Community Supported Agriculture program in 2009 and was immediately hooked. From there he went on to study in Toronto, enrolling in George Brown University's culinary arts program. In his food, fresh produce, and its cultivation, comes first.
Read MoreThis week we are delighted to welcome La Comida del Barrio: Latin-American Cooking in the USA to ckbk. This 2003 cookbook was the debut title from chef Aarón Sánchez, who is now known to millions in his role as a judge on the US edition of Masterchef.
Read MoreWhen bestselling cookbook author and former New York Times columnist Mark Bittman presents you with The Best Recipes in the World: More than 1,000 International Dishes to Cook at Home, you sit up and pay attention. Newly added to ckbk, this book is the gathering of a lifetime of knowledge from one of the best in the business. With many books to his name, Bittman had long wanted to write one bringing together the very best food from around the world.
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again, when we look to the dark side and prepare to outdo last year with ridiculous spooky costumes and an excess of candy. Halloween, or All Hallows’ Eve is a celebration with pagan origins which also now marks the beginning in the Christian calendar of a period dedicated to remembering the dead.
Read MoreVegan cooking used to be niche, and the foods on offer were "same old, same old" with recipes that were worthy but uninspiring. That is no longer the case — there's now now glorious and tasty variety of options for those who want to cook and eat plant-based food. We are pleased to offer two new books to help you on your quest.
Read MoreTake a minute to share your feedback in our ckbk user survey. Your response will help us to improve ckbk, and all responses will be entered in a draw for a chance to win an amazing set of three Japanese kitchen knives!
Read MoreMichigan-based chef and cookbook author Abra Berens has been a James Beard Award semi-finalist for her cooking, and nominated for her debut cookbook Ruffage: A Practical Guide to Vegetables. We are delighted to now have a trio of Berens’ books on ckbk.
Read MoreAs the season turns, our thoughts turn from the bright, light, and leafy, to dishes that are a bit more warming, a bit more substantial, and that make the most of the abundant autumn harvest. Roots, squashes and grains come into their own. Blackberries are still around. Figs, pears, and apples, are at their best.
Read MoreEvery culture, climate and cuisine, has its version of soup. A bowl of soup is something uniquely comforting, and enjoyed by all. Both filling and nourishing, soup can be made out of almost anything, from larder scraps, to the wealth of your autumn harvest. A broth-based soup is one of the healthiest meals around.
Read MoreSeptember 16 marks Mexican Independence Day, an annual celebration remembering the 1810 start of Mexico’s fight for freedom from Spanish rule. It is an opportunity to honor Mexican history, culture, traditions, and food! We are delighted to have two more newly-added books on ckbk from Mexican culinary matriarch Zarela Martinez,
Read MoreSometimes we want some new ideas to get us excited about cooking. What better for ideas than a new cookbook, or three! We’ve added three new titles to the ckbk bookshelves that we think will have you reaching for your pans with glee.
Read MoreWhen partners in work and life Sam and Sam Clark opened their restaurant Moro in Exmouth market in 1997, they started something that has gone on to influence both the kind of food we like to eat, and the way we like to eat it. Restaurants post-Moro are not the same, and they have changed for the better.
Read MoreNigerian cookbook author Tola Akerele is co-founder of the Bogobiri House in Lagos, a boutique hotel and cultural meeting place. Her travels, her work, and her writing, all celebrate the rich range of ingredients and traditions of food from across Nigeria.
Read MoreValentine Warner is serious about good food. In our latest Author Profile, Gabriella English interviews the chef, author and TV presenter. His enthusiasm for his subject jumps out of the screen, and fills his books with food you want to eat. Seasonal foods at their best right now include plums and wild mushrooms and we have recipe suggestions for both – as well as getting ready to celebrate National Potato Day.
How we eat is a vital way to influence how we feel. There are two new books on your ckbk bookshelves that take food and mood seriously. Pescan: A Feel Good Cookbook is a healthy pescatarian collaboration between Australian actress Abbie Cornish and chef Jacqueline King Schiller . Peace, Love & Pasta , meanwhile, offers home cooking from James Beard Award winning chef and TV personality Scott Conant.
Read MoreIf you, or a family member, have a dietary restriction, you know it shouldn’t mean any compromise on flavor, or the types of things you can eat. But the experience of those with allergies all too often involves saying "no" to stay safe, or enduring pale imitations. At ckbk we want everyone to have the recipes they need to make the food they love and so we are delighted to welcome The Friendly Baker to our Free-From bookshelf.
Read MoreWhether you are an experienced chef, cookery student, or home cook, ckbk's essential texts from the world of professional culinary training will help you to refine your skills with detailed step-by-step photography and instructions. If you are serious about patisserie and chocolate, we have two newly-added tomes that offer fully comprehensive coverage of these subjects.
Read MoreWhether it is cool, sunny, or scorching where you are, ckbk is here to keep you cool in the kitchen. Summer holidays mean a different kind of cooking. You might have more time in the kitchen, or be juggling kitchen time with sightseeing and family to attend to. You might be cooking on an unfamiliar holiday-rental stove. Whatever your summer catering means, this is your holiday, and we don’t want it to be stressful. So, we’ve got all the resources for you to enjoy the kind of food that makes your holiday feel like one!
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