The holidays are underway and the Easter weekend is imminent. If you are catering for a houseful and would like some breakfast ideas, take a look at our cookbook showcase for Making Breakfast or Brunch Memorable. A batch of Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes should keep everybody happy and well fuelled.
Read MoreThe latest new title to be added to ckbk is Simple and Delicious Vegan. Ramona Andrews caught up with the book’s author, social media superstar Michaela Vais, who blogs at Ela Vegan and has more than one million followers on Instagram.
Read MoreEaster marks the point in the Christian calendar when the penitential forty-day period of Lent is over. Named after the Norse goddess of spring and rebirth Eostre, it is a time to celebrate after the winter fast, to share sweetness and abundance. There is regional variation in Easter foods, but what they have in common is that all-important rich sweetness and reference to the new season of warmth and harvest ahead.
Read MoreAs Easter approaches, food writer and Registered Nutritionist Joy Skipper reflects on her passion for chocolate and shares findings from her recent travels around southern India, visiting cacao plantations and chocolate makers.
Read MoreWhen pharmacist Ashley Madden was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in her early twenties, she began to make drastic changes to her lifestyle and career, and looked deeply at the relationship between her food and her health.
Studies in holistic nutrition led her to develop a tasty repertoire of vegan, dairy-free, gluten-free, and oil-free recipes and to create a blog, Rise, Shine, Cook.
We caught up with Ashley to discover her top healthy dishes from her best-selling debut, The Plant-Based Cookbook, and to find out how she cuts through the noise around health and food.
Read MoreBrought up in Alsace, and famed for his elegant infusion of classical French cuisine with Asian inspiration, Jean-Georges Vongerichten is undoubtedly one of the most influential chefs in the world. His eponymous restaurant Jean Georges in New York City boasts three Michelin stars, and he is the chef-owner of dozens of restaurants across more than fourteen cities globally. We are excited to bring you his celebrated book Jean-Georges: Cooking at Home with a Four-Star Chef.
Read MoreOnce whilst in Malawi, Africa, I visited a local food market and my new friends chose a chicken to buy. We drove 15 miles back home with it in the back of the car, privately promising myself that I wouldn’t give it a name. As soon as we entered the shack, we slit its neck, drained the blood, plucked it, cooked it and enjoyed a delicious and hearty meal celebrating us simply being together. We ate the entire chicken, including the feet, and left only the beak….
Read MoreThere are those who would say that the best part of any meal is the pudding! We’ve put together cookbook showcase A Pick of Puddings to celebrate the joy of the sweet course.
Read MoreAt ckbk we know that there are countless women in food, cooking, writing, teaching, making the world a better and more delicious place. But in honor of both IWD and Women’s History Month, we bring a special handful of them to your attention, showing the great influence they’ve had on food throughout the ages.
Read MoreWith Maze: The Cookbook added to ckbk this week, we spoke to chef and restauranteur Jason Atherton to find out what it was like being part of a movement of chefs who fundamentally changed the way people think about food in the UK.
Read MoreChef, restaurateur, food writer, and leading light of the British food scene, Mark Hix has always had a passion for fish. Growing up on the Dorset coast, initially his focus was on catching them rather than cooking them. As a chef, and in his book Fish etc. his focus is on sustainable enjoyment of the riches the sea has to offer, and on teaching the home cook all they need to know to master any aspect of fish cookery.
Read Moreckbk users in the US, UK and Japan can now order ingredients for same day deliver via Amazon Fresh.
Read MoreMarcus Bawdon is obsessed by cooking with fire. It’s an all-encompassing passion that he loves to share with people via his vibrant Country Wood Smoke website, Facebook group and YouTube channel; through demonstrations and appearances at food and BBQ festivals across Britain, and as editor of UK BBQ Mag. He was crowned king of Meatopia BBQ festival, is a judge at BBQ events such as Grillstock, and makes regular appearances in the media to talk all things related to outdoor cooking.
Read MoreIn the Christian calendar Ash Wednesday signals the start of Lent, and the fast that precedes Easter. This year it falls on February 22. The day before, Tuesday February 21, is Shrove Tuesday, or Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) – the feast before the fast. This is celebrated with rich and sweet foods, ostensibly to use up some of those ingredients before they are put away for the duration. But it is also a chance to indulge before the period of abstinence and reflection.
Read MoreThomas David DuBois is a Beijing-based historian who studies China’s immeasurably diverse food traditions. He is the author of a forthcoming book on the history of food in China . His Consuming Passion is doubanjiang which Wikipedia describes as “a hot and savoury Chinese bean paste made from fermented broad beans, chili peppers, soybeans, salt and flour”.
Read More“This recipe is a subtle, seductive glance across the room … In my imagination, this is the effortlessly tempting meal that Bogie whipped up for Lauren Bacall, circa 1945, while she lounged around wearing his silk pajamas.”
Read MoreCooking something special for a romantic partner is a time-honored way to make a good impression. But which dishes are most effective? With Valentine’s day just around the corner, we searched ckbk’s collection for tips, and have brought together these recommendations from food writers and chefs for desire-inducing dishes.
Read MoreMark Hix is one of Britain’s best known and best loved chefs; a champion of the kind of food that we truly want to eat, and with the help of his recipes we can make at home. We are thrilled at ckbk to be able to bring you all of Mark Hix’s key cookbooks over the coming weeks. They add up to a masterclass in technique, a depository of delicious ideas, and a wonderful insight into the mind of a chef whose understanding of great flavor is unsurpassed.
Read MoreWhether or not the myth is true – that the Earl of Sandwich called for meat between two slices of bread in order not to disrupt his card game – the sandwich is a worldwide favorite. Given how easy they are to make, and the endless variety of breads and combinations of fillings, the challenge of a sandwich is in the choosing. We have two new books dedicated to the subject. Consider your sandwich game upped!
Read MoreTaste of Morocco is the third title by the late Robert Carrier to be added to ckbk. Carrier played a pioneering role in enthusiastically advocating good food to audiences in Britain and America in the 60s, 70s and 80s, and his books sold in their millions. He spent several months each year in Marrakesh, and Morocco held a special place in his heart. To mark the appearance of Taste of Morocco on ckbk, Luke Honey remembers the chef and his influence in this author profile.
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