Exceptionally good for you, fish and seafood are quick to cook, and adaptable to a global sweep of diverse cuisines. And yet many of us are frightened of cooking fish, unsure of how to prepare it, and wary of those fast cooking times and narrow margins of error. Armed with the advice and recipes in these books, and a little courage, you can develop knowledge and confidence in preparing some of nature's most delicious and nutritious foods.
Cooler weather calls for heartier food: cue savory pies, warming soups, the return of root vegetables, a multitude of mushroom dishes, and seasonal squash and pumpkin served in all sorts of enticing ways.
Curated collections from ckbk's editors
Jasvinder Karam, formerly a corporate lawyer in Kuala Lumpur, was asked by her grown-up son if she could share the recipes for the family dishes that she had been making and refining for decades. She decided that rather than just quickly transcribing the recipes, which brought together Chinese, Malay and Indian flavors (the hallmarks of Malaysian cuisine), if she was going to embark on this project, she would produce a fully-fledged cookbook of the meals that graced the family’s dining table from claypot chicken rice and masala fish patties to Canton prawn noodles and lamb dalcha. Read more in ckbk co-founder Nadia Arumugam’s profile of the author.
The Harvest Festival is a celebration of all the bounty of an annual crop, often held as the winter approaches in thanks for the spring and summer produce as it comes to an end. In Britain this festival has been celebrated since pagan times, is usually in late September or early October, and with an individual Sunday being the focus of celebrations—this year it will be October 4.
Amanda Berne is a huge fan of kitchen gadgets—especially the ones that make food that much more delicious and easy to prepare. In the latest Consuming Passions piece, she reflects on how the pressure cooker has become the stalwart of her kitchen—whether for making prep easier or long-cooking times faster.
Newly added to ckbk Family Thai: Bringing the Flavors of Thailand Home is the debut cookbook of chef, TV personality, and Thai food advocate Arnold Myint, who was raised in Nashville. Arnold’s mother and father—Thai and Burmese immigrants respectively—founded International Market & Restaurant in 1975. It was instrumental in the diversification of Nashville’s culinary landscape, and now with Arnold in charge remains at the centre of Nashville’s restaurant scene.
Chef and culinary consultant Anjula Devi is celebrated for her skill in bringing nuanced and bold Indian flavors and a mastery of spices to those fortunate enough to eat her food, and through her cookbooks.
Her latest book 15 Minute Indian: One-pan Recipes Using Minimal Steps & Ingredients is newly added to ckbk, and we sat down with Anjula to talk through its creation, and her journey to chef and cookbook author. It is a unique book, with its emphasis on creating maximum flavor while remaining health conscious and fitting into a busy lifestyle.
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