The Telegraph has lots of Diana’s recipes on their website. For a book about leftovers & waste it doesn’t feel depressingly frugal at all. It’s a beautifully made book with colourful & inspiring recipes. It’s a book written for home cooks and it doesn’t expect you to go and spend hundreds of pounds on equipment and ingredients which you end up using only once. Diana’s delicious recipes from all over the world, from Sicily to the Sahara, turn ‘going without’ on its head and make it a pleasure.’ For example, you’ll find delicious roast dinners followed by an abundance of ideas for things to do with the cold meat the next day. It’s the one splattered with ingredients and looking well used (loved).Īs the book says, “Leftovers are at the heart of this book. If you pop in to the cafe you can have a look at our favourite Food from Plenty – it’s up on our cookbook shelf at the back of the cafe. Posted in Menus | Tagged 2011, alan bennett, book club, book tree, books, buttercup cafe, charles dickens, christmas, cookbook, literary review of the year, ottolenghi, patti smith, reading, the beano, The Buttercup | 3 Replies In praise of Diana Henryĭiana Henry's brilliant 'Food From Plenty' published by Mitchell Beazleyĭiana Henry writes for The Telegraph and has written several genius cookbooks. Who would have known! A great piece of recycling which we’re sure the Guardian would be most proud of. The mag makes the most robust of Christmas trees. Have you spotted Ilaria’s handmade paper christmas trees in the cafe?They are made from the Guardian’s The Guide supplement. “A beautifully illustrated, magical book by Jane Ray about a wild, chocolate eating fairy that moves into a doll’s house and causes havoc.”Īnd Jasper says his best book of the year will always be The Beano Annual. He’s chosen, Whip Hand, “a classic racing thriller”.įlora’s pick for younger Buttercup visitors is The Doll’s House Fairy. Will says his pick of the year has to be a Dick Francis. Will's pick of the books for 2011: Dick Francis' Whip Hand (And yes, we’re all very excited about Great Expectations on the telly this Christmas. Mr & Mrs Boffin, Mr Venus and Mr & Mrs Veneering – surely some of the best character names ever. Sophie says Dickens’ Our Mutual Friend is her read of the year. A wonder that he sleeps at night! He’s picked Nemesis by Jo Nesbo (Scandinavian crime fiction) as his best this year. Crime, murder and extortion are his favourites. Puff G (known as Geoffrey to some) is king of the audiobook. “An elegant cookbook fresh recipes that work well after inevitable over-indulgences of Christmas cooking! Try the globe artichokes with crushed broad beans”.Ĭlaire says The Healing Code will change your life! “And Sue Minns’ Soulmates is a great book to reflect on both good & bad relationships in your life.” Ideal for those New Year’s resolutions. A collection of vegetarian recipes from Yotam’s Guardian column which has been running for the last 4 years. Dark and captivating.”įlora recommends Ottolenghi’s Plenty. Harvey’s picked Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Make sure you’re feeling robust before reading this bleak biography.Īmanda says, “ In Watermelon Sugar by Richard Brautigan (first published in 1968) is a perfect balance between beauty and tragedy.” Helena’s picked the moving and very cleverly written Stuart: A Life Backwards by Alexander Masters. Oh, and it has a very cool photo on the cover too. A great description of a hip, New York world of artists, writers and musicians in the 1970s. Dani-Lola's best read of 2011: Patti Smith's Just KidsĪnother team pick is Patti Smith’s autobiography, Just Kids.
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