Make vegetables the star of the show this summer with this quartet of inspiring veg-based recipe books. Authored by writers each with a slightly different approach, they are united by a love of good food. This is the kind of vegetarian cuisine everyone will love.
Prue Leith and Peta Leith
Indian cooks are rightly respected for the care, attention – and sheer creativity – afforded to cooking vegetables and meat-free meals. This collection of recipes features comforting curries and dishes that put vegetables center-stage and recipes that make inexpensive, simple ingredients (such as beans, lentils, and chickpea/gram flour) the deserving stars of the show.
Curated collections from ckbk's editors
Plant Feasts – Frankie Paz’s debut cookbook was published in April 2024, and is now available in full to ckbk Premium Members. TV Producer and Women in the Food Industry Ambassador Antonia Lloyd, who talks candidly with Frankie about her overcoming drug addiction and then appearing on Jamie Oliver’s Cookbook Challenge for Channel 4.
Memorial Day is an American federal holiday to honor US military who have died in service. Celebrated since 1868, since 1971 it has been designated as the last Monday each May. Memorial Day weekend – this year May 25-27 – is an annual get together that also marks the start of summer cooking and outdoor dining. It's also a long Bank Holiday weekend in the UK which means it is time to dust off the grill!
Christine McFadden is a cookbook author and closet botanist. Her book Pepper: The spice that changed the world is available in full on ckbk. In this contribution to our Consuming Passions series she explains why cabbage, in all its forms, holds a special fascination.
Alongside introducing the publication of a new edition of Brew it Yourself, this week’s newsletter also includes 6 of the best refreshing summer drinks, and a selection of seasonal ideas for peas
To celebrate the release of a brand new edition of Brew it Yourself by Nick Moyle and Richard Hood, we asked award-winning drinks journalist Laura Hadland to look at the panopoly of beverages you can make for yourself with recipes from ckbk’s virtual bookshelves. Let ckbk be your guide as you ferment and infuse your way to a delicious drinks cabinet, making use of your garden’s (or local market’s) excess produce along the way…
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