Scandi Christmas // Brontë Aurellr
Let Brontë Aurell of The ScandiKitchen Café show you how to celebrate your Christmas Scandi-style by sharing her delicious recipes and family traditions. Anyone who has ever been in Scandinavia in December will know that Scandinavians really love Christmas; it’s the season for huddling up in candlelit snowed-in cottages and consuming glögg at every opportunity. Christmas is peak-hygge season all over Norway, Sweden and Denmark; from saffron scented bakes to ‘gingerbread spice in everything!’, Christmas is the time to break the never-ending darkness with edible treats, joyful feelings and warmth, even when it’s cold outside, with this collection of over 80 recipes centred around food, tradition and home comforts.
The Cocktail Hour // Tim Hayward
It’s 6 o’clock: clear your mind of the cares of the day, relax and fix yourself a drink. It’s The Cocktail Hour. The moment Tim Hayward started mixing himself an ‘attitude adjuster’ at the end of the day, his life changed. He realised he was falling in love – with the taste, the image, the ritual and legend, of the cocktail. The Cocktail Hour celebrates not just the recipes but the stories, feelings and nostalgia that a drink can evoke. From Gimlet to Gibson, Manhattan to Margarita, immerse yourself fully and appreciatively in the ritual. Achieve inner peace and equilibrium, take pleasure in the glorious moment of that first sip, and join the innumerable artists, writers, statesmen, actors and intellectual titans who, across the centuries, have discovered the profound joy of The Cocktail Hour.
The Festive Baker // Ben Mervis
An expertly curated and extraordinary collection of more than 170 sweet and savoury baking recipes to mark festive events, celebrations and cultural traditions. For countries and cultures across the globe, special occasions are synonymous with beloved treats: traditional cakes for weddings and birthdays; Bûche de Noël and stollen for Christmas; pumpkin pie for Thanksgiving; date-filled cookies for Eid celebrations; and almond cookies and mooncakes for Lunar New Year. Organised chronologically by month, with a final chapter on year-round bakes, the book includes tiered cakes, yeasted breads, latticed fruit pies, savoury hand pies, cheesy pastries, tarts, cookies, buns and more. It’s all thoroughly researched by food historian and writer Ben Mervis, with contributions from more than 80 bakers around the world.
A Scottish Christmas // Coinneach MacLeod
From Scotland’s bestselling cook book author Coinneach MacLeod, this irresistible collection is packed with everything you need to create the ultimate Scottish Christmas. Brimming with seasonal recipes, this book is a celebration of tradition, warmth and Scottish hospitality. There are bakes to gift and plenty of desserts to carry you right through to the bells of Hogmanay. And because Christmas is about more than what’s on the table, you’ll also find cosy Hebridean-inspired crafts to bring a little handmade magic into your home. Oh, and did I mention the cocktails? Nollaig Chridheil a h-uile duine, agus Bliadhna Mhath Ùr! (Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!) From chicken Braemar with whisky sauce to chocolate yule log cake, clementine margaritas and Westie ‘fairy’ tree toppers, A Scottish Christmas has everything you need!
