The Art of the Larder

by Claire Thomson

"This is going straight on the shelf by my cooker. Many people have tried to write a useful ‘store cupboard’ cookbook. Claire Thomson has succeeded." —Diana Henry

The Art of the Larder presents 150 dishes that offer everyday meal solutions, all with store cupboard basics at their heart. An organized, methodical and economical kitchen cupboard can be life-changing. Knowing that you can always have a simple, healthy, delicious meal at your fingertips will revolutionise the way you cook and shop. Food writer Claire Thomson takes you through the essentials, from flours and grains to pulses, pastas, and spices, as well as dried fruits, nuts and seeds for instant dessert or breakfast solutions. By combining larder staples with a little fresh produce, you can enhance your dinner or just make a store cupboard supper from scratch. With dishes including buckwheat crêpes, sour cherry and pistachio pilaf, firecracker noodles, red lentil hummus, spiced Moroccan almond pastries, date and semolina bars, and honey and nutmeg tea bread, The Art of the Larder is a vital cookbook in every kitchen.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Food, Nonfiction, Food and Drink, Food and Wine

462 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 21, 2017

Reviews

[Lisa · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little too much emphasis on art (fancy ingredients) and not enough on pantry basics. Most of these recipes are extraordinarily carbohydrate heavy. The small amount of protein and semi-balanced recipes were not enough. I did like the spice section, but wish it has been several pages longer with more spice mixes. The ones she offered seemed good, but barely scratched the surface. These recipes are more exotic than I was expecting from the title. For someone who does not have adventurous taste buds, you might want to give this a miss. But if you like Middle Eastern and Indian cooking there are some good recipes for that and the chili oil is amazing.

[Alison King · Rating 4 out of 5]

Claire's cooking style takes you around the world, but without it being too tricky to accomplish. This book is an excellent addition to her published works. Giving an abundance of inspiration for all of those items which sit in jars on our shelves; probably for longer than we'd like to admit.

You can always tell a good cook book, by the amount of stains on it's pages. I blush to admit this has many. Not one for the shelf, a book that needs to be within easy reach at all times.

[Caroline · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent book to add to my collection

I absolutely love this book.

It's very informative and well written. Usually I just skip to the recipes but with this book reading why and how ingredients were chosen got me interested.

I can't think of any negative points. An awesome read.

[Darcy · Rating 4 out of 5]

quite british, but lovely images and an inspiring way to think of a pantry. Not overwhelming with too many recipes, but rather a selection of things to inspire you, and make use of long term staples, or items you preserve that can keep in a fridge or pantry. ideas to get you cooking and creative.

[Lisa Bianca · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really found the focus of this book a good one. Delicious simple food from stored food. Inspiring for those who live a long way from the shops and rely on stored food combined with some fresh ingredients.

[Mary Ann · Rating 5 out of 5]

WONDERFUL BOOK

I have read it through and bookmarked almost every recipe. My shopping list is enormous. What a treat. Buy
it!

[Annette McIntyre · Rating 4 out of 5]

A book crammed full of all kinds of ways to put food by.

[Harriet Waters · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was a lovely soothing read.