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The Great Foods series
The Great Food series

- Something for every food lover

Throughout the history of civilization, food has been more than simple necessity. In countless cultures, it has been livelihood, status symbol, entertainment - and passion. In the Great Food series, Penguin brings you the finest food writing from the last 400 years, and opens the door to the wonders of every kitchen.

  • The Elegant Economist
  • Exciting Food for Southern Types
  • The Campaign for Domestic Happiness
  • The Pleasures of the Table
  • Buffalo Cake and Indian Pudding
  • A Taste of the Sun
  • From Absinthe to Zest: An Alphabet for Food Lovers
  • Love in a Dish and Other Pieces
  • Everlasting Syllabub and the Art of CarvinG
  • A Little Dinner Before the Play
  • Dissertation Upon Roast Pig & Other Essays
  • The Well-Kept Kitchen
  • The Joys of Excess
  • A Middle Eastern Feast
  • The Chef at War
  • Murder in the Kitchen
  • Eating with the Pilgrims and Other Pieces
  • Recipes from the White Hart Inn
  • Recipes and Lessons from a Delicious Cooking Revolution
  • Notes from Madras
Pen's GREAT FOOD Club
Pen's GREAT FOOD Club

- Pen's GREAT FOOD Club

Pen Vogler works for Penguin Books and is cooking and blogging her way through the Great Food series.

Acton Gingerbread

Eliza Acton's 1845 Modern Cookery for Private Families was described by Elizabeth David as "the greatest cookery book in our language" and she praises its author for her obvious experience and such innovations as giving lists of ingredients and cooking times. The Great Food selection...

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Quotes
Quotes

- The Great Food series

Latest cook books
More great cook books with tasty recipes

Mastering the Art of French Cooking Volumes 1 & 2

£50.00

French cooking with over 2000 clear authentic and delicious recipes.

Let's Make Whoopies!

£14.99

'... whoopies are set to take over from cupcakes in a big way.'

Cookery School

£20.00

'A learn-to-cook book for everyone.'

Jamie's 30-minute meals

£26.00

The 50 brand-new meal ideas in this book are exciting, varied and seasonal.

The Prawn Cocktail Years

£25.00

The Prawn Cocktail Years sets out to rehabilitate the food we once loved and found exciting.

At Elizabeth David's Table

£25.00

Beautifully illustrated collection of her most inspiring and delicious dishes.

In the Mood for Entertaining

£20.00

If you love to entertain and share good food with your friends and family...

Neris and India's Idiot-proof Diet Cookbook

£8.99

Low carb cooking: a lot of meat with a side order of cream, right? Wrong.

Arabesque

£30.00

In this enchanting book, Claudia Roden returns to the countries of Turkey, Lebanon and Morocco.


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Blood Orange Granita

Blood Orange Granita - Jamie's America

Seared Squid & Chorizo

Seared Squid & Chorizo - Economy Gastronomy

Pina Colada Sundae

Pina Colada Sundae - In the Mood for Food

Sausage & Fried Egg Hash

Sausage & Fried Egg Hash - In the Mood for Food

Chocolate, Cherry & Walnut Brownies

Chocolate, Cherry & Walnut Brownies - In the Mood for Food

Roasted fish with tomato and olive relish

Roasted fish with tomato and olive relish - Fay's Family Food

The mother of all sandwiches

The mother of all sandwiches - Fay's Family Food

Sweet cherry tomato and sausage bake

Sweet cherry tomato and sausage bake - Jamie at Home

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Penguin Authors

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Jamie Oliver started cooking at his parent's pub, The Cricketers...

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Over the last twenty years, Rose and Ruth have both visited Italy time and again and...