Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bourdain Recipe - Roasted Belly Pork Lettuce Cups with Harissa Greek Yoghurt, Celeriac Coleslaw with Pickled Mushrooms by Lee Majhen-Todd for Foodie Book Club June Read & Review
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There are many things that get under my bonnet and wiggle around, one of those is food waste. If i buy ingredients specifically for a recipe, and i only need a small amount of the ingredients, i want to be able to use the rest up and not have to throw them away. My mum used to say , “Waste not Want not” is that still a saying ?
For me, waste is not just about using up all the ingredients. What about leftover food? If i’m able , i hope to give ideas as to how to use up any leftovers too.
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Bone in the Throat by Anthony Bourdain Recipe - Roasted Belly Pork Lettuce Cups with Harissa Greek Yoghurt, Celeriac Coleslaw with Pickled Mushrooms by Lee Majhen-Todd for Foodie Book Club June Read & Review
Foodie book Clubs May read is Playing for Pizza by John Grisham - Recipe of Tortilla Pizza Florentine by Mat Follas.
The read for April is The Bean Trees by a favourite author of Foodie Book Club, Barbara Kingslover. Recipe Pan-Fried Fillet of Sea bass with Borlotti Beans and Chorizo by Mark Reid.
2016 MasterChef winner Jane Devonshire, gifts Foodie Book Club the recipe of Charred Vegetable Salsa, Roast Tomatoes and Halloumi to go along with March read , Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg.
Jane, an amazing supporter of Foodie Book Club gifted us a recipe straight out of her cookbook (Hassle Free Gluten Free), ready for you to buy on Amazon
February Foodie Book Club read is The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins with a recipe of Soy, Maple and Sesame Glazed Sweet Potatoes by MasterChef winner Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed. Join the Foodie Book Club Family and subscribe to the weekly newsletters for discounts and more.https://www.leeandthesweetlife.com/foodie-book-club
January Read for Foodie Book Club is Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris, with a recipe from the very talented Jenny Linford.
Jenny has 15 published books including Food Lovers’ London, The London Cookbook and Great British Cheeses, a longstanding champion of independent food shops, in 1994 Jenny set up Gastro- Soho Tours offering guided tours of London’s historic and diverse food shops.
December Foodie Book Club Read is Seabiscuit by Laura Hillenbrand, with not one but two great recipes from Chef Adam Handling and 2019 MasterChef winner Irini Tzortzoglou. Irini gifts Foodie Book Club with a family recipe of Cousin Roula’s roasted almond and butter cookies (Kourabie) straight from her new book Under The Olive Tree.
Chef Adam Handing lets us have a go at Salmon Gratin a recipe he’s gifted to Foodie Book Club to support us and all of our group members.
November monthly read for Foodie Book Club is Blessed be the Cheesemakers by Sarah-Kate Lynch with recipe of Twice baked cheese soufflé by Olivier Certain.
Each month Foodie Book Club has a guest chef who supports us and independent businesses by gifting us a recipe based in the ingredient in the monthly book title. Foodie Book Club is a book club with a difference. Exclusive Discounts straight to you and so much more. Now working with LakelandUK and in partnership with Booths Country.
July starts with a foreword by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni , author of this month’s Foodie Book Club book - The Mistress of Spices, and a recipe using spices, this month’s ingredient, in a delicious Chicken Korma by Dina Begum.