What is a vacation without the great meals? It's a fork in the road, some time away from home. But add a great meal and it's an adventure. One you will never forget. Laughing kids, hot coals, and sauce you can't get at a restaurant back home. Savor it. The first time, and the time years from now that you are reminded of it. These are the best times of your life. You can make 'em last. Just like the thirty year old story you just told. Family and friends and a trip to the grocery store are all the ingredients you need. The rest is up to you!

In this enormous and beautiful book, Sarah Raven takes us through the year with recipes that will appeal to best friends, children, uncles and mother-in-laws alike. Whether roasting rose flavoured marshmallows round a bonfire or tucking into a glorious Christmas lunch, there is something here for everyone. Sarah's seasonal recipes are utterly delectable, and include Beetroot tart with horseradish cream, Sussex stewed steak, Sesame salmon with pea pesto, Parsnip and sweet potato chips, Rabbit pie, Barbecued lamb kebabs with spiced aubergine sauce, Pork and porcini casserole, Banbury cakes, Blackcurrant mousse ice cream, plumb syllabub and Tarte tatin which can be accompanied by glasses of home-made Ginger beer or Danish. Stylish and gorgeously illustrated with photographs by Jonathan Buckley, this book is a joyous celebration of both the countryside and of fantastic food, and one that youl turn to for inspiration again and again.

Popular TV chef Christy Rost celebrates the most important things in life--love, family, good health, and good friends--with a collection of 250 wonderful recipes that emphasizes the beauty of simple foods. Color insert.

I have taken quite a while to get this cookbook out. I started it, along with another one, while we were living in Florida. That was in 2007. I wanted to write this book to continue sharing my recipes and photos of the food I make with you and hope that you will enjoy the food when you try it.

A fun cookbook that has everyday comfort food recipes such as Heart Attack Mac & Cheese and Best Ever Roast Beef, as well as not so everyday Pesto, and Pickling and canning Beets. The pages are filled with some of the most requested recipes for snacks, desserts, breads, soups & sandwiches, breakfast, and dinner. Designed specifically for my children, who always wanted to help me cook but never wanted to stay in the kitchen long enough to learn; youll find some basic cooking terms and definitions, measurements, pans, and pictures to assist for any level cook; seasoned or not. You may have a laugh or two at some of the funny stories and tips about recipe mishaps through the years. Preparing food shouldnt be about becoming top chef, but purely for the enjoyment of cooking, sharing with family and friends, and pleasing palates.

“Accessible and comforting . . . Heaton’s uncomplicated fare is an homage to her childhood memories.” —Publishers Weekly A busy working mother raising four boys, Patricia Heaton couldn’t be more comfortable playing “America’s mom” on hit television shows such as Everybody Loves Raymond and The Middle. Though she may be a Hollywood star today, this down to earth, practical Midwesterner has never forgotten her roots. As one of five children growing up in the suburbs of Cleveland in the 1960s, Patricia was raised on home-cooked, rib-filling basics: meatloaf, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken, pork chops, burgers, fish sticks, and pot roast. Yet her mother didn’t let a tight budget stop her from dreaming big, inspired by Julia Child. On her Food Network show Patricia Heaton Parties, Patricia celebrates her culinary beginnings, transforming familiar American fare into delicious, sophisticated, lightened versions for entertaining family and friends. In this fabulous cookbook, Patricia shares her budget-friendly, simple, and deeply satisfying recipes, inspired by the dishes she loved growing up, the favorites she feeds her hungry boys, and the scrumptious showstoppers she serves at casual parties and get-togethers. Patricia Heaton’s Food for Family and Friends features 100 recipes for appetizers, sides, and main dishes, as well as cocktails and “guest goodies”—little treats to send home with your guests. Patricia provides readers with the tools for everything to make it easy to pull it all together. Best of all, she spices it up with hilarious stories, family photos, and anecdotes from her Hollywood career. “Heaton provides a chatty, down-to-earth compendium that will inspire almost anyone to brave the kitchen.” —Booklist

Reimagine the potluck dinner with a collection of FOOD & WINE's favorite recipes. Featuring more than 150 contemporary dishes for your next potluck--all easy to transport and serve, and guaranteed to please--this cookbook delivers inspired and innovative recipes for the way we cook and entertain today. These elegant recipes, shared by a selection of celebrated chefs including David Lebovitz, Ina Garten, Molly Yeh, Hugh Acheson, Julia Turshen, Carla Hall, and Donald Link or created by the F&W Test Kitchen, feature fresh ingredients and bold flavors like Rosemary Chicken with Corn and Sausage Fricassee, Jalapeno-Pickled Shrimp and Vegetables, and Harissa-Spiced Cassoulet. You'll also find plenty of upgrades to potluck classics and recipes that are gluten-free and vegetarian to help you set an inclusive spread. This book also includes FOOD & WINE's gorgeous photography, make-ahead tips, potluck party strategies, and a potluck-friendly wine parings guide.

Food is fundamental to health and social participation, yet food poverty has increased in the global North. Adopting a realist ontology and taking a comparative case approach, Families and Food in Hard Times addresses the global problem of economic retrenchment and how those most affected are those with the least resources. Based on research carried out with low-income families with children aged 11-15, this timely book examines food poverty in the UK, Portugal and Norway in the decade following the 2008 financial crisis. It examines the resources to which families have access in relation to public policies, local institutions and kinship and friendship networks, and how they intersect. Through ‘thick description’ of families’ everyday lives, it explores the ways in which low income impacts upon practices of household food provisioning, the types of formal and informal support on which families draw to get by, the provision and role of school meals in children’s lives, and the constraints upon families’ social participation involving food. Providing extensive and intensive knowledge concerning the conditions and experiences of low-income parents as they endeavour to feed their families, as well as children’s perspectives of food and eating in the context of low income, the book also draws on the European social science literature on food and families to shed light on the causes and consequences of food poverty in austerity Europe.

Small bites and treats to share The best gatherings are simple, yet somehow special. They might begin with an impromptu picnic after shopping at the farmer’s market or a late lunch with neighbors that stretches into cocktails under the stars. Whatever the occasion, this picture-perfect cookbook shows how to turn any meal into a delectable affair. These effortless recipes for brunch, teatime, happy hours, picnics, potlucks, and dessert all include a whimsical twist: a few slices of French toast doused in lavender syrup, rainbow chard empanadas served with pistachio crema, or a vibrant purple cauliflower hummus. With tips on creating an inviting table, stocking a pantry to make last-minute nibbles, and packing delicious parting gifts for guests, Food with Friends will inspire any get-together, however large or small.