Wine Lover’s Kitchen

Fiona Beckett is an award-winning food and wine writer and former Guild of Food Writers Food Journalist of the Year. She has written for many well-known food and drink magazines as well as for leading national newspapers in the UK, including The Times, The Daily Telegraph and currently The Guardian for which she writes the weekly wine column. Fiona is also a contributing editor to the internationally renowned wine magazine Decanter and has her own food and drink matching website, matchingfoodandwine.com Her previous books include Cheese: Discovering, Exploring, Enjoying and Food, Wine, & Friends, both published by Ryland Peters & Small. She lives in Bristol.

Fiona Beckett presents over 70 recipes for cooking with wine - the magic ingredient.

Throughout this amazingly informative book, food writer Fiona Beckett expands on the idea that cooking with wine is an easy way to make meals special. Starting with Soups, Salads & Appetizers, there are recipes such as Warm Scallop Salad with Crispy Pancetta and Parsnip Crisps, Radicchio and Blue Cheese Salad with Moscatel and Honey Dressing and Pea Velouté. The next chapter, Pasta and Grains, includes Sticky Pork Mac'n'Cheese, Slow-cooked Ragu and Red Wine Spaghetti with Olives, Garlic and Anchovy. Fish & Seafood has recipes for Moules Mariniéres with Muscadet, Fine Wine Fish Pie and Cioppino Fish Stew. Meat and Chicken features a classic Coq Au Vin and a delicious Duck Casserole with Red Wine, Cinnamon and Olives. Try some of the surprisingly good recipes in the Vegetable Dishes and Pulses/Legumes section such as Caponata and Chestnut, Mushroom and Madeira Tarts. The book rounds off with delightful Sweet Things & Baking with Peaches in Prosecco and Chocolate & Cabernet Pots, then concludes with Sauces, Butters & Relishes. Each dish includes a recommended wine match to ensure every meal will be a perfect marriage of food and wine. 

Fiona Beckett presents over 70 recipes for cooking with wine - the magic ingredient.