Rachel’s Food for Living

Rachel’s Food for Living
Rachel Allen

Bestselling author and TV chef Rachel Allen is back with a celebration of favourite foods for making memories.Ever feel rapture over a pudding? Fall in love over a romantic meal? Can you remember the smell of baking in your grandmother's kitchen? Food has the power to conjure up many emotions – it can make us feel happy or energetic, nostalgic or loved. Cooking and enjoying great food with others is part of how we relish life and in her new book, Rachel Allen provides the mouth-watering recipes to help you do just that.Rachel explores the foods that stir these wonderful feelings. She provides inspiring and easy-to-achieve suggestions for all kinds of occasions whether you want to make an indulgent celebratory meal for someone special, create memories with your kids, or need a little healthy boost…or a sneaky treat! This is the food that will make you smile.Rachel's Food for Living includes over 100 new recipes such as Greek Lamb, Onion and Butter Bean Stew; Korean Beef with Avocado Rice; Spanish Chorizo and Chickpea Soup; Little Mocha Kisses.Contents include:1 Food for the soul2 Childhood favourites3 Making memories4 Something to celebrate5 The Lazy Sunday6 An elegant afternoon7 Pleasure without the guilt8 Food for romance9 For the love of chocolate10 Classic dishes

Rachel’s Food for Living

Rachel Allen

Dedication (#ulink_4d82cbf0-8f33-5539-8e23-08e2bd3f75d3)

I dedicate this book to my Grandmother, Sheila O’Neill, and my Grandfather, Hans Reichenfeld, with love.

Table of Contents

Cover Page (#u9bfc9223-ed58-54d8-b58c-0331a87f1304)

Title Page (#ue5aca58b-5295-5bd2-baf5-e0bb2d0339ad)

Dedication (#u71c7cebc-34b4-5ed4-bd74-f0aca3dc78d4)

Introduction (#uddc0691b-151f-588f-b70d-9a6a7a49b76a)

Food for the Soul (#u6d9f06ae-2bed-5ddf-8044-97457ac08d34)

Spanish Chorizo and Chickpea Soup (#u4cbf9c3e-bd7d-5802-9f1f-41428ba2983c)

Leek, Potato and Blue Cheese Soup (#u5a232739-9975-5a55-a816-af3db0a58bb8)

Italian Baked Pancakes with Cheese and Tomato (#ubde659d2-1d18-56f3-ac30-219f3dea5cf0)

Rigatoni with Courgettes, Lemon and Basil (#uef5d43f0-a6d4-52b6-aed1-a6782408f7bb)

Creamy Coconut Prawns with Spiced Banana Raita (#u1d9a8c95-9311-58ec-8597-c208cbecac78)

Pasta with Roasted Peppers and Mozzarella (#u38929bf3-8efc-598b-8f8e-1cf89b5a223c)

Slow-cooked Lamb Shanks with Piperonata (#ud736ec16-a2b3-5490-b835-16b91e17a1c8)

Perfect Mash (#u632ec57f-a4c0-5bd1-a69c-fa71c5ff8995)

Pork and Mushroom Pie with Gentle Spices (#ueea606c4-1a9c-50fc-9296-d239cfb35cbd)

Greek Lamb, Onion and Butter Bean Stew (#u5f7efa6f-9655-5adb-bbf0-455a67b0b02d)

Bacon and Sausage Stew with Beans (#uc2f2bc19-58d6-55f5-9051-3a34ab2f60ba)

Childhood Favourites (#u7f9caed9-93c8-5d60-90d1-8b785da8e01f)

Dad’s Brown Bread (#u754d85f8-d431-57ee-8449-3c902bed54cb)

Baked Cheesy Pasta (#uc0a20406-2946-5abc-8b39-1eeadd74bc48)

Old-fashioned Lemonade (#u43cd4530-165e-512b-a70f-6de2eeeca8a7)

Sesame Goujons of Fish with Mushy Peas and Oven Roast Chips (#u4d9a17f4-0d9a-5db8-b9c7-513f47dca529)

Irish Stew (#u56868281-ace6-5cb0-8051-a25fe42eff71)

Pork Chops with Apple Sauce and Mustard Mash (#ua3cee7ab-a80d-54a7-b833-0cc92e1f8b50)

Flapjacks (#u671ad285-ba8f-5951-903c-b0aceb6d950d)

Banana and Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding (#u8754ed17-f07f-5f9b-9872-e6e917bf02df)

Ballymaloe Balloons (#u87410c79-4f37-5a08-a20a-f162ad7a2532)

Rhubarb and Custard Tart (#uae970a85-3b6d-5302-9152-4fe48aa320a9)

Making Memories (#u990ea513-6128-5b5c-8c75-d3fa489c9b18)

Cheesy Sodabread (#u215cb51b-9b34-506b-b21b-6057d90df6ca)

Wholemeal Honey Bread (#ua05e1896-8b20-52e4-aaae-fd593d274300)

Fruity Pancakes (#litres_trial_promo)

Homemade Pizzas with Quick Yeast Dough (#litres_trial_promo)

Joshua’s Croque Monsieur (#litres_trial_promo)

Burgers with Guacamole and Crispy Bacon and Cucumber Relish (#litres_trial_promo)

Lucca’s Chicken Wings with Corn on the Cob and Shelled Peas (#litres_trial_promo)

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Cookies (#litres_trial_promo)

Polka-dot Cookies (#litres_trial_promo)

Something to Celebrate (#litres_trial_promo)

Canapés (#litres_trial_promo)

Spagettini with Caviar and Crème Fraîche (#litres_trial_promo)

Hot Buttered Lobster (#litres_trial_promo)

Langoustines with Brétonne Sauce (#litres_trial_promo)

Champagne Dover Sole with Clams and Julienne of Vegetables (#litres_trial_promo)