Rosie’s most recent book, and second cookbook, The Joyful Home Cook was published by Harper Collins in May 2019.
Turn ordinary ingredients into extraordinary dishes.
Return to basics, slow down, enjoy the process, minimise waste, and follow the seasons to create effortless meals packed with flavour.
Life can be tough, chaotic and often unfathomable. So many things are outside of our control, so let’s take the light where we can, and make something good for supper.
This collection of recipes is certain to inspire readers to become truly instinctive home cooks. Embracing seasonal ingredients, The Joyful Home Cook shows us how to coax the most flavour out of every morsel to deliver nourishing and beautiful meals every day of the year.
As well as resurrecting underused home cooking skills like smoking, brining and fermenting, with an eye to getting the most out of every ingredient, this cookbook applies a thoroughly modern approach to flavour combinations and global culinary influences…
Praise for The Joyful Home Cook
‘ An exuberant book, full of tempting food combinations’ Daily Mail, Book of the Year 2019
“Rosie Birkett is not only one of the most fantastic and honest cooks you will ever come across; her knowledge, detail and level of commitment to food is the best I know.” Tom Kerridge.
“In all the years I’ve known Rosie, I don’t think I’ve met anyone with such an infectious personality when it comes to the love of food as her and typically she has compiled a book of outstanding quality and beauty that should be in everyone’s kitchen.” Simon Rogan
“Like any great cookbook, this one propelled me into the kitchen and made me want to cook from it immediately. Rosie’s recipes are as eclectic and modern as they are a celebration of her British culinary heritage – from cobnuts and elderflower to wild garlic chicken pie and Sourdough crumpets. It’s also a very beautiful book, both to read and to look at, one you want to take to the sofa and pore over, hatching plans for future meals, and absolutely delivering on its name: it made this home cook feel very joyful indeed.” Mina Holland, The Guardian
“Packed full of interesting and delicious recipes to cook for your loved ones. Rosie has such a fantastic was of bringing true finesse to everything she does – without it ever alienating any home cook. I feel so inspired by her recipes, and this is the perfect cookbook to bring pure joy into any kitchen.” Laura Jackson
“What a delightful book! It had me licking my lips, with lots of lovely recipes for any time of the day.” Rachel Khoo
“A book full of big, vibrant flavours – and overflowing with love for good food and seasonal produce. Truly joyous.” Felicity Cloake
‘It’s a gorgeous book. Vibrant and so full of life. You can feel Rosie dragging you into the kitchen by the hand – and I really love how summery, seasonal and coastal it is too.’ Meera Sodha
A collaboration with the food photographer Helen Cathcart: East London Food, is an exploration of her neighbourhood’s diverse and exceptional food scene, and is out now.
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From Observer Rising Star of 2015 Rosie Birkett comes a collection of imaginative, delicious and approachable recipes that draw on the culinary vibrancy of seasonal, fresh produce and simple, store-cupboard ingredients. There’s something to suit every taste, pocket and occasion in this vivid and beautifully photographed cookbook.
Rosie shares healthy, wholesome recipes using nutrient-packed ingredients – try her delicious kale and coriander pancakes with avocado butter and roasted tomato for a great start to your day, or her shredded sprout salad with green apple, blue cheese and toasted almonds for a summer evening’s dinner. She offers indulgent recipes for times when you want to enjoy rich, satisfying meals – tuck into her French dip ox tail sandwich, the melting Mexican pork tacos or mushroom ragu with truffled polenta, and polish it all off with a scoop of peanut butter ice cream or slice of blueberry, basil and almond pudding pie.
Rosie knows how to make simple, seasonal ingredients sing – A Lot On Her Plate encourages home cooks to widen their repertoire and be more creative with their favourite ingredients. Covering everything from small plates and sides, breakfast and brunch, desserts and cocktails, this a contemporary food writer’s daily inspiration for delicious, easy food.