Lateral Cooking

'You could cook from it over a whole lifetime, and still be learning' Nigella Lawson<BR><BR>'A rigorous, nuts-and-bolts bible of a book' Jay Rayner, Observer<BR><BR>-----------------<BR><BR>This new edition of the groundbreaking book reveals the principles underpinning all recipe creation. Now smaller, lighter and simpler! <BR><BR>Do you slavishly follow recipes without understanding how they actually work? Would you like to feel freer to adapt, to experiment, to play with flavours? <BR><BR>If so, look no further - in these pages, Niki Segnit, author of the landmark The Flavour Thesaurus, gives you the tools to do just that. Organised into 77 'starting-point' recipes, Lateral Cooking includes plenty of tips for substituting ingredients and reducing the phenomenal variety of world cuisine down to its bare essentials - and then building it back up again. <BR><BR>So, under 'Bread', Niki guides you through flatbreads, oatcakes, buckwheat noodles, chapattis and tortillas, showing you how they are all variations on one theme. A few simple tweaks and you can make soda bread, scones or cobbler. And so on, through breads and batters, broths, stews and dals, one dish leading to another. <BR><BR>Lateral Cooking is as inspirational and entertaining a read as it is a practical guide. Once you have the hang of each starting point, a wealth of new flavour combinations awaits. The variations given are a springboard of inspiration to the contents of your fridge and kitchen cupboards, all related in Niki's signature combination of culinary science, history, chefs' wisdom and entertaining personal anecdote. <BR><BR>In these pages, you will discover to cook 'by heart' - and that's where the fun really begins.<BR><BR>This updated edition has been redesigned with a focus on the recipes, in a smaller and easier-to-read format.