Welcome to the Great British Chefs Cookbook Club! Find out how it works, how to get involved and what prizes you can win.
Welcome to the Great British Chefs Cookbook Club! Find out how it works, how to get involved and what prizes you can win.
Even with the vast number of recipes available on the internet these days, there’s nothing quite like leafing through a beautiful book full of recipes. It’s a medium that’s stronger than ever before, with cookbooks topping bestseller charts throughout the year. If you’re anything like us then you’ll have shelves upon shelves of them in your home – some kept in pristine condition, others earmarked, stained and scrawled over after years of use.
It’s this national love for cookbooks that has prompted us to start our very own cookbook club. Each month we’ll select a cookbook that we think stands out from the rest and ask you, the Great British Chefs community, to cook a recipe from it. We’ll publish a small selection of recipes on our site so, even if you don’t already have the book, you can still get involved and see how your cooking compares to everyone else’s. Apply to join the Facebook group here and take a look at this month's book (and recipes) below. We've also included the winning post from last month's book, as well as some of our other favourite entries.
For April, we're cooking from A Whisper of Cardamom by Eleanor Ford. It's all about pairing sweet flavours and spices, from simple roast fruit recipes to more complex soufflés, sherberts and pastries. It's full of recipes, of course, but also has detailed guides to pairing, storing and preparing spices. Take a look at some of the book's recipe below for a taster of Eleanor's sweet, spiced recipes, or buy yourself a copy here.
In March, you all cooked dishes from Bitter and we were really impressed with the results. A massive congratulations to our cookbook club winner Mike Jones. They win a prize. Take a look at Mike's entry below, as well as those from our runners up.
Make sure you post photos along with commentary of the dishes you cook this month in our Facebook group to be in with the chance of winning.