Spice: A Cook's Companion

Handsome and informative, this guide to using spices in your home kitchen is happy to show you how they are traditionally used—and just as happy to see you try things your own way once you understand what they offer.

Mark Diacono, an award-winning British food writer who is also an avid gardner and contributor to the River Cottage guide series wants you to take inspiration from spices and spice blends, and with them, open the world up.

Among the things you can learn to make using Spice are:

• Blackberries pickled with allspice and Sichuan peppercorns
• Sauerkraut fritters with caraway seeds
• Meguez lamb sausage with fennel seeds, cinnamon, and hot and sweet paprika
• Cumin and coriander fudge
• Nutmeg Brandy Alexanders

There are recipes for making your own spice blends, and dishes contributed by some of the UK's most well-known cooks and writers.

Hardcover. Color photographs throughout.

Spice will be featured in our August 13 Cookbook Club Sampler, which is free to attend online.