Jane Austen remains one of the most popular writers in English literature. Now you can enter her world through the kitchens and dining rooms of her characters, and her own family. You'll find updated recipes for authentic Regency dishes, along with some of the originals to give a flavour of what cooking was like in the early 19th century.
Recipes and menus from the novels and the household of Charles Dickens, one of the world's favourite authors.
No author is more closely associated with the food of Christmas than Charles Dickens, and with this collection you will be able to recreate classic Victorian dishes and drinks of the season, as featured in the writings of `the man who invented Christmas'.
Avocado or beans on toast? Gin or claret? Nut roast or game pie? Milk in first or milk in last? And do you have tea, dinner or supper in the evening? In this fascinating social history of food in Britain, Pen Vogler examines the origins of our eating habits and reveals how they are loaded with centuries of class prejudice. Covering such topics as fish and chips, roast beef, avocados, tripe, fish knives and the surprising origins of breakfast, Scoff reveals how in Britain we have become experts at using eating habits to make judgements about social background. Bringing together evidence from cookbooks, literature, artworks and social records from 1066 to the present, Vogler traces the changing fortunes of the food we encounter today, and unpicks the aspirations and prejudices of the people who have shaped our cuisine for better or worse
Take a seat at the Regency dining table and share food enjoyed by Jane Austen’s much loved fictional characters, as well as her own family. Inspired by the novels and letters of Jane Austen, this collection of recipes is based on authentic recipes from the Regency era, which have been fully updated for modern-day cooks. Menus featured include Mrs Bennet’s Dinner to Impress (from Pride & Prejudice), An Old-fashioned Supper for Mr Woodhouse and his Guests (from Emma) and Christmas with the Musgroves (from Persuasion). The book includes menus for lighter fayre, such as Fresh Pea Soup, Baked Sole and Everlasting Syllabub, to the indulgent Roast Leg of Mutton Stuffed with Oysters followed by Buttered Apple Tart. The original recipes are given alongside, so you can compare them and appreciate modern time-savers all the more!
The fascinating history of the people, the ideas and the dishes that have fed - and starved - the nation, by the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Scoff.
Enjoy a cup of tea and a slice of cake with one of the world's favorite novelists Enjoy a cup of tea and a slice of cake with one of the world's favorite novelists Inspired by the novels and letters of Jane Austen, this collection of cakes, bakes, and pastries is based on authentic recipes from the Recency era, which have been fully updated for modern-day cooks. In Jane Austen's day, tea and cakes were usually served after dinner, or to evening guests, but these rolls, buns, tarts, and biscuits will be equally welcome at breakfast, with mid-morning coffee, or for an English afternoon tea. Recipes featured in the book include: English Muffins, based on the muffins served with after-dinner tea in "Pride and Prejudice"; Buttered Apple Tart as offered by Mr. Woodhouse to Miss Bates in "Emma"; and Jumbles, inspired by the cookies enjoyed by Fanny in "Mansfield Park". From Plum Cake and Gingerbread to Ratafia Cakes and Sally Lunns "Tea with Jane Austen" has all the recipes you need to create the finest tea time treats, and the original recipes are given alongside, so you can compare them and appreciate modern time-savers such as dried yeast, and electric mixers all the more!
Jane Austen kreierte eine Welt voller Romantik und Poesie, in der die Charaktere mit Humor und Feingefühl durchleuchtet werden. Schauplätze der gesellschaftlichen Begegnungen waren stets Bälle, Spaziergänge und Teebesuche. Dabei spielte auch das Essen eine große Rolle. Details und präzise Rezeptanleitungen von 60 Speisen gibt Pen Vogler in diesem besonderen Koch- und Geschenkbuch. Der Titel verrät schon ein Tête-à-Tête mit dem liebenswerten Helden aus Stolz und Vorurteil: Mr Darcy. Neben den zahlreichen Rezepten (Schweinebraten mit Zwiebeln, Lamm-Frikassee mit Spargel, Truthahn, Pflaumenkuchen, Arme Ritter, Erdbeer-Törtchen u. v. m.) aus Jane Austens Romanen wie „Emma“, „Verstand und Gefühl“, „Die Abtei von Northanger und Mansfield Park“ sammelt Vogler zahlreiche Anekdoten, die jeden Fan schmunzeln lassen. Zudem erhalten wir Einblicke in Jane Austens wahres Leben: Rezepte von ihren Lieblingsspeisen, festgehalten in privaten Briefen an Freunde und Familie, die ganz einfach nachzukochen sind.