Catherine's Family Kitchen by Catherine Fulvio

Catherine's Family Kitchen by Catherine Fulvio

Catherine Fulvio cooks at home, and shows you how!

Over 100 recipes, including all those seen on her 8-part RTÉ autumn series in 2011, take you through the full range of home cooking possibilities. Just a few samples:

• STARTERS  Thai Crab Croquettes/Mushroom & Thyme Risotto Cakes
• BAKING  Brown Bread/Soda Bread/Scones
• SPEEDY SUPPERS Beef Stir Fry/Spanish Chicken
• MEAT & FISH  Duck with Spiced Plums/Haddock Portuguese
• VEG & SPUDS  Cheesy Courgette Bake/Herby Champ
• DESSERTS  Mocha Crème Brulée/Sticky Guinness Pudding

And throughout the book, Catherine stresses the Power of Five, for example

• 5 Store Cupboard essentials
• 5 Ways with White Soda Bread
• 5 Sauces for Meat & Fish
• 5 Ways with Bolognese Sauce
• 5 ways with Salad Dressing

This is Catherine Fulvio in full flow: practical, geared to our busy modern lives - and truly delicious. We can all cook like this.

Catherine Fulvio is the proprietor of the Ballyknocken House Cookery School, Co Wicklow and one of Ireland's top television culinary stars. Her previous books Catherine's Italian Kitchen, Catherine's Family Kitchen and Eat Like an Italian were all bestsellers. Eat Like an Italian was winner of the Irish Cookbook of the Year at the 2012 Bord Gais Energy Irish Book Awards. Born and raised in Ireland and married to an Italian, Catherine's books always reflect this match-made-in-heaven by using easily-accessible Irish ingredients assembled with Italian flair. This book is inspired by one of Catherine's most popular courses at Ballyknocken, The Weekend Chef.