'This is going straight on the shelf by my cooker. Many people have tried to write a useful ‘store cupboard’ cookbook. Claire Thomson has succeeded.' – Di

Includes over 250 recipes, many from his BBC TV series Dish of the Day, Simple Suppers and Simple Cooking.From Nigel Slater, presenter of Dish of the Day and on

"This is going straight on the shelf by my stove. Many people have tried to write a useful 'pantry' cookbook. Claire Thomson has succeeded." – Diana Henry The

One ingredient can change the nature of a dish, elevating it from flat to transcendent—with 58 ingredient profiles and more than 260 recipes and variations. D

From Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s painting of the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II as a heap of fruits and vegetables to artists depicting lavish banquets for wealthy pa