Small Adventures in Cooking is destined to become the book for a new generation of cooks. It is aimed at 20-34 year-olds who love food yet are hesitant to cook anything more ambitiousthan pasta. In spite of this lack of confidence this demographic does cook, spending on average 55 minutes cooking dinner on 4 nights of the week. They want to try new things, develop new skills, and make an impression on their friends. Small Adventures in Cooking aims to show how simple, fulfilling, relaxing, entertaining, rewarding, sociable and fun it is to get creative in the kitchen without hitting the pocket, eating into precious free time or making cooking feel like a competition. Starting with a few things to take on board, James then gives ideas for super-fast after work suppers with recipes for Lamb Neck Fillets with Harrisa and Chickpeas or Thai Beef Patties. Inspiration for the truly desperate comes in the chapter based around ingredients that can picked up in any corner shop on the way home - why order a takeaway when in the same time you could be enjoying Spinach and Chickpea Curry followed by Peaches With Yoghurt and Pistachios? A further chapter looks at transforming overlooked cheaper cuts and James also covers, in Surfing The Stumbling Blocks, those core dishes that, with the right knowhow, can become show-stoppers. Small Adventures in Cooking will equip any cook to join James on his culinary adventure of fast feasts, swanky suppers, lazy brunches and late night munchies. Step outside your comfort zone and make every meal a mini voyage of discovery.
