The Lazy Weekend Cookbook

Chef Matt Williamson serves up an abundance of culinary inspiration from around the world, from breakfast classics such as French toast to Mexican barbecues, delicious baking suggestions to three-course meals. Whatever the season, this is your essential companion to the perfect lazy weekend. Weekends are the perfect time to treat yourself to some delicious food and in this new book chef Matt Williamson provides recipes ideal for any occasion – whether it is a lazy breakfast in bed, a healthy brunch, a leisurely roast dinner or a quick Sunday supper. The book includes chapters on Breakfast, Brunch, Long Lunches, Roasts, Barbecue, Picnics, Easy Dinner Parties and Bakes. The recipes range from brunch classics such as French toasts and Omelette Arnold Bennett to tasty long lunches like mussels in a saffron and fennel broth or Persian-style stuffed shoulder of lamb. There are lots of ideas for dining outdoors – from jerk skewers or Mexican corn cooked on the barbecue to noodle salads and black pudding Scotch eggs for the perfect picnic. There are recipes for three-course dinners, perfect for a supper party with friends, and tasty baking ideas such as ham, cheese and olive loaf, filled thumbprint biscuits and ice-cream sandwiches. With 100 approachable and easy-to-follow recipes packed with flavour and drawing on culinary inspiration from around the globe, The Lazy Weekend Cookbook is the perfect way to discover new delicious and indulgent meals.