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Roast Figs Sugar Snow: Food to warm the soul Hardcover – September 2, 2014
Diana Henry spent 5 years travelling and eating in search of the tastiest dishes from the snowiest climes, resulting in an irresistible collection of dishes from North America and Northern Europe. This unique collection of recipes celebrates some of the world's most overlooked cuisines by using produce that can be found on our own doorsteps. There are potato and cheese dishes from Italy's skiing slopes, pastries from the coffee houses of Vienna and Budapest, and little appetizers that have been eaten at Russian celebrations since the days of the Tsar. These recipes will bring warmth to your heart as well as your home.
- Print length192 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherMitchell Beazley
- Publication dateSeptember 2, 2014
- Dimensions8.25 x 1 x 10.25 inches
- ISBN-101845339592
- ISBN-13978-1845339593
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As the chill of winter weaves itself into the air, this is the book to turn to ... an excellent fireside read too.―The Independent on Sunday
A lovely book. Here is a very intelligent food writer indeed.―Elisabeth Luard, Scotland on Sunday
If chicken is a slab of marble, Henry is Michelangelo.―Entertainment Weekly
About the Author
Diana Henry is the author of twelve books including: Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons; Roast Figs, Sugar Snow; Plenty; Salt, Sugar, Smoke; A Change of Appetite; A Bird in the Hand; Simple; How to Eat a Peach and From the Oven to the Table
Diana Henry has a strong fanbase with 126,000 followers on Instagram @dianahenryfood
Product details
- Publisher : Mitchell Beazley; Revised edition (September 2, 2014)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 192 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1845339592
- ISBN-13 : 978-1845339593
- Item Weight : 2.29 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.25 x 1 x 10.25 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,003,536 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #1,527 in Seasonal Cooking (Books)
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About the author

Diana’s new book ‘From the Oven to the Table’ is out this September.
Diana Henry is one of the UK’s best-loved food writers. She has a weekly column in the Sunday Telegraph and writes for BBC Good Food, House & Garden and Waitrose Weekend, as well as being a regular broadcaster on BBC Radio 4. She also has a series of popular podcasts, in which she interviews other prominent names in the food world.
Her journalism and books are multi-award-winning. Diana’s last book, How to Eat a Peach, won the André Simon Food Book of the Year for 2018, while A Bird in the Hand won a James Beard Award in 2016. Her other titles have won book of the year at both the Fortnum & Mason Food and Drink Awards and at the Guild of Food Writers awards.
Diana has written 11 other books, including Crazy Water Pickled Lemons, Cook Simple, Food from Plenty, Salt Sugar Smoke, A Change of Appetite, A Bird in the Hand, Simple and How to Eat a Peach.
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- Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2017I LOVE Diana Henry. This is the second of her cookbooks that I've purchased, and the recipes are amazing. I made the beef pie and the parsnip and roasted garlic mash for dinner last night...so good. The only thing I think people should know is that these recipes aren't quick. They take some time and effort, but it's always worth it.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2015I got this cookbook when I heard that this winter was going to be severe. It turns out that the forecast was accurate. Diana's book is inspiring; sitting by a cozy fire and dreamily browsing the book while a a pot of Swedish Thursday soup simmers slowly on the stove, almost makes the Nor'easter raging outside bearable.
- Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2018I love Diana Henry and I love her books - this one is no different. She's a great story teller as well as a cook. Her recipes are inviting and draw me into the kitchen. I have no problem with anything at all except for the fact that the subject matter seems a bit limited and if you live somewhere warm all the time, this book might not be for you as the foods can run a bit on the heavy side. If you get an actual winter though - you're going to love this!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021Lovely book!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2019The travel tales and the recipes made me homesick for places I haven't been.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2020Lovely recipes and presentation
- Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2016Outstanding book, full of beautiful photos, delicious recipes, and everything one could want in the kitchen for a warm and cozy winter.
- Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2015Can't wait for time to try some of these recipes. Not my first Diana Henry and I really like her cookbooks. Not my absolute favourite yet anyway but that could change
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- ArtemisiaReviewed in Italy on May 6, 2021
5.0 out of 5 stars A truly delicious read
I have not yet tried any of the recipes, but I have read the entire book. The recipes sound divine, and have sparked off a whole set of possible variations in my mind, some of which I have even jotted down. The best cookery books are not always meant to be followed slavishly, but to induce creativity in the reader. A mimimum of cookery knowhow is of course required, but "Roast Figs, Sugar Snow" instigates innovation and experimentation in the most flavoursome way.
- VicuñaReviewed in the United Kingdom on November 15, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars A stunning collection of recipes for cold winter days
Whilst I prefer cookery books in paper format, I've snapped a few gems at 99p for the ebook. Downloaded to a tablet, this is colourful, easy to follow and with numerous hyperlinks, it's very easy to navigate.
Diana Henry is one of my favourite food writers and I have a few of her books. She always manages to make even the the mundane sound exciting or exotic and I enjoy the way her recipes have a story as well. This book is very much about winter warmers; root veg, slow cooked meat anything that's 'cosy, warming and life affirming'.
She's gathered a stunning collection of recipes which will appeal to cooks of any level. The recipes are headed under Cheese, Nuts, Pumpkin/Squash, Winter Veg, Game, Pork, Smoked Food, Apples and pears, Plums and Damsons, Herbs and Spices, Hedgerow and Maple Syrup. There's also a comprehensive index. I've tried and enjoyed a few of the recipes; there's nothing complicated and ingredients are easy to obtain. The smoked haddock tart with spinach and cheddar was a notable success and used a surplus of garden spinach and frozen Arbroath smokies. Red cabbage and cranberries is very easy and is an excellent side dish.
The recipes are inspired, the writing is informed and mouthwatering and I love this book.
- Aberdeenshire Kindle CustomerReviewed in the United Kingdom on June 23, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't be without it.
It's a book that I return to often, especially if friends/family are coming over. Without fail someone asked to look at the book or the name then went and bought it. Not only are the recipes good but the description and story behind the recipes are a fantastic, vivid read. She even makes cheese sound fantastic. I am not a cheese person, I'm a cheese ignoramus, I'd love to be one of those people who can sit at a cheese board and savour the lot but unless it's cheddar or goats cheese I just can't like it. I do try but cheese and I. Not friends. But this book makes me want to ignore the hard lesson of years of trying and hating cheese.
It really tided my lot over the Beast from the East.
- Enaj54Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2018
4.0 out of 5 stars Something Different
This is a lovely book with loads of ‘different’ recipes to try - I am so pleased with it that I think I may have to buy the hard copy.
- Julian Kerrell-VaughanReviewed in the United Kingdom on February 14, 2018
5.0 out of 5 stars Superb recipes that really inspire the mind and please the ...
Superb recipes that really inspire the mind and please the palate...and not a hint of that ridiculously affected trend for three peas in an arc with three dots of raspberry coulis masquerading as food !