Stress-free does not mean taste-free, and here are delectable but minimalist recipes to enjoy.

Stress-free does not mean taste-free, and here are delectable but minimalist recipes to enjoy. This comprehensive cookbook offers an innovative approach to food that is perfect for today’s busy modern cook. It explains the basics of making fuss-free food with the fewest possible but freshest available ingredients. Recipes include fast breakfast bites, tasty appetizers and dips, party snacks and sweet teatime cookies, as well as main meals that cater for fish and meat lovers, and vegetarians. Beautifully photographed throughout with over 1550 step-by-step pictures, this is the one and only cookbook for anyone who loves good food and demands superb results, but wants to spend less money in the supermarket and less time in the kitchen.

• A practical guide to minimalist cooking, with advice on choosing ingredients and tips on simple shopping and easy preparation techniques • Includes recipes for every occasion – breakfasts and brunches, light lunches and midweek family meals, relaxed al fresco dining, and elegant entertaining • Stress-free food does not mean plain and taste-free – there are indulgent recipes such as figs with prosciutto and Roquefort, and lamb steaks with a redcurrant glaze