In for Dinner
101 Delicious, Affordable Recipes to Share
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- $18.99
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- $18.99
Publisher Description
101 delicious and achievable, budget-friendly, vegetable-forward recipes made for communal eating and entertaining, from food writer, chef, and supper club host Rosie Kellett.
Sharing a warehouse home in London with her six flatmates has taught supper club host and former Violet Bakery employee Rosie Kellett that making delicious food is possible on any budget. Rosie and her housemates cook and eat most of their meals communally: each person pays just about $30 per week to cover grocery costs and they take turns cooking each night, with everyone coming together to share a meal at the end of the day. Through this approach to cooking and eating, Rosie has come to cherish the physical act of sitting around a table with others, and she has learned how to feed a crowd with minimal effort, waste, and cost.
With her first book In for Dinner, Rosie shares her affordable and approachable recipes that are designed for sharing—be it with friends, family, or yourself (leftovers!). From a flavorful and comforting Conchigliette with Porcini Mushroom Ragu and a bake-and-blend Roasted Carrot, Cumin, and Coconut Soup to an irresistible Hot Harissa Shakshuka and a delicious and endlessly customizable Dark Chocolate Raspberry Cake, Rosie is a pro at coaxing sophisticated flavors from humble ingredients. The recipes often serve up to eight and mirror the way Rosie and her housemates eat—mostly vegetarian with a little bit of fish now and again—to maximize affordability and nourishment, but the dishes are impressive enough to serve up at your next dinner party.
While a communal lifestyle isn’t everyone’s reality, Rosie believes that coming together to share food is more economical and also creates joyful opportunities to connect at the end of each day.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Kellett's personable debut showcases meals she has cooked for herself and her six housemates in the converted London warehouse they share and out of which she also runs a supper club. Recipes are largely vegetarian "with a little bit of fish" and designed to feed large groups. Despite the title, the collection has a chapter each dedicated to breakfast, lunch, dinner, and desserts. Morning meals include savory choices such as soy sauce–marinated hard-boiled eggs and a cheddar jalapeño quick bread alongside sweets like blueberry muffins. For lunch, there's a versatile bean salad or a cold soup that's a hybrid of gazpacho and salmorejo. Many of the flavor-forward recipes, including sticky rice with miso eggplant and Sri Lankan dal with spicy coconut sambal, lean on Asian influences, while Kellett's flatmate from Reggio Emilia inspires the Italian flare of dishes like tomatoes in brothy fregola. Standards like puttanesca and hummus are balanced by less familiar options such as a German potato tart. Desserts are likewise divided between old favorites, such as tiramisu and apple crumble, and Kellett's original creations, including halva cookies with dark chocolate chunks and a chocolate torte with white miso. The result is perhaps a bit unfocused, but the relaxed communal vibe entices. This decidedly unfussy collection will inspire many a host.
