Cooking with Anna

For Anna Haugh, one of the new hosts of BBC's MasterChef, cooking is in her bones and sharing in her nature. A born and bred Dubliner, Anna was raised on her mum's Irish home cooking. In this, her debut cookbook, she shares 85 recipes that are as straight-forward as they are delicious.



Knowing full well the reality of juggling busy family life with work, Anna includes mouth-watering recipes that are easy to prepare for weeknight dinner without using every pot and pan in the house, and for when you have some time and want to push the boat out, there's her celebration roast, or even Aunty Ann's show-stopping carrot cake. Recipes include:



Lentil bolognaise

Coconut cod curry

Anna's Tuesday night stir-fry

Braised beef cheeks with sweet potato and basil crush

Dad's fish pie from Howth

Vegan pulled pork

Mammy's shepherd's pie with forked spuds

Baby gem and chicken taco night

Duck breast and potato waffle with a mushroom and black garlic puree

Guinness chocolate cake

... and many more.



For all their heartiness, the recipes in this book taste incredible and look stunning all because Anna shares her tricks of the trade to level up flavour and bring casual elegance to simple home cooking.