THE NEW COOKBOOK FROM MONICA GALETTI OF MASTERCHEF THE PROFESSIONALS

Monica Galetti's career has taken her from her home in Samoa and New Zealand to the professional kitchens of London. Her new cookbook, At Home, showcases the easy, everyday dishes she enjoys at home, with family and friends, using simple ingredients that everyone will enjoy. From breakfast time and midweek suppers to celebrations, gatherings and the perfect Sunday lunch.

CONTENTS
Chapter one: Chilled-Out Breakfasts
Including Banana waffles; Eggs Benedict with Sriracha Hollandaise and Masi Samoa - Samoan Shortbread

Chapter two: Weeknights
Including Spring Onion Tempura with Soy & Garlic Dipping Sauce; Sweetcorn Fritters with Horseradish Cream and Apple & Blackberry Bake

Chapter three: The Perfect Sunday
Including Walnut, Blackberry & Feta Salad; Pork Shoulder with Pistachio Stuffing and Beer-Battered Fish & Rosemary Salt Chips

Chapter four: Family Get Togethers
Including Steak, Chimichurri & Burnt Butter Mash; Aubergine & Anchovy Pizza and Lemon & White Chocolate Baked Alaska

Chapter five: Holiday Favourites
Including Olive Tapenade with Wholemeal Flatbreads; Manuka & Ras el Hanout Roast Lamb and Chocolate Brandy Snaps with Orange Marmalade Chantilly

In The Skills, Monica Galetti offers both amateur chefs and professionals basic cooking skills for cooking over 100 fabulous recipes.

Building on her Masterchef: The Professionals reputation as the expert in the kitchen, Monica takes the reader through a series of essential techniques including: jointing a chicken, preparing a rack of lamb, filleting fish, making basics such as sauces, mayonnaise, pasta, meringues, caramel and soufflés, and making breads and pastries.

Once you’ve mastered Monica’s foolproof methods you can cook her fabulous recipes such as Braised artichoke with bacon and gin, Tartare of salmon, Roast lamb with peppers and olives, Salt caramel chocolate ganache and Apricot sabayon.

With step-by-step photographs throughout, The Skills will give you all the secrets of success in the kitchen.

Monica Galetti shows how to serve up great-tasting food at home, every day, easily and effortlessly.

Her food is lively, interesting and contemporary, reflecting the many and varied influences on her cooking, from her Samoan and New Zealand upbringing to her travels in Europe and Asia, and her experience in a high-end London restaurant.

Easily accessible, good-quality ingredients, simple techniques and enticing flavour combinations are the characteristics of her cooking. To Monica, cooking at home must be fun, easy and relaxed, whatever the occasion. Here she presents her favourite recipes in chapters that reflect different meal situations.

'From work to the table' offers exciting weekday meal solutions that are nutritious, quick and adaptable, such as Honey and soy glazed duck breast with pak choi. 'A leisurely weekend' features recipes that give you time to relax away from the kitchen: undemanding slow-cooked food, easy-to-prepare special lunches and suppers, and delectable, prepare-ahead desserts. 'A time for friends' enables you to host an impressive dinner for friends without stress or fuss, while 'Something different' is the chapter to turn to when you want to serve something totally unexpected, such as Blue cheese pannacotta or Honeycomb lollipops.

Every recipe is beautifully photographed in Monica's home kitchen. Essentially this is a book for those who have limited time to cook, but who enjoy great food, and are constantly looking for fresh inspiration in the kitchen.