'Don't be put off using a pressure cooker: buy this book and learn the way to a quicker, healthy, taste-capturing way of cooking. Catherine takes away any doubts and will open your eyes to the way of the pressure cooker. Well, it certainly worked for me.' – Dave Myers, The Hairy Bikers

'The Pressure Cooker Bible from the Pressure Cooker Queen… Wonderful!!!' – Si King, The Hairy Bikers

With over 200 recipes, Modern Pressure Cooking is the essential pressure cooker cookbook.

Author Catherine Phipps gently guides readers through everything they need to know about cooking in a stovetop or electric pressure cooker, with foolproof, step-by-step instructions.

Shakshouka with Feta, All in One Macaroni Cheese, Crispy Aromatic Duck, Squid and Chorizo with Black Rice – all the recipes included are delicious and will go down well with hungry friends and family.

Pressure cooking is a wonder cooking method: you can make meals in minutes (on average, a third or less of the time of other cooking methods – risotto takes 7 minutes!), it's energy-efficient and food cooked in a pressure cooker retains more nutrients and more flavour. Cooking this way makes life easier!

'Until now, there has been little authoritative and practical information about this issue. So it is a great relief to welcome The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook.' Sarah Stacey, You Magazine


'The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook is an attractive and accomplished project that combines artistic flair and scientific material, and aims to provide helpful advice and recipes for those undergoing cancer treatment.' Jules Morgan, The Lancet Oncology


One in three people will be diagnosed with cancer. such news is life changing, and brings with it many psychological, emotional and physical challenges, including changes in body weight, appetite and the ability to taste and swallow, as well as alterations in the way your digestive system works. The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook explores the foods that will support and nourish you during this time and offers more than 150 delicious, healthy recipes divided into 'During Treatment' (dishes with more energy and in a form that is easier to eat) and 'After Treatment' (healthy options that encourage a balanced diet). There are also masses of inspirational ideas, variations and tips.


All the recipes have been reviewed and analysed by Dr Clare Shaw PhD RD, Consultant Dietician at The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre specialising in diagnosis, treatment, care, education and research. They are designed for all the family - asa well as friends - to share, so you don't have to cook individual meals, thus easing stress and saving you time and money.


The recipes include contributions from top chefs and food writers, including Mary Berry, Nigella Lawson, Ruth Rogers, Rick Stein, Liz Earle, Gwyneth Paltrow, Raymond Blanc and Prue Leith, among others.


Positive, healthy eating is acknowledged to be invaluable in helping people to remain physically and mentally strong. The Royal Marsden Cancer Cookbook aims to make cooking easy and enjoyable, as well as providing helpful advice and support.

FINANCIAL TIMES BEST FOOD BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019

THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST COOKBOOKS OF THE YEAR 2019

Shortlisted for the André Simon Food and Drink Book of the Year 2019

Telegraph 20 best cookbooks to buy autumn 2019

Spectator Best Cookbooks to buy Christmas 2019

"Leaf is so full of richly varied recipes I am hungry to cook, from herb butters, vinegars and sauces, to robust dishes and both elegant and cosy desserts. Don’t be misled by title: it is not a book of salads!" – Nigella Lawson

“Phipps is curious, scholarly and greedy… venturing into labyrinths that lead to surprising facts and observations and truly terrific recipes. She then stands by your side and talks to you as you cook.” – Diana Henry, Telegraph

"Phipps is a cookery writer who deserves to be better known... this new one is her masterpiece: a joyous and beautiful celebration of leafiness." – Bee Wilson, The Sunday Times

"Phipps has one of the most characteristic and engaging voices in contemporary food writing... Comprehensive, as always, but also innovative and surprising." – Tim Hayward, Financial Times

Leaf is a celebration of edible leaves in all their versatility. Bitter, pungent, peppery, lemony, sweet – in terms of flavour profiles, is there any ingredient so diverse?

And from the palest shades of white and yellow, through to the deepest, darkest greens, via blushing reds and pinks, and rich purples, leaves are a riot of colour and texture. A leaf can be the tiniest microherb or a huge elephant ear. Tightly furled torpedoes, floppy with a peony blowsiness, spiky, crinkly, curly, delicate or feathery...

From lettuces and herbs, through brassicas and even tea, Catherine Phipps explores the world of culinary leaves through meticulous research, evocative writing and over 120 foolproof recipes. With her recipes taking in soups, salads, brunches, starters, mains, puddings, baking, preserves and drinks, this is the essential book on cooking with leaves of all kinds.

Citrus fruits are the most exciting family of ingredients with which to cook. They satisfy almost every part of the palate – sweet, sour, bitter and umami-enhancing, and how many other foods are as versatile and transformative?

From the smallest squeeze of lemon, to the zing of lime zest, citrus fruits are almost magical. Citrus offers more than 170 recipes that celebrate everything from Seville oranges to yuzu to grapefruit, bergamot and pomelo. Through fresh salads, scented broths, the happy marriage of seafood and citrus, Asian and Mediterranean-inflected meat dishes, preserves and pickles, to the world of sweet pies, tarts, cakes and cocktails, Catherine Phipps explores the myriad uses of oranges and lemons and all things in between. Her recipes are straightforward, easy to follow and work perfectly every time.

A fascinating cookbook for when you’re stuck for new ideas (we’ve all had a surplus of lemons in the fridge) or simply if you want to freshen up your flavours, Citrus is a colourful source of delight and inspiration.

Chicken tonight?

Fried, flambéed, roasted, barbecued, smoked, stewed, grilled, put in a sandwich or made into soup … the versatility of chicken knows no bounds and this book contains every recipe for chicken that you will ever need.

From Double-crusted Chicken Pie, the Best Roast Chicken and Chicken Pâté to Baked Italian Meatballs, Confit Chicken, Butter Chicken and Chicken in a Mountain there are recipes old and new to tempt and inspire you.

This is a culinary world tour, with over 200 recipes using a vast array of flavours, and a chicken lover’s feast.

By cooking food at temperatures that are far higher than conventional ovens pressure cookers drastically reduce cooking times enabling us to cook in a cheaper, healthier and greener way. Pasta and rice can be made from scratch in less than 10 minutes; thrifty cooks can tenderise flavoursome cheap cuts in just 20 minutes and pulses can be cooked without having to soak them.

As a busy working mother, Guardian writer Catherine Phipps is wholly reliant on her pressure cooker to produce quick and easy one-pot meals for her family. Her authoritative guide is aimed at those who are new to pressure cookers as well as established fans. Alongside recipes ranging from pot-roast chicken and seafood risotto to Boston baked beans, pulled pork sandwiches and Scotch eggs, and even cheesecake and chocolate pots, Catherine offers handy tips on how to adapt conventional recipes for the pressure cooker, safety ideas and a guide to using certain ingredients.

With colour photography throughout, this is an indispensable partner for every pressure cooker owner.