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A book of recipes and reflections that reveal the life-changing happiness of cooking.

"Bridget Jones' self-effacing wittiness, Julia Child's companionable forgiveness and Sylvia Plath's poetic prose." --NPR
"A manual for living and a declaration of hope." --Nigella Lawson

There are lots of ways to start a story, but this one begins with a chicken.

There was a time when, for Ella Risbridger, the world had become overwhelming. Sounds were too loud, colors were too bright, everyone moved too fast. One night she found herself lying on her kitchen floor, wondering if she would ever get up--and it was the thought of a chicken, of roasting it, and of eating it, that got her to her feet and made her want to be alive.

Midnight Chicken is a cookbook. Or, at least, you’ll flick through these pages and find recipes so inviting that you will head straight for the kitchen: roast garlic and tomato soup, uplifting chili-lemon spaghetti, charred leek lasagna, squash skillet pie, spicy fish finger sandwiches and burnt-butter brownies. It’s the kind of cooking you can do a little bit drunk, that is probably better if you’ve got a bottle of wine open and a hunk of bread to mop up the sauce.

But if you settle down and read it with a cup of tea (or a glass of that wine), you’ll also discover that it’s an annotated list of things worth living for--a manifesto of moments worth living for. This is a cookbook to make you fall in love with the world again.

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Praise for Midnight Chicken:

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloomsbury Publishing; Annotated edition (June 11, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1408867761
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1408867761
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.89 x 1.13 x 10.15 inches
Reviewer: freckles
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Charming!! Buy It.
Review: I wanted a new cookbook. I’ve been stuck at home with a newborn during a pandemic, without access to my local library. I am the family cook, and the foggy newborn days have stunted my menu inspiration. I read so many cookbook reviews and was so fortunate to finally see this one!It was love at first sight. The cover alone makes it worthy enough to sit upon my countertop. I adore beautifully illustrated books! And the gilded title on the spine and cover - perfection.I’m about halfway through, having received it only yesterday. I cannot attest to the recipes, so I will update my review later. I am thoroughly pleased. The construction of this book is top notch. The paper is sturdy and the bookmark ribbon is such a nice touch.The author’s tone is comforting. It’s like chatting with a sister or best friend. I come away from moments with this book feeling as if I’d just had a warm hug.I live in the United States, and so I’ve had to look up certain words for clarification. I’ve never tried Marmite, for example. And I had no idea what an AGA is.I’m excited to make the comforting staples the author reflects so warmly on. As a mother to young children, I always wonder what they will remember and cherish from their youth - and I secretly hope it’s my cooking :).

Reviewer: tc
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Such a beautiful book... and the recipes work!
Review: Such a beautiful book to hold and feel and curl up with on a rainy day! The illustrations and the writing are deeply evocative even though the sadness of the story. The recipes work, they are fun and loose enough that they are very forgiving of creative subbing with gluten and dairy free alternatives. There is a fair amount of dairy in some but there’s lots without and even if restrictions are an issue the writing and the illustrations and just the story and joyful, nourishing approach to food make it more than worth buying for yourself and anyone who loves cooking but isn’t too precious about it.

Reviewer: Mrs F.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Charming book
Review: I’m a fan of Laurie Colwin’s writings on cooking. This is the British version of story telling with recipes mixed in. There’s a little bit of translation that has to happen to use as a cookbook (grams to cups, etc ) but nothing that google can’t assist with. Loved the watercolor illustrations. I read the book in one sitting- now to begin cooking from it ! Lots of British food I associate with Nigella but super basic; curries, chicken and fish. Some nice bread recipes too. No 1 particular type of cuisine except “comfort cuisine” I enjoyed this book very much. Reading the last part after the recipes did make me a bit sad but overall book is very comforting and I enjoyed reading it. This is not a book for people who want regimented recipes and photos to accompany each.

Reviewer: Disaster in a Halo
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: FYI For American readers
Review: This book was beautiful, but just an FYI for American readers, the measurements are using the metric system and some of the foods and good brands I’ve never heard of before and are not common here. I wouldn’t have purchased had I known so this is just an FYI. The book was beautiful and she is a funny and touching writer.

Reviewer: JDSA1
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Delightful!
Review: This book has brought me joy during this dark pandemic time. I had assumed (for no good reason) that it was an American book, but it is from the UK. The only downside is that some of the terms and ingredients are entirely unfamiliar, but it was a very fun, and sometimes touching, read. I'd recommend this book.

Reviewer: ChristieM
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Emotion events that call for emotional eats!
Review: This book was not what I expected! It’s a wonderful cookbook, filled with life events and the importance of stability and comfort! It’s an emotional life filled with emotional recipes to smooth the troubled soul. It really is one of kind. You might want to pick up the hard copy so you can tab all the wonderful recipes to share with you family and friends!

Reviewer: frances toki
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Really good read, and a cookbook, too.
Review: As a non cook I got useful ideas from author. I never salted pasta water before now. Worth the price alone. She writes a good read.Easy to tackle meals.

Reviewer: Jen
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: A beautiful cookbook
Review: I preordered this cookbook a few months ago and when it finally arrived, it exceeded my expectations. The book itself is high quality, with heavy paper and a gorgeous cover. The recipes are innovative yet comforting, and the narration and storytelling weaved throughout the recipes is endearing and deeply relatable. I look forward to cooking out of this book for years to come.

Reviewer: mandyb
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: A little sad but a good read.

Reviewer: Ruu
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Está hermoso, es un libro con unas ilustraciones lindísimas ❤

Reviewer: Cathy Olliffe-Webster
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: This is the most beautiful recipe book I've ever read. I curled up with it like I was reading a novel, and savoured every page. Yesterday I was having a particularly blah day, but this book inspired me to get off my sorry butt and cook something. I made the Pocket Potatoes for supper (wow, I'll never bake another potato any other way ever again), and Milk Bread. Yes, I baked bread. And it was easy peasy AND delish! Love the book - someone should turn it into a movie.

Reviewer: Wilfiminia
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: I read a review of this book a while ago and thought I would like it, but then it slipped my mind (as most things do) till I saw someone mention it in an article and I bought it there and then. I absolutely do not regret it.It is a beautifully written and engaging book. It’s not just a list of recipes and ingredients, but a wonderful hug as the author takes you through where the recipes came from, when she’s made them and for whom. It’s perfect for people who need someone to hold their hand as they are trying to navigate the chaos and perplexity of life, especially as it is at the moment. There’s a lot of stuff you can do that needs concentration, without being complicated so it’s almost cooking mindfulness.The recipes themselves are very easy to follow. I started with the roast chicken at the beginning of the book and I’ve made several other things as well. None of them have been too much or felt overwhelming and, handily she mentions the stuff you can leave out if you don’t have certain items in your kitchen.There’s also lists of things she recommends having in your kitchen as utensils and also in the store cupboard. The author also stresses not to rush out and buy things till you know what sort of cooking you want to do, which makes a nice change from being told you NEED these expensive items only for them to languish in the back of a cupboard for the rest of time.I bought this for kindle but I would recommend buying a physical copy as it can be frustrating trying to read ingredients then flick forward to the actual instructions. I also don’t use kindle enough to know if it’s possible to bookmark certain pages as the book seems to jump all over the place from me reading it to write the ingredients down, to actually coming back to make it. As there are no specific listings for each recipe it can be bothersome flicking through chapters trying to find what you want. It doesn’t detract from the book though, it just means I’ve asked for a physical copy for my birthday.

Reviewer: Gianni Muntaner
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: All the other five-star reviews are right. You have to search really hard to find a cookbook that is similarly nutrient for the heart.