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The Venison Bible
The Venison Bible

The Venison Bible

Published by Birlinn 2015

A delightful little book with fail-safe instructions for the different cooking methods: grilling, frying, roasting and slow-cooking.

Although small, there are over 40 recipes, including a much-requested section on what to serve with venison that covers flavour and texture pairings. Add in the quirky drawings and it makes the perfect stocking filler or small gift.

The Scottish Oats Bible

The Scottish Oats Bible

Oats are one of Scotland's most iconic foods and their versatile qualities are once again being appreciated. The perfect grain for a wheat-free diet, oats have many health benefits. But they also pair deliciously with many other ingredients and their flavour and texture make intriguing variations on other traditional dishes such as oatmeal shortbread or oatmeal pancakes.

The Meat Cookbook

The Meat Cookbook

Published by Dorling Kindersley 2014.

This book covers everything you need to know about meat and poultry: how it is produced, discussions on the ethics of eating meat, what to look for when buying it, how to prepare it, curing and smoking it, basic cooking techniques, what to serve with it, reducing the costs, and a step-by-step home butchery course to help you to fully prepare sheep, pigs, deer, rabbits, game birds and beef with a section on making sausages.

Plus 300 fully tested recipes.

Sausage

Sausage

A country by country photographic guide Published by Dorling Kindersley 2012.

Wursts, salamis, saucissons, kielbasa, merguez, chorizos, bangers, snags, black puddings, haggis and more. This book is a tour around the world exploring the delightful world of the sausage in all its shapes, sizes, colours, lengths, and of course flavours, from the reindeer sausage of Norway to the bean starch sausage of China. Each entry is photographed, and so you can see the difference between the hard dried salami speckled with fat, the fresh, gleaming British banger, the chequered Blok Ozorgowy, the bulbous boutefas and the delicate white boudin blanc.

The directory comprises around 330 sausages, and there is also a comprehensive section of recipes. For anyone who wants to have a go at making them at home, Nichola takes you through the five basic types of sausage in easy-to-manage stages guaranteed to produce successful results.

Caviar

Caviar

A Global History, 2010, Published by Reaction Books.

Nichola's 'Caviar' is one of the four of Reaction's 'Edible' titles that won the prestigious André Simon Award in 2011.

Piquant, luxurious and decadent, caviar is renowned the world over. In this story of greed, indulgence and ultimately, hope, Nichola Fletcher takes the reader on many journeys: to the heyday of caviar in Tsarist Russia; to the 'caviar rush' in 19th century America; to Iran; to Europe in the Roaring Twenties; and to the environmental catastrophe in the Caspian Sea in the 1990s.

Overzealous entrepreneurs, as well as illegal fishing and black-market trade in the post-Soviet Caspian states, all contributed to the plight of wild sturgeon, the victim of our insatiable desire for caviar. But there are practical solutions to over fishing: the development of sustainable sturgeon farming and the alternatives to sturgeon roe – so that it is now possible to enjoy caviar with a clear conscience.

It would be easy to write caviar off as an out-of-date and unsustainable indulgence, but at the story is far more interesting and complex than that. There is hope for the future, and we may now consume with gusto one of life's most opulent foods.

Venison Masterclass

Venison Masterclass

With Nichola Fletcher, 2010.

A complete Masterclass on how to cook venison- 2 set DVD, running time approximately 4 hours, with recipes.

If you have ever been nervous of cooking venison or unsure of what flavours to use, this is a 'must have' DVD. You will learn how easy it is to make mouth-watering venison dishes that will impress your family and friends. In this 4 -hour film, the different cuts and joints of venison and how to select the most suitable piece for every style of meal are all explained.

The DVD is packed full of fantastic tips on cooking venison in both traditional and contemporary ways. A wealth of reliable information on spices, vegetables, flavour pairings and cooking methods will help you to bring out the very best from your meat. 19 delicious venison recipes are demonstrated in easy to follow, step by step detail.

This DVD will benefit cooks at every level of experience, from beginners to professional chefs.

The Cook Book of Ingredients.

The Cook Book of Ingredients.

Published by Dorling Kindersley, 2010.

For anyone who appreciates good food, this has to be their kitchen companion – a definitive visual reference to help the cook how to choose ingredients, learn the best cooking techniques, and try out exciting new flavour pairings.

Nichola Fletcher wrote the five meat chapters for this impressive tome: Poultry, meat, game, offal and cured meat. Other sections cover: fish & seafood; vegetables; herbs; nuts & seeds; spices; dairy & eggs; fruits; grains, rice & pasta; and oils vinegars & flavourings.

Ultimate Venison Cookery

Ultimate Venison Cookery

This is no ordinary cookery book but the sharing of a lifetime's experience. A delicious book to read and savour, this is also an eminently practical manual for cutting, preparing and - most importantly - cooking venison to perfection. As well as running her own upmarket venison business, Nichola is an award-winning food writer and historian, cook, lecturer, and practical teacher. Communicating directly with novices and old hands alike, she understands exactly what it is they want to know about venison.

Nichola's fascination with deer and their place in our cuisine is reflected throughout the book, as are some of the myths that have sprung up around venison. In dispelling these prejudices, she shows how easy it is to cook venison once these issues are explained and understood, and she explains why venison fits so perfectly into our current lifestyle. Free-ranging and healthy, lean and full of flavour, it makes sensational rich winter dishes. It is also perfect for light, quick cooking, simple and succulent - fast food for gourmets, beginners, and summer eating at its best.

This is a book that will appeal not only to the experienced gourmet wanting to conquer a new subject but also to the inexperienced who want to cook venison successfully, and to the artisan producer or hunter wanting to make best use of their deer carcase. Nichola Fletcher illustrates the book with her distinctive drawings and diagrams.

'The title really means what is says - this is the ultimate venison book.' - Lesley Geddes-Brown, Country Life July 2007

1001 Foods

1001 Foods

The greatest Gastronomic Sensations on Earth. Nichola Fletcher wrote the Poultry and Game chapter for 1001 Foods; the greatest Gastronomic Sensations on Earth. Pavilion, 2007

 Charlemagne's Tablecloth; a piquant history of feasting. Published 2004, Weidenfeld & Nicolson in association with Peter Crawley.  A fascinating account of why and how we feast, eminently Gourmet Voice awardreadable and informative. Nichola won

Charlemagne's Tablecloth; a piquant history of feasting. Published 2004, Weidenfeld & Nicolson in association with Peter Crawley.

A fascinating account of why and how we feast, eminently Gourmet Voice awardreadable and informative. Nichola won a Gourmet Voice Media Award in Cannes for this book in 2004, and it was shortlisted for the Guild of Food Writers Awards 2005 Food Book of the Year.

Paperback

Paperback

Charlemagne's Tablecloth - available in paperback.

Charlemagne's Tablecloth

Charlemagne's Tablecloth

Charlemagne's Tablecloth published by St Martin's Press - US Edition

Perfect Venison

Perfect Venison

Perfect Venison. Published 1990 British Deer Farmers Association.

A pamphlet-style collection of members' recipes collated and contributed to by Nichola Fletcher.

Venison

Venison

Venison, the Monarch of the Table. Published 1993. The first full-length book dedicated to venison cookery. Now out of print , but may be found on some second-hand book sites. "She writes with a knowledgeable enthusiasm beyond the usual cookery book track." Drew Smith, The Guardian.

Poultry and Game

Poultry and Game

The Poultry and Game Buyers Guide. Published 1995 by Emap. Nichola Fletcher wrote the large venison section of this technical manual with Alex Bowles. Now out of print.

Game for All

Game for All

Game for All with a flavour of Scotland. Published 1987, 1992, 1996, 1999. Victor Gollancz in association with Peter Crawley.

The history and cooking of game meats with sections on sauces, marinades, preparation and some excellent desserts to follow.

"A breath of fresh air; could change your life forever" Country Life.
"Brimming with fabulous suggestions." The Scotsman.

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The Venison Bible
The Scottish Oats Bible
The Meat Cookbook
Sausage
Caviar
Venison Masterclass
The Cook Book of Ingredients.
Ultimate Venison Cookery
1001 Foods
 Charlemagne's Tablecloth; a piquant history of feasting. Published 2004, Weidenfeld & Nicolson in association with Peter Crawley.  A fascinating account of why and how we feast, eminently Gourmet Voice awardreadable and informative. Nichola won
Paperback
Charlemagne's Tablecloth
Perfect Venison
Venison
Poultry and Game
Game for All

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