The Wine Lover’s Kitchen

I’m pretty sure most of you don’t have a fraction of the half-finished bottles I do in my kitchen but I bet you have one or two. And that you don’t want - as with other ingredients - to waste them. The solution, of course, is to cook with them and that’s what my latest book Wine Lover’s Kitchen is all about.

You’d expect to find the classics in the book - unsurprisingly they’re mainly from wine-producing countries though you probably wouldn’t expect to find a chicken korma with wine in it alongside a coq au vin.

There are fishy favourites including Moules Marinières with Muscadet (and chips of course), Spaghetti Vongole with Vermentino (one of my favourite pasta dishes) and Hake with Sherry and Garlic Chips.

There’s a Slow-cooked Ragu (the best I’ve ever made, I think), an unashamedly trashy Sticky Pork Mac’n’cheese  with pulled pork glazed with tawny port and Red Wine Spaghetti with Olives and Anchovies (a dairy free spaghetti cooked IN red wine).

There’s even a cake made with wine - a Red Wine and Chocolate Frosted Cake - and for those of you who are basking in summer temperatures - an alcoholic slush puppie in the form of a frosé: strawberries whizzed up with semi-frozen Californian grenache rosé.

Finally are tips for using leftover wine (don’t cook with wine you wouldn’t drink) and how to use wine in butters, jams and relishes.

‘Great fun and lots of inspiration here for the post-holiday-season dregs that no one can quite bring themselves to finish’ Jancisrobinson.com

The lovely photographs - one with each recipe - were taken by food photographer Mowie Kay

The Wine Lover’s Kitchen is published by Ryland, Peters & Small at £22 or $30 in the US and has a 5 star review on Amazon.

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