Imagine if you knew that for every week of the year you could cook a simple but delicious three-course traditional English meal, bursting with seasonal ingredients.

Thanks to Alan Barnes you can.

Simple Cooking at Home is a cookery book with a real difference. Designed to help you in the most practical way possible. It starts in January with week 1 and takes you right through the year to include special occasions such as Valentine’s Day and Christmas Day.

Easy-to-follow recipes for starters, main courses and desserts made with the foods that are right on your doorstep for every single week.

Alan, a professional chef of over 30 years’ experience with patisserie a speciality, was born in Canterbury and raised in the nearby market town of Faversham. He stud ied catering at Broadstairs and was quickly employed by Canterbury’s County Hotel, followed by The Grand Hotel in Brighton, and subsequently in France at Le Bistrot de Lyon in Lyons.

Returning home to accept the position of Head Chef at the award winning Lloyds Restaurant in the prestigious city of Canterbury.

He has tried and tested all the recipes countless times. Whether you want to cook a baked potato or baked lobster, you’ll find the methods easy and clear to use. And all of them simple to create.

This book will give you a fine repertoire of dishes, with the easy to use Index, which takes you to the correct week of the year when the ingredients are in season; and the cost is lower.

Beautifully illustrated throughout, making Simple Cooking at Home a joy to return to for years to come.

Makes an ideal birthday or anniversary gift.