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The Real Food Companion

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The definitive Matthew Evans book on food, celebrating resolute flavours, integrity, and the joy of home cooking with 200 simple, delicious, unpretentious produce-driven recipes. Erudite and enlightening, akin to having the farmer, butcher, and baker by your side.

The Real Food Companion includes more than 200 recipes, with photography by Matthew’s long-time friend and collaborator, Alan Benson. It is the result of Matthew’s four decades as a writer, chef and farmer, and multiple years’ research. And its core mission is teaching readers how to ethically source, cook and eat real food.

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Format

Hardback

Publisher

Murdoch Books

Country

United Kingdom

Date

1 November 2022

Pages

576

ISBN

9781922616364

Format

Hardback

Publisher

Murdoch Books

Country

United Kingdom

Date

1 November 2022

Pages

576

ISBN

9781922616364

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