This is a unique cookbook - in which the hearty, no-nonsense cooking of the North of Englad meets spicy Central European cuisine, redolent with innumerable herbs and exotic flavours. The dishes in this book are born of a unique combination of circumstances that will probably never be repeated. Jasmin Cross has collected and collated the delicious recipes of her Austrian mother, who was born in Russia and - as a trained cook - spent over thirty years of her working life modifying and improving her traditional fare for finicky British palettes. The result is recipes that you will discover nowhere else. If you are looking for lean one-berry-on-a-plate "noveau cuisine" do NOT buy this book. What you will find here are sumptuous, plate-filling, comforting dishes that can be easily prepared and will have you and your family clamouring for more. You may find that you are spending more time in the kitchen - but who cares? You"ll be enjoying yourself !