A Bird in the Hand: Chicken recipes for every day and every mood

2016 James Beard Award Winner

Chicken takes center stage in Diana Henry's new collection of recipes for every day and every mood.

Chicken is one of the most popular foods we love to cook and eat: comforting, quick, celebratory and casual. Plundering the globe, there is no shortage of brilliant ways to cook it, whether you need a quick supper on the table after work, something for a lazy summer barbecue or a feast to nourish family and friends. From quick Vietnamese lemon grass and chilli chicken thighs and a smoky chicken salad with roast peppers and almonds, through to a complete feast with pomegranate, barley and feta stuffed roast chicken with Georgian aubergines, there is no eating or entertaining occasion that isn't covered in this book. In A Bird in the Hand, Diana Henry o­ffers a host of new, easy and not-so-very-well-known dishes, starring the bird we all love.

Diana Henry was named 'Cookery Writer of the Year' by The Guild of Food Writers in 2009 and in 2007 for her column in the Sunday Telegraph's Stella magazine. She is a contributor to many magazines including Red, House and Garden, Country Living and Waitrose Food Illustrated. She is the author of a number of bestselling cookbooks, including: Roast Figs Sugar Snow; The Gastropub Cookbook, Cook Simple, Salt Sugar Smoke, Food from Plenty and A Change of Appetite. Diana lives in London with her partner and children.

• Simple
• A Change of Appetite
• How to Eat a Peach: Menus, Stories and Places
• Roast Figs Sugar Snow: Food to warm the soul
• Crazy Water, Pickled Lemons: Enchanting dishes from the Middle East, Mediterranean and North Africa
• Plenty: Good, uncomplicated food
• Pure Simple Cooking: Effortless food every day
• Everyday Dorie: The Way I Cook
• Simple Cake: All You Need to Keep Your Friends and Family in Cake
• Salt Sugar Smoke: How to preserve fruit, vegetables, meat and fish