Peckish
An Inspirational Collection of Winning Chicken Dinners
Published on 19. March 2026
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-1-83783-361-0 (ISBN)
Description
A collection of winning chicken dinners, for any day of the week.
Peckish is a compendium of winning ways to cook chicken: the necessary next book from, Ed Smith, the award-winning author of Good Eggs.
In Peckish, Ed Smith showcases over 80 straightforward chicken recipes that will have you coming back for more. Arranged by the different cuts of chicken (drumstick, thighs, breast, wings, etc), as well the whole bird, recipes include midweek meals such as Sherry Cherry Tomato Chicken Traybake, Lemon and Sage Piccata and Poached Chicken and Asparagus Chopped Salad, as well as dishes like Buttermilk, Honey and Mustard Roast Chicken and Chicken and Chestnut Suet Pastry Pot Pie that are worthy of weekend gatherings.
Interspersed with the recipes are suggestions of how you can change up the recipes to suit what you have available, as well as techniques for taking your chicken cookery to the next level.
Perfect for anyone who is peckish for ideas, this book is bound to sate your chicken cravings.
Peckish is a compendium of winning ways to cook chicken: the necessary next book from, Ed Smith, the award-winning author of Good Eggs.
In Peckish, Ed Smith showcases over 80 straightforward chicken recipes that will have you coming back for more. Arranged by the different cuts of chicken (drumstick, thighs, breast, wings, etc), as well the whole bird, recipes include midweek meals such as Sherry Cherry Tomato Chicken Traybake, Lemon and Sage Piccata and Poached Chicken and Asparagus Chopped Salad, as well as dishes like Buttermilk, Honey and Mustard Roast Chicken and Chicken and Chestnut Suet Pastry Pot Pie that are worthy of weekend gatherings.
Interspersed with the recipes are suggestions of how you can change up the recipes to suit what you have available, as well as techniques for taking your chicken cookery to the next level.
Perfect for anyone who is peckish for ideas, this book is bound to sate your chicken cravings.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Illustrations
Full-colour photography throughout
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 175 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
915 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-83783-361-0 (9781837833610)
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E-Book
03/2026
QUADRILLE PUBLISHING
€14.99
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Person
Ed Smith (@rocketandsquash) is an award-winning food and recipe writer. After leaving a career as a lawyer for a life in food, he trained as a chef, worked briefly in restaurants and pop-ups, and now cooks, consults, develops recipes, writes and creates.
Ed's acclaimed cookbooks include Good Eggs, Crave, On the Side and The Borough Market Cookbook. He regularly contributes recipes to Waitrose Weekend and Waitrose Food Magazine, and has written for all major UK recipe supplements, magazines and online food platforms.
Ed's acclaimed cookbooks include Good Eggs, Crave, On the Side and The Borough Market Cookbook. He regularly contributes recipes to Waitrose Weekend and Waitrose Food Magazine, and has written for all major UK recipe supplements, magazines and online food platforms.