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I spy with my little eye TACOS and HOT FAT sharing a set with James May!

And a huge #CookbookCorner shout-out for the gorgeous #Masarap by Richie Castillo and Alex O’Neill, a small book of Filipino food that I love in a big way! Already have the ingredients in for the Crispy Pata – whole, deep-fried ham hock – and can’t wait to cook more from this lovely little number from the always estimable @blastabooks

The 2024 launches in the @blastabooks series have been announced✨ From putting the FUN into funky fermented foods to a Trinidad & Tobago meets Nigeria food mash-up, the 2024 launches are sure to be brilliant📚️ Learn more about the books here thetaste.ie/the-2024-blast…

Today's newsletter looks at brilliant new books from Ireland. Featuring @irish_writing @darinaallen @BallymaloeCS @Ballymaloe @paulflynnchef @TanneryDungarva @flavourpassion @blastabooks @9beanrowsbooks et al charlottepike.substack.com/p/brilliant-ne…

📣Announcing the Blasta Books 2024 line-up! Blasta Books 9: FUNKY Blasta Books 10: WHOLE CATCH Blasta Books 11: AGAK-AGAK Blasta Books 12: SOCAFRO All books are available to pre-order on our website. blastabooks.com

@nicmillerstale Thank you, Nic! x

Another small book packing a big punch from @blastabooks; Masarap which means “delicious” in Filipino from the @bahaydub duo Richie Castillo and Alex O’Neill 🇵🇭🇮🇪 And there’s a new series of books coming! #cookbooks

Who's baking barmbrack this weekend for Halloween? But remember, tea brack is not the same thing as barmbrack! Get Graham Herterich's traditional recipe in his book BAKE. @thecupcakebloke

"At an Irish Halloween party, there will always be at least one person dressed as someone from a topical news story, two random lads from the pub who haven’t bothered their holes to dress up at all and at least one drink that’s the colour of blood." - @OisinTweets

Congrats to @denis_cotter @paradisocork for winning Cookbook of the Year for PARADISO at the @irish_writing awards last night! To celebrate, the book is on sale for €35 this weekend only on our website. ninebeanrowsbooks.com

Masarap, the final release in the 2023 @blastabooks series, is now available! Masarap is the 8th book in the series, written by the owners of @bahaydub The book showcases Richie’s culinary heritage and is full of dishes exploding with flavour Learn more thetaste.ie/masarap-the-fi…

Happy pub day to @bahaydub on their debut book, MASARAP from @blastabooks - but did you know they also shared a recipe for sopas (soup), Richie's go-to comfort food, in THE GATHERED TABLE by @GatheredIreland?

Happy pub day to Blasta Books 8: MASARAP by @bahaydub! Out now in bookshops and indie retailers around Ireland or on our website for shipping worldwide. blastabooks.com

You can freeze all your odds and ends of raw vegetables until you have enough to make vegetable stock - but don't use artichokes, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, swedes and turnips as their strong flavours can be too overpowering. From WASTED by @Spaceychef

@DeclanWal @emilymfg @bahaydub You're in for such a treat with these recipes - happy cooking!

@emilymfg @blastabooks @bahaydub Mine arrived today too, very excited!

My latest @blastabooks cookbook by @bahaydub just dropped through the post! I have every book from both series & love them. I know next to nothing about (Irish) Filipino cuisine, so looking forward to diving in… 😃

Callos (tripe stew) from Blasta Books 6: TAPAS by @LasTapasDeLola for #WorldTripeDay - there really is a day for everything.

Catch up with loads of our authors at Samhain this year.

PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT: Pumpkins aren't just for Halloween! From Blasta Books 7: WASTED by @Spaceychef

@frivoliteabakes @MeatPeter @JillianBolger @Pat_Whelan @katymcguinness Love to hear that! Keep your eye out for the 2024 line-up being announced on 7 Nov.

@MeatPeter @JillianBolger @blastabooks @Pat_Whelan @katymcguinness Yes I’ve loved my subscription to the blasta books. Best Christmas present!

I'd love to hear about your favourite cookbooks from this year. Any stand-outs that I should know about for a feature ? Please and thank you for RTs. #cookbooks