If you've ever been lucky enough to enjoy a home-cooked country meal, you'll know that country cooks are generous caterers. They know how to create satisfying, wholesome, hearty food: Meals to nourish a family; Meals that are plentiful and can be effortlessly provide for unexpected dinner guests; meals that are for sharing. 

In this book, we have complied a collection of recipes that encapsulate the spirit of country cooking. Often it is nostalgic food that takes you back to another time and place. In an era where popular culture places importance on living and eating "fast", this book is a reminder of the importance of savouring a meal and enjoying the simple pleasures - like sharing a morning tea or a slow picnic. 

And while these recipes are "From a Country Kitchen", they are for home cooks everywhere, regardless of your geography. They reflect an outlook on life centred on unhurried mealtimes, fresh produce and generosity, and we all deserve more of those things.